Louisville Women's Basketball Postgame Notes vs. Syracuse

#16/12 Louisville 81, #21/23 Syracuse 69
Feb. 1, 2024 – KFC Yum! Center
Attendance: 8,254

Team Notes:

The Cardinals improve to 4-2 this season against ranked opponents after the win over #21/23 Syracuse.
Louisville is now 12-0 at home this season after the win over the Orange.
Louisville has won eight-straight games over Syracuse. They have won nine-straight against the Orange in games played in Louisville.
The Cardinals are 134-25 (.843) in ACC play since the 2014-15 season.
- They are the only program with a winning percentage of .800 or greater in ACC play over the last 10 seasons.
- They have nine more conference wins than the second-best team during that span.
The Cardinals shot 50.0 percent (28-56) from the floor in the win over the Orange.
- It is the eighth time this season they have shot 50 percent or better from the floor. They are 8-0 in those games this season.
- Louisville has shot 50 percent or better in six of their nine ACC games this season.
Louisville has totaled 196 wins and has an .848 winning percentage since the start of the 2017-18 season.
- The wins rank third and the winning percentage ranks sixth in the NCAA during that span.
The Cardinals outrebounded Syracuse 41-36 in the win.
- It was the ninth time this season Louisville has tallied 40 or more rebounds and they are 9-0 in those games.
- It was just the fifth time this season Syracuse has been outrebounded and they are 2-3 in those games.
- Syracuse came into the game averaging 43.6 rebounds per game
The Cardinals are 98-5 in their last 103 games when they have scored 70 points or more, dating back to the 2018-19 season. UofL is 327-28 when surpassing the 70-point plateau under Walz.

Player Notes:

Nyla Harris tied a career high with 18 points and set a career high with 14 rebounds for her third double-double of the season.
- She tied her career high in scoring that she set against Syracuse on the road last season and hit earlier this season against Alabama.
- The 14 rebounds were the most by a Louisville player this season.
- The three double-doubles lead the team this season.
- Harris shot 5-for-7 from the floor, the 15th time this season she has shot 50 percent or better.
Kiki Jefferson scored a team-best 21 points on 6-for-12 shooting and added three assists and two steals in the win.
- She has scored in double figures in 15 of her last 17 games.
- It was the fourth time she has scored 20 or more points this season.
- It was the sixth time she has led the team in scoring this season.
- It was her sixth-straight game and ninth time this season with three or more assists.
- It was her 14th game this season she has shot 50 percent or better from the field.
Nina Rickards tallied 14 points on 6-for-9 shooting to go with four rebounds, three assists and two steals.
- It is the fifth time this season she has scored 10 points or more.
- It is the 13th time this season she has had three or more assists.
Olivia Cochran tallied nine points, nine rebounds, three steals and two blocks in the win.
- It is the seventh time this season she has had three or more assists in a game.
- It is the third time this season she has had multiple blocks in a game.
Sydney Taylor tallied 13 points, was 3-for-6 from behind the arc, added five rebounds and tied a season high with a team-best four assists.
- It is the 10th time this season she has scored 10 or more points.
- She tied a season high with three made three-pointers and it was the fourth time she has hit that mark this season.
- It is the sixth time she has led the team in assists and the seventh time she has had four assists in a game.

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Louisville Women's Basketball Postgame Notes vs. Syracuse

Players Mentioned

Olivia Cochran

Nyla Harris

Kiki Jefferson

Nina Rickards

Sydney Taylor

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