tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-89456763249501806642024-03-19T04:48:33.722-04:00Cardinal CoupleThe joy and excitement of UofL women's sports. CHECK Sunday columns for the previous day's broadcast link or listen to old shows by clicking the image here, Case Hoskinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06335869124809666508noreply@blogger.comBlogger5306125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8945676324950180664.post-80914771126545926922024-03-18T06:28:00.001-04:002024-03-18T06:41:03.611-04:00Cards WBB #6 seed in Baton Rouge to start NCAA WBB Tourney -- Sofrball Defeats Ill 5-4 -- MONDAY CARDINAL COUPLE<p> </p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><b>CARDS TO OPEN AS A #6 SEED IN ALBANY REGION AGAINST MTSU </b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigZASokBfiwouXO520QfSszvr_uZ_0Jpo3V0C5KKbPN2AR7HQ77LnGBj2WlkCiBZ0GKxrdOaSDtPg9z6YO0nxyRdX2qJ9Gv3ffPTVvd1rXT5krzYVNZ1Fze31Ff39DoTL_WD9ZS6hwyLXvTBRqGJZ86Me2tUo8Ic9DtDYRXYfV9JMEay4n6BjBDoMelLvt/s166/Louisville%20logo%20I.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="125" data-original-width="166" height="179" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigZASokBfiwouXO520QfSszvr_uZ_0Jpo3V0C5KKbPN2AR7HQ77LnGBj2WlkCiBZ0GKxrdOaSDtPg9z6YO0nxyRdX2qJ9Gv3ffPTVvd1rXT5krzYVNZ1Fze31Ff39DoTL_WD9ZS6hwyLXvTBRqGJZ86Me2tUo8Ic9DtDYRXYfV9JMEay4n6BjBDoMelLvt/w204-h179/Louisville%20logo%20I.jpg" width="204" /></a></b></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b><br /><br /></b></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Louisville </b>Women's basketball will begin their 2024 NCAA Tournament agains a familar foe in MTSU and the action will take place in Baton Rouge. The winner gets the winner of #3 LSU vs. #14 seed Rice. Game day for UofL is Friday.and tipoff time and TV channel designation .will come at a laterr date. ...</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">The Cards are n a tough regional where LSU was dropped to a #3 seed, One has to wonder why UCLA got a #2 seed instead of LSU, but the NCAA has their reasons....they have a great lead in with Hailey Van Lih's new team against her old team...provided Louisville can get by MTSU. The Blue Raiders defeated Louisville 67-49 in the 2022-23 regular season in Murfreesboro</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBDSUKs9euc8IA7w_4HPIvJW28PZVK771NvDmevAtXfyZhIrVGMjef35So_5NCmWYuLnU759_mW0UrLog42pauS5bpAQz5k2crowUwzRitK8CRhb08eKNKLgg6O0P4T91osc7wohnVaac5rmjHeiMB9GJbte_8lC54fmQkzUPuqk3xvX7GAyGV2KQ0tnP7/s318/Olivia%20Cochran%20IIII.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="159" data-original-width="318" height="159" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBDSUKs9euc8IA7w_4HPIvJW28PZVK771NvDmevAtXfyZhIrVGMjef35So_5NCmWYuLnU759_mW0UrLog42pauS5bpAQz5k2crowUwzRitK8CRhb08eKNKLgg6O0P4T91osc7wohnVaac5rmjHeiMB9GJbte_8lC54fmQkzUPuqk3xvX7GAyGV2KQ0tnP7/s1600/Olivia%20Cochran%20IIII.jpg" width="318" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Louisville has three players back from that loss last year, in Olivia Cochran, Nyla Harris and Merissah Russell. Cochran had 14 pts to lead the Cards in scoring. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">We'll have much more on this NCAA WBB first rounder from our columists as the game gets closer. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><b>CARDINAL COUPLE NCAA WBB BRACKET CHALLENGE</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCZTzUTxzPBN7LGi6S1EtxudO8Wa0rZQnFSsWm0BmQds6wAOCQQqqg_RlqzYxYca2ZjdBCbu-3Bxd7VWXziP1SCD_C1iy0NXj2C2ZnEfSNI2K8AYGmybEM3cE07PfYpLtuwXCPsj3aJNuSGXutOpOH9kDmZ0_509I4u12shmLJJ4wdxvwSN8NqgKZQnn0g/s268/Bracket%20buster%20II.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="188" data-original-width="268" height="188" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCZTzUTxzPBN7LGi6S1EtxudO8Wa0rZQnFSsWm0BmQds6wAOCQQqqg_RlqzYxYca2ZjdBCbu-3Bxd7VWXziP1SCD_C1iy0NXj2C2ZnEfSNI2K8AYGmybEM3cE07PfYpLtuwXCPsj3aJNuSGXutOpOH9kDmZ0_509I4u12shmLJJ4wdxvwSN8NqgKZQnn0g/s1600/Bracket%20buster%20II.jpg" width="268" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;">The bracket selectins are open! Commish Jared would like your picks in an hour before the first game and reminds you that the play-in games DO NOT count as points toward your total. He would also like to remind you to add a final score. Winner gets their choice of a $25 Gift Cards to Cracker Barrel or Wagner's . iI 's a free entry, too!</span> <p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Here is the bracket: <a href="https://www.cbssports.com/womens-college-basketball/ncaa-tournament/bracket/printable-women/">https://www.cbssports.com/womens-college-basketball/ncaa-tournament/bracket/printable-women/</a></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">ESPN HAS A PRETTY GOOD BRACKET CHALLENGE TOO: Access it <a href="https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/bracket">HERE</a> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">L</span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">EAVE YOUR PICKS IN ANY OF THE COMMENTS SECTIONS HERE AT THE SITE. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Any bracket or contest questions can be sent to the comments section or directly to Paulie or Jared.. And, no, we don't know the winners, either, but we love to think we do.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">GOOD LUCK !!!!!</span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><b>SOFTBALL DEFEATS ILLINOIS 5-4 IN CARDINAL CLASSIC FINAL GAME</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiRVwhxOTR2jjvZuQRarmtiV6u0gSjJJ5K4RgulinblaxvwnTvDq8zCh3f6TcVxYJCHaLXf5Rp9td2YNK1mX-UO6F8W7aqSw8mFxQmVyiKVDUFWNzms4uwUDII760nMbAEjgtJhOdrfEIbg8-uNMldkQeYt2TbkiDf40v0SEGnokTsf2wLY827I8o35IBWB" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2406" data-original-width="3609" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiRVwhxOTR2jjvZuQRarmtiV6u0gSjJJ5K4RgulinblaxvwnTvDq8zCh3f6TcVxYJCHaLXf5Rp9td2YNK1mX-UO6F8W7aqSw8mFxQmVyiKVDUFWNzms4uwUDII760nMbAEjgtJhOdrfEIbg8-uNMldkQeYt2TbkiDf40v0SEGnokTsf2wLY827I8o35IBWB" width="320" /></a></b></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b><br /><br /></b></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Alyssa Zabala </b>went 6-2/3rd innings and Riley Frizzell banged a solo homer in the bottom of the 5th inning tmgive the Cards a lead they would never relinquish. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Illinois jumped out to an early 2-0 lead in the second inning, but the Cards would cut that in half in the bottom of the inning. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiV3ImLZ3TmpC4U18Qrlp6LgUHgiGLWnx8V7sMoUszQj3xSRU3gqjNYz7ingYqbGuqOtpB7ETQPjuYdS8PLx0eP-s4v1tCoJECTx7I_uHRwAp-t_Wot3gmgg18XOzj2h3hSLrqPAsEvaJht49PwUr2DaZGV0YTjwJIpOuEskagZIFWQvb9GTNUwxgtJCUa5" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2022" data-original-width="3033" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiV3ImLZ3TmpC4U18Qrlp6LgUHgiGLWnx8V7sMoUszQj3xSRU3gqjNYz7ingYqbGuqOtpB7ETQPjuYdS8PLx0eP-s4v1tCoJECTx7I_uHRwAp-t_Wot3gmgg18XOzj2h3hSLrqPAsEvaJht49PwUr2DaZGV0YTjwJIpOuEskagZIFWQvb9GTNUwxgtJCUa5" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Illinois last lead came at 3-1 in the top of the fourth but the Cards roaded back to lead 4-3 in the bottom of the inning, a two out, two RBI single by Daisy Hess. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Illinois would tie it up inthe top of the fifth, but the Cards would regain the lead in the bottom of the fifth when Riley Frizzell parked a bomb to right field that almost hit Arthur Street </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh2pk3uShoXHi3QaK4r4suVXmeukkjlAtMqtVKM6MAtNiXyX4H36XTCIOrol0t9x5J8KCJ6mA6iOA3ZNNga8otXp0kWiBmUIKgjbV6pyhFASNKvfZ8e8CmIPs8u5Oti8mGTVfaq6MDXuakFp2x3i9A4ex8YyZUgQjkGTrLFzNIRHP7BG0IGJUqBZ2HUToh6" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2662" data-original-width="3992" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh2pk3uShoXHi3QaK4r4suVXmeukkjlAtMqtVKM6MAtNiXyX4H36XTCIOrol0t9x5J8KCJ6mA6iOA3ZNNga8otXp0kWiBmUIKgjbV6pyhFASNKvfZ8e8CmIPs8u5Oti8mGTVfaq6MDXuakFp2x3i9A4ex8YyZUgQjkGTrLFzNIRHP7BG0IGJUqBZ2HUToh6" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Gabby Holloway pitched a third of an inning in the top of the seventh to preserve the 5-4 lead and Cardinals win....</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">PHOTOS BY JARED ANDERSON</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">PAULIE</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Cardinal Couplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10565155435705858363noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8945676324950180664.post-19415719992520450822024-03-17T11:04:00.045-04:002024-03-17T17:10:59.884-04:00Two Big Wins, Softball and Lacrosse - Sunday Cardinal Couple<h1 style="text-align: left;">Lacrosse</h1><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">(All photos from Jared Anderson)</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Two big wins yesterday, one each for Lacrosse and Softball. But "Big Wins" means a bit different thing for each of them.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifnMSw1UsgS9Dz7qcvlMRF1imrOoizSN0YeJJcUm-8Zf4CW8p1usXDuAcx3eqfTDFOWd5l8uz-G2jjMAumFOR6qTCm3-4SCdmyA4FkpSO50tY98XewGfd2vXmULovRKADEBbC1tdD8JgEuo6merd8ytfuIvkzw4G0XrjKwd7EmkVa7B605YE8CfGAwJzs9/s3362/Photo%20Mar%2016%202024,%204%2017%2041%20PM%20(1).jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2241" data-original-width="3362" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifnMSw1UsgS9Dz7qcvlMRF1imrOoizSN0YeJJcUm-8Zf4CW8p1usXDuAcx3eqfTDFOWd5l8uz-G2jjMAumFOR6qTCm3-4SCdmyA4FkpSO50tY98XewGfd2vXmULovRKADEBbC1tdD8JgEuo6merd8ytfuIvkzw4G0XrjKwd7EmkVa7B605YE8CfGAwJzs9/s320/Photo%20Mar%2016%202024,%204%2017%2041%20PM%20(1).jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">You can always tell it's a big game<br />based on the bench's reaction.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table>Lacrosse bested 20th ranked Clemson, 13-12. The Tigers are only in their second year of play in lacrosse, but have hit the scene in a big way. Entering the game, they were 6-2 overall, and holding that 20th ranking nationally.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">We need a streak check first, though. Yes, Nicole Perroni continued her consecutive game scoring streak, in fact she started off the scoring for the Cards with only two and a half minutes elapsed in the game. It was, however, an answer to Clemson's opening score. The Tigers would get a couple more in the 1st quarter, and those would be answered by Kylea Dobson and Rian Adkins wrapping the 1st quarter tied 3-3.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUgtXfU7jfMrtjM5GYJP226QOlLEAzkCd-_J1JieJAbtgJHoQe4P4ZG1aphOSY2dEajEQgJBANxIM9FYd4AXXB6Iigcy7USI4De2sYF8vA7QvjJqrNpz1l98wf-o-wQFC5nReyoFA5ZPW1dmO29Cx-KNFj62xLfX-tpE6ZYwyIsqRg4Shk37pm9WYk-wQ6/s3788/Photo%20Mar%2016%202024,%204%2009%2001%20PM.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2526" data-original-width="3788" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUgtXfU7jfMrtjM5GYJP226QOlLEAzkCd-_J1JieJAbtgJHoQe4P4ZG1aphOSY2dEajEQgJBANxIM9FYd4AXXB6Iigcy7USI4De2sYF8vA7QvjJqrNpz1l98wf-o-wQFC5nReyoFA5ZPW1dmO29Cx-KNFj62xLfX-tpE6ZYwyIsqRg4Shk37pm9WYk-wQ6/s320/Photo%20Mar%2016%202024,%204%2009%2001%20PM.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Negai Nakazawa celebrates one of<br />Nicole Perroni's goals.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table>The offenses, and particularly the Clemson offense, got in gear in the 2nd quarter, however. Two and a half minutes in to the quarter Allegra Catelano answered Clemson's opening minute goal. For the rest of the quarter, however, Clemson would maintain most of the control, outscoring the Cards 6-2, with the scoring run only broken up by the Nakazawa sisters. Kokoro scored without about nine and a half minutes left in the quarter, and Negai with about seven. The halftime score was 10-6.<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Combine the 2nd quarter run with the opening goal in the 3rd quarter and the Cards would reach their biggest deficit of the game, 11-6.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">From about the 11 minute mark in the 3rd quarter, however, the Teeter squad would finish the game on a 7-1 run. Kokoro kicked off the scoring with her 2nd goal, and Adkins would also get her 2nd. Lauren Figas would get her name in the stat sheet, and Izzy Seikel would get a pair in the run. Perroni would also add another couple for the hat trick.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglqvxPqC4tKMlCTBd_OhxNPpxB9T2CT530usLFeVVRn2Y-1TJfGsdCC9JSSlY_fN-pbfLjoyk-GziO49yCfF8uCqAxINwgBHu9PK1AFrLIDEYbbuRaUrOHzEYg5tuzg28P3QmMdCFoMI8g6cDzKVYpVGTKVds3pfaOhjipFc5hiX-d-l07pgaGWFP2vQWH/s3290/Photo%20Mar%2016%202024,%204%2003%2053%20PM.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2193" data-original-width="3290" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglqvxPqC4tKMlCTBd_OhxNPpxB9T2CT530usLFeVVRn2Y-1TJfGsdCC9JSSlY_fN-pbfLjoyk-GziO49yCfF8uCqAxINwgBHu9PK1AFrLIDEYbbuRaUrOHzEYg5tuzg28P3QmMdCFoMI8g6cDzKVYpVGTKVds3pfaOhjipFc5hiX-d-l07pgaGWFP2vQWH/s320/Photo%20Mar%2016%202024,%204%2003%2053%20PM.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kokoro Nakazawa has never said that<br />this game is easy.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table>With Perroni's score with about four minutes left in the game, it became mostly a game of keepaway for the Cards. With Clemson getting increasingly frustrated, and eventually drawing a green card resulting in a free position play. Perroni, however, backed the ball out and continued the game of keepaway, to wrap the game up on a power play.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Goal duties was split between Sara Adeche starting and playing about 20 minutes before J Pleck came in and finished out the other 40. Adeche had a fine outing, with three save, but allowed five goals. But it was Pleck that really wowed. They only allowed three goals against, and snagged seven saves, a very good showing, indeed.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">You can catch Jared's interview with Head Coach Scott Teeter and J Pleck at:</div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pm_2Yqp2XG8">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pm_2Yqp2XG8</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Lacrosse will be back in action on Thursday against Liberty in Lynchburg. They'll be back at the LLS on March 27th hosting Xavier.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><h1 style="text-align: left;">Softball</h1><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">Softball also had a big game yesterday, as mentioned, but in a bit different sense of the words. The opponent, Michigan, isn't ranked, but the Cards would ultimately win the game by a big margin, 12-4.<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Hosting the Cardinal Classic, a series of 11 games starting Thursday and finishing today, the Cards are only playing in 1 of those games per day. Spare a thought for those staffing the event as this makes for an extremely long weekend for them. Chief among them is Assistant Sports Information Director and Cardinal Couple favorite Lori Korte. She not only fulfills the SID role, but she's also the overall coordinator for the event, and chief scorer. A woman of many talents, a tip of the hat for Lori.