Louisville Women's Basketball Postgame Notes vs. Bucknell

19/15 Louisville 77, Bucknell 44
Nov. 19, 2023 – KFC Yum! Center
Attendance: 7,383

Team Notes:

With the win over Bucknell, the Cardinals improve to 4-0 to begin the season. It is the 10th time the Cardinals have begun the year 4-0 under head coach Jeff Walz.
10 different players scored for the Cardinals in the win. They have had at least nine players score in all four games this season.
Louisville has won 36-straight games when allowing 59 points or less in a game after the 77-44 win over Bucknell on Nov. 19.
- The 36-straight wins dates back to the 2020-21 season.
- Over the past nine seasons, the Cardinals are 143-4 when allowing 59 points or less in a game.
The Cardinals are 86-4 in their last 90 games when they have scored 70 points or more, dating back to the 2018-19 season. UofL is 315-27 when surpassing the 70-point plateau under Walz.
The Cardinals are 90-17 in the month of November under Walz. Over the past seven seasons, the Cardinals are 38-4 in the month of November.
Louisville is 188-9 in their last 197 games against unranked opponents.
The Cardinals are 178-33 (.844) against nonconference foes in regular season play under Walz. They are 80-10 in non-conference play over the past eight years.
Louisville has totaled 181 wins and has an .850 winning percentage since the start of the 2017-18 season. The wins rank fourth and the winning percentage rank fifth in the NCAA during that span.
Louisville is 195-31 all-time at the KFC Yum! Center over the past 13 seasons. Over the past six seasons, Louisville is 90-7 at home.
The Cardinals allowed six points in the second quarter and seven points in the third quarter.
- It is the sixth time this season they have allowed single-digit points in a quarter after doing it 22 times last season.
The Cardinals have been one of the best free throw shooting teams in the start of the season. The Cardinals hit 18-of-21 (85.7%) from the line, their fourth-straight game shooting 80 percent or better.
- It is the first time the Cardinals have had four-straight games at 80 percent or better since last season. The Cards were 80 percent or better from the free throw line in four-straight games from Dec. 11 to Dec. 21 (Kentucky, Bellarmine, Pitt and DePaul).
Louisville corralled 40 rebounds in the win, the fourth-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 four-straight games to begin the season since 2020-21.
Louisville forced 26 turnovers in the win, the second-straight game forcing 20 or more turnovers.
The Cardinals tallied a season-high 17 steals against Bucknell. It is the most steals in a game since they had 17 against SIUE last season.

Player Notes:

Sydney Taylor eclipsed the 1,500 career point mark with her three-pointer at 9:02 in the first quarter.
- She finished the game with 17 points and currently has 1,516 points for her career.
- It is the third time this season Taylor has scored in double figures and she has led the team in scoring in each of those three games.
Olivia Cochran led the team with eight rebounds and scored in double figures for the third time this season with 11 points.
- Cochran also added three steals, her second game this season with three or more steals.
Eylia Love was another Cardinal in double figures with 10 points after 8-for-8 shooting from the free throw line.
- She led the team with four steals and added five rebounds.
Nyla Harris scored in double figures for the third-straight game with 10 points and added six rebounds, an assists, a block and a steal.
Nina Rickards helped in every category with six points, three rebounds, two assists and a steal.
- She has had two or more assists in every game this season.
Kiki Jefferson led the team with four assists to go with nine points, three rebounds and three steals.
Jayda Curry also had four assists with four points, three rebounds and two steals.
Hennie van Schaik had a season-best seven points and was 2-for-2 from behind the arc.

University of Louisville Athletics

Louisville Women's Basketball Postgame Notes vs. Bucknell

Players Mentioned

Olivia Cochran

Jayda Curry

Nyla Harris

Kiki Jefferson

Eylia Love

Nina Rickards

Sydney Taylor

Hennie van Schaik

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