2014-15 SCHEDULE/RESULTS Date Opponent Time/Result LOUISVILLE 14 NOVEMBER Fri. 14 at IUPUI W, 89-69 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Sun. 16 UT-MARTIN W, 77-43 15 Thurs. 20 BELMONT W, 95-35 2009, 2013 NCAA National Finalist // 18 NCAA Tournament Appearances Sun. 23 BALL STATE W, 69-56 Tues. 25 RV/RV WESTERN KENTUCKY (ESPN3) W, 89-67 Sports Information Office // University of Louisville // Louisville, KY 40292 // GoCards.com Fri. 28 LAFAYETTE W, 102-61 Phone: (502) 852-6581 // Fax: (502) 852-7401 // email: [email protected] // Twitter: @UofLWBB Sun. 30 at Valparaiso (ESPN3) W, 86-59 Louisville Cardinals Basketball Information DECEMBER Thurs. 4 #22/19 IOWA (ESPN3) $ W, 86-52 Sun. 7 #13/13 KENTUCKY (ESPN3) L, 77-68 Team Information Basketball Staff Mon. 15 OLD DOMINION W, 100-46 2014-15 Overall Record 27-6 Head Coach Jeff Walz (Northern Kentucky, ‘95) Thurs. 18 at Grand Canyon (Cox7) W, 65-51 Atlantic Coast Conference Record 12-4 UofL Record 208-76 (.732) (8th yr.) Sun. 21 at #24/23 California (Pac-12 Ntwk.) W, 70-57 Atlantic Coast Conference Finish 3rd Overall Record Same Mon. 29 EVANSVILLE W, 73-51 UofL National Ranking 8th Associated Press, ACC Record 12-4 (.750) 8th USA Today Conference-Only Record 88-42 (.677) JANUARY Fri. 2 GEORGIA TECH (ESPN3) W, 75-48 All-Time Record 755-467 (40th yr.) NCAA Tournament Record 20-6 (.769) Sun. 4 at Pittsburgh (ESPN3) W, 63-57 All-Time NCAA Tournament Record 24-17 (7 Appearances, Two Final Fours) Sun. 11 at Wake Forest W, 79-68 (18 Appearances, Two Final Fours) Assoc. Head Coach: Stephanie Norman (Arizona St., ‘89) Wed. 14 NC STATE (ESPN3) W, 65-58 Asst. Coach: Samantha Williams (Auburn, ‘96) Sun. 18 VIRGINIA (RSN/FOX) W, 67-55 General/Administration Asst. Coach: Sam Purcell (Auburn, ‘03) Thurs. 22 at #17/17 Florida State (ESPN3) L, 68-63 Dir. of BB Oper. Sun. 25 RV/RV MIAMI (RSN/FOX) W, 68-55 Location Louisville, Ky. 40292 Kate Matthews Thurs. 29 #23/22 SYRACUSE W, 78-58 Founded 1798 Head Trainer Allegra Lucia Enrollment 22,000 Strength Coach Teena Murray FEBRUARY Nickname/Colors Cardinals / Red and Black Equipment Manager Scott Norton Mon. 2 at #15/16 Duke (ESPN2) L, 66-58 Conference Atlantic Coast Video Coordinator Matt Thune Sun. 8 PITTSBURGH W, 48-35 Home Court KFC Yum! Center (22,000) Exec. Dir./Player Relations Adrienne Johnson Thurs. 12 at Clemson W, 81-49 Sun. 15 #17/14 NORTH CAROLINA (ESPN2) W, 75-66 President Dr. James Ramsey Graduate Manager D’Frantz Smart Thurs. 19 at Virginia Tech (ESPN3) W, 69-49 Faculty Representative Elaine Wise Team Doctor Dr. Jessica Stumbo Vice President for Athletics Mon. 23 at #4/4 Notre Dame (ESPN2) L, 68-52 Tom Jurich Important Phone Numbers Thurs. 26 BOSTON COLLEGE W, 77-60 Sr. Woman Administrator Christine Herring Website Address www.GoCards.com Sports Information Office (502) 852-6581 MARCH Basketball Office (502) 852-8355 Sun. 1 at Virginia (RSN/FOX) L, 75-59 Fri. 6 vs. #15/12 North Carolina (RSN/FOX) % W, 77-75 (ot) Sports Information Contact Sat. 7 vs. #7/6 Florida State (ESPNU) % L, 66-51 Asst. SID Ira Green Sat. 21 vs. BYU (ESPN2) ^ W, 86-53 Mon. 23 at #25/25 USF (ESPN2) ^ W, 60-52 Office Phone (502) 852-4857 Sat. 28 vs. Dayton (ESPN) ! 2:30 p.m. ET Cell Phone (561) 386-3755 Email Address [email protected] $ ACC/Big Ten Challenge (Louisville, Ky.) % ACC Tournament (Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, N.C.) UofL Team Headquarters in Albany: ^ NCAA Tournament First/Second Rounds (Sun Dome, Tampa, Fla.) Clarion Hotel at The Century House (518) 785-1857 ! NCAA Tournament Albany Regional (Times Union Center, Albany, N.Y.) 997 New Loudon Road, Latham, NY 12110 2014-15 Louisville Cardinals (27-6 Overall, 12-4 Atlantic Coast Conference) Probable Starters No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown PPG RPG APG Notes 00 Sara Hammond F 6-2 Sr. Mt. Vernon, Ky. 10.5 6.4 2.1 No. 13 in scoring and top 10 in rebounding in UofL history 2 Myisha Hines-Allen F 6-2 Fr. Montclair, N.J. 11.8 4.9 1.0 Averaging team-best 12.5 pts. (56% FG) in postseason play 4 Mariya Moore F 6-0 Fr. Hercules, Calif. 13.5 4.5 3.6 Five 20-point games; ranks 7th in ACC free throw pct. (.799) 3 Sheronne Vails C 6-4 Sr. Odenton, Md. 2.3 2.2 0.2 125 career blocks is fourth most at UofL (0.9 avg) 22 Jude Schimmel G 5-6 Sr. Mission, Ore. 7.1 3.3 3.9 Ranks 10th in career assists at UofL (391) Reserves 11 Arica Carter G 5-8 Fr. Los Angeles, Calif. 