Cardinals Begin Homestand with No. 13 Georgia Tech

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Louisville women's basketball team (11-5, 4-1 ACC) has spent most of the past four weeks on the road but it returns home to begin a two-game homestand this weekend. The Cardinals welcome No. 13 Georgia Tech (15-1, 3-1 ACC) to the KFC Yum! Center for a Sunday afternoon matchup. The Cardinals and Yellow Jackets will square off at 4 p.m. ET and it will be broadcast on the ACC Network.

The Cardinals return to the KFC Yum! Center riding a five-game winning streak and four of those five wins came on the road. The streak began right before Christmas with the win at Memphis and after the break, the Cardinals won four-straight ACC games at Boston College, home against Miami and then at Wake Forest and Pitt.

Louisville has played 10 of its 16 games away from home this season and are 6-1 in true road games. The six road wins are the most of any team in the ACC this season. The Cardinals six home games leading up to this weekend are the fewest of any ACC team up to this point in the season. Since the start of the 2017-18 season, Louisville is 75-18 (.806) in true road games. The wins rank third nationally and the winning percentage is fifth in the NCAA over that time.

In the most recent win over Pitt, Louisville outscored the Panthers 44-28 in the second half to pick up its fifth-straight win. Tajianna Roberts led the way in scoring with 17 points and set a season-high with five made three-pointers. The five three pointers is tied for the most made by a Louisville player this season. Roberts leads the team in scoring with 12.8 points per game and has a team-high 13 games with double-digit points.

Jayda Curry scored in double figures for the fifth-straight game with 10 points and was 2-for-2 from the free throw line. Curry is 32-34 (94.1 percent) from the free throw line this season, a mark that leads the ACC and ranks 10th nationally. Curry is second on the team in scoring with 11.3 points per game and has scored in double figures in nine of her 12 games.

PROMOTIONS

Kids Day - Enjoy entertainment all game long as kids participate in activities throughout the game including a special performance at halftime from the Spirit Day participants! Get pregame shots up at the inflatable basketball hoop in the Rabbit Hole Lounge at Section 111.
Louisville Baseball Autographs - Get an autographed poster from members of the Louisville Baseball team during pregame in Section 101.
Concessions Special - Visit the Haute Dog stand at Section 110 for a $12 kids meal deal that includes a hot dog, bag of chips, and a 16 oz fountain soda or bottled water.
The team will be available for post game autographs. Only team provided print materials will be signed.

Date: Sunday, January 12
Time: 4 p.m. ET
Site: Louisville, Ky. | KFC Yum! Center (22,090)
TV: ACC Network (Angel Gray, play-by-play; Helen Williams, analyst)
Radio: 93.9-FM The Ville (Nick Curran, play-by-play; Cortnee Walton, analyst)
Series History: Louisville leads 11-0 (6-0 home, 4-0 away, 1-0 neutral)
Last Meeting: W, 80-62 (Feb. 22, 2024 at Atlanta, Ga.)

ABOUT THE YELLOW JACKETS
Georgia Tech comes into Sunday's matchup with a 15-1 overall record and are 3-1 in ACC play this season. The Yellow Jackets are ranked 13th in both the Associated Press and USA Today Coaches polls. Georgia Tech won their first 15 games of the season before it picked up its first loss of the season this past Thursday at home against Virginia Tech (94-105, 2OT). Georgia Tech has ACC wins over Syracuse (85-68), Pitt (100-61) and #14 North Carolina (82-76) this season and has wins over #21 Oregon (74-58) and #23 Nebraska (72-61). Georgia Tech ranks in the Top 25 nationally in a number of categories including Bench Points Per Game (3rd, 36.3), Assist/Turnover Ratio (8th, 1.5), Scoring Offense (13th, 83.8), Turnovers Per Game (16th, 12.5), Three Point Attempts Per Game (17th, 27.0), Three Pointers Made Per Game (17th, 9.2), Rebound Margin (19th, +9.7) and Rebounds Per Game (23rd, 42.8). Ariadna Termis ranks sixth in the country with a 3.4 assist/turnover ratio while Tonie Morgan is 23rd nationally with a 2.6 assist/turnover ratio. Morgan is 25th in the nation with 83 assists on the season. Freshman Dani Carnegie is 13th nationally with 45 three-pointers made this season.

Series History - The Cardinals and Yellow Jackets will meet for the 12th time in program history as all the matchups have come as members of the ACC conference. The Cardinals are 11-0 all-time against the Yellow Jackets and are 6-0 against the Yellow Jackets in games played in Louisville.

Last Meeting (Feb. 22, 2024) - The No. 20 Louisville women's basketball team (22-6, 11-4 ACC) bounced back with a 80-62 win over Georgia Tech (15-13, 6-10 ACC) Thursday night at McCamish Pavilion. Louisville was lights out behind the arc in the win as they hit a season-high 12 three-pointers as they picked up their seventh road win of the season. With the win, Louisville improved to 11-0 all-time against Georgia Tech and 6-0 after a loss this season. Sydney Taylor had her best game in a Louisville uniform in the win over the Yellow Jackets. She scored a team-best 31 points on 10-for-16 shooting and was 7-for-12 from behind the arc. The 31 points were the most by a Louisville player this season and the seven three-pointers were the most by a Louisville player this season. It is the most threes made by a Louisville player since Dana Evans hit seven against Boston College on Jan. 16, 2020. Taylor also added four rebounds, four assists and tied a career high with four steals. Olivia Cochran led the team with 12 rebounds on the night as was just short of a double double with eight points. Jayda Curry tied a season high with three made three-pointers and she was in double figures with 13 points.

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Players Mentioned

Olivia Cochran

Jayda Curry

Tajianna Roberts

Sydney Taylor

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