The Louisville Cardinals are headed to the Final Four!! After a complete domination of sixth-seeded Oregon State, the Cardinals will head to Columbus, Ohio to face the winner of the Mississippi State/UCLA game.
Author: Paige Sherrard
UConn is “bad for women’s basketball.” Geno Auriemma is a “bully.” It reads like an angry second grader wrote it. But, here we are… Again. A number of articles have been published recently claiming Connecticut is the problem with women’s basketball. One article went so far to say that the Huskies head coach Geno Auriemma…
Lexington, KY — The top-seeded Louisville Cardinals are moving on to the Elite Eight after defeating the Stanford Cardinal, 86 – 59. The fourth-seeded Stanford Cardinal, led by legendary head coach Tara VanDerveer, came into its 11th consecutive Sweet Sixteen appearance motivated. It was also Stanford’s third straight appearance in the Lexington Regional. The last…
On the morning of Louisville’s Sweet Sixteen matchup, The Players’ Tribune released a post that junior guard, Asia Durr penned. The Douglasville, Georgia native talked about the fun she’s had with her family – like when she dunked on her older brother when she was in eighth grade. But, she also talked about serious family…
Louisville, KY — The top-seeded Louisville Cardinals are moving on to the Sweet Sixteen after running past the Marquette Golden Eagles in a 90 – 72 decision. In her last game at the KFC Yum! Center, Myisha Hines-Allen put on a show. The lone senior started out 10 – of – 10 from the field…
The top-seeded Louisville Cardinals powered through a sluggish first half to blow out the 16th seeded Boise State Broncos, 74 – 42. With Louisville’s leading scorers struggling to grab buckets today, the Cardinals looked to its bench for momentum. Louisville head coach Jeff Walz let his feelings be known early when he pulled a few…
For the first time in program history, the Louisville Cardinals earned a one seed in the NCAA Tournament. The Cardinals will take on the Lexington Region, which includes the two-seed Baylor, three-seed Tennessee, fifth-seeded Missouri and familiar foe 11-seeded Western Kentucky University. Louisville, being a top-four seed, gained home court advantage and will host the…
The second seeded Louisville Cardinal are set to face the seventh seeded Northern Kentucky Norse in the first round of the National Invitation Tournament (NIT). This is Louisville’s first appearance in the NIT since 2006. The Cardinals lost to the South Carolina Gamecocks in the semifinal round. (TICKET INFO AT BOTTOM)
Asia Durr and Myisha Hines-Allen have both earned USA Today All-American honors for Louisville. Durr, the ACC Player of the Year, was named a USA Today First Team All-American. Durr is averaging a team-best 19.5 points, and leads the ACC in 3-point field goals made. Hines-Allen was named a USA Today Third Team All-American. The…
Check out some of the photos and videos of Louisville celebrating its first ACC Tournament Championship. Confetti and balloons rain down as @UofLWBB wins their first ever ACC championship. #ACCWBB pic.twitter.com/lACnjICEcQ — ACC WBB Daily (@accwbbdaily) March 4, 2018 That 2018 #ACCWBB tournament CHAMPIONS feeling!!! 🏆🐦@UofLWBB YAH!!! pic.twitter.com/Je4bhEAUHo — ACC Women's Basketball (@accwbb) March 4,…
Greensboro, N.C. The top seeded Louisville Cardinals are the 2018 ACC Conference Champions. The Cardinals have not won a conference tournament championship since 1993 when Louisville won the Metro Conference Tournament Championship. In a game that had 14 lead changes and eight ties, the Cardinals outlasted the four time ACC Conference Champions Notre Dame….
Greensboro, N.C. — For the first time since joining the Atlantic Coast Conference, the top seeded Louisville Cardinals will play for the ACC Championship. Louisville bounced back from another sluggish start to overcome the North Carolina State Wolfpack in a 64 – 59 decision But, the Cardinals have not had an easy road. Both Virginia…
Junior guard, Asia Durr, has been named a John R. Wooden Award Finalist. Durr is one of 15 players competing for the prestigious award, which recognizes the most outstanding player in college hoops. The Douglasville, Georgia native is averaging 19.2 points per game and has knocked down more than 99 triples this season. Final finalists…
CardNation, Asia Durr and Myisha Hines-Allen need your help. Durr is one of five finalists for the Ann Meyers Drysdale Award for best shooting guard and Hines-Allen is one of five finalists for the Katrina McClain Award for best power forward. Through March 23rd, go to HoopHall Awards and vote for Durr and Hines-Allen. Now,…
Greensboro, N.C. — The top seeded Louisville Cardinals held off Virginia Tech behind a stellar performance from its forwards. Louisville’s leading scorer, Asia Durr, started out 0-of-8 from the field and picked up two fouls before knocking down her first bucket, a three-pointer, midway through the second frame. With Durr rendered ineffective, Louisville struggled to…
Arica Carter, San Fuehring and Jazmine Jones have been named to the All-ACC Womens Basketball Academic Team. To qualify, the student-athlete much have earned a 3.0 GPA for the previous semester and a 3.0 cumulative GPA during ones academic career.
The accolades keep rolling in this week for the Cardinals. Today, it was announced that Louisville senior, Myisha Hines-Allen has been tabbed as a finalist for the 2018 Katrina McClain Award. The award, in its inaugural year, honors the top Power Forward in Division I Women’s Basketball.
Coach Jeff Walz is the 2018 ACC Coach of the Year. This marks Coach Walzs first Coach of the Year honor. Under Coach Walz, the Cardinals are 29 – 2 this season, a program-best. Louisville earned its first ACC Regular Season Title despite returning only two starters from a season ago.
No surprise here. Asia Durr is your 2018 ACC Player of the Year. The Douglasville, Georgia native was also tabbed the ACC Preseason Player of the Year. The selection of Durr marks the second time in three years that a Louisville player has earned the title. In 2015-16, Myisha Hines-Allen took home the honor.
Asia Durr, Myisha Hines-Allen and Dana Evans have earned All ACC honors. Durr and Hines-Allen both earned All ACC First Team Honors from both the Blue Ribbon Panel and the league head coaches. Dana Evans earned a spot on the All Freshman Team. The Cardinals, ranked fourth in the latest AP Poll, are the number…