Sunday, January 18
Raleigh, NC
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University of Louisville
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NC State
No. 9/10 Cardinals Close Road Trip at NC State
January 17, 2026 | Women's Basketball
Louisville is 4-0 on the road in ACC play this season
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The No. 9/10 Louisville women's basketball team (17-3, 7-0 ACC) will close out the week with another challenging road environment when they head to Raleigh to play NC State (13-5, 6-1 ACC) on Sunday, January 18. The Cardinals and Wolfpack are set to square off at 1 p.m. ET and it will be broadcast nationally on ESPN2.
Sunday's matchup has conference standings implications as the Cardinals and Wolfpack are separated by just one game in the ACC standings. The Cardinals are tied with Duke at 7-0 and NC State is just a game back at 6-1 as conference play ramps up. NC State is 4-0 at home in ACC play while the Cards are 4-0 on the road in conference play this season. The Wolfpack have won 16-straight home games against ACC teams, dating back to the 2023-24 season.
The Cardinals and Wolfpack are both near the top of a number of categories in ACC play. Louisville leads the ACC with a +20.1 scoring margin and NC State is right behind in second at +19.9. NC State leads the league with a +10.6 rebounding margin and the Cards are second at +8.9. NC State has the top mark in assist/turnover ratio at 1.7 and the Cards are second with 1.3. NC State is second in the conference with a 81.4 scoring offense and the Cards are third at 79.9. Louisville ranks third in scoring defense at 59.7 and the Wolfpack are fourth at 61.6.
The Cardinals put together another great performance against a ranked opponent in their 79-66 win over No. 23/22 Notre Dame on Thursday in South Bend. It was their third-straight win over a ranked opponent and they are 3-3 against ranked teams this season. The win snapped Notre Dame's home winning streak, as they started the year 10-0 at home.
Louisville only had eight turnovers in the win over the Irish. It was the fewest turnovers an opponent has had against Notre Dame since Feb. 27, 2020, a span of 174 games. Hannah Hidalgo came into the game averaging an NCAA-best 5.9 steals per game and she had just one against the Cards. It was only the third time in her career she has had one steal or less and two of those times have come against Louisville.
Reyna Scott had a career-night against the Irish as she finished with a team-best 20 points on 9-for-13 shooting. Scott tied a career high with three steals and had a team-best three assists. Tajianna Roberts had 19 points and tied a season high with 4-for-5 from behind the arc. She had back-to-back threes in the fourth quarter as the Cards stretched their lead to double digits and put the game out of reach.
Date: Sunday, January 18
Time: 1 p.m. ET
Site: Raleigh, N.C. | Reynolds Coliseum (5,500)
TV: ESPN2 (Eric Frede, play-by-play; Debbie Antonelli, analyst)
Radio: 93.9-FM The Ville (Nick Curran, play-by-play; Cortnee Walton, analyst)
Series History: Louisville trails 8-9 (2-4 home, 3-3 away, 3-2 neutral)
Last Meeting: L, 42-72 (Dec. 15, 2024 at KFC Yum! Center)
ABOUT THE WOLFPACK
NC State enters Sunday's matchup with a 13-5 overall record and are 6-1 in ACC play, just one game behind the Cardinals and Blue Devils. The Wolfpack have ACC wins over Miami (87-61), Georgia Tech (87-58), Stanford (74-46), Cal (71-60), SMU (91-54) and Wake (95-77). Their lone ACC loss came on the road to Clemson (65-75) on January 8. NC State also has a common non-conference opponent with the Cards as the Wolfpack beat Tennessee 80-77 to open the season back on Nov. 4. NC State is one of the best rebounding teams in the country as they lead the ACC and rank fifth nationally with 45.7 rebounds per game. Khamil Pierre leads the league and ranks third nationally with 12.0 rebounds per game. Tilda Trygger ranks seventh in the league with 8.5 rebounds per game. Pierre is second in the conference and sixth nationally with 11 double-doubles on the season. The Wolfpack take care of the ball well as they lead the ACC and are 10th nationally with 11.8 turnovers per game. They are also a well disciplined team as they average only 12.3 fouls per game, a mark that leads the ACC and is fifth in the country.
Series History - This will be the 18th meeting between the two schools and many of their previous matchups have been close games. The Cardinals trail the all-time series 8-9. Of the 17 previous matchups, 12 of them have been decided by 10 points or less. Since Jeff Walz took over the helm at Louisville, the Cardinals are 8-7 against the Wolfpack. The series is tied 3-3 in games played down in Raleigh.
Last Meeting (Dec. 15, 2024) - The Louisville women's basketball team (6-5, 0-1 ACC) had a poor shooting outing as it dropped the ACC opener to No. 22/20 NC State (8-3, 1-0 ACC), 72-42, Sunday afternoon at the KFC Yum! Center. The Cardinals struggled to get going from the floor in the first quarter, as they were just 3-for-20 (15 percent) from the field in the opening 10 minutes. They improved to 5-for-15 (33.3 percent) in the second quarter but NC State was lights out over the first half (16-for-31) and the Wolfpack took a 41-21 lead into the break.