2.4 1.8 1.6 Is 5th on team in assists (52) and steals (31) 12 Shawnta’ Dyer F 6-1 Sr. Marion, Ohio 8.3 5.6 0.6 Averaging 11.4 pts., 6.5 rebs., and 0.9 blocks in last 11 games 13 Cortnee Walton F 6-3 Jr. Surprise, Ariz. 3.5 3.5 1.3 Played in 4 games; missed rest of season due to foot injury 15 Megan Deines G 6-1 Jr. Springfield, Mo. 3.5 1.3 0.9 Averages more than 14 minutes, shooting 33 percent from 3 21 Bria Smith G 5-10 Sr. Massapequa, N.Y. 8.2 4.2 3.1 266 career steals is fourth all-time at UofL (1.9 avg) 24 Ariana Freeman G 5-9 Fr. Manassas, Va. 0.8 1.2 0.1 Has seen action in 19 games, collecting rebounds in 10 31 Sydney Brackemyre F 6-1 Fr. Wilmington, Ohio -- -- -- Missed entire season after left knee surgery 32 Emmonnie Henderson F 6-1 So. Edwardsville, Ill. 5.8 4.1 0.6 Grabbed at least five rebounds in 16 games Pronunciation Guide: Brackemyre (brock-MY-ur), Arica (air-IH-kuh), Deines (dye-NISS), Shawnta’ (SHAWN-tay), Emmonnie (ih-MAW-nee), Myisha (my-EE-shuh), Mariya (muh-RYE-uh), Sheronne (shuh-RON), Walz (walls) Louisville 2015 NCAA Tournament Notes -- Page 2 Louisville Sports Information Office - (502) 852-6581 <UofL’s Reaches Sixth Sweet 16 - Louisville is appearing in its sixth NCAA Sweet Louisville has won ... 16 in school history, fourth in the last five years. Most NCAA Sweet 16 ... At least 20 games for the fifth-consecutive season, The Cardinals reached their first Sweet 16 in Appearances in Last 5 Years the longest stretch in program history. The longest 2008, head coach Jeff Walz's first season at the Baylor ...........5 Duke .............4 run previously was three, achieved just twice in helm of the program. Connecticut ...5 Louisville .....4 school history. Louisville is one of nine programs to reach the Notre Dame ..5 Maryland .......4 ... 32 of its last 47 postseason tournament games NCAA Sweet 16 at least four times over the last Stanford ........5 Texas A&M ....4 since 2008 (including conference, NCAA, and WBI). five seasons (starting in 2011). There are only Tennessee ....5 ... At least 24 regular-season games for the fourth five programs who have reached the regional time in program history. Louisville’s 24-5 (.828) semifinal each of the last five years: Baylor, Connecticut, Notre Dame, Stanford, and regular-season record is the third winningest Tennessee. Louisville's Sweet 16 teams: 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015. regular-season record in school history, only trailing <Steal City - Louisville recorded 24 steals in the win over BYU on Saturday, the the 2013-14 (28-3, .903) and 2008-09 (27-3, .900) most in an NCAA Tournament game in school history. It surpasses the previous record teams. of 20 that the 2010-11 squad set against Xavier on March 22. It is tied for the second- ... 12 Atlantic Coast Conference games, the fifth- most steals in a first- or second-round game in NCAA Tournament history. Old Dominion consecutive season the Cardinals have totaled had 25 against Tennessee Tech (3/12/99) and Stephen F. Austin recorded 24 against double-digit league wins. It is tied for the fourth-most Mississippi (March 13, 1991). Eight of the Cardinals who saw action in the contest conference wins in school history. recorded a steal. ... 103 games away from home since head coach Bria Smith helped in the defensive effort with a career-tying best seven steals. The Jeff Walz’s arrival in 2007-08. The Cardinals boast a total is tied for third most in an NCAA Tournament game in program history. 103-57 (.644) record in those contests. <UofL’s Debut in Atlantic Coast Conference - Louisville, in its inaugural ... 71 games when shooting at least 50 percent from campaign in the Atlantic Coast Conference, finished third as predicted in the regular- the field since 2007-08. Louisville is a stellar 71-1 season standings. Louisville totaled a 12-4 league record, marking the fifth-consecutive (.986) in those games, with a 9-0 mark this year. season in which the program has tallied double-digit conference victories. ... 22 games when leading at the half (22-1). The Cardinals, who earned a double-bye and the No. 3 seed in the Atlantic Coast ... 24 games when outrebounding opponents (24-2). Conference Tournament, defeated No. 15 North Carolina 77-75 in overtime in the ... 21 of its last 28 games in the NCAA Tournament quarterfinals. Louisville, though, fell to No. 7 Florida State 66-51 in the semifinals. It was (since 2007), reaching the NCAA Final Four twice.