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8cXSMakTOsSydYT1YRVOOVC0m5LaLUEhlrPOvnzOQr4ea9VWxATUUzPZ-DNuONXiXKa-eBR2zzoyrG97dF1M6zGx5mTc5n0qnR4PS1XVrm0psUWWGDc-Q6t8r1n7_Fbw-kuMdmctfHDT8SUDciWFJdwT7kGZhMY8c_y-JbyD7K0eTFQTfWaewwNiQiwCc/s3823/Photo%20Mar%2016%202024,%206%2014%2057%20PM%20(1).jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2549" data-original-width="3823" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8cXSMakTOsSydYT1YRVOOVC0m5LaLUEhlrPOvnzOQr4ea9VWxATUUzPZ-DNuONXiXKa-eBR2zzoyrG97dF1M6zGx5mTc5n0qnR4PS1XVrm0psUWWGDc-Q6t8r1n7_Fbw-kuMdmctfHDT8SUDciWFJdwT7kGZhMY8c_y-JbyD7K0eTFQTfWaewwNiQiwCc/s320/Photo%20Mar%2016%202024,%206%2014%2057%20PM%20(1).jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Alyssa Zabala found her groove after<br />the first inning.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table>Back to the game, however. The first inning...well...it started out terrible for the Cards. Alyssa Zabala started in the circle and clearly had just stepped off the strugglebus. The first three batters up for Michigan singled, walked, and reached on an error to load the bases up. A pop-up froze the runners for the first out, but it was still a dire situation with bases loaded and only a single out. The next batter would make contact, but quick thinking and a quick throw by Bailee Richardson at 3rd would get the lead runner out at home, keeping the Wolverines off the scoreboard, but leaving the bases loaded. I think it was then that the Alyssa that we know finally showed up, fanning the last batter to get out of the jam.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">After that, things settled down pretty well for Zabala and she pitched the type of game that we have come to expect from her.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The Cards would threaten in the bottom of the 1st, getting Paige Geraghty around to 3rd base, but couldn't get her home. It wasn't until the 2nd that the Cards would get going on the scoreboard.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7-h1v7YlcodDA5nOpnzYjd9_1Xc_1dSYFRmvGsyMxH99aqTw8vNW95CYvK-HEa0mxk4Ho8YVxBw40ou0gtV5VXbzBXy3mr1GsC0wRSyHLj3Tn5AyeUp7ZtcL6GtLZ8wPp1juY2w_1iKCFQwttOXdySOdow8QkwehHdr8nMqu8wk_RRoTXlFTQpU3iOWgO/s3794/Photo%20Mar%2016%202024,%207%2015%2029%20PM.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2529" data-original-width="3794" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7-h1v7YlcodDA5nOpnzYjd9_1Xc_1dSYFRmvGsyMxH99aqTw8vNW95CYvK-HEa0mxk4Ho8YVxBw40ou0gtV5VXbzBXy3mr1GsC0wRSyHLj3Tn5AyeUp7ZtcL6GtLZ8wPp1juY2w_1iKCFQwttOXdySOdow8QkwehHdr8nMqu8wk_RRoTXlFTQpU3iOWgO/s320/Photo%20Mar%2016%202024,%207%2015%2029%20PM.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gabby Holloway rounding third for a<br />home run. Which one? You'll have to<br />ask photographer Jared.<br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table>It was a simple, but still quite impressive scoring situation. Richardson singled out to left center, and then Gabby Holloway (batting as the designated player) blasted the cover off the ball right down the left field line, staying just fair. I think the ball was later retrieved from the far side of the roundabout at Floyd and Brandeis.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">2-0 was the score at 2 innings. Not bad, to be sure, but then the 3rd inning happened.</div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">The inning started out with a fly out, but then Riley Frizell got a double. Frizell is not one of the speedsters on the team, so Pickle Winkler came in to pinch run for her. That speed will be important in a moment. Vanessa Miller singled, and Pickle would use that speed to score from 2nd. Vanessa Miller tried to steal second, but was easily beaten by the throw and tagged arriving at the base. Fortunately the pitch was a fourth ball and the attempted steal and tag officially never happened, instead she advances to second on the walk.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Gabby Holloway came back up for her 2nd at-bat and basically more of the same, just this time, she lifted the ball to right center instead of down the left field line. The three run homer makes the score 6-0. In your best infomercial voice, "But that's not all!" After Michigan brought out a new pitcher, Ally Alexander drew a four pitch walk, Kiley Goff gets hit by a pitch, and then Chelsea Mack laid down an absolutely beautiful bunt on the first pitch of her at-bat, and seven pitches into the new pitcher, the Cards go from empty bases to loaded.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvjR44pN5tqBfxHOCR7JF0G6wjqTyLMg27wtSGEsoaTepgfZADT-0508qTchfoDKrtekZ-oqWsq5suid-Fpnirfl3ca9GHVM2_UW-ozbhEKxrjk0zzPmKpZ6a9Jyif3Wz6kN0biIcLf2pzLMBi9KiHRUNb1xeBXwXQScyWGQUUHiq5EgI3ofRFIMEo2eoM/s3686/Photo%20Mar%2016%202024,%207%2022%2024%20PM.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2457" data-original-width="3686" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvjR44pN5tqBfxHOCR7JF0G6wjqTyLMg27wtSGEsoaTepgfZADT-0508qTchfoDKrtekZ-oqWsq5suid-Fpnirfl3ca9GHVM2_UW-ozbhEKxrjk0zzPmKpZ6a9Jyif3Wz6kN0biIcLf2pzLMBi9KiHRUNb1xeBXwXQScyWGQUUHiq5EgI3ofRFIMEo2eoM/s320/Photo%20Mar%2016%202024,%207%2022%2024%20PM.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Paige Geraghty, after mostly clearing<br />the bases with a big triple.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Paige Geraghty comes to the plate. Now she's a slap hitter, and not known for getting much power, so defenses tend to pull way in when she comes to bat. So she promptly slaps it, gets a nice bouncer that bounces over the center fielder and the ball rolls at the way to the fence. While not known for power, Geraghty is rather well known for her speed and legs out a triple, driving home the other three runners. The score is now 9-0.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhX5KWSWD0wuEd_mIELH2R2s2auRbDPDUNS6IopN9bca-S0BNE1RwBX1X4oAe0MV9vgmDO-EsBDaWZMUiv2G1kBXA5X9mBzC1Llwi3pN1mQmOpSJ6QPvyVOM6A4zlSo3iJYGN95UwVUGQ_HK5wyr2ONunEP6Lxeo3nijax3UsEK7VJL5hnazS0-L2YtQlF/s3727/Photo%20Mar%2016%202024,%207%2029%2009%20PM.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2485" data-original-width="3727" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhX5KWSWD0wuEd_mIELH2R2s2auRbDPDUNS6IopN9bca-S0BNE1RwBX1X4oAe0MV9vgmDO-EsBDaWZMUiv2G1kBXA5X9mBzC1Llwi3pN1mQmOpSJ6QPvyVOM6A4zlSo3iJYGN95UwVUGQ_HK5wyr2ONunEP6Lxeo3nijax3UsEK7VJL5hnazS0-L2YtQlF/s320/Photo%20Mar%2016%202024,%207%2029%2009%20PM.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Riley Frizell rounding third clearly<br />worried about whether there was any<br />damage to the car on Brandeis.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table>Geraghty would use her speed again, scoring on a wild pitch during Daisy Hess's at-bat. Hess would eventually draw a walk. Now, we've gone all the way around the lineup and more, but that necessitates re-entering Frizell in place of Pickle. Now you might be tempted to ask why not just let Pickle bat? Well, we can't know how well she would've done, but it certainly wouldn't have been any better than Frizell who's shot hit a car on Brandeis. The Cards would get another couple of base runners, but nothing more across. But that's hardly worth worrying about after an inning of 10 runs on 7 hits. The score after three was 12-0.