Louisville Women's Basketball Postgame Notes vs. DePaul

17/15 Louisville 81, DePaul 74
Nov. 12, 2023 – KFC Yum! Center
Attendance: 7,456

Team Notes:

The Cardinals are 15-2 in home openers under head coach Jeff Walz. They are 12-2 in home openers at the KFC Yum! Center.
The Cardinals are 88-17 in the month of November under Walz. Over the past seven seasons, the Cardinals are 36-4 in the month of November.
Louisville is 186-9 in their last 195 games against unranked opponents.
The Cardinals are 176-33 (.842) against nonconference foes in regular season play under Walz. They are 78-10 in non-conference play over the past eight years.
Louisville has totaled 179 wins and has an .847 winning percentage since the start of the 2017-18 season. The 179 wins ranks fourth and the winning percentage ranks fifth in the NCAA during that span.
Louisville is 193-31 all-time at the KFC Yum! Center over the past 13 seasons. Over the past six seasons, Louisville is 88-7 at home.
The Cardinals won their second game of the season when leading at halftime. Last season, Louisville was 20-5 when leading at the break.
The Cardinals allowed just nine points in the second quarter against DePaul. It is the second time this season they have allowed single-digit points in a quarter and they did it 22 times last season.
The Cardinals held a 33-3 lead in bench points over the Blue Demons. It is the first time they have had 30 or more bench points this season. Last season, they had 30 or more nine times and were 8-1 in those games.
The Cardinals were on it from the free throw line after going 25-for-31 (80.6 percent) against DePaul. It was the second-straight game the Cardinals made over 25 free throws and shot over 80 percent from the line. The Cardinals only had one game last season when they hit 25 or more free throws and shot 80 percent or better.
Louisville corralled 41 rebounds in the win, the second-straight game with 40 or more rebounds. Last season, the Cardinals had 40 or more rebounds 13 times and were 12-1 in those games.

Player Notes:

Olivia Cochran set a career high with 21 points in the win over DePaul.
- She also added a team-best three assists and three steals.
- It is the second-straight game she has led the team in assists.
Eylia Love joined Cochran in double figures with 16 points and added three rebounds, two steals and an assist.
Nyla Harris recorded her first career double double with 13 points and a team-leading 11 rebounds against DePaul. She finished one rebound shy of her career high.
Nina Rickards once again contributed in multiple categories with eight points, seven rebounds and a team-best three assists.

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Louisville Women's Basketball Postgame Notes vs. DePaul

Players Mentioned

Olivia Cochran

Nyla Harris

Eylia Love

Nina Rickards

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