Sunday, January 29
Syracuse, NY
12 PM
University of Louisville
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Syracuse
Photo by: Taris Smith | Louisville Athletics
Cards Head North to Battle Syracuse
January 28, 2023 | Women's Basketball
Louisville looks to sweep the season series against the Orange
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The University of Louisville women's basketball team is back on the road as it finishes off the two-game road trip this week. The Cardinals head north and are set to take on Syracuse on Sunday, January 29. The Cardinals and Orange are set to square off from the JMA Wireless Dome at 12 p.m. and it will be aired nationally on ACC Network.
Louisville is looking to avoid a three-game losing streak as they take on the Orange for the second time this season. Louisville has not lost three ACC games in a row since they joined the league in 2014-15. The last time the Cardinals lost three games in a row at all was the 2011-12 season.
The Cardinals are looking to sweep the season series with the Orange after they defeated Syracuse 86-77 at the KFC Yum! Center on Dec. 29. The Cardinals have already swept the season series with Pitt this year and have beaten Boston College in the first of their two meetings. Dating back to the 2020-21 season, the Cardinals have swept seven-straight season series against ACC opponents.
Date: Sunday, January 29
Time: 12 p.m. ET
Site: Syracuse, N.Y. | JMA Wireless Dome (14,407)
TV: ACCN (Ben Shulman, play-by-play, Brooke Weisbrod, analyst)
Radio: 93.9-FM WLCL (Nick Curran, play-by-play; Cortnee Walton, analyst)
Last Meeting: W, 86-77 (Dec. 29, 2022 at KFC Yum! Center)
Series History: Louisville leads 18-7 (11-1 home, 5-5 away, 2-1 neutral)
ABOUT THE ORANGE
Syracuse enters Sunday's matchup with a 14-7 record this season and are 5-5 in ACC play. This will be the second matchup between the Cardinals and the Orange this season as the two teams met in Louisville on Dec. 29. Cuse has ACC wins over Wake Forest (67-58), Pitt (89-71), Clemson (91-77), Boston College (83-73) and Virginia (90-72). They have dropped ACC results against Notre Dame (56-72), Georgia Tech (57-69) and Duke (50-62). Dyashia Fair leads the Orange with 19.9 points per game and she also has a team-high 4.1 assists. Her 19.9 points per game is tied for second in the ACC with Hailey Van Lith. In ACC games. Fair leads the league with 20.7 points per game and Van Lith is second with 20.1. Dariauna Lewis leads the Orange with 8.9 rebounds per game and is one of four players to average nine points or more per game.
Series History - This will be the 26th meeting all time between the two schools as the series dates back to the 1986-87 season. Louisville holds the all-time series lead 18-7 and are 5-5 in games played at Syracuse. The Cardinals have won six-straight games over the Orange and are going for the season sweep for the second-straight season.
Last Meeting (Dec. 29, 2022) - The RV/RV University of Louisville women's basketball team defeated Syracuse 86-77 Thursday evening at the KFC Yum! Center. The Cardinals (11-4, 2-0) move their winning streak to six while shooting over 50 percent from the field for the third-consecutive game. Hailey Van Lith led the Cardinals with 24 points, six assists, and five rebounds in the victory. Morgan Jones and Olivia Cochran added 15 points and seven rebounds apiece, while Chrislyn Carr registered 12 points, knocking down four three-pointers. Nyla Harris chipped in with eight points and a career-high 10 rebounds. Louisville shot 52 percent from the field and 41 percent from three-point range. Dyashia Fair, who was the third-leading scorer in the ACC heading into the game, was held to a season-low field goal percentage, 17 percent, shooting 3 of 18 from the field.
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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.
Louisville is looking to avoid a three-game losing streak as they take on the Orange for the second time this season. Louisville has not lost three ACC games in a row since they joined the league in 2014-15. The last time the Cardinals lost three games in a row at all was the 2011-12 season.
The Cardinals are looking to sweep the season series with the Orange after they defeated Syracuse 86-77 at the KFC Yum! Center on Dec. 29. The Cardinals have already swept the season series with Pitt this year and have beaten Boston College in the first of their two meetings. Dating back to the 2020-21 season, the Cardinals have swept seven-straight season series against ACC opponents.
Date: Sunday, January 29
Time: 12 p.m. ET
Site: Syracuse, N.Y. | JMA Wireless Dome (14,407)
TV: ACCN (Ben Shulman, play-by-play, Brooke Weisbrod, analyst)
Radio: 93.9-FM WLCL (Nick Curran, play-by-play; Cortnee Walton, analyst)
Last Meeting: W, 86-77 (Dec. 29, 2022 at KFC Yum! Center)
Series History: Louisville leads 18-7 (11-1 home, 5-5 away, 2-1 neutral)
ABOUT THE ORANGE
Syracuse enters Sunday's matchup with a 14-7 record this season and are 5-5 in ACC play. This will be the second matchup between the Cardinals and the Orange this season as the two teams met in Louisville on Dec. 29. Cuse has ACC wins over Wake Forest (67-58), Pitt (89-71), Clemson (91-77), Boston College (83-73) and Virginia (90-72). They have dropped ACC results against Notre Dame (56-72), Georgia Tech (57-69) and Duke (50-62). Dyashia Fair leads the Orange with 19.9 points per game and she also has a team-high 4.1 assists. Her 19.9 points per game is tied for second in the ACC with Hailey Van Lith. In ACC games. Fair leads the league with 20.7 points per game and Van Lith is second with 20.1. Dariauna Lewis leads the Orange with 8.9 rebounds per game and is one of four players to average nine points or more per game.
Series History - This will be the 26th meeting all time between the two schools as the series dates back to the 1986-87 season. Louisville holds the all-time series lead 18-7 and are 5-5 in games played at Syracuse. The Cardinals have won six-straight games over the Orange and are going for the season sweep for the second-straight season.
Last Meeting (Dec. 29, 2022) - The RV/RV University of Louisville women's basketball team defeated Syracuse 86-77 Thursday evening at the KFC Yum! Center. The Cardinals (11-4, 2-0) move their winning streak to six while shooting over 50 percent from the field for the third-consecutive game. Hailey Van Lith led the Cardinals with 24 points, six assists, and five rebounds in the victory. Morgan Jones and Olivia Cochran added 15 points and seven rebounds apiece, while Chrislyn Carr registered 12 points, knocking down four three-pointers. Nyla Harris chipped in with eight points and a career-high 10 rebounds. Louisville shot 52 percent from the field and 41 percent from three-point range. Dyashia Fair, who was the third-leading scorer in the ACC heading into the game, was held to a season-low field goal percentage, 17 percent, shooting 3 of 18 from the field.
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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