Sunday, February 25
LOUISVILLE, KY
12 PM
University of Louisville
vs
Virginia
Photo by: Caleb Jones |University of Louisville Athletics
No. 20 Cardinals Open Homestand with Virginia
February 24, 2024 | Women's Basketball
Two of the final three games of the regular season will be at home
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The No. 20 Louisville women's basketball team is back home as it begins the final homestand of the regular season. The Cardinals are set to take on the Virginia Cavaliers this weekend from the KFC Yum! Center. Sunday's game will be National Girls and Women in Sports Day and Girl Scouts Day. The Cardinals and Cavaliers will square off at 12 p.m. ET and it will be aired nationally on The CW.
The Cardinals are coming off an 80-62 road win over Georgia Tech on Thursday. Sydney Taylor put together her best game in a Louisville uniform when she poured in 31 points on 10-for-16 shooting, tied a career high with seven made threes, four rebounds, four assists and tied a career high with four steals. She is the only player this season to have at least 30 points, seven made threes, four rebounds, four assists and four steals in a single game this season. She is the only player with this stat line in a game since the 2020-21 season.
The 31 points are the most by a Louisville player in a game this season. It is the first time since the 2021-22 season that a Louisville player has scored 30 or more points in a game. The seven three pointers were the most by a Louisville player since Dana Evans hit three against Boston College on Jan. 16, 2020. Taylor was one point shy of her career high of 32 points that she set while at UMass against VCU in 2022.
With the win over Georgia Tech, Louisville improved to 6-0 this season following a loss. Since Jeff Walz took over in 2007, Louisville is 91-24 following a loss. The Cardinals are even better coming off a loss against ACC opponents. Over the past 10 seasons, Louisville is 25-3 following a loss against an ACC opponent. They have only lost back-to-back ACC games three times over the past 10 seasons.
Date: Sunday, February 25
Time: 12 p.m. ET
Site: Louisville, Ky. | KFC Yum! Center (22,090)
TV: The CW (Kylen Mills, play-by-play; Kelley Deyo, analyst)
Radio: 93.9-FM The Ville (Nick Curran, play-by-play; Cortnee Walton, analyst)
Series History: Louisville leads 11-2 (6-0 home, 5-2 away)
Series History w/Walz: Louisville leads 11-1 (6-0 home, 5-1 away)
Last Meeting: W, 63-53 (Feb. 9, 2023 at Charlottesville, Va.)
ABOUT THE CAVALIERS
Virginia comes into Sunday's matchup with a 13-13 overall record and are 5-10 in ACC play this season. They are coming off a 77-60 win against Miami at home this past Thursday. The Cavaliers have had a knack for beating some of the top teams in the ACC this season. They went on the road and defeated No. 15 Florida State, 91-87, and have a 81-66 home win over No. 20 North Carolina. In non-conference play, Virginia had a narrow 76-73 defeat against No. 7 LSU at the Cayman Islands Classic. The Cavaliers have a lot of success this season at the free throw line and on the boards. They lead the ACC and rank 15th nationally with a 78.0 free throw percentage as a team. On the boards, they are second in the ACC and 13th nationally with 42.9 rebounds per game. The Cavaliers average 14.3 offensive rebounds per game, a mark that is also second in the ACC and 32nd nationally. Virginia has one of the better freshmen in the league in Kymora Johnson. She is second in the ACC and 24th nationally with 5.4 assists per game. Johnson leads the team in scoring per game (15.3), assists per game and steals per game (1.8).
Series History - This will be the 14th meeting all time between the two schools. Louisville leads the all-time series 11-2 and are 11-1 against the Cavaliers during Jeff Walz's tenure. The Cardinals have won 10-straight games over the Cavaliers and are undefeated in the six meetings that have taken place in Louisville.
Last Meeting (Feb. 9, 2023) - In its first trip to Charlottesville in almost four years, the University of Louisville women's basketball team used a big second half to defeat Virginia 63-53 Thursday night at John Paul Jones Arena. The Cardinals (18-8, 9-4) trailed at the half for the third-straight game but had another second half comeback for their third-straight win. The Cardinals outscored the Cavaliers (14-11, 3-11) 37-19 in the second half to secure the win. Chrislyn Carr was held to two points over the first three quarters but scored 12 in the fourth to finish with 14 points. Merissah Russell was clutch off the bench for the Cardinals with nine points and a career-high eight rebounds to lead the Cardinals on the night. Mykasa Robinson led the team with six assists to go with six points, six rebounds, two steals and two blocks.
