Thursday, January 9
Pittsburgh, PA
6 PM
University of Louisville
at
Pitt
Cardinals Close Road Trip Against Pitt
January 08, 2025 | Women's Basketball
Louisville is riding a four-game winning streak into Thursday’s game
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Louisville women's basketball team (10-5, 3-1 ACC) is closing out its two-game road trip this week with a midweek matchup. The Cardinals are in the Steel City as they are set to take on the Pitt Panthers (8-8, 03 ACC) Thursday night. The Cards and Panthers are set to square off at 6 p.m. ET on Thursday and the game will be streamed on the ACC Network Extra.
The Cardinals have been used to being away from home this season as Thursday's game against the Panthers will be the seventh road game of their 16 games this year. Louisville is 5-1 in true road games this season and have won each of their last three games on the road. They have road wins over UT Martin (Nov. 12) and Colorado (Nov. 30) in the non-conference portion of their schedule and have conference road wins over Boston College (Dec. 29) and Wake Forest (Jan. 5). The five road wins is tied for the most in the ACC so far this season.
In the most recent win at Wake Forest on Sunday, the Cardinals prevailed in overtime thanks to a balanced scoring effort. Five players scored in double figures, led by a season-high 18 points on 8-for-10 shooting from Nyla Harris. Tajianna Roberts (17 points) scored in double figures for the team-leading 12th time this season and Olivia Cochran (13 points) tied a career high after shooting 9-for-9 from the free throw line. Izela Arenas (10 points) scored all her 10 points in the second quarter on 4-for-5 shooting and Jayda Curry (11 points) scored seven of her 11 in the overtime period.
Louisville was active on defense as it forced a season-high 28 turnovers against the Demon Deacons. It was the ninth time this season the Cardinals have forced 20 or more turnovers in a game this season. Louisville leads the ACC and ranks 35th nationally with 21.3 turnovers forced per game this season. The Cardinals tallied 11 steals against Wake Forest, the sixth-straight game they have had 10 or more steals.
Date: Thursday, January 9
Time: 6 p.m. ET
Site: Pittsburgh, Pa. | Petersen Events Center (12,508)
TV: ACC Network Extra (Jason Earle, play-by-play; Brianne O'Rourke Kelly, analyst)
Radio: 93.9-FM The Ville (Nick Curran, play-by-play; Cortnee Walton, analyst)
Series History: Louisville leads 27-2 (13-0 home, 12-2 away, 2-0 neutral)
Last Meeting: W, 77-58 (Jan. 28, 2024 at KFC Yum! Center)
ABOUT THE PANTHERS
Pitt comes into Thursday's matchup with an 8-8 overall record and are 0-3 in ACC play. Their ACC losses have come on the road against #13 Georgia Tech (61-100), #14 Duke (31-69) and at home to Miami (56-62). The Panthers have had a lot of success at home this season as they are 6-2 at the Petersen Events Center. Pitt has one of the better all-around players in the league in graduate transfer Khadija Faye. Faye leads the Panthers in points, rebounds and blocks this season. She leads the ACC and ranks fifth nationally with 4.9 offensive rebounds per game. Her 9.7 rebounds per game is fourth in the ACC and 34th nationally. She is third in the league and 11th nationally with 2.4 blocks per game. She is eighth in the ACC with 17.4 points per game.
Series History - This will be the 30th meeting all-time between the two schools as the series dates back to the 2005-06 season, when the teams were in the BIG EAST Conference. Louisville leads the all-time series 27-2 and have won the last 23 matchups against the Panthers. Since Louisville joined the ACC in 2014-15, the Cardinals are 19-0 against Pitt in their conference matchups. The Cardinals are 12-2 all-time in matchups that take place in Pittsburgh.
Last Meeting (Jan. 28, 2024) - The No. 18/16 Louisville Cardinals (18-3, 7-1 ACC) continue their undefeated home streak with a 77-58 win over Pittsburgh (7-14, 1-7 ACC) this afternoon. The Cards are now 11-0 at home this season and improve to 56-0 all-time at home against unranked ACC opponents. All 11 players scored for the Cards in the win, the third time that has happened this season. Jayda Curry paved the way for the Cards with a team-high 15 points on 6-for-9 shooting from the field and 3-for-4 from beyond the arc. The junior has performed well in the month of January, scoring in double figures in four of her last five games. Kiki Jefferson also added double digits with 12 points. Jefferson pulled down five rebounds, had three assists, and two steals.
