On a very windy Tuesday night at Jim Patterson Stadium, the ball was flying out but just not as much for the Cards. The Bisons hit 4 homers and the Cards only hit 1 – by Logan Beard, who was 3 for 3 on the night with three RBI’s. In the end, the ninth-ranked Cards…
The 2023 Empire Classic will be loaded with championship pedigree, both past and present. This is one of the toughest fields ever in the Classic. The four teams are the Indiana Hoosiers, Texas Longhorns, Louisville Cardinals, and the defending NCAA Champion Connecticut Huskies. The 2023 Empire Classic will have some familiar ties this year as…
Louisville has made their first addition of the off season. Coach Jeff Walz and staff added a dynamic scorer to their team and backcourt. Jayda Curry a transfer from the University of California has committed to the Cardinal women’s basketball program. Curry is one of the top players and better scorers in the transfer portal,…
Kenny Payne & Co. has now capped off the biggest recruiting week in the program’s history after securing his third commitment of the week in 5 star Guard/Forward, Trentyn Flowers. The North Carolina native ranks 21st in the class of 2024 but announced he will reclassify into 2023. Flowers committed to Louisville over UNC, Creighton,…
It took numerous season’s, but the colossal black cloud of the IARP/NCAA has finally gone away from the University of Louisville basketball program and blue skies are seemingly ahead. Just days after landing 5 star big man Dennis Evans, Kenny Payne has struck big again. This time, landing his first commit through the transfer portal…
In January of 2021, the University of Louisville announced that Louisville alum (’94), Lance McGarvey, was selected as the University of Louisville’s public address announcer for the men’s basketball games at the YUM Center. Lance would be replacing Sean Moth who resigned after being the voice of the Cards for 21 years. Lance was…
(Photo courtesy of Fox 9 KMSP) KENNY PAYNE LANDS SECOND HIGHEST RANKED RECRUIT IN UOFL’S HISTORY Kenny Payne has hit large (literally) in landing his first ever top 20 recruit as head coach of the Louisville Cardinals. Ranked 11th in Rivals 2023 recruiting rankings and 18th in 24/7Sports (#2 Center), Dennis Evans is arguably the…
It didn’t go exactly as we all had hoped. It was so far off script that even the frisbee catching dog that performed at halftime stopped and pooped on the court (no photos available). With about 9 minutes left, the Cards trailed by three and had a ton of momentum. Then Tech called a time…
Louisville (21-10, 12-6 ACC) battled on Senior Day, but came up short in a 68-65 loss to #10 Notre Dame (24-4, 15-3 ACC). The Cardinals are set to begin their conference tournament run on Friday, where they await the winner of Florida State v. Wake Forest/Virginia in the quarterfinals. Below is a gallery from Sunday’s…
Name: Norkia Konno Height: 5’10 Position: Guard Louisville Stats: 2.6 ppg 1.2 rpg Norika came to Louisville by way of Sendai, Japan and Card Nation has loved every second of it. Konno was a great addition to the Louisville program since she arrived. She probably hasn’t had the individual success she had hoped for, but…
Name: Liz Dixon Height: 6’5 Position: Forward Louisville Stats: 5.5 ppg 3.5 rpg Liz Dixon transferred to Louisville from Georgia Tech after only year in Atlanta. Dixon was an All-ACC Freshman at Georgia Tech and started all 30 games for the Yellow Jackets. The former McDonald’s All-American averaged 11.0 ppg and 6.4 rpg and led…
Name: Morgan Jones Height: 6’2 Position: Forward Louisville Stats: 9.9 ppg, 4.6 rpg, 1.5 apg As a grad transfer student, Morgan Jones came to Louisville after spending 4 years in Tallahassee as a Florida State Seminole. For her career, Jones averaged 8.9 ppg and 4.6 rpg. As a senior, she averaged 13.8 ppg and 5.6…
Name: Josie Williams Height: 6’5 Position: PF/C Louisville Stats: 3.1 ppg 1.9 rpg As a grad transfer student, Williams came to UofL by way of the transfer portal from Utah Valley. Josie spent 4 years at Utah Valley, where she started every game from her sophomore year to her senior year. As a senior, Williams…
Name: Chrislyn Carr Height: 5’5 Position: Guard Louisville Stats: 29.7 mpg 11.1 ppg 2.8 apg 2.2 rpg As a grad transfer student, Carr came to Louisville after spending just 1 year at Syracuse. Prior to Syracuse, Carr spent her first 3 years at Texas Tech. As a freshman Carr averaged 18.0 ppg, 3.8 apg and…
On a very windy, warm Wednesday afternoon, the Cards hosted Xavier University at Jim Patterson Stadium. Both teams took advantage of the windy conditions as they combined for 7 home runs, a total of 20 runs scored, and 32 hits. Not a great day to be a pitcher. In the end, the Cards won 12-8….
Louisville baseball started its season last weekend on a high note, sweeping the Bucknell Bison on scores of 7-1, 11-2, and 5-3. The Cardinals, ranked as high as fourth in the Baseball America poll, enter this week with a 3-0 record as they get set to host Xavier and Bowling Green. Schedule Primer Perhaps the…
Pregame Notes: Good afternoon Card Nation, your Louisville women’s basketball team will take on the Boston College Eagles in their last regular season road game. The Cards are coming into today’s game after a heartbreaking overtime buzzer-beating loss to 10th-ranked Notre Dame on the road 78-76. Louisville is still fighting for a double-bye in the…
The Cards secured their fourth win of the season on Saturday when they beat Clemson with a score of 83-73. El Ellis poured in 28 points, while JJ Traynor threw in 16 points and 9 rebounds. The Cards have a short turnaround, as they visit Duke on Monday.
Louisville (19-8, 10-4 ACC) took an 81-69 win over Clemson (14-13, 5-10) on Super Bowl Sunday, extending their win streak to four entering Thursday night’s game at Notre Dame. Below is a gallery from the game.
On this episode of the CSZ Podcast, coming to you live from the Fitness Market Studios North, Jeremy is joined via restream by Higgy and Shawn to talk about the all that’s going on in the land of the Cards. On this abbreviated episode, the guys discuss our expectations for next season for Louisville men’s…