<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwLH1IOjcFag9Mj7-7HY_Sxp8xfsyscykzLg8Vc_jFwCdUa-4O0rBUv73EGR4IhOqxFv5NLJJZlKzC2SKIFl0Czv9NRSdR1z0U9KAgKG6S_fYrIvYplkB7jHWe2mUUeAkqFdTegm2z9dqkHPy_i_dnrwTlPwVjX6GCWhDIKEFPQycmHr7-0ub2rAcL20ww/s3274/Photo%20Mar%2016%202024,%207%2058%2023%20PM.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2183" data-original-width="3274" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwLH1IOjcFag9Mj7-7HY_Sxp8xfsyscykzLg8Vc_jFwCdUa-4O0rBUv73EGR4IhOqxFv5NLJJZlKzC2SKIFl0Czv9NRSdR1z0U9KAgKG6S_fYrIvYplkB7jHWe2mUUeAkqFdTegm2z9dqkHPy_i_dnrwTlPwVjX6GCWhDIKEFPQycmHr7-0ub2rAcL20ww/s320/Photo%20Mar%2016%202024,%207%2058%2023%20PM.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Vanessa Miller, catching everything in<br />right field.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table>Michigan would get a run in the top of the 4th, a homer onto the upper berm in right center, but things would get a bit tense in the 5th. Brooke Gray entered to pitch in the 5th. A runner reached on a error, then Vanessa Miller caught a pair of flies, one foul, one fair, down the right field line to get to two outs. Michigan needs four runs to avoid the run-rule here in the 5th. A four pitch walk puts a 2nd runner on base and then Michigan would bomb a three run homer to straight away center. The score is 12-4, which would still invoke the run-rule, but any more rules would avoid it. Fortunately, Gray got the strike out to end the game.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">This was a dominant performance, other than the first part of that 1st inning, from a team that clearly took the loss to Illinois to heart.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">You can see the post-game, where Jared chats with Riley Frizell and Gabby Holloway where they talk about coming together as a team after the Illinois loss. Also, enjoy the clear camaraderie between these two:</div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I7AmRxPvXjo">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I7AmRxPvXjo</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">The Cards (and staff) will wrap up the Cardinal Classic today at 5pm in a rematch against Illinois. Despite having earlier games, it's quite likely this one will start at 5pm as the schedule has left extra time before this game. That's a TV call as it will be on ACC Network linear and they wanted to be sure that it would start on time.</div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><h1 style="text-align: left;">Bracketology</h1><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">Yep, it's that time, for everyone to speculate on where your favorite teams will be placed in the NCAA tournament bracket. For everyone to complain about the easy run that UConn will undoubtedly have, again. For everyone to sit on the edge of their seats on whether some of their favorites will even get in to the tournament.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">To be clear, it doesn't appear Louisville is in any danger of missing out altogether, Charlie Creme has us as a six seed playing opening rounds in Corvallis OR...surely we can get a better location than that. I'm sure Corvallis is lovely, but traveling two thirds of the way across the country for the tournament is not ideal.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The nail biter for CardNation will mostly be on behalf of former Cardinal Assistant Coach Sam Purcell, now helming the Mississippi State Bulldogs, that Creme has listed as the first team not to make the tournament. The Dogs have played well down there, and there certainly is an energy and excitement in that program, could there be any doubt with Purcell at the helm, and it would be a shame for them to miss out on this.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Other bracketology placements of note from Creme:</div><div style="text-align: left;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Defending National Champs LSU is a two seed</li><li>South Carolina, surprising no one, is the top overall seed</li><li>9 current ACC teams make the bracket, plus Stanford joining next year</li></ul><p>I certainly don't claim to have any better insights than someone like Creme, who does this as a full time job, would have. But of course, that won't stop others from expressing opinions. What say you? Let's hear your thoughts in the comments.</p><p><br /></p><p>We'll do the $25 gifr card selecion in the Cardinal Couple Bracket Challenge again, winner gets to choose from a Cracker Barrel or Wagner's Card...Per Paulie<br /></p><br /><p></p><h1 style="text-align: left;">Cardinal Couple Radio Hour Podcast</h1><div style="text-align: left;">And finally, four for the CCRHP yesterday, with Case, Jared, Paulie, and myself making the call. Softball, Lacrosse, and Basketball made the discussion topics, as expected.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Check it out at:</div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cardinal-couple/episodes/Cards-Softball-Stumbles-e2h5oid">https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cardinal-couple/episodes/Cards-Softball-Stumbles-e2h5oid</a><br /></div></div><p><br />-- </p><p>JMcA<br /></p>JMcAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00440193885039741934noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8945676324950180664.post-34063114271673001202024-03-16T10:38:00.000-04:002024-03-16T10:38:28.118-04:00Softball Iced Out on Chilly Friday -- SATURDAY CARDINAL COUPLE<h2 style="text-align: justify;">Gray Shelled Early in Loss to Illinois</h2><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Louisville softball, on the heels of a comeback win against South Dakota on the first day of the Cardinal Classic, handed the ball to the freshman wunderkind in the circle against Illinois (9-11 entering the game) to take care of business. Unfortunately, the early scoring bug bit the Cards again, and they were shut out for the first time this season as the game wore on. After giving up a four-spot in the first, Louisville would give up single runs on two more occasions before ultimately falling 6-0 to the Illini. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhAMaLMNWIcHF-EqK10T2ulHU6b7VA8Y2TBkXmh-wCKs5M3EfRfe4Vu1TzkPMxYrHjPJdyJYrRmVBgRnAcmJHFzhcjM_87TvZhfTiFvFS08vVMQZwzN9Imeez4iaq0Y21EFwALUnt_EU3NXx3aoVeJM5GSfCOwRVYCtV8TVUI9sch-t46QiWFxhdmjCxyk" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2383" data-original-width="3574" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhAMaLMNWIcHF-EqK10T2ulHU6b7VA8Y2TBkXmh-wCKs5M3EfRfe4Vu1TzkPMxYrHjPJdyJYrRmVBgRnAcmJHFzhcjM_87TvZhfTiFvFS08vVMQZwzN9Imeez4iaq0Y21EFwALUnt_EU3NXx3aoVeJM5GSfCOwRVYCtV8TVUI9sch-t46QiWFxhdmjCxyk" width="320" /></a></div>There's a first time for everything, and I imagine that Brooke Gray did not have "give up three runs in 0+ innings" on her to-do list when she got up yesterday morning. In fact, I imagine it didn't even cross her mind since it has not happened to her in her career. That's the way it went yesterday evening, though, with Illinois jumping on her like a flea. A full-count triple opened the game (if you start with a 3-0 count bad things happen), and a single scored the first run. Another single on a bunt put two on and a double cleared the bases. Four straight hits was enough to end Gray's day, and Gabby Holloway took over. The Cards first out came on a caught stealing, and a pop-up gave the defense their second. Another single and double extended the lead to 4-0 before the inning finally ended. <br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The Cards looked to have a chance to fight back right away. Chelsea Mack singled to open the inning and Daisy Hess walked to put two on with nobody out. The threat ended there, though, as three straight strikeouts ended the inning. Louisville did not put two runners on at the same time for the remainder of the game. Illinois threatened to have another big inning in the second, but a pair of strikeouts with the bases loaded made it so that the Cards needed just one to get out of the inning. A wild pitch scored a run to make it 5-0 and a hit that would have made it 7-0 was negated by a runner leaving early to end the inning. Illinois scored one more in the top of the 7th to set the final score at 6-0.