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The Cardinals have been used to being away from home this season as Thursday's game against the Panthers will be the seventh road game of their 16 games this year. Louisville is 5-1 in true road games this season and have won each of their last three games on the road. They have road wins over UT Martin (Nov. 12) and Colorado (Nov. 30) in the non-conference portion of their schedule and have conference road wins over Boston College (Dec. 29) and Wake Forest (Jan. 5). The five road wins is tied for the most in the ACC so far this season.
In the most recent win at Wake Forest on Sunday, the Cardinals prevailed in overtime thanks to a balanced scoring effort. Five players scored in double figures, led by a season-high 18 points on 8-for-10 shooting from Nyla Harris. Tajianna Roberts (17 points) scored in double figures for the team-leading 12th time this season and Olivia Cochran (13 points) tied a career high after shooting 9-for-9 from the free throw line. Izela Arenas (10 points) scored all her 10 points in the second quarter on 4-for-5 shooting and Jayda Curry (11 points) scored seven of her 11 in the overtime period.
Louisville was active on defense as it forced a season-high 28 turnovers against the Demon Deacons. It was the ninth time this season the Cardinals have forced 20 or more turnovers in a game this season. Louisville leads the ACC and ranks 35th nationally with 21.3 turnovers forced per game this season. The Cardinals tallied 11 steals against Wake Forest, the sixth-straight game they have had 10 or more steals.
Date: Thursday, January 9
Time: 6 p.m. ET
Site: Pittsburgh, Pa. | Petersen Events Center (12,508)
TV: ACC Network Extra (Jason Earle, play-by-play; Brianne O'Rourke Kelly, analyst)
Radio: 93.9-FM The Ville (Nick Curran, play-by-play; Cortnee Walton, analyst)
Series History: Louisville leads 27-2 (13-0 home, 12-2 away, 2-0 neutral)
Last Meeting: W, 77-58 (Jan. 28, 2024 at KFC Yum! Center)
ABOUT THE PANTHERS
Pitt comes into Thursday's matchup with an 8-8 overall record and are 0-3 in ACC play. Their ACC losses have come on the road against #13 Georgia Tech (61-100), #14 Duke (31-69) and at home to Miami (56-62). The Panthers have had a lot of success at home this season as they are 6-2 at the Petersen Events Center. Pitt has one of the better all-around players in the league in graduate transfer Khadija Faye. Faye leads the Panthers in points, rebounds and blocks this season. She leads the ACC and ranks fifth nationally with 4.9 offensive rebounds per game. Her 9.7 rebounds per game is fourth in the ACC and 34th nationally. She is third in the league and 11th nationally with 2.4 blocks per game. She is eighth in the ACC with 17.4 points per game.
Series History - This will be the 30th meeting all-time between the two schools as the series dates back to the 2005-06 season, when the teams were in the BIG EAST Conference. Louisville leads the all-time series 27-2 and have won the last 23 matchups against the Panthers. Since Louisville joined the ACC in 2014-15, the Cardinals are 19-0 against Pitt in their conference matchups. The Cardinals are 12-2 all-time in matchups that take place in Pittsburgh.
Last Meeting (Jan. 28, 2024) - The No. 18/16 Louisville Cardinals (18-3, 7-1 ACC) continue their undefeated home streak with a 77-58 win over Pittsburgh (7-14, 1-7 ACC) this afternoon. The Cards are now 11-0 at home this season and improve to 56-0 all-time at home against unranked ACC opponents. All 11 players scored for the Cards in the win, the third time that has happened this season. Jayda Curry paved the way for the Cards with a team-high 15 points on 6-for-9 shooting from the field and 3-for-4 from beyond the arc. The junior has performed well in the month of January, scoring in double figures in four of her last five games. Kiki Jefferson also added double digits with 12 points. Jefferson pulled down five rebounds, had three assists, and two steals.
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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