Thursday, January 26
Winston-Salem, NC
6 PM
University of Louisville
at
Wake Forest
Photo by: Rachel Klotz | Louisville Athletics
Cardinals Travel to Take on Wake Forest
January 25, 2023 | Women's Basketball
Louisville is set for a two-game road swing this week
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The NR/RV Louisville women's basketball team is back on the road for a pair of ACC games this week. Up first for the Cardinals is a Thursday night matchup against Wake Forest in Winston-Salem. The Cardinals and Demon Deacons will square off at 6 p.m. ET and the game will be aired nationally on the ACC Network.
Louisville has been one of the best road teams in the country over the past six seasons. Since the start of the 2017-18 season, the Cardinals are 58-10 in road games, good for a .853 winning percentage. The 58 wins are tied for the second most in the country over that span and the winning percentage is fifth in the NCAA over that time. So far this season, Louisville is 6-3 in road games and they won their last ACC road matchup, an 83-75 win over Florida State on Jan. 15.
Chrislyn Carr has been one of the most prolific three-point shooters in the country this season. She leads the Cardinals with 58 threes made and a .487 shooting percentage from behind the arc. Her .487 shooting percentage leads the ACC and ranks fifth nationally. If the season ended today, Carr would be second all-time in Louisville program history for three-point shooting percentage in a single season. Her 58 threes also leads the ACC and ranks ninth nationally. Carr heads into the matchup with the Demon Deacons with 10 of her previous 11 games shooting 50 percent or better from three.
The Cardinals have been able to bounce back quickly following a loss under head coach Jeff Walz's tenure. Not counting the final game of each season, the Cardinals are 81-23 coming off of a loss. In their last 14 games coming off a loss, the Cardinals are 13-1 in those games. So far this season, Louisville is 5-1 after a loss. The Cardinals have not dropped back-to-back ACC games since the 2019-20 season, a span that covers 47 conference games.
Date: Thursday, January 26
Time: 6 p.m. ET
Site: Winston-Salem, N.C. | LJVM Coliseum (14,407)
TV: ACCN (Jenn Hildreth, play-by-play; Debbie Antonelli, analyst)
Radio: 93.9-FM WLCL (Nick Curran, play-by-play; Cortnee Walton, analyst)
Last Meeting: W, 72-60 (Jan. 23, 2022 at KFC Yum! Center)
Series History: Louisville leads 9-0 (4-0 home, 4-0 away, 1-0 neutral)
ABOUT THE DEMON DEACONS
Wake Forest enters Thursday's game with an 11-9 record and are 2-7 in ACC games this season. The Deacs have played five of the same opponents the Cardinals have faced so far in ACC play. Wake lost against Syracuse (58-67), Duke (50-60) and Virginia Tech (57-74) while they beat Georgia Tech (51-50) and Pitt (66-51). This past week, the Demon Deacons dropped a road contest at Virginia Tech and road contest against Miami (43-55). Wake Forest ranks fourth in the ACC in scoring defense as it limits opponents to 58.3 points per game. Demon Deacons guard Jewel Spear ranks seventh in the league with 15.2 points per game. Spear is second in the league in three-point field goal percentage (.384) and trails Chrislyn Carr (.487). Spear is also second in the ACC in free throw percentage (.872) and trails Hailey Van Lith (.888).
Series History - This will be the 10th meeting between the two schools and the Cardinals are 9-0 all-time against the Demon Deacons. All of the previous nine matchups have occurred since the Cardinals joined the ACC. Wake Forest is one of two ACC teams the Cardinals are undefeated against in their history (Georgia Tech). Louisville is 4-0 all-time in games played in Winston-Salem.
Last Meeting (Jan. 23, 2022) - Hailey Van Lith tallied 17 points and a career-high six assists to lead No. 2 Louisville women's basketball to a 72-60 bounce back win over Wake Forest on Sunday afternoon at the KFC Yum! Center. With the victory, the Cards moved to 16-2 on the season and 6-1 in Atlantic Coast Conference play. The Demon Deacons dropped their fifth straight game, moving to 12-8 on the year with a 2-7 record in ACC play. Louisville trailed 22-21 after the first quarter and 26-25 with 7:34 to go in the first half. The Cardinals then closed the half on a 19-0 run and went into the break with a 44-26 lead. The Cards shot 67 percent from the field in the half, including 10-13 from beyond the arc. Coming out of the locker room, the Cards kept their foot on the gas pedal and scored the first 13 points to extend the scoring run to 32-0 and build a 57-26 lead. Louisville forced four Wake Forest turnovers before a timeout was called with 5:48 remaining in the quarter. Two free throws from Elise Williams at the 5:03 mark snapped a scoring drought for the Deacons that stretched nearly 13 minutes. Louisville led by as many as 33 in the game and cruised to a 72-60 win.
