Louisville Women's Basketball Postgame Notes vs. Kentucky
December 12, 2022 | Women's Basketball
No. RV/#24 Louisville 86, Kentucky 72
Dec. 11, 2022 – Rupp Arena
Attendance: 7,927
Team Notes:
Dec. 11, 2022 – Rupp Arena
Attendance: 7,927
Team Notes:
- With the win over the Wildcats, Louisville has won the last six games over Kentucky. It is the longest winning streak for the Cardinals in the history of the all-time series.
- Louisville set a program record with 33 free throws made in the win over Kentucky. It surpassed the previous school record of 32 that was set against Rutgers in 2009.
- The Cardinals have won 68 of their last 69 games when scoring 70 points or more dating back to the 2018-19 season. The Cardinals are 297-24 all-time under Walz when scoring 70 points or more.
- Louisville is 172-33 against non-conference opponents under head coach Jeff Walz. The Cardinals are 62-8 in non-conference play over the past six seasons.
- Louisville is 89-15 in the month of December under Walz. Over the past five seasons, the Cardinals are 29-2 in games played in December.Â
- The Cardinals have won 158 games and hold a .868 (158-24) winning percentage since the start of the 2017-18 season. The wins rank third and winning percentage ranks fourth in the NCAA.
- Louisville is 169-7 in their last 176 games against unranked opponents.
- Since the start of the 2017-18 season, Louisville is 54-8 on the road, good for a .871 winning percentage in those games. The wins rank third and the winning percentage is fourth in the NCAA over that span.
- The Cardinals brought in 18 offensive rebounds in the win, which tied a season high. They had 18 offensive rebounds against Middle Tennessee on Dec. 4.
- Louisville totaled 44 rebounds, the fourth game this season it has had 40 or more rebounds in a game.
- The Cardinals blocked a season-high eight shots against Kentucky. It was the most in a game since they had nine against Florida State on Jan. 27, 2022.
- Hailey Van Lith led the team with 21 points against the Wildcats, her second straight-game scoring 20 points or more.
- Van Lith has scored 20 or more in four of her last five games and six of her 10 games this season.
- Dating back to last season, she has scored 20 or more in 11 of her last 17 games.
- She set a career high with 13 free throws made in the win, the fourth most in a single game in program history.Â
- It was the most free throws made by a Cardinal in a game since Shoni Schimmel hit 13 against Colorado on Dec. 21, 2013.
- Liz Dixon set a season high with 16 points on 5-of-6 shooting from the floor.
- She also set a season-high with two assists and tied a season high with three offensive rebounds.
- Morgan Jones tied a career high with four blocks in the win. It is the second-most blocks in a game this season by an ACC player.
- She scored in double figures for the second-straight game and has hit 10 or more points in four of her last five games.
- She corralled a season-high eight rebounds, including seven offensive boards. It is the most offensive rebounds in a game this season by a Cardinal player and the most since Emily Engstler had seven twice last season.
- Mykasa Robinson returned from injury and set a career high with eight free throws made and had a block and steal in the win.
- She has recorded a steal in each of her 10 games this season and 13 of her last 14 games dating back to last season.
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