Louisville Women's Basketball Postgame Notes vs. Bellarmine

19/15 Louisville 111, Bellarmine 33
Nov. 16, 2023 – KFC Yum! Center
Attendance: 7,486

Team Notes:

The Cardinals set a program record with eight players scoring in double figures against Bellarmine.
- The previous program-best mark with seven players scoring in double figures and the last time that happened was in 2017 against Tennessee State.
The 78-point winning margin is the largest under head coach Jeff Walz and the second-highest in program history.
Louisville tallied 111 points in the win over Bellarmine, the most points scored in a game since 2020 when they set the program record with 116 against DePaul.
The Cardinals limited Bellarmine to just nine points in the first half, the third-fewest in the first half in program history.
- Last season, they tied the program record for fewest points allowed in the first half, eight, when they played at Bellarmine on Dec. 14.
The Cardinals shot 62.1 percent (41-for-66) from the floor in the win. It is the highest shooting percentage in a game since Dec. 6, 2022, when the Cardinals shot 66.2 percent (43-for-65) against SIUE.
Louisville tallied 62 points in the paint against Bellarmine. It is the most points in the paint since Dec. 4, 2020, when the Cardinals recorded 74 against DePaul.
The Cardinals are 89-17 in the month of November under Walz. Over the past seven seasons, the Cardinals are 37-4 in the month of November.
Louisville is 187-9 in their last 196 games against unranked opponents.
The Cardinals are 177-33 (.843) against nonconference foes in regular season play under Walz. They are 79-10 in non-conference play over the past eight years.
Louisville has totaled 180 wins and has an .849 winning percentage since the start of the 2017-18 season. The 180 wins ranks fourth and the winning percentage ranks fifth in the NCAA during that span.
Louisville is 194-31 all-time at the KFC Yum! Center over the past 13 seasons. Over the past six seasons, Louisville is 89-7 at home.
The Cardinals allowed six points in the first quarter and three points in the second quarter.
- It is the fourth time this season they have allowed single-digit points in a quarter after doing it 22 times last season.
Louisville recorded 50 bench points in the win. It is the most bench points since Nov. 25, 2022, when they had 54 points off the bench in the win over Longwood.
The Cardinals shot 88.5 percent (23-for-26) from the free throw line in the win. It is the highest free throw percentage with over 20 makes since Nov. 13, 2022, when the Cardinals shot 95.2 (20-21) percent from the line in a road win over Belmont.
Louisville corralled 49 rebounds in the win, the third-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.
- It is the first time that the Cardinals recorded 40 or more rebounds in three-straight games to begin the season since 2020-21, when they had four-straight games to start the year with 40 or more.
The 49 rebounds were the most in a game since Feb. 19, 2023, when the Cards had 52 in a road win over Boston College.
Louisville forced 29 turnovers in the win, the most since SIUE had 30 last season.
The Cardinals dished out a season-high 23 assists, the most in a game since Feb. 12, 2023, when they had 23 against Clemson.
Louisville only allowed three assists to Bellarmine, the fewest by an opponent since Feb. 5, 2023, when North Carolina also had three.

Player Notes:

In just her third collegiate game, freshman Elif Istanbulluoglu tallied her first career double-double with 10 points and 12 rebounds.
- She is the first freshman to tally a double-double since Olivia Cochran had 13 points and 15 rebounds in the 2021 NCAA Tournament against Northwestern.
Alexia Mobley scored in double figures for the first time in her career with a career-best 12 points on 4-for-4 shooting to go with four rebounds, two steals and an assist.
Sydney Taylor paced the Cardinals with 15 points and tied for the team lead with four assists and two steals.
Nyla Harris was perfect from the floor after 5-for-5 shooting for 14 points and three rebounds.
- She has scored in double figures in back-to-back games.
Olivia Cochran tallied 10 points on 5-for-6 shooting and had two assists and two rebounds in just 13 minutes of action.
Merissah Russell stuffed the stat sheet with 11 points, four rebounds, career-best and team high four assists plus two steals and a block.
Nina Rickards tied for the team lead in assists for the third-straight game with four helpers to go with six points, three rebounds and a block.
Kiki Jefferson scored in double figures with 11 points, tallied eight rebounds with two assists, a steal and a block.
Jayda Curry scored in double digits for the second time this season with 11 points, three rebounds and two assists.
Eylia Love was one point shy of double figures with nine points and also had four rebounds, two steals and one assist.

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Louisville Women's Basketball Postgame Notes vs. Bellarmine

Players Mentioned

Olivia Cochran

Jayda Curry

Nyla Harris

Elif Istanbulluoglu

Kiki Jefferson

Eylia Love

Alexia Mobley

Nina Rickards

Merissah Russell

Sydney Taylor

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