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Louisville has been one of the best road teams in the country over the past six seasons. Since the start of the 2017-18 season, the Cardinals are 58-10 in road games, good for a .853 winning percentage. The 58 wins are tied for the second most in the country over that span and the winning percentage is fifth in the NCAA over that time. So far this season, Louisville is 6-3 in road games and they won their last ACC road matchup, an 83-75 win over Florida State on Jan. 15.
Chrislyn Carr has been one of the most prolific three-point shooters in the country this season. She leads the Cardinals with 58 threes made and a .487 shooting percentage from behind the arc. Her .487 shooting percentage leads the ACC and ranks fifth nationally. If the season ended today, Carr would be second all-time in Louisville program history for three-point shooting percentage in a single season. Her 58 threes also leads the ACC and ranks ninth nationally. Carr heads into the matchup with the Demon Deacons with 10 of her previous 11 games shooting 50 percent or better from three.
The Cardinals have been able to bounce back quickly following a loss under head coach Jeff Walz's tenure. Not counting the final game of each season, the Cardinals are 81-23 coming off of a loss. In their last 14 games coming off a loss, the Cardinals are 13-1 in those games. So far this season, Louisville is 5-1 after a loss. The Cardinals have not dropped back-to-back ACC games since the 2019-20 season, a span that covers 47 conference games.
Date: Thursday, January 26
Time: 6 p.m. ET
Site: Winston-Salem, N.C. | LJVM Coliseum (14,407)
TV: ACCN (Jenn Hildreth, play-by-play; Debbie Antonelli, analyst)
Radio: 93.9-FM WLCL (Nick Curran, play-by-play; Cortnee Walton, analyst)
Last Meeting: W, 72-60 (Jan. 23, 2022 at KFC Yum! Center)
Series History: Louisville leads 9-0 (4-0 home, 4-0 away, 1-0 neutral)
ABOUT THE DEMON DEACONS
Wake Forest enters Thursday's game with an 11-9 record and are 2-7 in ACC games this season. The Deacs have played five of the same opponents the Cardinals have faced so far in ACC play. Wake lost against Syracuse (58-67), Duke (50-60) and Virginia Tech (57-74) while they beat Georgia Tech (51-50) and Pitt (66-51). This past week, the Demon Deacons dropped a road contest at Virginia Tech and road contest against Miami (43-55). Wake Forest ranks fourth in the ACC in scoring defense as it limits opponents to 58.3 points per game. Demon Deacons guard Jewel Spear ranks seventh in the league with 15.2 points per game. Spear is second in the league in three-point field goal percentage (.384) and trails Chrislyn Carr (.487). Spear is also second in the ACC in free throw percentage (.872) and trails Hailey Van Lith (.888).
Series History - This will be the 10th meeting between the two schools and the Cardinals are 9-0 all-time against the Demon Deacons. All of the previous nine matchups have occurred since the Cardinals joined the ACC. Wake Forest is one of two ACC teams the Cardinals are undefeated against in their history (Georgia Tech). Louisville is 4-0 all-time in games played in Winston-Salem.
Last Meeting (Jan. 23, 2022) - Hailey Van Lith tallied 17 points and a career-high six assists to lead No. 2 Louisville women's basketball to a 72-60 bounce back win over Wake Forest on Sunday afternoon at the KFC Yum! Center. With the victory, the Cards moved to 16-2 on the season and 6-1 in Atlantic Coast Conference play. The Demon Deacons dropped their fifth straight game, moving to 12-8 on the year with a 2-7 record in ACC play. Louisville trailed 22-21 after the first quarter and 26-25 with 7:34 to go in the first half. The Cardinals then closed the half on a 19-0 run and went into the break with a 44-26 lead. The Cards shot 67 percent from the field in the half, including 10-13 from beyond the arc. Coming out of the locker room, the Cards kept their foot on the gas pedal and scored the first 13 points to extend the scoring run to 32-0 and build a 57-26 lead. Louisville forced four Wake Forest turnovers before a timeout was called with 5:48 remaining in the quarter. Two free throws from Elise Williams at the 5:03 mark snapped a scoring drought for the Deacons that stretched nearly 13 minutes. Louisville led by as many as 33 in the game and cruised to a 72-60 win.
FOLLOW LOUISVILLE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL ON SOCIAL MEDIA
For the latest on Louisville women's basketball, visit GoCards.com, or follow the team's Instagram account at @LouisvilleWBB, Twitter account at @LouisvilleWBB or on Facebook at facebook.com/louisvillewbb.
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