Sunday, January 28
LOUISVILLE, KY
2 PM
University of Louisville
vs
Pitt
Photo by: Caleb Jones |University of Louisville Athletics
No. 18/16 Cardinals Set for Second Matchup With Pitt
January 27, 2024 | Women's Basketball
This is the second of three-straight games at home for the Cards
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The No. 18/16 Louisville women's basketball (17-3, 6-1 ACC) is enjoying an extended stretch at home as they are in the midst of a three-game homestand. Up next to the KFC Yum! Center is the Pitt Panthers (7-13, 1-6 ACC) as the Cardinals are set for their second game against the Panthers this season. The Cards and Panthers are set to square off on Sunday, January 28 at 2 p.m. ET and the game will be streamed on the ACC Network Extra.
Sunday's game will be the annual Pink Game as the women's basketball team continues the fight against breast cancer and honors local breast cancer survivors. Discounted $5 tickets are available to purchase for those who have previously battled, or are currently battling breast cancer.
In the first matchup with the Panthers in Pittsburgh, the Cardinals came away with a 74-44 victory on Jan. 11. Although the final score margin was large, it was a close game for most of the matchup. The Cardinals were up four before hitting a buzzer beater to go into the half by seven. In the third quarter, the lead stretched to double digits and the Cardinals closed the game by outsourcing the Panthers 26-6 in the final quarter.
Louisville is coming off a 88-60 win over Boston College this past Thursday at the Yum! Center. The Cardinals improved to 10-0 at home with the win over the Eagles and continued to be a team that bounced back quickly following a loss. During Jeff Walz's 17 year tenure, the Cardinals improved to 88-24 following a loss after the win over the Eagles. The Cardinals are even better following a loss against ACC opponents as they are 22-3 following a loss against an ACC school. In their 10 years as members of the league, Louisville has only lost back-to-back ACC games three times.
Kiki Jefferson had a breakout game for the Cardinals against the Eagles. A day after being named to the Cheryl Miller Award Top 10 List which honors the top small forward in the country, she had one of her best performances of the season for the Cards. Jefferson led the team with a season-high 27 points on 8-for-14 shooting, 2-2 from behind the arc and was a season-best 9-for-11 from the free throw line. Jefferson also added a team-best seven rebounds and team-best four assists in just 27 minutes of play. It was Jeffersob's third 20-point game this season and the 27 points were the most scored by a Cardinal this season.
Olivia Cochran continued her scoring stretch as she tallied 10 points on 5-for-10 shooting against Boston College. It was her 12th-straight game scoring 10 points or more and the 12th-straight game shooting 50 percent or more from the field. Freshman Elif Istanbulluoglu scored a career-high 11 points in the win for the Cards.
Louisville shot 57.1 percent (32-56) from the floor in the win over Boston College. It was the fifth time they have shot 50 percent or better against an ACC opponent this season and the seventh time overall this year. The 57.1 percent was the highest against an ACC opponent since Feb. 26, 2022, when they shot 58.5 percent in the road win over Notre Dame. The 88 points were the most against an ACC opponent since Feb. 6, 2022, when they scored 100 in a road win over Syracuse.
Date: Sunday, January 28
Time: 2 p.m. ET
Site: Louisville, Ky. | KFC Yum! Center (22,090)
TV: ACCNX (Jeff Greer, play-by-play; Jessica McDaniel, analyst)
Radio: 93.9-FM The Ville (Nick Curran, play-by-play; Cortnee Walton, analyst)
Series History: Louisville leads 26-2 (12-0 home, 12-2 away, 2-0 neutral)
Last Meeting: W, 74-44 (Jan. 11, 2024 at Pittsburgh, Pa.)
ABOUT THE PANTHERS
Pitt comes into Sunday's matchup with a 7-13 record and are 1-6 in conference play. The Panthers are coming off their first win in ACC play this past Thursday in a 56-52 road win over Virginia. This will be the second matchup this season between the Cardinals and the Panthers as they played back in Pittsburgh earlier this month. Louisville came away with a 77-44 win on Jan. 11 to improve to 3-0 in ACC play at the time. Liatu King is continuing to put up strong scoring and rebounding numbers for the Panthers since ACC play has begun. She ranks second in the conference and 26th nationally with 10.1 rebounds per game. She is fifth in the ACC and 29th nationally with 19.5 points per game this season. In the first matchup between the two teams, the Cardinals limited King to six points and eight rebounds. She shot 3-for-7 from the floor against the Cardinals but her season average is 55.4 percent, a mark that is third in the ACC.
Series History - This will be the 29th meeting all time between the two schools as the series dates back to the 2005-06 season, when the teams were in the BIG EAST Conference. Louisville leads the all-time series 26-2 and have won the last 22 matchups against the Panthers. Since Louisville joined the ACC in 2014-15, the Cardinals are 18-0 against Pitt in their conference matchups. The Cardinals are a perfect 12-0 in meetings that have taken place in Louisville in the series history.
Last Meeting (Jan. 11, 2024) - The 15th-ranked Louisville women's basketball team (14-2, 3-0 ACC) earned another conference win on the road after the 77-44 victory over Pitt (6-11, 0-4 ACC) Thursday night at the Petersen Events Center. The Cardinals scored the first 14 points of the game and outscored the Panthers 26-6 in the final quarter to improve to 3-0 in ACC play. It was a balanced scoring effort for the Cardinals as they had seven players score eight or more points in the win. Sydney Taylor led the team with 13 points and hit three three-pointers on the night to go with four rebounds and four assists. Nyla Harris had a team-best six rebounds with eight points while Eylia Love led the team and tied a career high with five assists and had eight points. The Cardinals had 20 assists on 30 made shots in the win over the Panthers. Olivia Cochran scored in double figures for the eighth-straight game with 10 points on 4-for-6 shooting from the field. Kiki Jefferson was the third Cardinal in double figures with 10 points and had four rebounds.
