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2017-18 SCHEDULE/RESULTS Date Opponent Time/Result NOVEMBER Fri. 10 Southeast Missouri ^ (ACCNE) W, 80-40 Sun. 12 No. 5 Ohio State (ESPNU) W, 95-90 (ot) Tues. 14 Toledo ^ (ACCNE) W, 90-55 Thur. 16 No. 24 Michigan ^ (ACCNE) W, 74-49 Sun. 19 No. 10 Oregon ^ (CBS Sports Network) W, 74-61 Fri. 24 Murray State (ACCNE) W, 115-51 Thur. 30 at Indiana & (BTN) W, 72-59 No. 3 Louisville Cardinals (1) vs. No. 4 Mississippi State Bulldogs (1) DECEMBER Game 39 • Fri., March 30 • 7:00 p.m. ET • NCAA Tournament (Final 4) • Columbus, Ohio • Nationwide Arena Sun. 3 at South Dakota State W, 68-64 Tues. 5 UT Martin (ACCNE) W, 91-56 Thur. 7 Vanderbilt (ACCNE) W, 79-57 LOUISVILLE MISSISSIPPI STATE Sat. 9 Middle Tennessee (ACCNE) W, 80-26 Tues. 12 Tennessee State (ACCNE) W, 95-56 Record: 36-2, 15-1 Record: 36-1, 16-0 Sun. 17 at Kentucky (SECN) W, 87-63 Last Game: W, 76-43 vs. No. 13 Oregon State Last Game: W, 89-73 vs. No. 9 UCLA Wed. 20 at Air Force W, 62-50 Thur. 28 at Georgia Tech * (ACCNE) W, 74-71 Current Streak: W11 Current Streak: W4 Sun. 31 at NC State * (RSN) W. 55-47 Scoring Margin: +20.5 Scoring Margin: +25.9 JANUARY Head Coach: Jeff Walz Head Coach: Vic Schaefer Thur. 4 No. 17 Duke * (ACCNE) W, 66-60 Record at UL: 299-95 (11th year) Record at MSU: 160-52 (6th year) Sun. 7 Virginia Tech * (ACCNE) W, 67-56 Thur. 11 No. 2 Notre Dame * (ESPN) W, 100-67 Career Record: Same Career Record: 240-162 (13th overall) Thur. 18 at Pittsburgh * (ACCNE) W, 77-51 Leading Scorer: Durr (18.7) Leading Scorer: Vivians (19.6) Sun. 21 No. 12 Florida State * (ESPN2) L, 50-49 Leading Rebounder: Hines-Allen (9.7) Leading Rebounder: McCowan (13.6) Thur. 25 at Miami * (ACCNE) W, 84-74 Sun. 28 Wake Forest * (RSN) W, 89-52 Assists Leader: Carter (4.0) Assists Leader: William (4.6) Blocks Leader: Shook (1.3) Blocks Leader: McCowan (2.1) FEBRUARY Thur. 1 at Virginia * (RSN) W, 77-41 Steals Leader: Jones (1.5) Steals Leader: Johnson (2.0) Sun. 4 at Syracuse * (ACCNE) W, 84-77 Wed. 7 Clemson * (ACCNE) W, 65-46 Mon. 12 at No. 1 Connecticut (ESPN2) L, 69-58 Thur. 15 at Boston College * (ACCNE) W, 87-52 THE OPENING TIP Sun. 18 at North Carolina * (RSN) W, 67-57 Thur. 22 Virginia * (ACCNE) W, 51-39 HISTORY IN BIG DANCE Sun. 25 Pittsburgh * (ACCNE) W, 81-49 Louisville is making its 21st NCAA Tournament appearance in 2018. The Cardinals reach the NCAA Tournament for the eighth-consecutive season - 10th overall under head coach Jeff Walz - and the 13th MARCH time in the last 14 years. Louisville has moved on to the Sweet 16 eight times, the Elite Eight four times Fri. 2 vs. Virginia Tech @ (RSN) W, 73-70 (2009, 2013, 2014, 2018) and advanced to the NCAA Final Four three times (2009, 2013, 2018) in its last Sat. 3 vs. No. 23 NC State @ (ESPNU) W, 64-59 10 tournament appearances. Sun. 4 vs. No. 5 Notre Dame @ (ESPN2) W, 74-72 Fri. 16 Boise State # (ESPN2) W, 74-42 THIS ONE IS FOUR THE CARDS Sun. 18 Marquette # (ESPN2) W, 90-72 Louisville advanced to its third NCAA Final 4 in school history (2009, 2013, 2018) with a 76-43 win over Fri. 23 vs. No. 15 Stanford # (ESPN) W, 86-59 Oregon State. All three Final 4 appearances have occurred in the last 10 years under the guidance of head Sun. 25 vs. No. 13 Oregon State # (ESPN) W, 76-43 coach Jeff Walz. They are 2-0 in Final 4 games. Fri. 30 vs. No. 4 Mississippi State # (ESPN2) 7:00 p.m. CARTER, DURR, FUEHRING, HINES-ALLEN NAMED TO NCAA REGIONAL ALL-TOURNEY TEAM Four of five starters were named to the Lexington Regional All-Tournament team, while Asia Durr was Home games are in bold | All Times Eastern | * = ACC Game, ^ = Women’s NIT, named Most Outstanding Player. Durr led the Cardinals with a team-high 17.5 points and 4.5 assists, while & = ACC/Big 10 Challenge, @ ACC Tournament, # NCAA Tournament pulling down 4.3 rebounds and shooting 10-of-28 from 3-point range. Hines-Allen averaged 15.3 ponts and 8.8 rebounds, while recording seven steals and shooting 58 percent from the floor and Fuehring averaged 14.0 and 8.8 rebounds, while recording five blocks and shooting 55 percent. Carter rounded out the Cards’ QUICK FACTS foursome with 7.3 points, 4.0 assists and 2.5 rebounds, while shooting 3-of-9 from beyond the arc. Location