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No. 16/12 Cardinals Set for Road Clash with No. 5 NC State
February 04, 2024 | Women's Basketball
This fifth-ranked Wolfpack are the second of four-straight ranked opponents the Cardinals will face
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The No. 16/12 Louisville women's basketball team (19-3, 8-1 ACC) is hitting the road and a Top-5 road clash is on deck as they head down to Raleigh, North Carolina. The Cardinals are set to face off with the No. 5 NC State Wolfpack (19-2, 7-2 ACC) on Monday from Reynolds Coliseum. The Cardinals and Wolfpack are set to face off at 7 p.m. ET and the game will be aired nationally on ESPN2.
The fifth-ranked Wolfpack are the highest ranked team the Cardinals have faced so far this season. They are the second of four-straight ranked opponents they will face over the next few weeks. Monday's game against the Wolfpack will begin a stretch of three-ranked opponents over the next six days with No. 14 Notre Dame on Thursday and a rematch with No. 21 Syracuse the following Sunday. So far this season, the Cardinals are 5-2 against teams that are currently or previously ranked in the Top-25.
The Cardinals are coming off an 81-69 win over No. 21 Syracuse this past Thursday to kick off this ranked-opponent stretch. Nyla Harris had another strong game against the Orange with a career high 14 rebounds and tied a career high with 18 points. She set the career high in points against the Orange last season. The 14 rebounds were the most by a Louisville player in a game this season. It was Harris' third double-double of the season, which leads the team.
Kiki Jefferson had a team-best 21 points on 6-for-12 shooting and was 9-for-11 from the free throw line. It was the fourth-time she has scored 20 points or more in a game this season, which leads the team. She has scored 20 or more points in two of her last three games after scoring a season-high 27 against Boston College on January 25.
In the win over the Orange, the Cardinals shot 28-for-56 (50 percent) from the field. It was the sixth time the Cardinals have shot 50 percent or better from the field against ACC opponents in their nine games this season and they are 6-0 in those games. In conference games, Louisville leads the league with a 50.3 shooting percent from the field. The second-best team in the league (Virginia Tech) is shooting just 46.4 percent from the field in conference games this season.
Date: Monday, February 5
Time: 7 p.m. ET
Site: Raleigh, N.C. | Reynolds Coliseum (5,500)
TV: ESPN2 (Pam Ward, play-by-play; Debbie Antonelli, analyst)
Radio: 93.9-FM The Ville (Nick Curran, play-by-play; Cortnee Walton, analyst)
Series History: Louisville leads 8-7 (2-3 home, 3-2 away, 3-2 neutral)
Series History w/Walz: Louisville leads 8-5 (2-3 home, 3-1 away, 3-1 neutral)
Last Meeting: L, 51-63 (Jan. 22, 2023 at KFC Yum! Center)
ABOUT THE WOLFPACK
NC State comes into Monday's matchup with a 19-2 record and are 7-2 in conference play. The Wolfpack are currently ranked No. 5 in both the AP and Coaches poll and they will be the highest ranked opponent the Cardinals have faced so far this season. NC State is currently in a stretch of ranked opponents as well as the Cardinals will be the second of three-straight ranked teams they will face. The Wolfpack are the second of four-straight ranked opponents the Cardinals will face. NC State is currently on a four-game winning streak and is coming off a 63-59 home win over #24 North Carolina this past Thursday. NC State is one of the best teams in the country in field goal percentage defense as they hold opponents to .347 percent shooting per game. That mark leads the ACC and ranks ninth nationally. Louisville is one of the better shooting teams in the country as the Cardinals shoot .469 percent from the floor each game. That ranks 18th nationally and second in the ACC. The Wolfpack are another strong rebounding team as they rank second nationally with 32.5 defensive rebounds per game and rank 10th nationally with 44.7 rebounds per game.
Series History - This will be the 16th meeting between the two schools and many of their previous matchups have been close games. The Cardinals lead the all-time series 8-7 but the Wolfpack have won the last four matchups. Of the 15 previous matchups, 11 of them have been decided by 10 points or less. Since Jeff Walz took over the helm at Louisville, the Cardinals are 8-5 against the Wolfpack. In games played in Raleigh, the Cardinals lead the series 3-2 and are 3-1 in road games under Walz's tenure.
Last Meeting (Jan. 22, 2023) - Due to a poor shooting performance, the RV/RV Louisville women's basketball team fell 63-51 to No. 20/18 NC State this afternoon. The Cardinals are now 15-7 (6-3 ACC) while the Wolfpack move to 15-5 (5-4 ACC). Chrislyn Carr led the Cardinals with 16 points, shooting 4-for-7 from beyond the arc. This marks her fifth straight game with two or more threes and the seventh time this season she has hit four or more threes in a game. The Cardinals shot 41.2 percent from the field and 57.1 percent from the three-point line in the first half to put them up 33-31 going into the locker room. However, an uncharacteristic second half saw 18.8 percent shooting from the field and zero three-point shots from either team.