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The Cardinals are coming off an 80-62 road win over Georgia Tech on Thursday. Sydney Taylor put together her best game in a Louisville uniform when she poured in 31 points on 10-for-16 shooting, tied a career high with seven made threes, four rebounds, four assists and tied a career high with four steals. She is the only player this season to have at least 30 points, seven made threes, four rebounds, four assists and four steals in a single game this season. She is the only player with this stat line in a game since the 2020-21 season.
The 31 points are the most by a Louisville player in a game this season. It is the first time since the 2021-22 season that a Louisville player has scored 30 or more points in a game. The seven three pointers were the most by a Louisville player since Dana Evans hit three against Boston College on Jan. 16, 2020. Taylor was one point shy of her career high of 32 points that she set while at UMass against VCU in 2022.
With the win over Georgia Tech, Louisville improved to 6-0 this season following a loss. Since Jeff Walz took over in 2007, Louisville is 91-24 following a loss. The Cardinals are even better coming off a loss against ACC opponents. Over the past 10 seasons, Louisville is 25-3 following a loss against an ACC opponent. They have only lost back-to-back ACC games three times over the past 10 seasons.
Date: Sunday, February 25
Time: 12 p.m. ET
Site: Louisville, Ky. | KFC Yum! Center (22,090)
TV: The CW (Kylen Mills, play-by-play; Kelley Deyo, analyst)
Radio: 93.9-FM The Ville (Nick Curran, play-by-play; Cortnee Walton, analyst)
Series History: Louisville leads 11-2 (6-0 home, 5-2 away)
Series History w/Walz: Louisville leads 11-1 (6-0 home, 5-1 away)
Last Meeting: W, 63-53 (Feb. 9, 2023 at Charlottesville, Va.)
ABOUT THE CAVALIERS
Virginia comes into Sunday's matchup with a 13-13 overall record and are 5-10 in ACC play this season. They are coming off a 77-60 win against Miami at home this past Thursday. The Cavaliers have had a knack for beating some of the top teams in the ACC this season. They went on the road and defeated No. 15 Florida State, 91-87, and have a 81-66 home win over No. 20 North Carolina. In non-conference play, Virginia had a narrow 76-73 defeat against No. 7 LSU at the Cayman Islands Classic. The Cavaliers have a lot of success this season at the free throw line and on the boards. They lead the ACC and rank 15th nationally with a 78.0 free throw percentage as a team. On the boards, they are second in the ACC and 13th nationally with 42.9 rebounds per game. The Cavaliers average 14.3 offensive rebounds per game, a mark that is also second in the ACC and 32nd nationally. Virginia has one of the better freshmen in the league in Kymora Johnson. She is second in the ACC and 24th nationally with 5.4 assists per game. Johnson leads the team in scoring per game (15.3), assists per game and steals per game (1.8).
Series History - This will be the 14th meeting all time between the two schools. Louisville leads the all-time series 11-2 and are 11-1 against the Cavaliers during Jeff Walz's tenure. The Cardinals have won 10-straight games over the Cavaliers and are undefeated in the six meetings that have taken place in Louisville.
Last Meeting (Feb. 9, 2023) - In its first trip to Charlottesville in almost four years, the University of Louisville women's basketball team used a big second half to defeat Virginia 63-53 Thursday night at John Paul Jones Arena. The Cardinals (18-8, 9-4) trailed at the half for the third-straight game but had another second half comeback for their third-straight win. The Cardinals outscored the Cavaliers (14-11, 3-11) 37-19 in the second half to secure the win. Chrislyn Carr was held to two points over the first three quarters but scored 12 in the fourth to finish with 14 points. Merissah Russell was clutch off the bench for the Cardinals with nine points and a career-high eight rebounds to lead the Cardinals on the night. Mykasa Robinson led the team with six assists to go with six points, six rebounds, two steals and two blocks.
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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