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2019-20 SCHEDULE/RESULTS Date Opponent Time/Result NOVEMBER Tues. 5 Western Kentucky (ACCNX) W, 75-56 Fri. 8 Murray State (ACCNX) W, 76-40 Thur. 14 Central Michigan (ACCN) W, 76-53 Sports Information Office // University of Louisville // Louisville, KY 40292 // GoCards.com Thur. 21 UT Chattanooga (ACCN) W, 86-37 Phone: (502) 852-3085 // Fax: (502) 852-7401 // email: [email protected] // Twitter: @UofLWBB Sun. 24 Boise State (ACCNX) W, 98-82 Thur. 28 UT Arlington (FloHoops.com) ^ W, 76-67 Fri. 29 Oklahoma State (FloHoops.com) ^ W, 69-48 Louisville Cardinals Basketball Information Sat. 30 No. 1 Oregon (FloHoops.com) ^ W, 72-62 DECEMBER Team Information Basketball Staff Thur. 5 at Ohio State (BTN) # L, 67-60 2019-20 Overall Record 28-4 Head Coach Jeff Walz (Northern Kentucky, ‘95) Sun. 8 at Northern Kentucky (ESPN+) W, 85-57 Atlantic Coast Conference Record 16-2 UofL Record 359-104 (.768) (13th yr.) Sun. 15 at No. 14 Kentucky (ESPN) W, 67-66 Thur. 19 at UT Martin (ESPN+) W, 71-63 (2OT) Atlantic Coast Conference Finish 1st Overall Record Same Sun. 29 Syracuse (ESPN2) * W, 62-58 UofL National Ranking 6th Associated Press, ACC Record 84-14 (.857) 6th USA Today Conference-Only Record 160-52 (.755) JANUARY Thur. 2 at Clemson (ACCNX) * W, 75-50 7th RPI NCAA Tournament Record 30-11 (.732) Sun. 5 Duke (ACCN) * W, 60-55 All-Time Record 906-495 (45th yr.) (11 Appearances, Three Final Fours) Thur. 9 at Miami (ACCN) * W, 87-41 All-Time NCAA Tourney Record 34-22 (22 app.) Assoc. Head Coach: Stephanie Norman (Arizona St., ‘89) Sun. 12 Wake Forest (ACCNX) * W, 75-61 Thur. 16 at Boston College (ACCNX) * W, 81-70 Before Walz - 4-11 (11 app.); With Walz - 30-11 (11 app.) Assoc. Coach: Sam Purcell (Auburn, ‘03) Sun. 19 at North Carolina (ESPN2) * W, 74-67 Asst. Coach: Jonneshia Pineda (Georgia SW State, ‘11) Thur. 23 Virginia (RSN) * W, 71-56 Sun. 26 Pitt (ACCN) * W, 83-49 General/Administration Asst. Strength & Conditioning Coach: Beth Burns Thur. 30 at Notre Dame (ESPN) * W, 86-54 Location Louisville, Ky. 40292 Dir. of BB Oper. Kate Tucker Founded Exec. Dir./Player Relations Adrienne Johnson FEBRUARY 1798 Sun. 2 USA Women’s National Team (ESPN) @ L, 97-54 Enrollment 22,000 Graphic Design/Video Coord. LaMont Russell Thur. 6 No. 17 Florida State (ACCN) * L, 67-59 Nickname/Colors Cardinals / Red and Black Head Trainer Keressa Ackles Sun. 9 at Syracuse (ESPN2) * L, 59-51 Strength Coach Kaiti Jones Thur. 13 at No. 4 NC State (ACCN) * W. 66-59 Conference Atlantic Coast Sun. 16 Notre Dame (ACCN) * W, 82-49 Home Court KFC Yum! Center (22,000) Equipment Manager David Moser Thur. 20 at Georgia Tech (RSN) * W, 58-47 President Dr. Neeli Bendapudi Sun. 23 at Pitt (ACCNX) * W, 79-47 Thur. 27 Boston College (ACCN) * W, 68-48 Faculty Representative Elaine Wise Important Phone Numbers Vice President for Athletics Vince Tyra Sports Information Office (502) 852-6581 MARCH Sr. Woman Administrator Christine Herring Basketball Office (502) 852-8355 Sun. 1 Virginia Tech (ACCN) * W, 70-53 Fri. 6 vs. Syracuse (RSN) ! W, 71-46 Website Address www.GoCards.com Sports Information Contact Sat. 7 vs. No. 22 Florida State (ESPNU) ! L, 62-60 Asst. SID Nick Evans Office Phone (502) 852-3085 Home games are in bold | All Times Eastern * = ACC, ^ = Paradise Jam (U.S. Virgin Islands), Cell Phone (502) 807-9345 # = ACC/Big 10 Challenge @ = Exhibition, ! = ACC Tournament Email Address [email protected] CONFERENCE HISTORY 3 Consecutive ACC Regular Season Titles (2018, 2019, 2020) 8 Regular Season Conference Titles (Metro - 1984, 1992; CUSA - 1997, 1999, 2001; ACC - 2018, 2019, 2020) 6 Conference Tournament Titles (Metro - 1980, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1993; ACC - 2018) BACK-TO-BACK-TO-BACK NCAA TOURNAMENT HISTORY 2 National Title Games (2009,2013) // 3 Final Fours (2009, 2013, 2018) 5 Elite Eights (2009, 2013, 2014, 2018, 2019) // 9 Sweet 16’s // 22 NCAA Tournament Appearances 2019-20 Louisville Cardinals (28-4 Overall, 16-2 Atlantic Coast Conference) Probable Starters No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown PPG RPG APG Notes 1 Dana Evans G 5-6 Jr. Gary, Ind. 18.0 2.8 4.2 Named ACC Player of the Year 4 Elizabeth Balogun G 6-1 So. Chattanooga, Tenn. 8.1 4.6 1.6 Named ACC Freshman of Year in 2018-19 23 Jazmine Jones G 6-0 Sr. Tallahassee, Fla. 14.1 5.0 3.4 Named