Saturday, December 21
Memphis, TN
5 PM
University of Louisville
at
Memphis
Photo by: Caleb Jones |University of Louisville Athletics
Cardinals Travel South to Face Memphis
December 19, 2024 | Women's Basketball
This is the final non-conference game of the season for the Cardinals
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Louisville women's basketball team (6-5) is back on the road as they conclude the non-conference portion of their schedule in the Volunteer State this weekend. Louisville is heading to Memphis to take on the Tigers on Saturday, December 21 before heading out on the Christmas break. The Cardinals and Tigers will square off at 5 p.m. ET from FedEx Forum and it will be broadcast nationally on ESPNU.
This is the Cardinals fourth road game during non-conference play and they are 2-1 on the road this season. Since the start of the 2017-18 season, Louisville is 71-19 in true road games, good for a winning percentage of .798 in those games. The wins and winning percentage ranks fifth nationally over the past eight seasons.
The Cardinals are coming off a loss and they have been able to rebound quickly following losses during head coach Jeff Walz's tenure in Louisville. The Cardinals are 96-26 following a loss during Walz's 18 seasons as head coach. Last season the Cardinals were 8-1 following a loss and so far this season they are 3-1 in those games.
Date: Saturday, December 21
Time: 5 p.m. ET
Site: Memphis, Tenn. | FedEx Forum (18,400)
TV: ESPNU (Angel Gray, play-by-play; Helen Williams, analyst)
Radio: 970-AM WGTK (Nick Curran, play-by-play; Cortnee Walton, analyst)
Series History: Series is tied 23-23 (11-7 home, 7-12 away, 5-4 neutral)
Last Meeting: W, 82-66 (Feb. 16, 2014 at Memphis, Tenn.)
ABOUT THE TIGERS
Memphis enters the final game before Christmas break with a 2-8 overall record after a 90-75 loss to #18/#16 Tennessee at FedEx Forum on Wednesday before they host the Cardinals on Saturday at FedEx. The Tigers have wins over Mississippi Valley State (89-87) and Samford (88-75) and losses to Mississippi State (56-100), Ball State (66-95), Southeastern Louisiana (57-63), Murray State (83-87), ETSU (71-78), Southern Miss (69-82) and Troy (67-85). Memphis has played a lot of their non-conference slate on the road as they will host just their fifth and sixth home game this week. The Tigers are 2-3 so far this season in games at home. As a team, Memphis does not foul much as they rank 39th nationally with 12.0 fouls per game. Forward Tamya Smith ranks second in the American and 28th nationally with 4.0 steals per game heading into their mid-week matchup against Tennessee. Memphis added DeeDee Hagemann to the lineup this week after she sat out the fall semester. She tallied 19 points in her first game with the Tigers after transferring from Michigan State this summer.
Series History - This will be the 47th all-time meeting between the Cardinals and Tigers as they are former conference foes in the Metro, Conference USA and most recently the American during the 2013-14 season. This will be the first meeting between the two teams in 10 years and the Cardinals have won six games in a row against the Tigers. Louisville is 7-12 all-time in games played in Memphis but they have won each of the last two matchups played down there.
Last Meeting (Feb. 16, 2014) - A quick burst to open the second half was all No. 4 Louisville needed to pull away from Memphis. Emmonnie Henderson scored a career-best 19 points, Shoni Schimmel added 18, and the Cardinals beat Memphis 82-66 on Sunday. The Cardinals (25-2, 13-1 American Athletic Conference) broke the game open with a 14-2 run at the start of the second half. Schimmel had scored the last basket of the first half to take a double-digit lead into the break. Louisville connected on its first five shots of the second half, including a pair of 3-pointers from Schimmel, to extend the lead to 53-32 with 16:13 left, enough for the Cardinals to coast home. Henderson was 9 of 14 from the field, and Louisville shot 54 percent overall. Schimmel, who ranks second in the nation in 3-pointers per game, was 4 of 10 from outside the arc. Louisville went 8 of 18 after starting 7 of 11.
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This is the Cardinals fourth road game during non-conference play and they are 2-1 on the road this season. Since the start of the 2017-18 season, Louisville is 71-19 in true road games, good for a winning percentage of .798 in those games. The wins and winning percentage ranks fifth nationally over the past eight seasons.
The Cardinals are coming off a loss and they have been able to rebound quickly following losses during head coach Jeff Walz's tenure in Louisville. The Cardinals are 96-26 following a loss during Walz's 18 seasons as head coach. Last season the Cardinals were 8-1 following a loss and so far this season they are 3-1 in those games.
Date: Saturday, December 21
Time: 5 p.m. ET
Site: Memphis, Tenn. | FedEx Forum (18,400)
TV: ESPNU (Angel Gray, play-by-play; Helen Williams, analyst)
Radio: 970-AM WGTK (Nick Curran, play-by-play; Cortnee Walton, analyst)
Series History: Series is tied 23-23 (11-7 home, 7-12 away, 5-4 neutral)
Last Meeting: W, 82-66 (Feb. 16, 2014 at Memphis, Tenn.)
ABOUT THE TIGERS
Memphis enters the final game before Christmas break with a 2-8 overall record after a 90-75 loss to #18/#16 Tennessee at FedEx Forum on Wednesday before they host the Cardinals on Saturday at FedEx. The Tigers have wins over Mississippi Valley State (89-87) and Samford (88-75) and losses to Mississippi State (56-100), Ball State (66-95), Southeastern Louisiana (57-63), Murray State (83-87), ETSU (71-78), Southern Miss (69-82) and Troy (67-85). Memphis has played a lot of their non-conference slate on the road as they will host just their fifth and sixth home game this week. The Tigers are 2-3 so far this season in games at home. As a team, Memphis does not foul much as they rank 39th nationally with 12.0 fouls per game. Forward Tamya Smith ranks second in the American and 28th nationally with 4.0 steals per game heading into their mid-week matchup against Tennessee. Memphis added DeeDee Hagemann to the lineup this week after she sat out the fall semester. She tallied 19 points in her first game with the Tigers after transferring from Michigan State this summer.
Series History - This will be the 47th all-time meeting between the Cardinals and Tigers as they are former conference foes in the Metro, Conference USA and most recently the American during the 2013-14 season. This will be the first meeting between the two teams in 10 years and the Cardinals have won six games in a row against the Tigers. Louisville is 7-12 all-time in games played in Memphis but they have won each of the last two matchups played down there.
Last Meeting (Feb. 16, 2014) - A quick burst to open the second half was all No. 4 Louisville needed to pull away from Memphis. Emmonnie Henderson scored a career-best 19 points, Shoni Schimmel added 18, and the Cardinals beat Memphis 82-66 on Sunday. The Cardinals (25-2, 13-1 American Athletic Conference) broke the game open with a 14-2 run at the start of the second half. Schimmel had scored the last basket of the first half to take a double-digit lead into the break. Louisville connected on its first five shots of the second half, including a pair of 3-pointers from Schimmel, to extend the lead to 53-32 with 16:13 left, enough for the Cardinals to coast home. Henderson was 9 of 14 from the field, and Louisville shot 54 percent overall. Schimmel, who ranks second in the nation in 3-pointers per game, was 4 of 10 from outside the arc. Louisville went 8 of 18 after starting 7 of 11.
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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