Asia enters her senior year as one of the best players in the country. Last year’s ACC player of the year will break into the 2,000 point club this season. In the 17-18 season she averaged almost 19 a game, while shooting 40% from 3 and 80 percent from the free throw line. She will…
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Louisville head coach Jeff Walz has been tabbed as the head coach for the 2018 USA Basketball Women’s U18 team. Delaware’s Natasha Adair and UCLA’s Cori Close will serve as his assistant coaches. The trio will lead the team at the 2018 FIBA Americas U18 Championship. The top four finishing teams earn a qualifying berth…
The Louisville women’s basketball team dominated in Lexington this weekend and moved on to the Final Four in Columbus, OH. Louisville beat Oregon St. 76-43 in the Elite Eight with a performance that looked like they were ready to compete for a championship. Check out the full recap: Louisville’s Quickness Stuns Oregon State, Cardinals Head To…
The University of Louisville women’s basketball team had a pretty successful first round victory in the 2018 NCAA tournament. For a full recap click here. But if you are more into pictures telling the story, you are in luck. For the first time ever at any UofL sporting event, the incomparable TJ Barr and I…
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…
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…
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.
What a way to send out lone senior Myisha Hines-Allen. The Cardinals, with a 15 – 1 league record, are the 2018 ACC Regular Season Co-Champions. Louisville and Notre Dame finished with the same record. However, Louisville owns the tiebreaker over the Fighting Irish and will enter the ACC Tournament as the One Seed.
Chestnut Hill, MA — The No. 4 Louisville Cardinals converted 20 Boston College turnovers into 35 points in an 87 – 52 blowout. But, the game was not all smooth sailing for the Cardinals. The Louisville Cardinals were down 11 points at the end of the first quarter. Shooting only 33% and losing the battle…
For the fourth time this season, junior guard Asia Durr has earned ACC Player of the Week honors. Last week, in wins against Virginia and Syracuse, Durr averaged 24 points on 54.5% shooting from the field and 50% from three. Durr scored 21 points against Virginia and 27 against Syracuse.
A huge third period effort, led by Myisha Hines-Allen and Asia Durr, propelled the No. 4 Louisville Cardinals to an 84 – 77 victory over the Syracuse Orange. Louisville and Syracuse got into a running match in the first five minutes. The Orange held the 16 – 12 advantage as Digna Strautmane fired off two…
Jeff Walz may be a future Hall of Fame coach, and one of the best in the game, but his daughter is the real star of the family. When Frosty The Snowman is life … pic.twitter.com/4ixDmKLq8V — ESPN (@espn) January 29, 2018
According to Charlie Creme’s latest Bracketology release, the Louisville Cardinals are still sitting at a one seed. Creme has Louisville protected as a one seed in the Lexington Regional. Bracketology
Jeff Walz’s team is racking up the accolades at ACC Media Day. As announced in a previous post, junior guard Asia Durr was tabbed ACC Preseason Player of the Year by the ACC coaches. In addition, Durr and senior forward Myisha Hines-Allen earned All-ACC preseason honors from both the league’s coaches and the Blue Ribbon…
Fan favorite, Jeff Walz made his first public statement since the men’s basketball scandal broke. He has solidified that UofL is where he wants to be, and where he will stay. I'm working hard to continue to build on the tradition we have in Women's Basketball. I'm not going anywhere! Love this team &…
Louisville Women’s basketball coach Jeff Walz has been selected to serve as the court coach for the 2017 USA National Team Training Camp. This marks Coach Walz fourth USA Basketball assignment. Coach Walz previously served as an assistant coach for the gold-medal 2014 USA U18 National Team and the 2015 USA U19 World Championship…
Conway, S.C. – The No. 14/13 Louisville Cardinals are set to face the No. 17/18 NC State Wolfpack in the ACC Quarterfinals. The Cardinals and the Wolfpack met on February 2nd at the KFC Yum! Center. Louisville entered the game without Myisha Hines-Allen, a huge loss for the Cardinals. The absence of Hines-Allen was evident….
Louisville, KY – Louisville Women’s Basketball is back and the expectations are high. The Cardinals ring in the season tabbed fifth in the preseason Associate Press poll. It’s safe to say, the Cardinals are all in this season. Coming off an unexpected end in the post-season, this team touts the talent and focus to meet…
Charlie Creme (the ‘Joe Lunardi’ of women’s college hoops) posted his latest Bracketology for the Women’s NCAA Tournament. Despite falling to Syracuse in the ACC Women’s Tournament, Creme has Louisville sitting pretty. Here’s what you need to know: Creme is projecting Louisville as a three-seed in the Lexington region. He also has Louisville hosting the…