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh2TnSYaf1p9Vvl5B4_TUnb-gdG-08YsfKSdCH1BittXNp0Oo3gR8EPVFvT1hRdv4uIjjUKwRHxYjniANGjDVXARQ6d4ZJf8W4ocwpYUSmCHqXJMWvt7yHHJ1tYyWZvzn9cuq91cXK4m6N-1SL-7fSowkCnTQH-mNNcwKuCWKr3Cr3U8nHInrQ85OEXuGo" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2140" data-original-width="3210" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh2TnSYaf1p9Vvl5B4_TUnb-gdG-08YsfKSdCH1BittXNp0Oo3gR8EPVFvT1hRdv4uIjjUKwRHxYjniANGjDVXARQ6d4ZJf8W4ocwpYUSmCHqXJMWvt7yHHJ1tYyWZvzn9cuq91cXK4m6N-1SL-7fSowkCnTQH-mNNcwKuCWKr3Cr3U8nHInrQ85OEXuGo" width="320" /></a></div>Louisville ended the first with an ERA of 28 and a WHIP of 6. Those are... bad. Louisville's first inning pitching has left a bit to be desired this season. The Cards have an ERA of 5.65 in the first inning and WHIP of 1.81. They've held the opponent to no walks, hits, or runs in just eight games so far. All eight of those games have resulted in wins. In games in which the Cards have given up a run in the first inning, only one of those was a single run. That came against Virginia Tech on what could have been a two-run homer but the runner that opened the inning was called out for leaving early. Louisville has just one win in games in which they gave a run in the first; it came against Bowling Green. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Overall, Louisville's pitching is much better than in the first inning. Their ERA is 3.30 on the season and their WHIP is just 1.44. It's clear that the Cards are losing games as a result of slow starts in the circle and it's a problem that will have to get sorted out. This is a team that isn't doing a good job of playing from behind, so they need to stop getting behind. At 17-9, Louisville is still off to a good start. There is plenty of time to get on track and one of their biggest hurdles in the ACC is already behind them. The Cards get a rematch against Michigan this evening. Louisville won the first game between the two teams on February 17th in Boca Raton. It was a 2-0 victory for the Cards, and it was one of the games where Louisville blanked the opponent in the first. Head out to Ulmer at 6PM or tune in to ACC Network Extra.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><h2 style="text-align: justify;">Cardinal Couple Radio Hour Podcast</h2><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">We're back with another episode this week and the show should return to it's live form on the YouTube channel. There will be four on the call, with Daryl out playing Pick-Up Sticks or something like that. We'll talk lacrosse and softball and likely make some predictions about Louisville's seeding in the upcoming NCAA tournament. <span style="text-align: justify; white-space-collapse: preserve;">As always, you can check out the live stream of the show by going to the Cardinal Couple YouTube page and clicking on the live video. Jeff usually creates that about an hour before the show, which officially starts at 11 AM Eastern. If the live time doesn't work for you, there are plenty of playback options, so be sure to check out whichever is best for you!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></div><span id="docs-internal-guid-ee68d22e-7fff-8263-4cac-cb2e27b81e50"><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwRIlAOQ7ma_QDrLz9n52VCb4J8GZv6g2cTeiAv3xljsrj5ehULbO-JB4NAG2x30Hn349Ki-L6kZGZeiggBaVSAN0rwUcGEWolpZl38lQJj5NKh9JPONww6c4flnsEle1u19k3nsgoR0pa42wh6WV8zXSbq6Ob1eISCAtkYZV_r4d-U-RpHQFUaPON/s257/microphone.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: justify;"><img border="0" data-original-height="257" data-original-width="196" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwRIlAOQ7ma_QDrLz9n52VCb4J8GZv6g2cTeiAv3xljsrj5ehULbO-JB4NAG2x30Hn349Ki-L6kZGZeiggBaVSAN0rwUcGEWolpZl38lQJj5NKh9JPONww6c4flnsEle1u19k3nsgoR0pa42wh6WV8zXSbq6Ob1eISCAtkYZV_r4d-U-RpHQFUaPON/w153-h200/microphone.jpg" width="153" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Cardinal Couple YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3Lb0KWORvn2eARnCZfjxww" target="_blank">Link</a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Anchor (podcast host): <a href="https://anchor.fm/cardinal-couple" target="_blank">Link</a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Apple Podcasts: <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/cardinal-couple-radio-hour/id1532090880?uo=4" target="_blank">Link</a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Google Podcasts: <a href="https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy9jY2M5NzZjL3BvZGNhc3QvcnNz" target="_blank">Link</a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Overcast (free account required): <a href="https://overcast.fm/itunes1532090880/cardinal-couple-radio-hour" target="_blank">Link</a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Pocket Casts (free account and app required): <a href="https://pca.st/rtofhsde" target="_blank">Link</a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">RadioPublic: <a href="https://radiopublic.com/cardinal-couple-radio-hour-6BlPER" target="_blank">Link</a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Spotify: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/1ZwoR72mlSezDZJPoJH9Vs" target="_blank">Link</a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Until next time, Go Cards!</span></span></p></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Case</span></div>Case Hoskinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06335869124809666508noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8945676324950180664.post-60574007064304655102024-03-15T06:39:00.028-04:002024-03-15T07:23:12.339-04:00Softball beats South Dakota 8-5 -- WBB awaits Selection Sunday -- FRIDAY CARDINAL COUPLE <span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>FRIDAYS WITH DARYL</b></span><br /><br /><br />Hello readers and welcome back!!</span><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">It was unfortunate that the WBB Cards were not able to get it done against Notre Dame a week ago in the ACC Tournament but I hope this squad is spending its Spring Break doing some reflecting and soul searching because the team I saw in the ACC tournament was not the team I saw heating up at the end of January.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br />I don’t want to spend too much time covering the disappointments of UofL women’s sports but I do want to mention them because we are now looking ahead to selection Sunday and the squad could be looking at a 6 seed in this years big dance. The ESPN predictions have the squad heading to the furthest possible location out on the west coast probably and they will try to head back east towards Cleveland. The Final Four is being held in Ohio again beginning Friday April 5th. <br /><br />The 2024 NCAA DI Women's Basketball March Madness bracket will be revealed during the Selection Show at 8 p.m. ET on Sunday, March 17 on ESPN.