Pregame Notes:
Good evening Card Nation from the beautiful and warm island of Nassau, Bahamas. The Cards are coming off an overtime loss to Gonzaga 67-79. Louisville is now 3-1 and will play in the “not winner’s” bracket for the next two games in the tournament. Louisville takes on Texas, who is currently ranked #3 in the country and eager to put a halt to their current 2-game losing streak. Louisville trails the all-time series 0-2.
Starters:
Chrislyn Carr
Hailey Van Lith
Morgan Jones
Olivia Cochran
Josie Williams
1st Quarter:
Josie Williams in her 1st career start for the Cards, gave Louisville the 2-0 lead on a mid-range jumper. Louisville executed better offensively, but Texas took a lot of charges early in the quarter. Morgan Jones played like the player she’s capable of and helped Louisville a lot. After a really physical quarter, Louisville led 16-11.
2nd Quarter:
Texas started the quarter on a 9-2 run and took a brief 18-20 lead. Cards used an 11-2 run to take a 29-20 lead, forcing Texas to take a timeout and regroup at the 5:13 mark. Texas answered Louisville’s run with a 14-6 run of their own. UofL took a slim 35-34 lead into intermission.
Halftime Stats:
Field Goal %: 14-28 (50%)
3PT Field Goal %: 2-5 (40%)
Free Throws: 5-9 (55.6%)
Total Rebounds: 15 (5 offensive)
Turnovers: 11
Leading Scorer: Morgan Jones (13)
3rd Quarter:
Texas took a quick 36-35 lead before Louisville went on a 7-0 to take a 42-36 lead. Texas then began to play bully ball in the paint and drew foul after foul on the Cards. Texas was able to tie the game at 42, but the Cards started to gain some traction and took a 50-47 lead heading into the final quarter.
4th Quarter:
Morgan Jones’ first points of the half gave Louisville a 53-47 lead. Texas wouldn’t go away, but the Cards kept battling on the glass. Between the Louisville defense and fatigue on the Longhorns, Louisville slowly opened up an 11-point lead. Louisville never looked back and came away with a 71-63 victory.
Final Stats:
Field Goal %: 23-53 (43.4%)
3pt Field Goal %: 4-11 (36.4%)
Free Throws: 21-28 (75%)
Total Rebounds: 32 (11 offensive)
Assists: 13
Steals: 8
Blocks: 4
Bench Points: 7
Turnovers: 16
Leading Scorer: Chrislyn Carr (19)
Post Game Notes:
The Cards improves to 4-1 and rebounds after the Gonzaga loss last night. Louisville will now face SDSU tomorrow. UofL only got 7 points from their bench, but they got a ton of effort and 9 big rebounds from the bench. Chrislyn Carr led the Cards with 19 points. Both Morgan Jones and HVL followed closely behind with 18 points each to help the Cards to victory. Hailey led the team with 6 rebounds. Coach Walz switched to a zone defense in the second half that really slowed down the Texas offense. The mixture of full-court and zone defense were the right ingredients for the win tonight.
Next Opponent:
Cards will take on South Dakota State at 5pm in the Battle 4 Atlantis.
