Louisville Women's Basketball Postgame Notes vs. Kentucky

#18/18 Louisville 73, Kentucky 61
Dec. 10, 2023 – KFC Yum! Center
Attendance: 11,291

Team Notes:

Louisville has won seven-straight games against Kentucky after the win Sunday afternoon, the longest winning streak for the Cardinals in the rivalry's history.
Louisville is 95-15 all-time in the month of December under head coach Jeff Walz.
- Over the past six seasons, the Cardinals are 35-2 in December.
- The Cardinals have won eight-straight games in December dating back to last season.
The Cardinals are 183-34 (.843) against nonconference foes in regular season play under Walz. They are 85-11 in non-conference play over the past eight years.
Louisville has totaled 186 wins and has an .849 winning percentage since the start of the 2017-18 season. The wins rank fourth and the winning percentage ranks fifth in the NCAA during that span.
The Cardinals are 192-10 in their last 202 games against unranked opponents.
Louisville forced 19 turnovers against Kentucky, the eighth-straight game forcing 19 or more turnovers.
- They have forced 19 or more turnovers in nine of their 10 games this season.
Louisville had five players score in double figures for the second-straight game.
- It is the third game this season they had five or more players score in double figures.
The Cardinals outrebounded Kentucky 45-23 in the win. It was the sixth game this season they had 40 or more rebounds.
Louisville hit six three-pointers against the Wildcats, their fourth game this season with six or more threes.
The Cardinals held a 24-9 advantage in bench points. It is the ninth time their bench has outscored the opponents bench and they are 9-0 in those games.

Player Notes:

Senior Olivia Cochran eclipsed the 1,000-point plateau for her career with 10 points against the Wildcats.
- She is the 33rd player in program history to score 1,000 points or more in her Louisville career.
- Cochran also added a team-high eight rebounds with three assists, one steal and zero turnovers.
Eylia Love led the Cards with 14 points to go with five rebounds, two assists and two steals.
- It was her second-straight game in double figures and the fourth time this season.
Kiki Jefferson scored in double figures for the fifth-straight game with 11 points against Kentucky.
- Jefferson was 7-for-8 from the free throw line and added seven rebounds.
Nyla Harris tallied 13 points to go with a team-best eight rebounds and three steals.
- It was her fifth game this season scoring in double figures and second with the team lead in rebounds.
- The three steals were a season-best mark.
Sydney Taylor scored 13 points and hit three shots from behind the arc in the win.
- It was her fifth double-digit scoring game of the season and her second game with three or more three-pointers made.

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Louisville Women's Basketball Postgame Notes vs. Kentucky

Players Mentioned

Olivia Cochran

Nyla Harris

Kiki Jefferson

Eylia Love

Sydney Taylor

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