<br /><br /> <br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><b><u>Softball</u></b></span><br /><br />The Softball Cards are hosting the annual Cardinal Classic at Ulmer Stadium. We will keep an eye on the weather forecast and update you all with any scheduling adjustments. <br /><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVwEk5JXD8fTR0M98u0caGpYpa3RiRWONgzQcKSS_RtP3zJiKa1JSlWvD1oPv-iv2zDHOMBC9tKzw5eEenFiYGe0nFWfUzfTaLmIn8wKHZLCbPxBwTYSlM6eQTCLPES8pQoVoeJfJanxHGULd8meiwfAQdwP-9Y3Aa-nts-DqBedXyY7grY4Ho7UShMPyg/s3275/sb%20stolen%20base%202024.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2183" data-original-width="3275" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVwEk5JXD8fTR0M98u0caGpYpa3RiRWONgzQcKSS_RtP3zJiKa1JSlWvD1oPv-iv2zDHOMBC9tKzw5eEenFiYGe0nFWfUzfTaLmIn8wKHZLCbPxBwTYSlM6eQTCLPES8pQoVoeJfJanxHGULd8meiwfAQdwP-9Y3Aa-nts-DqBedXyY7grY4Ho7UShMPyg/s320/sb%20stolen%20base%202024.jpeg" width="320" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Photos: Jared Anderson</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">But for now, the Cards faced South Dakota and put up 8 runs off 10 hits in a 8-5 victory at home to move to 17-8 and a 1-0 start on the weekend. </span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br />Daisy Hess went 2-for-3 with a triple, two RBIs and scored two runs while Chelsea Mack and Bailee Richardson also tallied a pair of hits apiece to lead Louisville at the plate. Sam Booe (2-2) picked up the win, allowing two earned runs on five hits and striking out four in 4.0 innings of relief.</span><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><b><span style="font-family: verdana;">1st inning</span></b></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Scoreless top 1 - Izzy Harrison gets the start in the circle. lead off batter gets on base but nothing more for the visitors. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Cards wasted no time getting the bats going in this game as the first two batters scored off of a single triple and another single to put the Cards up 2-0</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>2nd inning </b> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Hit by pitch puts the lead off batter on board again. defensive error on 3B allows two runners on board and no outs. Harrison gets first strikeout of the night to make it 2 on base and 2 outs. 3 run homerun by Abby Brown puts the Coyotes ahead 3-2. Another hit at 3rd baseman Richardson and </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">bottom 2 - Holloway HBP and another error at 3b put another Card on board. following that another line drive at 3b finally corralled and there's 2 outs now. Hess walks to load the bases for Frizell who hitting 11-29 RISP & .500 with 2 outs. But another shot down the line gets the Coyotes out of the jam. Cards strand 3. down 3-2. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><b><span style="font-family: verdana;">3rd inning </span></b></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">1 pitch, 1 out. 3rd pitch, 2 outs. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">bottom 3- with 2 outs, ally alexander takes a walk, Holloway is 1 inch from hitting a homer but scores an RBI double. Geraghty strikes out on an off speed pitch to strand the go ahead runner in scoring position. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">4th inning pitching change when another lead off runner gets on base </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><b><span style="font-family: verdana;">5th inning </span></b></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">another lead off hitter puts a runner on the base. SD gets one through the infield to the left side and scores a runner for the 4-3 lead in the top of the 5th. with 2 in scoring position Booe secures the strikes out for the cards to end the threat for now. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">bottom 5th - Forsythe steals 2b and the tying run is in scoring position with nobody out. The Cards successfully advance and are now 37-44 on stolen base attempts this year. Miller takes a walk to get on board. Cards are 0-4 RISP on the day. Richardson hits deep right center to score two but gets out as she slides into 3b to put the Cards ahead 5-4. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxukQfZop43hAaDrzLYnF7lPm1wiLidzHs73xMJ4ObYZ28z5owS59oOQJG8cNF46O07vZsg27plrJBdY0AHTvf2Accj9TjbR7JiyxQUp6U1AXiDvSmhkFQlX5ua7S0Rna7Sp6i8C3HeMQhXWX1mVf0GvgH4NAkz5ko-BINNx0NJtjfr9DaaPbBSpPUOs4y/s800/sb%20hit%2024.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="534" data-original-width="800" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxukQfZop43hAaDrzLYnF7lPm1wiLidzHs73xMJ4ObYZ28z5owS59oOQJG8cNF46O07vZsg27plrJBdY0AHTvf2Accj9TjbR7JiyxQUp6U1AXiDvSmhkFQlX5ua7S0Rna7Sp6i8C3HeMQhXWX1mVf0GvgH4NAkz5ko-BINNx0NJtjfr9DaaPbBSpPUOs4y/s320/sb%20hit%2024.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /></div><div><b><span style="font-family: verdana;">6th inning </span></b></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">3 up 3 down for the visitors</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Geraghty gets on, Mack bunts and gets on base, Hess singles down the right field line and scores an insurance run for the cards. RBI single for Frizel on a hit to the left side by the SS and the Cards lead 7-4. Cards score 3 runs in the inning with a chance for more when they load the bases. but a pop fly ends the inning. Cards up 8-4. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><b><span style="font-family: verdana;">7th inning </span></b></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">top - South Dakota gets a runner in scoring position with 1 out, Booe gets the called strike 3. with a 2-2 count, the Coyotes get a bloop over 2b to score a run and keep the hopes alive for the visitors before a pop up to right field ends the comeback attempt. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>POST GAME: </b>Jared Anderson catches up with Cardinal Couple favoriite Daisy Hess <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zi1St2CYfXo">HERE</a></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">I am hoping to get out to the ballpark next weekend as we finally got some new tenants so they're moving in this weekend. we're looking forward to some new neighbors!!!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGpbdmxS-GNcXRumJQrfG3kLErqTndV-RJ2nkmeGaoKLUHurFwFlBeq0cLOBsVGv_dSO9U4ZeHyvBFgFumz-oBS98FWrnoXSihOcFugKfFsqh81_i5fX2Cx5m7WI0L57kx5SCKFXhs6_GGHoUw-52kNmxZP9c2rItaN1UVRYgMX8WKWfDuJ505c0JOQl3Y/s3889/sb%20richardson%202024%203b.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="3889" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGpbdmxS-GNcXRumJQrfG3kLErqTndV-RJ2nkmeGaoKLUHurFwFlBeq0cLOBsVGv_dSO9U4ZeHyvBFgFumz-oBS98FWrnoXSihOcFugKfFsqh81_i5fX2Cx5m7WI0L57kx5SCKFXhs6_GGHoUw-52kNmxZP9c2rItaN1UVRYgMX8WKWfDuJ505c0JOQl3Y/s320/sb%20richardson%202024%203b.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Have a great St. Pattys weekend, all. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">As Always, </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Go Cards</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">~Daryl </span></div></div>DARYLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10417549582064621062noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8945676324950180664.post-22293190285513440402024-03-14T08:12:00.000-04:002024-03-14T08:12:43.327-04:00Cardinal Alum Takes Head Coach Position -- Softball Hosts Cardinal Classic -- THURSDAY CARDINAL COUPLE<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKFSLxumgB73HC9T_DAyxoS9QCSCUVUBL1mYCuLimRmykwj2TeanM2vdgjnQjKHzZWuTb7OLVNUnDnhNRV3hQ2z0zu7oe11nPJtcLjoDCMWlxWCg17TdZYCw0BnGgM7ypYvxiAmxAC1ss8LAq99kNlJuhTI0Mtz3DDLOCuSokJDmdhtHSBRYrFPUvwWBrB/s1920/ATH2023_Wordmark_Release_1920x1080.