Louisville Women's Basketball Postgame Notes vs. No. 12 Drake

No. 5 Louisville 83, No. 12 Drake 81
Mar. 18, 2023 – Moody Center
NCAA Tournament First Round

Team Notes:

The Cardinals have won 175 games and hold a .850 (175-31) winning percentage since the start of the 2017-18 season. The wins rank fourth and winning percentage ranks fifth in the NCAA over that span.
The Cardinals are 14-0 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament under head coach Jeff Walz. The Cardinals are 18-7 all-time in the first round.
The Cardinals tallied 42 points in the paint in the win, their seventh game this season with 40 or more points in the paint.
The Cardinals are 80-3 in their last 83 games when scoring 70 points or more dating back to the 2018-19 season. The Cardinals are 309-26 all-time under Walz when scoring 70 points or more.
The Cardinals were 33-for-64 (51.6 percent) from the floor in the win over Drake. Louisville is 9-2 this season when shooting 50 percent or better from the floor. Overall, they boast a 143-3 record when shooting 50 percent or better from the field under Walz.
Louisville is 184-9 in their last 193 games against unranked opponents.

Player Notes:

Hailey Van Lith led the Cardinals with a team-high 26 points on 10-for-20 shooting. She added three assists and two steals in the win.
- The 26 points are a career-best for Van Lith in the NCAA Tournament and tied for the eighth most in program history in an NCAA Tournament game.
- Van Lith moved into fifth all-time in program history for most career points in the NCAA Tournament (166). She passed Sam Fuehring (144) and Dana Evans (150).
- She has scored 15 or more points in 11 of her last 12 games.
- It is the 11th game this season she has shot 50 percent or better from the field.
Mykasa Robinson set a career high with 14 points against Drake to go with a team-high seven assists, three steals and tied for the team-best with five rebounds.
- She has led the Cardinals in assists in 11 of the last 12 games.
- It was her 18th game this season with multiple steals.
- She is averaging 8.0 points, 7.3 rebounds, 6.7 assists and 2.3 steals in the last 12 games since she joined the starting lineup.
Nyla Harris set a career high with four steals to go with eight points and a team-high five rebounds.

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