Louisville, Ky. Founded / Enrollment 1798 / 22,298 CARDS GO 40 MINUTES WITH JUST THREE TURNOVERS Nickname / Colors Cardinals / Red and Black In the 76-43 win over Oregon State, the most impressive stat of the game was Louisville’s three turnovers. Conference Atlantic Coast It broke the program record of five turnovers vs. Butler on Dec. 3, 1996 and vs. Virginia on Jan. 18, 2015. Home Court (Capacity) KFC Yum! Center (22,000) It also tied the NCAA Tournament record as Louisiana Tech had just three turnovers vs. UC Santa Barbara Interim President Dr. Gregory Postel on March 15, 2002. The Cards committed nine turnovers in the first half vs. Stanford, but in the six quarters Vice President for Athletics Vince Tyra since have committed just five turnovers. Senior Woman Administrator Christine Herring Head Coach Jeff Walz (Northern Kentucky, ‘95) NO RUNS FOR YOU Associate Head Coach Stephanie Norman Associate Coach Sam Purcell In wins over Stanford and Oregon State, Louisville refused to allow either team to scored unanaswered Assistant Coach Samantha Williams field goals in either game and the longest scoring streak for both teams was three points. Director of Operations Kate Tucker Exec. Director/Player Relations Adrienne Johnson DURR, HINES-ALLEN EARN ALL-AMERICAN HONORS Video Coordinator/Graphic Design LaMont Russell Asia Durr has been named USA Today, Associated Press, USBWA and WBCA First Team All-American Asst. Strength & Conditioning Coach Beth Burns and ESPNW Second Team, while Myisha Hines-Allen has been named USA Today and AP Third Team. All-Time Record 846-487 (43rd yr.) It marks first time in history that UofL has had two AP All-Americans and Durr is just the second AP First All-Time NCAA Tournament Record 31-20 (21 Appearances) Team All-American in program history. The other was Angel McCoughtry in 2008-09. Durr is the first WBCA SID - Nick Evans c: (502) 807-9345 First Team All-American for UofL since McCoughtry in 2008-09. email: [email protected] Athletics Department (502) 852-5732 Basketball Office (502) 852-8355 Sports Information Office // University of Louisville // Louisville, KY 40292 // GoCards.com Sports Information Office (502) 852-6581 Phone: (502) 852-3085 // Fax: (502) 852-7401 // email: [email protected] // Twitter: @UofLWBB PROBABLE STARTERS 11 25 23 2 3 Asia Sam Arica JONES DURR Myisha Jazmine CARTER HINES-ALLEN FUEHRING PPG RPG APG MPG PPG RPG APG MPG PPG RPG APG MPG PPG RPG APG MPG PPG RPG APG MPG 7.6 2.8 4.0 30.6 18.7 3.1 2.3 30.9 8.8 4.4 2.3 26.4 14.1 9.7 2.2 27.1 10.1 5.4 1.3 26.5 (1) Louisville vs. (1) Mississippi State - NCAA Tournament -- Page 2 Louisville Sports Information Office - (502) 852-6581 2017-18 Louisville Cardinals (36-2 Overall, 15-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) Primary Starters No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown PPG RPG APG Notes 3 Sam Fuehring F 6-3 Jr. Wanaque, N.J. 10.1 5.4 1.3 58.4 FG% (146-250), 14.7 ppg in postseason 2 Myisha Hines-Allen F 6-2 Sr. Montclair, N.J. 14.1 9.7 2.2 16 double-doubles on season, 45 for career 23 Jazmine Jones G 6-0 So. Tallahassee, Fla. 8.8 4.4 2.3 Double figures in 12 of 17 games 25 Asia Durr G 5-10 Jr. Douglasville, Ga. 18.7 3.1 2.3 School-record 47 pts vs. OSU, 41.8 3PT FG% (112-268) 11 Arica Carter G 5-8 R-Jr. Los Angeles, Calif. 7.6 2.8 4.0 49-122 from 3-pt, entered season w/ 16 made 3’s Reserves 1 Dana Evans G 5-6 Fr. Gary, Ind. 5.0 1.9 3.5 Led ACC freshman in assists per game 10 Sydney Zambrotta G 5-9 So. North Babylon, N.Y. 3.5 1.3 0.5 Shooting 32.5 percent from 3-pt range (26-80) 12 Lindsey Duvall G 5-9 Fr. Mt. Washington, Ky. -- -- -- Redshirting in 2017-18 21 Kylee Shook F 6-4 So. Colorado Springs, Colo 5.1 3.7 0.5 Averages team-high 1.3 blocks per game 24 Jessica Laemmle G 5-2 So. Louisville, Ky. 0.9 0.8 0.6 Career-high five points, five rebounds vs. TSU 32 Loretta Kakala C 6-2 Fr. Manteca, Calif. 3.0 3.0 0.3 Played in four games, redshirting in 2017-18 33 Bionca Dunham F 6-2 So. Philadelphia, Pa. 4.7 2.8 0.3 66.4 FG% (71-107) Pronunciation Guide: Arica (air-IH-kuh), Durr (der), Fuehring (FYUR-ing), Kakala (kuh-ka-luh), Laemmle (limb-LEE), Myisha (my-EE-shuh), Walz (walls), Zambrotta (zam-BRAW-tuh) ABOUT THE BULLDOGS Fellow No.