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.
Sunday's game will be the annual Pink Game as the women's basketball team continues the fight against breast cancer and honors local breast cancer survivors. Discounted $5 tickets are available to purchase for those who have previously battled, or are currently battling breast cancer.
In the first matchup with the Panthers in Pittsburgh, the Cardinals came away with a 74-44 victory on Jan. 11. Although the final score margin was large, it was a close game for most of the matchup. The Cardinals were up four before hitting a buzzer beater to go into the half by seven. In the third quarter, the lead stretched to double digits and the Cardinals closed the game by outsourcing the Panthers 26-6 in the final quarter.
Louisville is coming off a 88-60 win over Boston College this past Thursday at the Yum! Center. The Cardinals improved to 10-0 at home with the win over the Eagles and continued to be a team that bounced back quickly following a loss. During Jeff Walz's 17 year tenure, the Cardinals improved to 88-24 following a loss after the win over the Eagles. The Cardinals are even better following a loss against ACC opponents as they are 22-3 following a loss against an ACC school. In their 10 years as members of the league, Louisville has only lost back-to-back ACC games three times.
Kiki Jefferson had a breakout game for the Cardinals against the Eagles. A day after being named to the Cheryl Miller Award Top 10 List which honors the top small forward in the country, she had one of her best performances of the season for the Cards. Jefferson led the team with a season-high 27 points on 8-for-14 shooting, 2-2 from behind the arc and was a season-best 9-for-11 from the free throw line. Jefferson also added a team-best seven rebounds and team-best four assists in just 27 minutes of play. It was Jeffersob's third 20-point game this season and the 27 points were the most scored by a Cardinal this season.
Olivia Cochran continued her scoring stretch as she tallied 10 points on 5-for-10 shooting against Boston College. It was her 12th-straight game scoring 10 points or more and the 12th-straight game shooting 50 percent or more from the field. Freshman Elif Istanbulluoglu scored a career-high 11 points in the win for the Cards.
Louisville shot 57.1 percent (32-56) from the floor in the win over Boston College. It was the fifth time they have shot 50 percent or better against an ACC opponent this season and the seventh time overall this year. The 57.1 percent was the highest against an ACC opponent since Feb. 26, 2022, when they shot 58.5 percent in the road win over Notre Dame. The 88 points were the most against an ACC opponent since Feb. 6, 2022, when they scored 100 in a road win over Syracuse.
Date: Sunday, January 28
Time: 2 p.m. ET
Site: Louisville, Ky. | KFC Yum! Center (22,090)
TV: ACCNX (Jeff Greer, play-by-play; Jessica McDaniel, analyst)
Radio: 93.9-FM The Ville (Nick Curran, play-by-play; Cortnee Walton, analyst)
Series History: Louisville leads 26-2 (12-0 home, 12-2 away, 2-0 neutral)
Last Meeting: W, 74-44 (Jan. 11, 2024 at Pittsburgh, Pa.)
ABOUT THE PANTHERS
Pitt comes into Sunday's matchup with a 7-13 record and are 1-6 in conference play. The Panthers are coming off their first win in ACC play this past Thursday in a 56-52 road win over Virginia. This will be the second matchup this season between the Cardinals and the Panthers as they played back in Pittsburgh earlier this month. Louisville came away with a 77-44 win on Jan. 11 to improve to 3-0 in ACC play at the time. Liatu King is continuing to put up strong scoring and rebounding numbers for the Panthers since ACC play has begun. She ranks second in the conference and 26th nationally with 10.1 rebounds per game. She is fifth in the ACC and 29th nationally with 19.5 points per game this season. In the first matchup between the two teams, the Cardinals limited King to six points and eight rebounds. She shot 3-for-7 from the floor against the Cardinals but her season average is 55.4 percent, a mark that is third in the ACC.
Series History - This will be the 29th meeting all time between the two schools as the series dates back to the 2005-06 season, when the teams were in the BIG EAST Conference. Louisville leads the all-time series 26-2 and have won the last 22 matchups against the Panthers. Since Louisville joined the ACC in 2014-15, the Cardinals are 18-0 against Pitt in their conference matchups. The Cardinals are a perfect 12-0 in meetings that have taken place in Louisville in the series history.
Last Meeting (Jan. 11, 2024) - The 15th-ranked Louisville women's basketball team (14-2, 3-0 ACC) earned another conference win on the road after the 77-44 victory over Pitt (6-11, 0-4 ACC) Thursday night at the Petersen Events Center. The Cardinals scored the first 14 points of the game and outscored the Panthers 26-6 in the final quarter to improve to 3-0 in ACC play. It was a balanced scoring effort for the Cardinals as they had seven players score eight or more points in the win. Sydney Taylor led the team with 13 points and hit three three-pointers on the night to go with four rebounds and four assists. Nyla Harris had a team-best six rebounds with eight points while Eylia Love led the team and tied a career high with five assists and had eight points. The Cardinals had 20 assists on 30 made shots in the win over the Panthers. Olivia Cochran scored in double figures for the eighth-straight game with 10 points on 4-for-6 shooting from the field. Kiki Jefferson was the third Cardinal in double figures with 10 points and had four rebounds.
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.
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