Louisville Women's Basketball Postgame Notes vs. Florida State

#22/23 Louisville 70, Florida State 55
Feb. 29, 2024 – KFC Yum! Center
Attendance: 7,932

Team Notes:

Louisville held Florida State to 26 points in the first half, the second-fewest they have scored in a game this season.
The Cardinals limited Florida State to 55 points total, their second-fewest in a game this season.
- It was only the third game this season they have scored less than 60 points.
- Florida State entered the game with an ACC-best 81.0 points per game.
Louisville won its 44th-consecutive game when allowing 59 or less points after the 70-55 win over Florida State.
- Over the past nine seasons, the Cardinals are 151-4 when allowing 59 points or less in a game.
The Cardinals are 4-1 all-time on Leap Day after the win over the Seminoles.
- They have won four-straight games on Leap Day and it was their first Leap Day game since 1996.
Louisville hauled in a season-high 57 rebounds in the win over the Seminoles.
- It is the most rebounds the Cardinals have ever had in an ACC game.
- It is the most rebounds in a game since they had 57 against Longwood on Nov. 25, 2022.
Louisville has totaled 200 wins and has an .837 winning percentage since the start of the 2017-18 season.
- They are just one of four teams to have 200 or more wins since the start of the 2017-18 season.
- The wins rank fourth and the winning percentage ranks sixth in the NCAA during that span.
The Cardinals had two players record a double-double against the Seminoles in Olivia Cochran (16 pts., 11 rebs.) and Nyla Harris (11 pts., 15 rebs.)
- It is the first time the Cards have had two players with a double-double in the same game since 2019 against Kentucky (Dana Evans, Kylee Shook).
The Cardinals finish the regular season 14-2 at home this season.
- It is the eighth time since the KFC Yum! Center opened that the Cardinals had 14 or more wins at home in a single season.
Louisville is 138-29 (.826) 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 seven more conference wins than the second-best team during that span.
- They are the only team with 10 or more conference wins in each of the last 10 seasons.
The Cardinals are 101-7 in their last 108 games when they have scored 70 points or more, dating back to the 2018-19 season. UofL is 330-30 when surpassing the 70-point plateau under Walz.

Player Notes:

Nyla Harris tallied 11 points on 5-for-8 shooting and a career-best 15 rebounds against the Seminoles.
- It was her sixth double-double of the season, a mark that leads the team.
- The 15 rebounds were the most by a Louisville player in a single game this season.
- It is the first time a Louisville player has had 15 or more rebounds in a game since Chrislyn Carr had 17 against DePaul on Dec. 21, 2022.
- It was the sixth time she has had 10 or more rebounds in a game this season and ninth time she has led the team in rebounds in a game.
- It was her 15th double-figure scoring game this season.
Olivia Cochran led the team with 16 points and hauled in 11 rebounds and added a block in the win.
- It was the fourth double-double of the season, second-most on the team this year.
- It is the sixth time this season she has had 10 or more rebounds in a game.
- It is the 19th game she has scored 10 points or more.
Sydney Taylor tied for the team lead with 16 points, knocked down three three-pointers with four rebounds, an assist and a steal.
- It is the sixth time this season she has led the team in scoring.
- It is the third-straight game and seventh time this season she has hit three or more three-pointers in a game.
Kiki Jefferson scored in double figures with 12 points and had seven rebounds and two assists.
- She leads the team with 23 double-digit scoring games on the season.
Nina Rickards tallied eight points, seven rebounds and had two assists in the win.
- It is the 23rd time this season she has had two or more assists in a game.
- It is the 20th game she has scored six points or more.

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Louisville Women's Basketball Postgame Notes vs. Florida State

Players Mentioned

Chrislyn Carr

Olivia Cochran

Nyla Harris

Kiki Jefferson

Nina Rickards

Sydney Taylor

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