Wednesday, December 10
LOUISVILLE, KY
9 PM
University of Louisville
vs
Ball State
Photo by: Taris Smith | Louisville Athletics
No. 22/20 Louisville Concludes Homestand with Ball State
December 09, 2025 | Women's Basketball
Cards are 6-2 at home this season
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The No. 22/20 Louisville women's basketball team (8-3, 1-0 ACC) is closing out its current homestand Wednesday night, December 10, against Ball State (8-2) at the KFC Yum! Center. The Cardinals and the Cardinals are set to square off at 9 p.m. ET and it will be broadcast nationally on the ACC Network.
The Cards are closing out a stretch of 7 of 8 home games and all eight of their games have been played in the city of Louisville. Wednesday's game will be the ninth home game of the season for Louisville and they are a perfect 6-0 at home against unranked opponents.
The Cards offense and defense has been clicking in their home games this year. Louisville is averaging 85.4 points per game and holding opponents to just 55.9 points per game at home. The Cards have scored 90+ points in four of their eight home games and eclipsed the century mark against Bellarmine. Defensively, they have held opponents below 50 points in four games and held two opponents to under 40 points.
Tajianna Roberts has been the catalyst on offense for the Cards as she leads the team with 14.1 points per game. She has scored in double figures a team-best nine times this season and three 20-plus point outings on the year. Two of the three 20-point outings have been against Top-20 opponents. She scored 15 points on 6-for-10 shooting in just 13 minutes of action in the most recent win over New Hampshire on Sunday.
Louisville has gotten strong contributions from its bench this season. They average 34.8 points per game off the bench, a mark that leads the ACC and ranks eighth nationally. In Sunday's win over New Hampshire, the bench (47) outscored the Wildcats (43) on their own. It is the third time this season the Louisville bench has outscored their opponent in the game.
PROMOTIONS
Clue Night | Basketball meets game night. Get ready for a night full of adventures with the Cards!
Date: Wednesday, December 10
Time: 9 p.m. ET
Site: Louisville, Ky. | KFC Yum! Center (22,090)
TV: ACCN (Kylen Mills, play-by-play; Angela Taylor, analyst)
Radio: 93.9-FM The Ville (Nick Curran, play-by-play; Cortnee Walton, analyst)
Series History: Louisville leads 6-1 (3-0 home, 3-1 away)
Last Meeting: W, 69-56 (Nov. 23, 2014 at KFC Yum! Center)
ABOUT THE CARDINALS
Ball State comes into Wednesday's matchup with an 8-2 record on the season but are coming off an 87-65 road loss to Davidson this past Sunday. Ball State has played two common opponents of the Cardinals this year and have wins over Northern Kentucky (95-64) and Pitt (55-41). Ball State also has wins over Memphis (83-59) and Cincinnati (83-63) during their non-conference schedule. Ball State was picked to finish fourth in the MAC Preseason Coaches poll prior to the season. They are coming off a 2024-25 campaign where they won the MAC Regular Season and Tournament Championship.
Series History - This will be the eighth all-time meeting between the two schools and Louisville holds the all-time series advantage 6-1. Louisville is 3-0 all-time in games played at home and this will be the first time the two teams have met since November 23, 2014. The series began in the 2001-02 season and Louisville has won each of the last six matchups with Ball State.
Last Meeting (Nov. 23, 2014) - The University of Louisville women's basketball team used a second-half surge and pulled away from Ball State to post a 69-56 win and record its fourth-consecutive victory of the season on Sunday afternoon in the KFC Yum! Center. Mariya Moore had a game-high 22 points, leading the Cardinals in scoring for the third time. She added five rebounds, five assists, and one steal, and connected on 6-of-9 3-point attempts. Myisha Hines-Allen, Louisville's only other double-figure scorer, produced 14 points and two rebounds in 15 minutes of action.
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.
The Cards are closing out a stretch of 7 of 8 home games and all eight of their games have been played in the city of Louisville. Wednesday's game will be the ninth home game of the season for Louisville and they are a perfect 6-0 at home against unranked opponents.
The Cards offense and defense has been clicking in their home games this year. Louisville is averaging 85.4 points per game and holding opponents to just 55.9 points per game at home. The Cards have scored 90+ points in four of their eight home games and eclipsed the century mark against Bellarmine. Defensively, they have held opponents below 50 points in four games and held two opponents to under 40 points.
Tajianna Roberts has been the catalyst on offense for the Cards as she leads the team with 14.1 points per game. She has scored in double figures a team-best nine times this season and three 20-plus point outings on the year. Two of the three 20-point outings have been against Top-20 opponents. She scored 15 points on 6-for-10 shooting in just 13 minutes of action in the most recent win over New Hampshire on Sunday.
Louisville has gotten strong contributions from its bench this season. They average 34.8 points per game off the bench, a mark that leads the ACC and ranks eighth nationally. In Sunday's win over New Hampshire, the bench (47) outscored the Wildcats (43) on their own. It is the third time this season the Louisville bench has outscored their opponent in the game.
PROMOTIONS
Clue Night | Basketball meets game night. Get ready for a night full of adventures with the Cards!
Date: Wednesday, December 10
Time: 9 p.m. ET
Site: Louisville, Ky. | KFC Yum! Center (22,090)
TV: ACCN (Kylen Mills, play-by-play; Angela Taylor, analyst)
Radio: 93.9-FM The Ville (Nick Curran, play-by-play; Cortnee Walton, analyst)
Series History: Louisville leads 6-1 (3-0 home, 3-1 away)
Last Meeting: W, 69-56 (Nov. 23, 2014 at KFC Yum! Center)
ABOUT THE CARDINALS
Ball State comes into Wednesday's matchup with an 8-2 record on the season but are coming off an 87-65 road loss to Davidson this past Sunday. Ball State has played two common opponents of the Cardinals this year and have wins over Northern Kentucky (95-64) and Pitt (55-41). Ball State also has wins over Memphis (83-59) and Cincinnati (83-63) during their non-conference schedule. Ball State was picked to finish fourth in the MAC Preseason Coaches poll prior to the season. They are coming off a 2024-25 campaign where they won the MAC Regular Season and Tournament Championship.
Series History - This will be the eighth all-time meeting between the two schools and Louisville holds the all-time series advantage 6-1. Louisville is 3-0 all-time in games played at home and this will be the first time the two teams have met since November 23, 2014. The series began in the 2001-02 season and Louisville has won each of the last six matchups with Ball State.
Last Meeting (Nov. 23, 2014) - The University of Louisville women's basketball team used a second-half surge and pulled away from Ball State to post a 69-56 win and record its fourth-consecutive victory of the season on Sunday afternoon in the KFC Yum! Center. Mariya Moore had a game-high 22 points, leading the Cardinals in scoring for the third time. She added five rebounds, five assists, and one steal, and connected on 6-of-9 3-point attempts. Myisha Hines-Allen, Louisville's only other double-figure scorer, produced 14 points and two rebounds in 15 minutes of action.
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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