Sunday, January 26
Charlottesville, VA
2 PM
University of Louisville
at
Virginia
Photo by: Lillian Camp | Louisville Athletics
Cards Continue Road Trip at Virginia
January 25, 2025 | Women's Basketball
The Cards are back on the road after their first bye date of the season
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Louisville women's basketball team is back in action this weekend following their first bye date of this season this past Thursday. The Cards will pick up in the middle of their current three-game road trip as they head back to the Commonwealth of Virginia to take on the Cavaliers. The Cardinals and Cavaliers will square off at 2 p.m. and the game will be broadcast on The CW.
Louisville is 6-2 in road games this season and have played 11 games away from home this year. The six road wins are second in the ACC this year and the eight road games also are second in the league.
Heading into the weekend, the Cards have the 17th toughest schedule in the nation and are ranked No. 40 in the NET rankings. The Cards are third in the ACC for the toughest schedule. Of the 16 teams ranked ahead of them, only one team (Duke, 5-4) has played more road games than the Cardinals at this point in the season.
In conference play this season, the Cardinals have had balanced scoring from their starting five. Four of the five starters have averaged 10 points or more in ACC play, led by Tajianna Roberts as she has averaged a team-best 13.0 points per game. Jayda Curry (11.8), Nyla Harris (10.6) and Olivia Cochran (10.1) rounded out the group of starters averaging 10 points or more.
Ja'Leah Williams is not far behind, as she averages 9.1 points per game in ACC play. Williams has also averaged 6.0 rebounds and 3.6 assists per game against ACC opponents. Williams has scored in double figures in each of her last four games, including a season-best 13 points against #13 Georgia Tech. Williams tallied her first career double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds against Syracuse.
Date: Sunday, January 26
Time: 2 p.m. ET
Site: Charlottesville, Va. | John Paul Jones Arena (14,593)
TV: CW (Tom Werme, play-by-play; Kelley Deyo, analyst)
Radio: 93.9-FM The Ville (Nick Curran, play-by-play; Cortnee Walton, analyst)
Series History: Louisville leads 12-3 (7-1 home, 5-2 away)
Series History w/Walz: Louisville leads 12-2 (7-1 home, 5-1 away)
Last Meeting: L, 68-73 (Feb. 25, 2024 at KFC Yum! Center)
ABOUT THE CAVALIERS
Virginia comes into Sunday's matchup with an 11-9 overall record and are 3-5 in ACC play this season. They have conference wins over Wake Forest (69-46), Clemson (67-60), Virginia Tech (73-65) and have fallen to Boston College (57-72), #3 Notre Dame (54-95), #14 Duke (55-60), #21 NC State (68-73) and #18 Georgia Tech (62-75). Virginia is one of the top shot blocking teams in the country as they rank third in the ACC and 10th nationally with 5.6 blocks per game. The Cavaliers are also strong in three-point percentage defense and rebounds per game. Virginia ranks 41st nationally and fifth in the ACC with 40.7 rebounds per game. They are third in ACC and 44th nationally with a 27.1 three-point percentage defense. Kymora Johnson rarely leaves the floor as she leads the ACC and ranks 25th nationally with 35.8 minutes played per game. She ranks fourth in the league and 24th nationally with 366 points on the season.
Series History - This will be the 16th meeting all time between the two schools. Louisville leads the all-time series 12-3 and are 12-2 against the Cavaliers during Jeff Walz's tenure. The Cardinals have won 11 of the last 12 matchups against the Cavaliers and are 5-2 all-time in meetings played in Charlottesville. The Cards are 5-1 in games played at Virginia under Walz.
Last Meeting (Feb. 25, 2024) - The No. 20 Louisville women's basketball team (22-7, 11-5 ACC) fell to the Virginia Cavaliers (14-13, 6-10 ACC) this afternoon, 73-68. Nyla Harris recorded a team-high 17 points while adding nine rebounds today. Sydney Taylor followed with 15 points on 3-for-8 shooting beyond the arc and Kiki Jefferson had a double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds. The Cardinals started off the game lacking momentum, unable to pull down some critical defensive rebounds in the first half. Virginia had five steals and out-rebounded the Cards 24-14 in the first 20 minutes of action. Louisville was down 32-26 at the half. However, Louisville came out for the third quarter ready to battle. The Cards went on a 24-8 run to secure an eight-point lead with two minutes remaining in the third frame. Taylor contributed with two triples, swinging the momentum back in the Cards' direction. Louisville began the fourth quarter with a 54-47 advantage. The Cavaliers responded quickly, however, and tied the game at 61 with under five minutes to go in regulation. A 20-5 Virginia run spanning 7:23 put the game away for good and the Cavaliers won by a five-point margin.
