( In the Thursday edition of CARDINAL COUPLE, we look at Lacrosse heading to the ACC Tournament and Walz headed to Russia. An international flair mixed with free position shots for you as we move toward the weekend!)
LAX FACES DUKE IN ACC TOURNAMENT
No one said the first year in the ACC for Louisville Lacrosse would be an easy affair...and the Cards ended up right where the preseason prognostications put them, in seventh place...as they move from conference schedule to conference tournament today.Charlottesville, VA is the home of the University of Virginia and it is where Louisville will look to survive and advance in the ACC Tournament against #2 seed Duke today at 4 p.m.
The two did hook up in conference play at the Louisville Lacrosse Stadium on March 14th. The Cards led early in this one and took it to the wire before falling to the Blue Devils 10-8.
Faye Brust, Kaylin Morissettte, Hannah Koloski and Cortnee Daley had two goals each in the loss. Two Duke goals in the final 1:20...including one with a second left...were the difference. We also had a great post-game interview with the Duke head coach Kerstin Kimel, who started the program in 1996, after the game. The recap with Coach Young was...well...a bit subdued and very short. 
The Cards finished regular season play 10-6 and are currently ranked 11th in the nation. Without Faye Brust (knee injury) the attack has suffered but Louisville did knock off #10 Notre Dame to end the season. The Blue Devils ended the regular season with a loss to top-ranked North Carolina in Durham, NC. Louisville could use a win here, or at least a very close game to bolster their hopes to play in the NCAA Tournament this year.Kaylin Morissette was the sole Card to be selected to the All-ACC Lacrosse team and was a first team selection.
It'll be on ESPN 3 if you want to play along at home...
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WALZ RETURN AS USA BASKETBALL COACH
The headline may be a bit misleading...Jeff Walz never left the USA to coach anywhere else.
(imagine Walz coaching the Chinese National team)
Tryouts are May 14-17, in Colorado Springs at the US Olympic Training Facility and action begins on July 18th against Spain.
16 nations will quest for the title...a title won by the USA the last five consecutive times.
Oo-da-chee! (Which is 'good luck' in Russian)
paulie
When will the invite list be known?
ReplyDeleteI hope Mariya develops an open court game and a higher release to make her shot more difficult to block inside
ReplyDeleteOff topic but I was reading Jude's book last night and knocked off right after the chapter on the Baylor game. Imagine my surprise when an email hit my in box this morning that Griner and her wife / girlfriend Glory Johnson both got arrested last night for assault. Evidently they were beating on each other and Johnson's sister called 911.
ReplyDeleteNot Good. I'm out here in Phoenix and the team is still trying to explain to their season ticket holders why Taurasi isn't coming back to their championship team this season. They didn't need this soap opera piled on top of that problem.
Drama. If anyone is interested it's on ESPNW.
That's a shame. Hate to see that kind of thing happening
DeleteTough story. Two just bought a house together, were having relationshjip issues and slugged it out last night.
DeleteFirst Diana Taurasi decides to sit a year, then this. Phoenix season ticket office has to be wondering what else can happen?
Paulie
Maryland continues to roll w/ 3 in top 35 for 2016 class. If we get Lauren Cox we will be legit contenders for final 4 every year we have her
ReplyDeleteHate to be hogging comment section but is it true Sara was offered a scholarship to UConn and chose Cards?
ReplyDeleteIt is true. Chris Dailey and Jeff Walz were hot after her. Both schools offered.
ReplyDeletePaulie