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKFSLxumgB73HC9T_DAyxoS9QCSCUVUBL1mYCuLimRmykwj2TeanM2vdgjnQjKHzZWuTb7OLVNUnDnhNRV3hQ2z0zu7oe11nPJtcLjoDCMWlxWCg17TdZYCw0BnGgM7ypYvxiAmxAC1ss8LAq99kNlJuhTI0Mtz3DDLOCuSokJDmdhtHSBRYrFPUvwWBrB/s320/ATH2023_Wordmark_Release_1920x1080.png" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Most of the Louisville fan base has turned its attention to men's basketball due to yesterday's news. Granted, I was one of them. Athletic Director Josh Heird has decided to part ways with Louisville men's basketball head coach Kenny Payne. While my views might not reflect the rest of the crew on our site here, I am glad to see a much-needed change coming over there.<div><br /></div><div>Let me be clear that our focus is on the Joy and Excitement of Louisville Women's Athletics, but we also understand how budget-drive football and men's basketball are. When the success of those programs dip, it's many other sports suffering the effects from the suffering budget.</div><div><br /></div><div>Thankfully, our current women's sports and even alumnae continue to accomplish great things, which brings me back to the reason Cardinal Couple is still here. We've seen several former Cardinals go onto professional careers by continuing to play. Others have moved onto coaching or reporting roles such as Mo Reid (asst coach for Bellarmine women's basketball), Becky Burke (head coach for Buffalo women's basketball), and Katie George (ESPN reporter).</div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Callie McKinney Named Head Coach for Bellarmine Women's Soccer</b></span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY2XFLxMFY1bslv2rFs97P4Zk3SHJgzorvejy2STA6711nK0qKR-158ZPSQtPrMgGM1E5sos-4I2wHo8ZuTboGmRGORbQ8v69dCBHnEpdSr0IQ2wDbecEILzVGt5cA-JbgmtfXKsculBVSYG5f7wC_2DzGEOgIvdfMJt0HpdoFG4PbaajwGrov1enanFnp/s565/resize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="565" height="170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY2XFLxMFY1bslv2rFs97P4Zk3SHJgzorvejy2STA6711nK0qKR-158ZPSQtPrMgGM1E5sos-4I2wHo8ZuTboGmRGORbQ8v69dCBHnEpdSr0IQ2wDbecEILzVGt5cA-JbgmtfXKsculBVSYG5f7wC_2DzGEOgIvdfMJt0HpdoFG4PbaajwGrov1enanFnp/s320/resize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>We can add another Cardinal alum doing impressive things. Louisville women's soccer alumna Callie McKinney has been promoted to head coach for Bellarmine women's soccer. The Franklin, Tenn. native played for the Cards from 2016-2019. During her playing career, McKinney played in 72 matches. The midfielder scored three goals and recorded three assists.</div><div><br /></div><div>Following her playing career, McKinney joined Bellarmine women's soccer as a grad assistant in the fall of 2020. She was then promoted to a full-time assistant coach in 2021 and spent the last three seasons in that role.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtKKiliAylJgn2vsRVbUxuraq3KSsrE_gafKXMyYUZa8kiiwAD0e3P4fpR00ta6oKHAUZr484c4L_94GNX9XnmN061QXWH68wSOfWS9g-oJNcKrI2ekmMylJO4_rdEogeOOKtGHXVKzbFiZ6BvdYYFDq-gXDcwcSDacwRFxZ8JwbfsfdrXJ8-XyAeF-Hqo/s1920/Head_Coach-Callie_McKinney_WEB.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtKKiliAylJgn2vsRVbUxuraq3KSsrE_gafKXMyYUZa8kiiwAD0e3P4fpR00ta6oKHAUZr484c4L_94GNX9XnmN061QXWH68wSOfWS9g-oJNcKrI2ekmMylJO4_rdEogeOOKtGHXVKzbFiZ6BvdYYFDq-gXDcwcSDacwRFxZ8JwbfsfdrXJ8-XyAeF-Hqo/s320/Head_Coach-Callie_McKinney_WEB.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Paul Babba held the title of head coach for Bellarmine in 2022 and 2023. The Knights had a 5-16-14 in that stretch. Babba departed to become associate head coach for Cincinnati women's soccer earlier this week leaving Bellarmine without a leader. There was no doubt in promoting McKinney to that position.</div><div><br /></div><div>"<i>First off, I am extremely grateful for this opportunity,</i>" McKinney said. "<i>I am thankful to Scott and (Athletics Chief Operating Officer) Pam Stackhouse for giving me this opportunity to lead the Bellarmine program. I am also thankful to (former head coach) Paul Babba, who has prepared me well for this and for being such a great mentor and friend.</i>"</div><div><br /></div><div>Hopefully, this means we will see Bellarmine on the Louisville schedule as either an exhibition match or regular season match in the fall.</div><div><br /></div><div><b style="font-size: large;">Softball Hosts Cardinal Classic</b></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNe9_7prStjbx2AIE260H6Z4KOA0WfBqR9BHZaZsKeF4mzUuuIYPD2WxYiMIGvhbayl7NILPRgwksnqAElmtF8DaqTbzveCtMHMlyn9a762RdZgxx0Q58hXzxY7XqKoucMzYZYhZF0cbx4d9ndfs9QaXuVHKkrv0FlaZRu12igfbF2AdGUcs5mbpuAs-lB/s3696/53579049212_275ae3ff95_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2464" data-original-width="3696" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNe9_7prStjbx2AIE260H6Z4KOA0WfBqR9BHZaZsKeF4mzUuuIYPD2WxYiMIGvhbayl7NILPRgwksnqAElmtF8DaqTbzveCtMHMlyn9a762RdZgxx0Q58hXzxY7XqKoucMzYZYhZF0cbx4d9ndfs9QaXuVHKkrv0FlaZRu12igfbF2AdGUcs5mbpuAs-lB/s320/53579049212_275ae3ff95_o.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Louisville softball is action for a long weekend. The Cardinals will host the Cardinal Class over the next four days with Holly Aprile's squad playing one game each day. The only game on Thursday will be Louisville vs South Dakota. First pitch is slated for 7:00pm and will be aired on ACC Network.</div><div><br /></div><div>On Friday, Louisville will face Illinois at 6:00pm. Saturday will feature Louisville vs Michigan at 6:00pm and Sunday will be a rematch against Illinois at 5:00pm.</div><div><br /></div><div>After getting swept by Virginia Tech, Louisville now carries a 16-8 record on the season. The Cards hit .287 as a team with several players above .300. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1rLzHlP3oZ7UMPLmnNaDmWGK-4LTG_7z9MP1gjeKbsgaQ-Hlodj3f0vEUTfmKaeyb0hYDtDsjuHbWPg6aZ2C0kAiK5SLakWaIp3IDLHmU32sUMY3jNG3T3DK8CE_dTMLiNEPM3sx_bZfGeyRceYlYF1Q1J_99xyBv8NISQSd7NqHLOylprEAjJg-otMmc/s3858/53580235389_b69d02ca12_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2572" data-original-width="3858" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1rLzHlP3oZ7UMPLmnNaDmWGK-4LTG_7z9MP1gjeKbsgaQ-Hlodj3f0vEUTfmKaeyb0hYDtDsjuHbWPg6aZ2C0kAiK5SLakWaIp3IDLHmU32sUMY3jNG3T3DK8CE_dTMLiNEPM3sx_bZfGeyRceYlYF1Q1J_99xyBv8NISQSd7NqHLOylprEAjJg-otMmc/s320/53580235389_b69d02ca12_o.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Louisville and South Dakota have never met before so tonight will be the first ever meeting. The Coyotes are 14-13 on the season after defeating Tennessee State last night.</div><div><br /></div><div>South Dakota has faced six 'Power Five' conference teams so far and have gone 0-6 in those games. They have not run-ruled anyone but have been run-ruled once in an 8-0 loss to Murray State on opening weekend. They hit .238 as a team with two players hitting over .300. South Dakota has outscored their opponents 93-88.</div><div><br /></div><div>We plan to have in-person coverage for the games this weekend.</div><div><br /></div><div>Happy Thursday and Go Cards!</div><div>Jared</div>Jared Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03119374310033733226noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8945676324950180664.post-76026429209397743252024-03-13T06:38:00.001-04:002024-03-13T07:05:57.152-04:00On opponents and refs....