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.
Louisville is 6-2 in road games this season and have played 11 games away from home this year. The six road wins are second in the ACC this year and the eight road games also are second in the league.
Heading into the weekend, the Cards have the 17th toughest schedule in the nation and are ranked No. 40 in the NET rankings. The Cards are third in the ACC for the toughest schedule. Of the 16 teams ranked ahead of them, only one team (Duke, 5-4) has played more road games than the Cardinals at this point in the season.
In conference play this season, the Cardinals have had balanced scoring from their starting five. Four of the five starters have averaged 10 points or more in ACC play, led by Tajianna Roberts as she has averaged a team-best 13.0 points per game. Jayda Curry (11.8), Nyla Harris (10.6) and Olivia Cochran (10.1) rounded out the group of starters averaging 10 points or more.
Ja'Leah Williams is not far behind, as she averages 9.1 points per game in ACC play. Williams has also averaged 6.0 rebounds and 3.6 assists per game against ACC opponents. Williams has scored in double figures in each of her last four games, including a season-best 13 points against #13 Georgia Tech. Williams tallied her first career double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds against Syracuse.
Date: Sunday, January 26
Time: 2 p.m. ET
Site: Charlottesville, Va. | John Paul Jones Arena (14,593)
TV: CW (Tom Werme, play-by-play; Kelley Deyo, analyst)
Radio: 93.9-FM The Ville (Nick Curran, play-by-play; Cortnee Walton, analyst)
Series History: Louisville leads 12-3 (7-1 home, 5-2 away)
Series History w/Walz: Louisville leads 12-2 (7-1 home, 5-1 away)
Last Meeting: L, 68-73 (Feb. 25, 2024 at KFC Yum! Center)
ABOUT THE CAVALIERS
Virginia comes into Sunday's matchup with an 11-9 overall record and are 3-5 in ACC play this season. They have conference wins over Wake Forest (69-46), Clemson (67-60), Virginia Tech (73-65) and have fallen to Boston College (57-72), #3 Notre Dame (54-95), #14 Duke (55-60), #21 NC State (68-73) and #18 Georgia Tech (62-75). Virginia is one of the top shot blocking teams in the country as they rank third in the ACC and 10th nationally with 5.6 blocks per game. The Cavaliers are also strong in three-point percentage defense and rebounds per game. Virginia ranks 41st nationally and fifth in the ACC with 40.7 rebounds per game. They are third in ACC and 44th nationally with a 27.1 three-point percentage defense. Kymora Johnson rarely leaves the floor as she leads the ACC and ranks 25th nationally with 35.8 minutes played per game. She ranks fourth in the league and 24th nationally with 366 points on the season.
Series History - This will be the 16th meeting all time between the two schools. Louisville leads the all-time series 12-3 and are 12-2 against the Cavaliers during Jeff Walz's tenure. The Cardinals have won 11 of the last 12 matchups against the Cavaliers and are 5-2 all-time in meetings played in Charlottesville. The Cards are 5-1 in games played at Virginia under Walz.
Last Meeting (Feb. 25, 2024) - The No. 20 Louisville women's basketball team (22-7, 11-5 ACC) fell to the Virginia Cavaliers (14-13, 6-10 ACC) this afternoon, 73-68. Nyla Harris recorded a team-high 17 points while adding nine rebounds today. Sydney Taylor followed with 15 points on 3-for-8 shooting beyond the arc and Kiki Jefferson had a double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds. The Cardinals started off the game lacking momentum, unable to pull down some critical defensive rebounds in the first half. Virginia had five steals and out-rebounded the Cards 24-14 in the first 20 minutes of action. Louisville was down 32-26 at the half. However, Louisville came out for the third quarter ready to battle. The Cards went on a 24-8 run to secure an eight-point lead with two minutes remaining in the third frame. Taylor contributed with two triples, swinging the momentum back in the Cards' direction. Louisville began the fourth quarter with a 54-47 advantage. The Cavaliers responded quickly, however, and tied the game at 61 with under five minutes to go in regulation. A 20-5 Virginia run spanning 7:23 put the game away for good and the Cavaliers won by a five-point margin.
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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