Liz Dixon

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Elizabeth Dixon Louisville Women's Basketball

Position:
Forward
Height:
6-5
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Memphis, Tenn.
High School:
Ridgeway
Prev School:
Georgia Tech

Courier Journal (Jan 26, 2022) - Why consistency of Liz Dixon, Olivia Cochran has been vital for Louisville basketball

Graduate Year (2022-2023)

Played in all 38 games this season and made 18 starts in her last season with the Cardinals.
Finished her Louisville career with 134 games played and 164 overall games played in her career.
Scored eight points on 4-for-5 shooting to go with six rebounds and two blocks in the win over No. 8 seed Ole Miss.
Led the team with 10 rebounds and had five points in the win over No. 4 seed Texas.
Hauled in seven rebounds and had two blocks in the win over No. 1 seed Notre Dame in the ACC Semifinals.
Tied a season high with three blocks in the ACC Tournament against Wake Forest.
Hauled in eight rebounds and had four points against #10 Notre Dame. It was the third-straight game she has had eight or more rebounds in a game.
Tallied her second-straight double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds against Miami. It is the first time since her freshman year at Georgia Tech that she had double-doubles in back-to-back games.
Led the Cards with a season-high 12 rebounds to go with 13 points for her seventh career double double in the road win over Boston College. She also tied a season high with three blocks and a steal in the win.
Tallied six points on 3-for-4 shooting, tallied four rebounds and two blocks in overtime on the road against #10 Notre Dame.
Surpassed the 1,000-point mark with 11 points and tied a season high with three blocks against Syracuse.
Tied a season high with two assists and had four points and two blocks against #13 Virginia Tech.
Led the team with a season-high eight rebounds against Duke.
Set a season high with 16 points and shot 5-for-6 from the field in the win over Kentucky. Also hit a season-best six free throws and tallied two assists.
Scored in double figures with 12 points in the season-opening win over Cincinnati.

Senior Year (2021-2022):

From 1/23 to 2/6, had a 6-game stretch where she averaged 9.2 points and was 24-28 (.857) from the field. In wins at Clemson and Syracuse, she scored a combined 30 points and was 14-14 from the floor. Per ESPN, Dixon is the only player this season to go 6-for-6 or better from the field in back-to-back games. And only the third to have two such games at all this season. Southeast Louisiana’s Caitlyn Williams and Stetson’s Jamiya Turner are the others. Since 1999-2000, no UofL player other than Dixon has had a multi-game streak of going 14-for-14 or better from the floor. The last player at any D-I school to have a multi-game span of going 14-for-14 or better from the floor was LSU’s Ayana Mitchell, who was 19-for-19 over a 2-game span in December 2019
Led the team with 18 points on a perfect 8-8 from the field and 2-2 from the line, adding seven rebounds, one block and one steal in just 17 minutes in the win at Syracuse on 2/6
Tallied 12 points on a perfect 6-6 from the floor, adding three rebounds, one assist and a block in 21 minutes in the win at Clemson on 2/3
Turned in a season high 4 blocks, adding 7 points and 5 rebounds in just 14 minutes in the win over FSU on 1/27
Scored 12 points on a perfect 5-5 from the floor and 2-2 from the free throw line, adding five rebounds in 16 minutes in the win over Wake Forest on 1/23/2
Ten points on 4-5 shooting, while adding seven rebounds, in just 10 minutes vs. BC on 12/30
Recorded four points, two rebounds and two assists in her first start of the season vs. EKU on 11/16
Recorded eight points on 4-5 shooting, while adding five rebounds, in just 13 minutes vs. Belmont
Scored 15 points on 7-9 shooting, while adding 5 rebounds, in just 13 minutes at Cal Poly
Tied for team-high with 13 points on 6-8 shooting at Washington

USA Basketball (2021):

Represented Louisville alongside Payton Verhulst, Mykasa Robinson and Kianna Smith at the 2021 Red Bull USA Basketball 3x3 Nationals in Springfield, Mass., finished with a 3-2 overall record and reached the semifinals

Junior Year (2020-21):

