Pregame Notes: Good afternoon CardNation. Coach Walz and the Louisville Cardinals look to continue their hot start as they take on a very good FSU team. The 4-1 Seminoles have won 4 of the last 5 against UofL, including the ACC semifinals last year. Louisville trails the all-time series 14-18. Starting Lineup: Dana Evans (20.1ppg,…
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During these difficult times and with limited fans being allowed to attend games, it’s always great to see a future Card or two stopping by to catch some live action. Last April, 4 Star wing Alexia Mobley granted us an interview that you can read by clicking here. We had so much fun, that we…
Pregame Notes: Coach Walz and his Louisville team looked to build off a tough win, as they play their ACC home opener against the Clemson Tigers. The Cards are currently 9-0 and ranked #2 in the country. This game was originally scheduled for noon, but was pushed back 2 hours for reasons unknown. Clemson is…
Pregame Notes: Again, Happy New Year Card Nation from the staff at CSZ. Louisville looked to remain undefeated in league and overall play, as they faced a talented Virginia Tech team at Cassell Coliseum. Louisville looked to slow down the league’s highest scoring duo (Aisha Sheppard and Elizabeth Kitley) as they tried to hand the…
Pregame Notes: Again, Happy New CardNation from the staff at CSZ. Coach Walz worked his scheduling magic again, as the Cards take on UT-Martin for the second time. Louisville beat UT-Martin 85-67 on December 6th, 2020. For Louisville, the Cards go from zero games in 3 weeks to 3 games in 5 days. Starting Lineup:…
Pregame Notes: Happy New CardNation from the staff at CSZ. The Cards are playing their second game in as many days. They beat a very gamed NKU Norse team 74-64 after over three weeks of not playing. This is a rescheduled game due to a covid pause. Louisville leads the overall series 10-2. Starting Lineup:…
Pregame Notes: Happy New CardNation from the staff at CSZ. The #2 Louisville Cardinals looks to shake off some rust due to a covid shutdown as they take on NKU. Louisville beat NKU last year on the road 85-57. This time the Norse comes into town with a familiar face. Former Louisville player and former…
Pregame Notes: The newly ranked #2 Louisville Cardinals looked to get off to a 1-0 start in the ACC, as they take on the undefeated Duke Blue Devils. This will be the first time Coach Walz faces off against Kara Lawson. Louisville has won 4 of the last 5 games vs Duke. Louisville is 6-0…
Elizabeth Balogun: Number: 4 Height: 6’1 Class: Junior Position: Guard Hometown: Chattanooga, Tennessee Recruiting Rankings: 5* Guard Ranked 19th player in the class of 2017 (ESPNW Hoopgurlz) 17th Ranked Player (Prospects Nation) Accolades: All-USA Tennessee Player Of The Year McDonald’s All-American in 2017 Played in The Jordan Brand Classic 2018-19 ACC Freshman Of The Year…
Pregame Notes: The Cards look to start 4-0 as they take on UT-Martin Skyhawks. Coach Walz and Louisville are coming off a 116-75 drumming of the 20th-ranked DePaul Blue Demons. The Cards welcome back a familiar face in former Louisville player Seygan Robins. UofL leads the all-time series 9-0. Starting Lineup: Dana Evans (18.3ppg, 6.6apg)…
Pregame Notes: Louisville looks to hit the 3-0 mark this season as they take on the 20th rank DePaul Blue Demons. DePaul comes in as the highest scoring team in the country (109.5ppg). While Louisville averages 87.5 points through 2 games. DePaul leads the overall series 17-15 over Louisville, including a 73-72 last year. Starting…
Dana Evans: Photo Courtesy of gocards.com Number: 1 Height: 5’6 Class: Senior Position: Guard Hometown: Gary, Indiana Ratings as Recruit: 5* Guard 9th Overall Player in the 2017 class (ESPNW Hoopgurlz) 3rd Ranked Player According to Prospects Nation High School Accolades: McDonald’s All-American & Jordan Brand All-Star Naismith High School All-American Averaged 35.8ppg, 7.6rpg, 6.2apg,…
Coach Jeff Walz and his Louisville Cardinals played the Eastern Kentucky Colonels in an intrastate battle. Louisville leads the overall series 19-8, including a 5-game winning streak. Louisville and coach are welcoming back former coach Samantha Williams, whose in her second year at the helm at EKU. Cardinals starting lineup: Ahlana Smith (7ppg, 2apg) Elizabeth…
Coach Jeff Walz and his Louisville team started off the season on a winning note. The Cards defeated the Southeast Missouri State Redhawks 74-53. The Cards were led in scoring by Olivia Cochran’s 17 points. Cochran and fellow true freshman Hailey Van Lith were tied with 8 rebounds each for the team lead in rebounds….
Hailey Van Lith: Photo Courtesy of gocards.com Number: 10 Height: 5’7 Class: Freshman Position: Guard Hometown: Wenatchee, Wa Rankings: 5* Guard 7th overall player (ESPNW Hoopgurlz) 2nd overall player (Prospects Nation) Accolades: 2020 Gatorade and MaxPreps Player Of The Year 2020 McDonald’s All-American WIAA All-State Class 1A first team (2017, 2018, 2019) As a senior…
Mykasa Robinson: Number: 5 Height: 5’7 Class: Junior Position: Guard Hometown: Ashland, Ky Rankings: 5* Guard 30th Overall Player in class of 2018 (ESPNW Hoopgurlz) 8th Best Guard in the 2018 Class (ESPNW Hoopgurlz) 29th Best Player in the class of 2018 (Prospects Nation) Accolades: 2018 Finalist for Miss Kentucky Basketball Mykasa is the lone…
Ramani Parker: Number: 0 Height: 6’4 Class: Redshirt Freshman Position: Forward Hometown: Fresno, California Rankings: 4* Forward Top 100 player in the class 2019 (ESPNW Hoopgurlz) 29th overall player & 7th best forward (Prospects Nation) Accolades: Citizen Naismith High School Girl’s Watch List Coach Walz: “Ramani is a face-up forward with guard skills.” “Whenever you…
Norika Konno: Number: 11 Height: 5’10 Class: Sophomore Position: Guard Hometown: Sendai, Japan Accolades: A member of the U18 & U19 Japanese National Team 2018 U18 Women’s Asian Games Silver Medalist 3v3 team won a Silver Medal in the 2018 Asian Games Norika’s freshman year was cut short due to a knee injury. Coach Walz:…
Kianna Smith Number: 14 Height: 6’0 Class: Redshirt Junior Position: Guard Hometown: Moreno Valley, California Rankings: 5* Guard 17th Overall Player Class of 2017 (ESPNW Hoopgurlz) 27th Overall Player (Prospects Nation) Accolades: McDonald’s All-American First-Team All-State, All-Orange County 2016 As a high school senior, Kianna averaged 21.3ppg, 5.5rpg, 3.7apg, and 2.6spg. Kianna committed to California…
Elizabeth Dixon Number: 22 Height: 6’5 Class: Junior Position: Forward Hometown: Memphis, Tenn Rankings: 5* Forward 19th Overall Player in The 2018 Class (ESPNW Hoopgurlz) Accolades: McDonald’s All-American All USA Tennessee 1st Team by USA Today TSWA AAA All-State 2017 Multi-sport athlete in high school (basketball, track and field) As a true freshman at Georgia…