Good afternoon Card Nation, today is game day. Your UofL Women’s basketball team faces off against Oregon for a spot in the Elite 8. Before we preview the game, here is a look at Louisville’s WBB week in review.
March 21st:
As most of you already know, there was a lot of attention brought to light due to the disparity in the weight room/workout area and equipment the women received compared to what the men got. Coach Walz addressed the lack of equality in women’s basketball with a statement. We wrote a story on it that you can read here.
March 22nd:
Louisville beats Marist 74-43 to advance to the 2nd round of the tournament. The Cards started off a bit slow, maybe nervous, as they trailed after the first quarter. UofL began to find their rhythm and then preceded to blowout Marist. Hailey Van Lith had 17 points.
On to 𝙍𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙 ✌️!
Next up: Cards 🆚 Northwestern#GoCards x #ncaaW pic.twitter.com/3NpGZMakea
— Louisville WBB (@UofLWBB) March 23, 2021
Helloooo Second Round. 🤩#GoCards x #ncaaW pic.twitter.com/qe5NPlpVyy
— Louisville WBB (@UofLWBB) March 23, 2021
March 24th:
Coach Walz was named WBCA Coach Of The Year Finalist.
.@CoachJeffWalz – 𝐂𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭 ‼️
📰: https://t.co/zBmeEV37Vs#GoCards pic.twitter.com/P3dFCzoDrx
— Louisville WBB (@UofLWBB) March 24, 2021
Dana Evans was named a WBCA All-American Regional Finalist.
.@Danaaakianaaa is a WBCA All-America 𝙍𝙚𝙜𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝙁𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙨𝙩!
📰: https://t.co/eQIg9Jsrex#GoCards x https://t.co/X4ANgSVE4h pic.twitter.com/KxnpEQYEYd
— Louisville WBB (@UofLWBB) March 24, 2021
The Cards erased an 18-point deficit to defeat a very tough Northwestern squad 62-53 to advance to the Sweet Sixteen. The 18-point comeback was tied for the 3rd-largest comeback in the women’s tournament. Northwestern came out on fire early, as they started off 5-5 from beyond the arc. Northwestern guard Jordan Hamilton couldn’t miss. UofL was paced by four players who scored in double digits. Kianna Smith led the way with 16 points and freshman Olivia Cochran had a monster game with 13 points and 15 rebounds. The Cards will take on Oregon for a spot in the Elite 8 on Sunday.
Next up: 𝘾𝙖𝙧𝙙𝙨 🆚 𝘿𝙪𝙘𝙠𝙨#GoCards x #ncaaW pic.twitter.com/xpteeEMhc5
— Louisville WBB (@UofLWBB) March 24, 2021
And then there were 1️⃣6️⃣…#GoCards x #ncaaW pic.twitter.com/yVMdGU9RWd
— Louisville WBB (@UofLWBB) March 25, 2021
March 25th:
Dana Evan’s was named a 2021 Wade Trophy Finalist.
⭐️ 𝐃𝐚𝐧𝐚 𝐄𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐬 ⭐️
2021 Wade Trophy Finalist📰: https://t.co/IsVBWtG9SJ#GoCards x https://t.co/X4ANgSVE4h pic.twitter.com/h5I0lLaExT
— Louisville WBB (@UofLWBB) March 25, 2021
March 26th:
Dana Evans was named a Wooden Award Finalist & All-American.
⭐️⭐️ 𝐃𝐚𝐧𝐚 𝐄𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐬 ⭐️⭐️@WoodenAward Finalist & All-American
📰: https://t.co/Kw6IjifPr7 #GoCards x https://t.co/X4ANgSVE4h pic.twitter.com/TGqmMepIw6
— Louisville WBB (@UofLWBB) March 26, 2021
March 27th:
Game day! 7 pm. ESPN. Louisville vs Oregon. Elite 8 spot on the line.
𝘚𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘵, 𝘚𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘵, 𝙂𝙖𝙢𝙚 𝘿𝙖𝙮!
🕖: 7:00 PM (Eastern)
🏀: Oregon
📺: @ESPN
📻: 790-AM
💻: https://t.co/SRXvBltOuH
📄: https://t.co/nxI8waZrln
#GoCards x #ncaaW pic.twitter.com/KxWtRfxw8r— Louisville WBB (@UofLWBB) March 28, 2021