All-ACC First Team, All-Defensive Team 33 Bionca Dunham F 6-2 Sr. Philadelphia, Pa. 6.1 4.6 0.9 Season-high 14 points vs. FSU 21 Kylee Shook F 6-4 Sr. Colorado Springs, Colo. 10.1 8.1 1.0 223 career blocks are most in program history Reserves 0 Ramani Parker F 6-4 Fr. Fresno, Calif. -- -- -- Redshirting in 2019-20 2 Yacine Diop G 5-10 R-Sr. Dakar, Senegal 6.9 3.5 1.3 Averaged 8.3 points, 3.5 rebounds in ACC games 3 Seygan Robins G 5-10 So. Harrodsburg, Ky. 0.0 3.0 0.5 On 1/15/20, announced she will redshirt with knee injury 5 Mykasa Robinson G 5-7 So. Ashland, Ky. 2.7 3.1 2.3 Career-high nine assists vs. Notre Dame 11 Norika Konno G 5-10 Fr. Sendai, Japan 4.6 1.6 1.9 Career-high 11 points vs. Chattanooga 12 Lindsey Duvall G 5-9 R-So. Mt. Washington, Ky. 2.0 1.0 0.2 20-49 (.408) from 3-pt range in 2018-19 14 Kianna Smith G 6-0 Jr. Moreno Valley, Calif. 9.8* 2.4* 2.8* Sitting out this season after transferring from Cal 22 Elizabeth Dixon F 6-5 So. Memphis, Tenn. 4.4 3.6 0.3 Named to ACC All-Freshman Team in 2018-19 24 Jessica Laemmle G 5-2 Sr. Louisville, Ky. 1.3 0.5 0.5 Career-high nine points at Pitt 30 Molly Lockhart F 6-1 R-Fr. Louisville, Ky. 1.2 1.1 0.2 First career points vs. NKU on 12/8/19 31 Nyah Green G 6-1 Fr. Allen, Texas -- -- -- Redshirting in 2019-20 Pronunciation Guide: Ramani (Rah-mah-nee), Yacine Diop (Ya-seen Dee-op), Seygan (SAY-gen, soft G), Balogun (BAL-uh-GOON), Mykasa (Mah-casa), Norika Konno (NO-rika Koh- NO), Kianna (KEY-awna), Laemmle (lim-LEE), Nyah (Nye-UH), Bionca (BEE-onca), Walz (Walls) 2019-20 LOUISVILLE CARDINALS BASKETBALL FINAL NOTES EVANS NAMED ACC PLAYER OF THE YEAR, WBCA ALL-AMERICAN Dana Evans was named ACC Player of the Year, All-ACC First Team, All-ACC Academic Team and All-ACC Louisville has won ... Tournament Team. She is the first player in ACC history to go from Sixth Player of the Year to ACC Player of ... At least 20 games for the 10th-consecutive the Year. She was named one of 10 WBCA All-Americans, joining Angel McCoughtry and Asia Durr as one of three WBCA All-Americans in program history. In addition, she was named AP Second Team All-American, season, the longest stretch in program history. The USBWA Second Team All-American, Wooden Award National Ballot, Dawn Staley Midseason Watch List, longest run previously was three, achieved just twice Citizen Naismith Trophy Semifinalist, Ann Meyers Drysdale Finalist and Wade Trophy Midseason Watch List. She payed in 30 games with 29 starts, leading the team with 18.0 points 4.2 assists and 90 made in school history. 3-pointers. She made 90 3-pointers this season, which ranks 8th all-time in program history. Was six away ... At least 24 regular-season games for the 10th time from tying Shoni Schimmel (2012-13) and Asia Durr (2018-19) for sixth with 96. She led the league and ranked 12th in the country with 90 made 3-pointers, shot 43.1 percent from beyond the arc, which led the in program history. league and ranked 20th in the NCAA. Overall, she shot 41.6 percent from the floor, which ranked 13th in ... 117 games when shooting at least 50 percent from the ACC. Her 10 20-plus point games are tied for fourth in the league. She scored in double figures in 29 of 30 games played and ranked third in the ACC with 18.0 points per game, 17.2 points per game in ACC play the field since 2007-08. Louisville is a stellar 117-1 ranked fifth. She led the league and ranked 10th in the country with an 89.0 free throw percentage. Her 4.2 (.992) in those games, with a 7-0 mark this year. assists per game ranked eighth in the ACC and her 1.68 assist-to-turnover ratio ranked fourth. She eclipsed ... 49 of its last 72 postseason tournament games 1,000 points with 18 points against FSU. since 2008 (including conference, NCAA, and WBI). JONES NAMED WBCA ALL-AMERICAN HONORABLE MENTION ... 25 games when leading at the half (25-1). Jazmine Jones was named WBCA All-American honorable mention, along with being named All-ACC First Team, All-ACC Defensive Team, All-ACC Academic Team and ACC All-Tournament Team. She was also ... 23 games when shooting better percentage than named to the Wade Trophy Midseason Watch List. opponent (23-0). She played in all 32 games, with 31 starts, and ranked second on the team with 14.1 points, 5.0 rebounds and 3.4 assists. She played in 144 career games, which eclipses Myisha Hines-Allen (2014-2018) and Shoni ..