Louisville Women's Basketball Postgame Notes vs. NC A&T

#22/19 Louisville 80, NC A&T 40
Dec. 3, 2023 – KFC Yum! Center
Attendance: 7,618

Team Notes:

The Cardinals won their 38th-consecutive game when allowing 59 or less points in a game after the 80-40 win over NC A&T.
- Over the past nine seasons, the Cardinals are 145-4 when allowing 59
- points or less in a game.
Louisville is 94-15 all-time in the month of December under head coach Jeff Walz.
- Over the past six seasons, the Cardinals are 34-2 in December.
- The Cardinals have won seven-straight games in December dating back to last season.
The Cardinals are 182-34 (.843) against nonconference foes in regular season play under Walz. They are 84-11 in non-conference play over the past eight years.
Louisville has totaled 185 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.
Louisville forced 31 turnovers against NC A&T, the seventh-straight game forcing 20 or more turnovers.
- The 31 turnovers are the most in a game since the Cards forced 35 against Syracuse back in 2022.
The Cardinals had 10 players score in the win, the fourth time this season they had 10 or more players score.
- They are 4-0 in those games this season.
Louisville had five players score in double figures, the second game this season with five or more players scoring double-digits.
The Cardinals limited NC A&T to eight points in the second quarter and nine points in the third quarter.
- The Cardinals have limited opponents to single-digit quarters eight times this season. Last season, the Cardinals had 22 single-digit quarters from their opponents.
- This is the third game this year they have held opponents to multiple single-digit quarters in the same game.
Louisville totaled 44 bench points in the win. It is the third game this season with 30 or more bench points scored and second game with 40 or more bench points scored.
The Cardinals had 16 steals against the Aggies, one shy of the season high of 17 against Bellarmine.

Player Notes:

Eylia Love recorded her first double-double with the Cardinals and second of her career with 10 points and a team-high 10 rebounds.
- She is the fifth different player to record a double-double this season for the Cardinals.
Jayda Curry set a career high with six steals to go with team highs in points (12) and assists (5) along with five rebounds.
- The six steals are the most in a game by a Louisville player since Emily Engstler had six in the 2022 Elite Eight against Michigan.
Kiki Jefferson scored in double figures for the fourth-straight game with 11 points.
- Jefferson was perfect shooting this afternoon with 3-for-3 from the floor, 1-for-1 from three and 4-for-4 from the line.
Sydney Taylor tied a season best with four assists and had five rebounds to go with six points.
- It is her second-straight game with five rebounds or more.
Merissah Russell tied a season high with 11 points and tied a career best with three made three-pointers.
- Russell also added three rebounds, three assists, a block and a steal.

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Louisville Women's Basketball Postgame Notes vs. NC A&T

Players Mentioned

Jayda Curry

Kiki Jefferson

Eylia Love

Merissah Russell

Sydney Taylor

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