Sunday, December 31
Coral Gables, FL
4 PM
University of Louisville
at
RV/23 Miami
Photo by: Taris Smith | Louisville Athletics
No. 19 Cardinals Open ACC Play with No. RV/23 Hurricanes
December 30, 2023 | Women's Basketball
The Cardinals finished non-conference play with an 11-2 record
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The No. 19 Louisville women's basketball team (11-2) is back from the holiday break and will head out on the road to open ACC play this weekend. The Cardinals are heading to South Beach as they are set to take on the RV/23 Miami Hurricanes (10-1) on New Year's Eve this Sunday. The Cardinals and Hurricanes are set to square off in the conference opener at 4 p.m. ET and the game will be broadcast nationally on the ACC Network.
Louisville finished off non-conference play with an 11-2 record, the 12th time under head coach Jeff Walz that they earned 10 or more wins in non-conference play. The 11 non-conference wins rank second in the ACC as the Cards are just one of four teams to win 10 or more wins in non-conference play up to this point.
Two of those 11 wins came against ranked opponents from Power-5 conferences. The Cardinals won a road matchup over No. 19/20 Ole Miss (64-58) on Nov. 29 and closed out non-conference play with a home win over No. 23 and undefeated Washington (59-51) on Dec. 20. Sunday's matchup against the Hurricanes is the middle of a grueling stretch for the Cardinals as it is the third of a potential four-straight games against opponents ranked or receiving votes in each of the two polls.
With ACC play beginning for all teams this weekend, the Cardinals have had immense success in the conference since they joined in the 2014-15 season. Over the past nine season, the Cardinals are 126-24 with a winning percentage of .840 in those games. Louisville is the only team with a winning percentage above .800 and have seven-more conference wins than the second-best team during that span. Under Walz, Louisville is 9-0 in ACC openers and this will be the fifth ACC opener the Cardinals will have on the road.
Date: Sunday, December 31
Time: 4 p.m. ET
Site: Coral Gables, Fla. | Watsco Center (7,972)
TV: ACCN (Tiffany Greene, play-by-play; Kelly Gramlich, analyst)
Radio: 93.9-FM The Ville (Nick Curran, play-by-play; Cortnee Walton, analyst)
Series History: Louisville leads 8-3 (4-2, home, 4-0 away, neutral 0-1)
Series History w/Walz: Louisville leads 8-2 (4-1, home, 4-0 away, neutral 0-1)
Last Meeting: W, 71-57 (Feb. 23, 2023 at KFC Yum! Center)
ABOUT THE HURRICANES
Miami enters the ACC opener with a 10-1 record after non-conference play and are ranked #23 in the USA Today Coaches poll and are receiving votes in the Associated Press poll. The Hurricanes join the Cardinals as two of seven ACC teams to be ranked in at least one of the polls as conference play begins this weekend. Miami has one common opponent from the Cardinals during non-conference play. The Hurricanes defeated DePaul 75-70 at home on Dec. 8. Louisville defeated DePaul 81-74 in the home opener on Nov. 12. The Hurricanes rank 13th in the nation and lead the ACC with 30.9 bench points per game. The Hurricanes also lead the ACC and are 21st in the country in scoring defense and they limit opponents to 53.3 points per game. The Cardinals most recent game came against Washington and they lead the nation in scoring defense with 45.6 points allowed per game. The Cardinals scored 59 points and gave the 23rd-ranked Huskies their first loss of the season.
Series History - This will be the 12th meeting all-time between the two teams and the 11th meeting as conference foes in the ACC. Louisville leads the all-time series 8-3 and are 8-2 over the Hurricanes under head coach Jeff Walz. This will be the fifth meeting down in Coral Gables and the Cardinals are 4-0 against Miami on the road in the series history.
Last Meeting (Feb. 23, 2023) - With ACC Tournament seeding on the line in the final week of the regular season, the Louisville women's basketball team (21-9, 12-5) battled out a 71-57 win over Miami (17-11, 10-7) Thursday night at the KFC Yum! Center. Facing their largest deficit of five points with 6:53 left in the second quarter, the Cardinals took the game over with a 21-3 run that spanned into the second half. Louisville's lead grew to 15 points and the Cards never looked back as they won their 12th conference game of the season. Fresh off her seventh career double-double, Liz Dixon tallied 13 points and a game-high 10 rebounds for her second double-double of the season. It is the first time since her freshman season at Georgia Tech that she had back-to-back double doubles. Mykasa Robinson stuffed the stat sheet once again with a career-high 12 points, tied a career high with nine rebounds and led the team with seven assists to go with a block and a steal. Over the past seven games, Robinson is averaging 7.7 points, 7.3 assists, 7.0 rebounds and 2.3 steals per game. She has led the Cardinals in assists in each of the last seven games.
