Louisville Women's Basketball Postgame Notes vs. Cincinnati

No. 7/5 Louisville 87, Cincinnati 68
Nov. 7, 2022 – KFC Yum! Center
Attendance: 8,049
Team Notes:

Louisville is 13-3 in season openers under head coach Jeff Walz. They have won six of their last seven and are 28-20 all-time in season-openers.
Louisville is 14-2 all-time in home openers under Walz. They have won seven-straight home openers.
The Cardinals are 82-14 all-time in the month of November. Dating back to the 2018 season, Louisville is 30-1 in games played in November.
Louisville is 166-29 in non-conference play under Walz. Dating back to the 2018 season, the Cardinals are 56-4 against non-conference opponents.
The Cardinals had 14 team steals in the win. Last season, they recorded 19 games with double-digit steals and averaged 10.1 steals per game throughout 2021-22.
The Cardinals extended their winning streak to 62 consecutive games when scoring 70 points or more. This streak spans over the past three seasons.
In shooting 51.7% from the field against Cincinnati, the Cardinals boast a 135-1 record when shooting 50 percent or better from the field under Walz. They are undefeated in the previous 14 seasons when they have shot 50 percent or better from the floor.

Player Notes:

Hailey Van Lith's 28 points in tonight's game is her 12th career game over 20 points and her 45th double digit scoring game.
- Van Lith's 28 points is the fourth-highest individual scoring game in a season opener in school history.
- It is the most points scored in a season opener since Asia Durr scored 33 against Western Kentucky in 2018.
Morgan Jones' 14 points marks her 50th double digit scoring game.
- In recording three steals, Jones was one steal shy of tying her single-game career high of four steals.
- Jones also recorded three blocks against the Bearcats, one block shy of tying her single-game career high of four blocks.
Liz Dixon's 12 points marks her 41st double figure scoring game in her career.
Mykasa Robinson recorded a career-high tying five steals. This also marks her 37th career game with multiple steals and 17th time with three or more steals in a game.
Olivia Cochran had a team-high eight rebounds this evening. This is her 19th game leading the Cardinals in rebounds.
Merissah Russell tied a career high with two steals.

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