CARDS TIPOFF 2015-16 AGAINST BEARS
The Cards will see today how talent adjusts to game time situations. With two starters back from last year in Mariya Moore and Myisha Hines-Allen, veterans Cortnee Walton and Arica Carter, former AAC Freshman of the Year Briahanna Jackson and ex-Evansville starting point guard Dakota Weatherford...the Cards do have several players who are used to the college game and the tempo and pace. How red-shirt freshman Sydney Brackemyre and true freshmen Asia Durr, Taja Cole, Erin DeGrate, Brianna Jones and Sam Fuehring adjust to (hopefully) 18,000 screaming fans later this afternoon is a key aspect in how well Louisville does today.
As Jeff Walz said earlier this week in a press conference...
"I'll tell you at 4 'o'clock Sunday."
As for the opponent...Lindsey Gottlieb's Cal Bears...they come into Louisville after a very average nine point win against an Austin Peay squad that was predicted to finish eighth out of twelve in the OVC Conference. Austin Peay was within five with 90 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter.
Hopefully, there will be a big crowd in the 2nd. and Main facility today to see this 2015-16 version of Louisville women's basketball. A version that has a ton of promise and upside but will experience some growing pains.
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FIELD HOCKEY FALLS 3-0 TO UCONN
The season is over for Justine Sowry's Louisville Field Hockey squad....falling to #3 UConn 3-0 on the Huskies home turf in Storrs, CT. yesterday.Louisville made a game of it early...keeping the Huskies off the board for the first 21 minutes...before a UConn drive resulted in their first score. The Cards would hold Connecticut scoreless the rest of the first half...the Huskies getting off six shots to Louisville's two.
Sowry was factual about the loss:
" We're disappointed. We were prepared, we came in strong, looking for a really good performance. In the first half, we competed, we played well. In the second half, we really went away from our game plan and our identity. It's just a lack of discipline." The Cards finish the season 13-7.
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VOLLEYBALL VISITS THE 'NOLES TODAY
The Cards, 14-1 in conference, face a Seminole squad that is 13-2 in ACC play. A FSU win would create a three-way tie atop the conference with Louisville, FSU and UNC all at 14-2
The Cards will look to slow down kill artist Nicole Walch (345). Hailey Luck leads Florida State in setting.
I couldn't find any TV for this one anywhere...but we'll have a full report on the action in the Monday Cardinal Couple column.
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TURN UP THE RADIO!
Yesterday's show featured WorldWide in the studio and Paulie on remote and we had a great time reviewing the joy and excitement of UofL women's sports while listening to interviews with Justine Sowry, Anne Kordes, Sam Purcell and Jeff Walz. We also got a few tailgaters mixed in as well...all apparently in love with Worldwide.
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THE CARDINAL COUPLE RADIO HOUR
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With the ongoing issues where communications with fans concerning upcoming events still in flux I was wondering if anyone knows what Jeff was talking about in his post game radio interview where he indicated a scheduled appearance at one of the downtown food establishments in a meet and greet session with fans. First I heard of it. Does or did anyone know what he was referring to?
ReplyDeleteHe said this was for about an hour after today's game.
ReplyDeleteJust watched KY and Arizona State game on Pac 10 network. Epps unstoppable in final 10 minutes. Murray KY freshman guard is good. Ky won in OT . Good game. In our game Cal coach said after the game that Cal benefited by them not just preparing for Louisville and having a game to play before us. Their impressive freshman center said it made a huge difference for her. I thought that might be a difference maker in the game them having a game under their belt before us.
ReplyDeleteI thought Coach Walz put it perfectly in his postgame when he said 27 turnovers is great but when you don't convert who cares? He said our post defense was terrible.
ReplyDeleteWe did a good job staying as close as we did.