No. 15 Cardinals Head North for Rematch with No. 23 Syracuse

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The No. 15 Louisville women's basketball team (20-4, 9-2 ACC) is off on the road again and will face a familiar opponent this coming Sunday. Just 10 days after playing them the first time this season, the Cardinals head to Syracuse to take on the 23rd-ranked Orange (19-4, 9-3 ACC) in the second of their two meetings during the regular season. The Cardinals and Orange will square off from the JMA Wireless Dome at 12 p.m. ET and it will be broadcast nationally on The CW.

This will be the fourth-straight ranked opponent the Cardinals will face in a stretch that started with the first matchup between the Cardinals and Orange back on Feb. 1. Including next Sunday's home matchup with No. 16/18 Virginia Tech, the Cardinals will face five opponents in a six-game span. So far this season, the Cardinals are 6-3 against teams that have been ranked or are currently ranked in the Top-25. In the four-game stretch, the Cardinals are 2-1 after wins over Syracuse and No. 12/14 Notre Dame.

Nyla Harris had another strong game against an ACC opponent in the recent win over Notre Dame on Feb. 8. She scored a career-high 19 points on 9-for-11 shooting to go with 10 rebounds. It was her fourth double-double of the season, which is tops on the team this season. Harris played well in the first matchup between the Cardinals and Orange on Feb. 1. She set a career high with 14 rebounds and tied a then career high with 18 points. The 14 rebounds were the most by a Louisville player in a game this season.

In ACC games this season, the Cardinals have been one of the strongest teams on the offensive and defensive ends of the court. They lead the league with a +12.3 scoring margin in conference games this season and are the only team to be Top-3 in scoring offense (3rd, 75.5) and scoring defense (3rd, 63.2) in ACC games this season. The Cardinals have been the best team in the ACC in field goal percentage during conference games. Louisville has shot 48.2 percent from the floor and the second-best team in the league (Duke) is shooting just 46.0 percent.

Date: Sunday, February 11
Time: 12 p.m. ET
Site: Syracuse, N.Y. | JMA Wireless Dome (35,642)
TV: The CW (Kylen Mills, play-by-play; Isis Young, analyst)
Radio: 93.9-FM The Ville (Nick Curran, play-by-play; Cortnee Walton, analyst)
Series History: Louisville leads 20-7 (12-1 home, 6-5 away, 2-1 neutral)
Last Meeting: W, 81-69 (Feb. 1, 2024 at KFC Yum! Center)

ABOUT THE ORANGE

Syracuse comes into Sunday's matchup with a 19-4 record and are 9-3 in conference play. This will be the second game between the two teams as they met on Feb. 1 in Louisville and the Cardinals came away with an 81-69 win over the Orange. The Cardinals and Orange are neck in neck in the conference standings heading into the weekend as the Cardinals are currently second and the Orange are a half-game behind in third place. Sunday's game will be the fourth-straight ranked opponent that Cardinals will face, a stretch that began with the first matchup against the Orange back on Feb. 1. Syracuse is one of the best offensive rebounding teams in the country this season. They lead the ACC and rank 10th nationally with 16.4 offensive rebounds per game. The Orange average 42.7 rebounds overall per game, a mark that is third in the ACC and 13th nationally. In the first matchup between the two teams, Louisville held the Orange to just 36 rebounds on the night. Dyashia Fair has been one of the best scorers in the conference this season. She leads the conference and ranks third nationally with 3.6 three pointers made per game. She is third in the conference with 21.4 points per game and that ranks 13th nationally.

Series History - This will be the 28th meeting all time between the two schools as the series dates back to the 1986-87 season. Louisville holds the all-time series lead 20-7 and are 6-5 in games played at Syracuse. The Cardinals have won eight-straight games over the Orange dating back to the 2019-20 season. The Cardinals have won four of the last five games played up at Syracuse.

Last Meeting (Feb. 1, 2024) - The No. 16/12 Louisville women's basketball team (19-3, 8-1 ACC) closed out their homestand and remained undefeated at home this season with an 81-69 victory over No. 21/23 Syracuse (17-4, 7-3 ACC). The Cardinals are now 4-2 against ranked opponents this season and are 12-0 at the KFC Yum! Center. Four Cards scored in double figures this evening, highlighted by Nyla Harris' career-high tying 18 points. Harris also pulled down a career-high 14 rebounds, marking her third double-double this season, which leads the team. Louisville held Syracuse to under 70 points for just the third time this season. The Cards also outrebounded the Orange 41-36 and outscored them 36-22 in the paint. It was just the fifth time this season Syracuse had been outrebounded as they entered the game averaging 43.6 rebounds per game.

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.

No. 15 Cardinals Head North for Rematch with No. 23 Syracuse

Next Event

Players Mentioned

Nyla Harris

University of Louisville Athletics