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Sunday's matchup has conference standings implications as the Cardinals and Wolfpack are separated by just one game in the ACC standings. The Cardinals are tied with Duke at 7-0 and NC State is just a game back at 6-1 as conference play ramps up. NC State is 4-0 at home in ACC play while the Cards are 4-0 on the road in conference play this season. The Wolfpack have won 16-straight home games against ACC teams, dating back to the 2023-24 season.
The Cardinals and Wolfpack are both near the top of a number of categories in ACC play. Louisville leads the ACC with a +20.1 scoring margin and NC State is right behind in second at +19.9. NC State leads the league with a +10.6 rebounding margin and the Cards are second at +8.9. NC State has the top mark in assist/turnover ratio at 1.7 and the Cards are second with 1.3. NC State is second in the conference with a 81.4 scoring offense and the Cards are third at 79.9. Louisville ranks third in scoring defense at 59.7 and the Wolfpack are fourth at 61.6.
The Cardinals put together another great performance against a ranked opponent in their 79-66 win over No. 23/22 Notre Dame on Thursday in South Bend. It was their third-straight win over a ranked opponent and they are 3-3 against ranked teams this season. The win snapped Notre Dame's home winning streak, as they started the year 10-0 at home.
Louisville only had eight turnovers in the win over the Irish. It was the fewest turnovers an opponent has had against Notre Dame since Feb. 27, 2020, a span of 174 games. Hannah Hidalgo came into the game averaging an NCAA-best 5.9 steals per game and she had just one against the Cards. It was only the third time in her career she has had one steal or less and two of those times have come against Louisville.
Reyna Scott had a career-night against the Irish as she finished with a team-best 20 points on 9-for-13 shooting. Scott tied a career high with three steals and had a team-best three assists. Tajianna Roberts had 19 points and tied a season high with 4-for-5 from behind the arc. She had back-to-back threes in the fourth quarter as the Cards stretched their lead to double digits and put the game out of reach.
Date: Sunday, January 18
Time: 1 p.m. ET
Site: Raleigh, N.C. | Reynolds Coliseum (5,500)
TV: ESPN2 (Eric Frede, play-by-play; Debbie Antonelli, analyst)
Radio: 93.9-FM The Ville (Nick Curran, play-by-play; Cortnee Walton, analyst)
Series History: Louisville trails 8-9 (2-4 home, 3-3 away, 3-2 neutral)
Last Meeting: L, 42-72 (Dec. 15, 2024 at KFC Yum! Center)
ABOUT THE WOLFPACK
NC State enters Sunday's matchup with a 13-5 overall record and are 6-1 in ACC play, just one game behind the Cardinals and Blue Devils. The Wolfpack have ACC wins over Miami (87-61), Georgia Tech (87-58), Stanford (74-46), Cal (71-60), SMU (91-54) and Wake (95-77). Their lone ACC loss came on the road to Clemson (65-75) on January 8. NC State also has a common non-conference opponent with the Cards as the Wolfpack beat Tennessee 80-77 to open the season back on Nov. 4. NC State is one of the best rebounding teams in the country as they lead the ACC and rank fifth nationally with 45.7 rebounds per game. Khamil Pierre leads the league and ranks third nationally with 12.0 rebounds per game. Tilda Trygger ranks seventh in the league with 8.5 rebounds per game. Pierre is second in the conference and sixth nationally with 11 double-doubles on the season. The Wolfpack take care of the ball well as they lead the ACC and are 10th nationally with 11.8 turnovers per game. They are also a well disciplined team as they average only 12.3 fouls per game, a mark that leads the ACC and is fifth in the country.
Series History - This will be the 18th meeting between the two schools and many of their previous matchups have been close games. The Cardinals trail the all-time series 8-9. Of the 17 previous matchups, 12 of them have been decided by 10 points or less. Since Jeff Walz took over the helm at Louisville, the Cardinals are 8-7 against the Wolfpack. The series is tied 3-3 in games played down in Raleigh.
Last Meeting (Dec. 15, 2024) - The Louisville women's basketball team (6-5, 0-1 ACC) had a poor shooting outing as it dropped the ACC opener to No. 22/20 NC State (8-3, 1-0 ACC), 72-42, Sunday afternoon at the KFC Yum! Center. The Cardinals struggled to get going from the floor in the first quarter, as they were just 3-for-20 (15 percent) from the field in the opening 10 minutes. They improved to 5-for-15 (33.3 percent) in the second quarter but NC State was lights out over the first half (16-for-31) and the Wolfpack took a 41-21 lead into the break.
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