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The fifth-ranked Wolfpack are the highest ranked team the Cardinals have faced so far this season. They are the second of four-straight ranked opponents they will face over the next few weeks. Monday's game against the Wolfpack will begin a stretch of three-ranked opponents over the next six days with No. 14 Notre Dame on Thursday and a rematch with No. 21 Syracuse the following Sunday. So far this season, the Cardinals are 5-2 against teams that are currently or previously ranked in the Top-25.
The Cardinals are coming off an 81-69 win over No. 21 Syracuse this past Thursday to kick off this ranked-opponent stretch. Nyla Harris had another strong game against the Orange with a career high 14 rebounds and tied a career high with 18 points. She set the career high in points against the Orange last season. The 14 rebounds were the most by a Louisville player in a game this season. It was Harris' third double-double of the season, which leads the team.
Kiki Jefferson had a team-best 21 points on 6-for-12 shooting and was 9-for-11 from the free throw line. It was the fourth-time she has scored 20 points or more in a game this season, which leads the team. She has scored 20 or more points in two of her last three games after scoring a season-high 27 against Boston College on January 25.
In the win over the Orange, the Cardinals shot 28-for-56 (50 percent) from the field. It was the sixth time the Cardinals have shot 50 percent or better from the field against ACC opponents in their nine games this season and they are 6-0 in those games. In conference games, Louisville leads the league with a 50.3 shooting percent from the field. The second-best team in the league (Virginia Tech) is shooting just 46.4 percent from the field in conference games this season.
Date: Monday, February 5
Time: 7 p.m. ET
Site: Raleigh, N.C. | Reynolds Coliseum (5,500)
TV: ESPN2 (Pam Ward, play-by-play; Debbie Antonelli, analyst)
Radio: 93.9-FM The Ville (Nick Curran, play-by-play; Cortnee Walton, analyst)
Series History: Louisville leads 8-7 (2-3 home, 3-2 away, 3-2 neutral)
Series History w/Walz: Louisville leads 8-5 (2-3 home, 3-1 away, 3-1 neutral)
Last Meeting: L, 51-63 (Jan. 22, 2023 at KFC Yum! Center)
ABOUT THE WOLFPACK
NC State comes into Monday's matchup with a 19-2 record and are 7-2 in conference play. The Wolfpack are currently ranked No. 5 in both the AP and Coaches poll and they will be the highest ranked opponent the Cardinals have faced so far this season. NC State is currently in a stretch of ranked opponents as well as the Cardinals will be the second of three-straight ranked teams they will face. The Wolfpack are the second of four-straight ranked opponents the Cardinals will face. NC State is currently on a four-game winning streak and is coming off a 63-59 home win over #24 North Carolina this past Thursday. NC State is one of the best teams in the country in field goal percentage defense as they hold opponents to .347 percent shooting per game. That mark leads the ACC and ranks ninth nationally. Louisville is one of the better shooting teams in the country as the Cardinals shoot .469 percent from the floor each game. That ranks 18th nationally and second in the ACC. The Wolfpack are another strong rebounding team as they rank second nationally with 32.5 defensive rebounds per game and rank 10th nationally with 44.7 rebounds per game.
Series History - This will be the 16th meeting between the two schools and many of their previous matchups have been close games. The Cardinals lead the all-time series 8-7 but the Wolfpack have won the last four matchups. Of the 15 previous matchups, 11 of them have been decided by 10 points or less. Since Jeff Walz took over the helm at Louisville, the Cardinals are 8-5 against the Wolfpack. In games played in Raleigh, the Cardinals lead the series 3-2 and are 3-1 in road games under Walz's tenure.
Last Meeting (Jan. 22, 2023) - Due to a poor shooting performance, the RV/RV Louisville women's basketball team fell 63-51 to No. 20/18 NC State this afternoon. The Cardinals are now 15-7 (6-3 ACC) while the Wolfpack move to 15-5 (5-4 ACC). Chrislyn Carr led the Cardinals with 16 points, shooting 4-for-7 from beyond the arc. This marks her fifth straight game with two or more threes and the seventh time this season she has hit four or more threes in a game. The Cardinals shot 41.2 percent from the field and 57.1 percent from the three-point line in the first half to put them up 33-31 going into the locker room. However, an uncharacteristic second half saw 18.8 percent shooting from the field and zero three-point shots from either team.
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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