Louisville Women's Basketball Postgame Notes vs. Syracuse

NR/RV Louisville 79, Syracuse 67
Jan. 29, 2023 – JMA Wireless Dome
Attendance: 6,220
Team Notes:

Louisville is 121-22 (.846) in ACC play since they joined the league in 2014-15. They are one of two schools with a winning percentage above .800 in conference games and they have nine more wins than the school with the second-highest win total over that span.
Louisville is 105-29 in the month of January under Walz. Over the past four seasons, the Cardinals are 32-5 in games played in January.
The Cardinals have won 167 games and hold a .856 (167-28) winning percentage since the start of the 2017-18 season. The wins rank third and winning percentage ranks fifth in the NCAA over that span.
Since the start of the 2017-18 season, Louisville is 59-11 on the road, good for a .843 winning percentage in those games. The wins rank second and the winning percentage is fifth in the NCAA over that span.
Louisville is 82-24 after a loss in Walz's 16 seasons. In their last 16 games coming off a loss, the Cardinals are 14-2 in those games. So far this season, Louisville is 6-2 after a loss.
The Cardinals are 76-2 in their last 78 games when scoring 70 points or more dating back to the 2018-19 season. The Cardinals are 305-25 all-time under Walz when scoring 70 points or more.
Louisville has won seven-straight games against Syracuse.
The Cardinals totaled 14 steals in the win. It was the seventh game this season they had 10 or more steals.
Louisville turned over Syracuse 21 times in the win. It is the eighth time this season the Cardinals forced 20 or more turnovers in a game.
The Cardinals tallied a season-high 25 assists in the win. It is the fourth game this season they had 20 or more assists.
- It is the most assists in a game since Feb. 3, 2022, when the Cards had 25 assists in a win over Clemson.
The Cardinals hit 13-of-14 free throws, good for a 92.7 free throw percentage. It was the fourth game this season they had shot 90 percent or better from the line.
Louisville totaled a season-high 35 fast break points in the win.

Player Notes:

Mykasa Robinson set a career high with 12 assists and tied a career high with five steals to go with seven points, seven rebounds and zero turnovers.
- The 12 assists were the most by a Cardinal player since the 2015-16 season when Mariya Moore also had 12 assists on Dec. 20 against Charleston.
- She is the only player in the NCAA this season to have 12 or more assists and 0 turnovers in a game.
Nyla Harris earned her first career start and set a career high with 18 points.
- It is the most points scored by a Louisville freshman since March 5, 2021, when Hailey Van Lith had 24 points against Wake Forest.
- It is the second time this season she has scored in double figures.
- She also set a career high with three blocks.
Chrislyn Carr scored 14 points in the win and set season highs with eight assists and five steals.
- Carr hit two threes, the fifth time in her last six games with two or more made threes.
- It was the fourth time in her last five games that she scored 10 points or more.
Liz Dixon eclipsed the 1,000-point plateau with a lay-up at the 4:58 mark in the fourth quarter.
- She is the second Cardinal to go over 1,000 points this season (Hailey Van Lith vs. SIUE).
- She also tied a season high with three blocks.
Norika Konno earned her first career start against Syracuse.

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Louisville Women's Basketball Postgame Notes vs. Syracuse

Players Mentioned

Chrislyn Carr

Liz Dixon

Nyla Harris

Norika Konno

Mykasa Robinson

Hailey Van Lith

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