Played in all 30 games with seven starts and ranked second on the team with 5.4 rebounds and 1.1 blocks per game. Also averaged 18.6 minutes and 7.6 points, while shooting 56.4 percent from the floor and 35-47 (.745) from the free throw line.
Named to All-ACC Academic Team.
Shot 97-172 (.564) from the floor after shooting just 56-113 (.496) last season. Scoring increased from 4.4 to 7.6 points per game, her rebounds increased from 3.6 to 5.4 rebounds per game and her blocks increased from 0.6 to 1.1 blocks per game.
In ACC games, ranked seventh in league with 1.5 blocks per game, 10th with 2.5 offensive rebounds per game and 18th with 6.1 rebounds per game.
Recorded at least one block in 21 of 30 games, including seven multi-block games.
Provided valuable minutes off the bench, recording six points and seven rebounds in the ACC Quarterfinals vs. Wake Forest on 3/5.
Posted 12 points on 6-7 from the field to close out the regular season at Notre Dame on 2/28
Recorded eight points, and five rebounds and a team-high four blocks at Florida State on 2/21.
Recorded 12 points, five rebounds and a season-high two assists in only 20 minutes at Pittsburgh on 2/18.
Scored 13 points on 4-9 from the field, 5-5 from the line, in addition to nine rebounds and three blocks against Georgia Tech on 2/11.
11 points on 5-6 from the field, in addition to six rebounds and a block, in her third of six straight starts at Boston College on 2/4.
Posted seven rebounds and career-high four blocks vs. NC State on 2/1.
13 points and four rebounds in a season-high 28 minutes and her second start of the season vs. North Carolina on 1/28.
Set Louisville-high in points and posted a near double-double with 21 points and nine rebounds vs. Miami.
Recorded a double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds in 17 minutes in a win vs. Florida State on 1/17.
Led the team with seven rebounds, in addition to six points vs. Boston College on 1/14.
Recorded 10 points on 5-8 shooting and grabbed eight rebounds in her first start of the season vs. Clemson on 1/10.
Posted 14 points on 5-6 shooting from the field in a home win vs. Bellarmine on 1/2.
Scored 12 points on 6-8 shooting from the field in a home win vs. NKU on 1/1.
Recorded three blocked shots in 17 minutes at Duke on 12/9.
Scored seven points and grabbed seven rebounds in 15 minutes vs. UTM on 12/6.
Scored 12 points on 6-6 shooting while adding four rebounds in just nine minutes vs. DePaul on 12/4.
Recorded six points and eight rebounds in 22 minutes vs. EKU on 11/29.

Sophomore Year (2019-20):

Played in all 32 games with four starts, averaging 4.4 points, 3.6 rebounds, while shooting 49.6 percent from the floor.
Six points and nine rebounds in 25 minutes vs. Syracuse.
Had a team-high seven rebounds, while adding six points against Notre Dame on 2/16.
Seven points on 3-4 shooting and recorded a season-high three blocks at Notre Dame.
Eight points on 4-4 shooting and two blocks at North Carolina.
Nine points on 4-5 shooting, while adding five rebounds at Miami.
15 points on 6-7 shooting against Boise State.
In her debut as a Cardinal vs. WKU, had her fifth career double-double with team-high 13 rebounds, while adding 10 points.

Georgia Tech - Freshman Year (2018-19):

Named to the All-ACC Freshman team and three times was named ACC Freshman of the Week
Started all 30 games for the Yellow Jackets and was second on the team and first among ACC freshmen in rebounding with 6.4 per game
She ranked third on the team in scoring with 11.0 points per game
Seven times she led the team in scoring and six times led the team in rebounds
She scored in double figures 19 times and had three 20-plus point scoring games
She finished the year with 192 rebounds, which ranks fourth all-time among freshmen in Georgia Tech history
Recorded her first career double-double in just her third game with 13 points and 10 rebounds vs. Western Carolina
She finished with four double-doubles on the season and against Duke on Jan. 10, she recorded her fourth double-double of the year with a career-high 22 points to go with a personal-best 17 rebounds

High School:

Attended Ridgeway High School in Memphis, Tenn.
Multi-sport athlete at Ridgeway, competing in basketball and track and field
Played three seasons of basketball with coach Rhonda Kendall and one year with coach Cedric Lewis
Helped her team capture the district tournament in 2014-15
Two-time all-state, all district and all region in 2016-17 and 2017-18
Tabbed All USA Tennessee second team by USA Today in 2016-17
Named to the all USA Tennessee first team as a senior by USA Today
2018 Ms. Basketball finalist
Named McDonald’s All American and Jordan Brand Classic honoree
Came off the bench in the McDonald’s All American Game to contribute five rebounds, four points, three blocks, two assists and a steal in 13 minutes
Competed in distance for one year in track and field