FOLLOW LOUISVILLE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL ON SOCIAL MEDIA
For the latest on Louisville women's basketball, visit GoCards.com, or follow the team's Instagram account at @LouisvilleWBB, X account at @LouisvilleWBB or on Facebook at facebook.com/louisvillewbb.
Louisville finished off non-conference play with an 11-2 record, the 12th time under head coach Jeff Walz that they earned 10 or more wins in non-conference play. The 11 non-conference wins rank second in the ACC as the Cards are just one of four teams to win 10 or more wins in non-conference play up to this point.
Two of those 11 wins came against ranked opponents from Power-5 conferences. The Cardinals won a road matchup over No. 19/20 Ole Miss (64-58) on Nov. 29 and closed out non-conference play with a home win over No. 23 and undefeated Washington (59-51) on Dec. 20. Sunday's matchup against the Hurricanes is the middle of a grueling stretch for the Cardinals as it is the third of a potential four-straight games against opponents ranked or receiving votes in each of the two polls.
With ACC play beginning for all teams this weekend, the Cardinals have had immense success in the conference since they joined in the 2014-15 season. Over the past nine season, the Cardinals are 126-24 with a winning percentage of .840 in those games. Louisville is the only team with a winning percentage above .800 and have seven-more conference wins than the second-best team during that span. Under Walz, Louisville is 9-0 in ACC openers and this will be the fifth ACC opener the Cardinals will have on the road.
Date: Sunday, December 31
Time: 4 p.m. ET
Site: Coral Gables, Fla. | Watsco Center (7,972)
TV: ACCN (Tiffany Greene, play-by-play; Kelly Gramlich, analyst)
Radio: 93.9-FM The Ville (Nick Curran, play-by-play; Cortnee Walton, analyst)
Series History: Louisville leads 8-3 (4-2, home, 4-0 away, neutral 0-1)
Series History w/Walz: Louisville leads 8-2 (4-1, home, 4-0 away, neutral 0-1)
Last Meeting: W, 71-57 (Feb. 23, 2023 at KFC Yum! Center)
ABOUT THE HURRICANES
Miami enters the ACC opener with a 10-1 record after non-conference play and are ranked #23 in the USA Today Coaches poll and are receiving votes in the Associated Press poll. The Hurricanes join the Cardinals as two of seven ACC teams to be ranked in at least one of the polls as conference play begins this weekend. Miami has one common opponent from the Cardinals during non-conference play. The Hurricanes defeated DePaul 75-70 at home on Dec. 8. Louisville defeated DePaul 81-74 in the home opener on Nov. 12. The Hurricanes rank 13th in the nation and lead the ACC with 30.9 bench points per game. The Hurricanes also lead the ACC and are 21st in the country in scoring defense and they limit opponents to 53.3 points per game. The Cardinals most recent game came against Washington and they lead the nation in scoring defense with 45.6 points allowed per game. The Cardinals scored 59 points and gave the 23rd-ranked Huskies their first loss of the season.
Series History - This will be the 12th meeting all-time between the two teams and the 11th meeting as conference foes in the ACC. Louisville leads the all-time series 8-3 and are 8-2 over the Hurricanes under head coach Jeff Walz. This will be the fifth meeting down in Coral Gables and the Cardinals are 4-0 against Miami on the road in the series history.
Last Meeting (Feb. 23, 2023) - With ACC Tournament seeding on the line in the final week of the regular season, the Louisville women's basketball team (21-9, 12-5) battled out a 71-57 win over Miami (17-11, 10-7) Thursday night at the KFC Yum! Center. Facing their largest deficit of five points with 6:53 left in the second quarter, the Cardinals took the game over with a 21-3 run that spanned into the second half. Louisville's lead grew to 15 points and the Cards never looked back as they won their 12th conference game of the season. Fresh off her seventh career double-double, Liz Dixon tallied 13 points and a game-high 10 rebounds for her second double-double of the season. It is the first time since her freshman season at Georgia Tech that she had back-to-back double doubles. Mykasa Robinson stuffed the stat sheet once again with a career-high 12 points, tied a career high with nine rebounds and led the team with seven assists to go with a block and a steal. Over the past seven games, Robinson is averaging 7.7 points, 7.3 assists, 7.0 rebounds and 2.3 steals per game. She has led the Cardinals in assists in each of the last seven games.
FOLLOW LOUISVILLE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL ON SOCIAL MEDIA
For the latest on Louisville women's basketball, visit GoCards.com, or follow the team's Instagram account at @LouisvilleWBB, X account at @LouisvilleWBB or on Facebook at facebook.com/louisvillewbb.
Players Mentioned
G
/ Women's BasketballWBB: Head Coach Jeff Walz Press Conference (7/31/25)
Thursday, July 31
Jeff Walz Post Game vs Clemson Press Conference 02.27.25
Friday, May 16
WBB: NCAA 2nd Round Preview Press Conference
Saturday, March 22
WBB: NCAA 1st Round Postgame Press Conference (Nebraska - 3/21/25)
Saturday, March 22
