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)…
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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…
Nyah Green Number: 31 Height: 6’1 Class: Freshman Position: Guard Hometown: Allen, Texas Rankings: 5* Guard 12th overall player in the 2019 class (ESPNW Hoopgurlz) 7th overall player 3rd best guard in 2019 (Prospects Nation) Accolades:ย 2019 McDonald’s All-American USA Today 1st-Team Texas 2019 TAPPS 1st -Team 6A All-State in 2017 Green committed to Louisville…
Malea Williams: Photo Courtesy of @88gigs Twitter Account Number: 3 Height: 6’4 Class: Freshman Position: Forward Hometown: Georgetown, Ky Rankings: 5th Best Player in the State of Kentucky Accolades: Kentucky Association of Basketball Coaches Region 11 POY Finalist for Miss Kentucky Basketball Finished her career with over 1,300 points and 1,100 rebounds. As a senior,…
Ahlana Smith Number: 2 Height: 5’9 Class: Junior Position: Guard Hometown: Charlotte, NC Rankings: 5*ย Guard 31st ranked player class of 2018 (ESPNW Hoopgurlz) 34th best player (Prospects Nation) Accolades: Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) First Team All-American NJCAA (National Jr College All-American) Smith was one the top Juco players last year, as she averaged…
Merissah Russell Photo Courtesy of @MerissahRuss Number: 13 Height: 5’11 Class: Freshman Position: Guard Hometown: Ottawa, Ontario Ranks: 4* Guard 29th ranked guard by ESPNW Awards: Member of U17 Canadian Team 2018 Member of U19 Canadian Team 2019 Co-MVP of Women’s Bio Steel All-Canadian game Averaged 6.4ppg and 4.0rpg during FIBA Women’s World Cup Coach…
Coach Walz had a brief teleconference today. Here are a few quick hitters from the teleconference. Coach Walz on 2021 Signees:ย On Payton Verhulst: “When the night’s over and you look at the stat sheet, she rebounds the ball, she can pass it, she scores, she’s got very good instincts on the defensive end of…
Today was a quiet, but impactful and important signing day for the University of Louisville women’s basketball program. Due to only having one senior, Louisville signed two future impactful players: 5* Guard Payton Verhulst and 10th best post player Sydni Schetnan. Payton Verhulst committed to Louisville on April 10th, 2020. As a junior, Peyton averaged…
The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall Of Fame and Women’s Basketball Coaches Association just named Elizabethย Balogun to the Cheryl Miller Award watch list. ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ผ๐ฝ๐๐๐ ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐Cheryl Miller Award Watch List ๐: https://t.co/gL4ASoe4Zc#GoCards pic.twitter.com/DlE5sSLHEh — Louisville WBB (@UofLWBB) November 11, 2020 Balogun, who transferred from Georgia Tech, is a highly skilled guard/forward that creates matchup…
Olivia Cochran Number: 44 Height: 6’2 Class: Freshman Position: Forward Hometown: Columbus, Ga. Ranks: 5* forward 18th ranked player (ESPNW HOOPGURLZ) 10th ranked player (Prospect Nation) Awards: 2020 McDonald’s All-American GACA AAAA South POY 2020 As a junior, she led Carver to a Class 4A state title and averaged 26ppg 16rpg, and 8bpg. As of…
Photo Courtesy of @UofLWBB Louisville womenโs basketball released their 2020-2021 schedule today that has been limited due to Covid-19. The schedule consists of 5 non-conference and 20 conference games. There are 12 home games, 12 road games, and 1 neutral site tilts. ๐จ ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ๐๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฌ-๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฑ๐๐น๐ฒ ๐จ ๐: https://t.co/kEm3un0PId#GoCards pic.twitter.com/EuDeeoqk5c — Louisville WBB (@UofLWBB)…