--WEDNESDAY CARDINAL COUPLE<p> </p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><b>HOW <span style="font-family: helvetica;">ABOUT SOME GOOD CREWS AND EASY OPPONENTS? </span></b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi6aotx5u1w9_KObdxepApPKOFrUM-yZdy11gQBxyi_27-gxi2urTdFoW0gFyMS_5tPSvzcdylG9N3o7Di8SK6mBj2ZRC1BZwnYQgZ3r2RiA7cUlgbO2U5EInEKxVqq_K1KfapvypPYRvsDwG7BajGJ79cQYC-5zKzVteEFX0HyxWrZgXLWJyiXO_vB3Ts/s1600/Paulie%20ans%20Sonya%20KFC.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi6aotx5u1w9_KObdxepApPKOFrUM-yZdy11gQBxyi_27-gxi2urTdFoW0gFyMS_5tPSvzcdylG9N3o7Di8SK6mBj2ZRC1BZwnYQgZ3r2RiA7cUlgbO2U5EInEKxVqq_K1KfapvypPYRvsDwG7BajGJ79cQYC-5zKzVteEFX0HyxWrZgXLWJyiXO_vB3Ts/s320/Paulie%20ans%20Sonya%20KFC.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">( the couple won't be traveling this year, but, look out 2025 !) </td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">OK, NCAA...how about setting us up with a UConn type breeze through the early rounds of the NCAA Tournament? And maybe a good officiating crews (you owe UofL that much...review the Syracuse and Notre Dame fiascos) </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Jeff Walz doesn't need anymore stressful games...I could use a cardiac break, too. The way it looks, there will be at least two ACC schools each in the four brackets...so...if the logical scheduling works out , Louisville would get a six seed and be in a bracket that has an ACC school that finished seconf or third iin the conference...either Syracuse or....Notre Dame. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirD26QAwaTLm-uNQa_brOIsoGbMsdkRnRYQwU2qAZ1y2-fUvvNFTgeprDkiJUOprliXaeKwp7FQi_LKDRfoWfvsZoLdlpJ-u0rHTXxheR9sFKbmyVIzWdu5FSSQxQFpjvD3K3pTCAE60FzEwtpHFnfm_V-UVBYy5UlSW156Vuod5vbWEh6MBPrVZHuC_yj/s275/VT%20WBB%202019%20III.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="183" data-original-width="275" height="183" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirD26QAwaTLm-uNQa_brOIsoGbMsdkRnRYQwU2qAZ1y2-fUvvNFTgeprDkiJUOprliXaeKwp7FQi_LKDRfoWfvsZoLdlpJ-u0rHTXxheR9sFKbmyVIzWdu5FSSQxQFpjvD3K3pTCAE60FzEwtpHFnfm_V-UVBYy5UlSW156Vuod5vbWEh6MBPrVZHuC_yj/s1600/VT%20WBB%202019%20III.jpg" width="275" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">(fear this man, NCAA. if Kitley is cleaared) </td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br />I know, not an ideal match up eiher way, but maybe the Cards could face a few non-power house conference "gimme's" before a toughie. It's for ceertain that we won't be hosting the openng two rounds, but how about somewhere relatively close to the "Ville" and none off the Spokane or Portland, Oregon stuff. Of course , it is all fantasy, when has the NCAA done anthing to favor of beneifir Louisville women's ]basketball. They'll send us Nome, Alaska or Saturn to start NCAA Tournament plau.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Next, could we see a good, experienced ref crew in these contests? With a member or two refs familiar with calling ACC games? Now,in a few of these games earleir this year ,Louisville probably would have been better off with a high school ref crrew...but I don't think we can solve WBB refs problems with any easy solutions...I've heard more money, better training, and better guidance from the NCAA...but, i don't expect to see in in my lifetime. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI5HJ-9NE6IvvhEhitDYted6XAtfw7rRyLtL_8epuvAkiZwnFrcwiGWaXC6cO2ufXHZcE9o_SfmD_mgFnvVsvOpl_lxDa0mv7GHwWEfnRDU_xo7sl5PnlOH5VqzvpO_uJVm3rsFIHprTS1IsWFA-v-7bPx_jkvz3_HKC5pwxfIJWonhUk_2WrQHuOxBZd2/s540/Jeff%20Asia%20and%20Geno.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="281" data-original-width="540" height="167" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI5HJ-9NE6IvvhEhitDYted6XAtfw7rRyLtL_8epuvAkiZwnFrcwiGWaXC6cO2ufXHZcE9o_SfmD_mgFnvVsvOpl_lxDa0mv7GHwWEfnRDU_xo7sl5PnlOH5VqzvpO_uJVm3rsFIHprTS1IsWFA-v-7bPx_jkvz3_HKC5pwxfIJWonhUk_2WrQHuOxBZd2/s320/Jeff%20Asia%20and%20Geno.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">( i wish AD had six games of eligibiity left) </td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /> I woudl hope that Coach Walz does not resort to the hysterics that got him "t'd"up" and tossed in a couple of contests this year. This squad misses the calming influence of Sam Purcell.,no doubt about it. (and there is a guy who deserves a bid this year, don't ya think?)</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">All this, well,It's a lot to ask for isn't it? And, Louisville hasn't put together a two-game win streak in a long time. Can they do it iin post-season? I'll be watching for it, with my doubts, like a lot of you. This Cardinals team has tons of talent. Let's see if they can put it togehter to end the season</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">We've talked about the Louisville team needing to put four good quarters togehter. Well, now would be a great time, six times in a row.....</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Finally...</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhzgYEh7YesIWFTXGJESX3XxJYjX_Qr6XQsFL0lf1lnNcBr-jnFAIaaT2BuFwtgeE_rsdL4NE6vtFGRv3YsP9LtxB6uy6uWiREwOu2TDWM4Xb_3RM4VSV9_Uqw_laVzQhXnawp-0VODy88IKdqQ03qVOF-xcfUxmfp9I5dOpjd7gz_EVDOjyOKVhaa0jytP" style="background-color: red; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="675" data-original-width="1200" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhzgYEh7YesIWFTXGJESX3XxJYjX_Qr6XQsFL0lf1lnNcBr-jnFAIaaT2BuFwtgeE_rsdL4NE6vtFGRv3YsP9LtxB6uy6uWiREwOu2TDWM4Xb_3RM4VSV9_Uqw_laVzQhXnawp-0VODy88IKdqQ03qVOF-xcfUxmfp9I5dOpjd7gz_EVDOjyOKVhaa0jytP" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /><br /></span><p></p><h1 aria-level="1" class="css-1rynq56 r-4iw3lz r-1xk2f4g r-109y4c4 r-1udh08x r-wwvuq4 r-u8s1d r-92ng3h" dir="auto" id="accessible-list-2" role="heading" style="background-color: white; 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border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1419; display: inline; font-family: TwitterChirp, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: 24px; list-style: none; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-align: inherit; text-overflow: unset; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span class="css-1qaijid r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0 r-poiln3" color="inherit" style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline; font: inherit; list-style: none; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-overflow: unset; white-space: inherit;">NEWS — A source tells KSR that Louisville’s Jeff Walz is showing interest in the Kentucky WBB job.
He has led the Cards to four Final Four appearances and won them an ACC </span></div><div class="css-1rynq56 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0 r-37j5jr r-1inkyih r-16dba41 r-bnwqim r-135wba7" data-testid="tweetText" dir="auto" id="id__96xrbjuty6v" lang="en" style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1419; display: inline; font-family: TwitterChirp, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: 24px; list-style: none; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-align: inherit; text-overflow: unset; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: helvetica; text-align: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="css-1rynq56 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0 r-37j5jr r-1inkyih r-16dba41 r-bnwqim r-135wba7" data-testid="tweetText" dir="auto" id="id__96xrbjuty6v" lang="en" style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1419; display: inline; font-family: TwitterChirp, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: 24px; list-style: none; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-align: inherit; text-overflow: unset; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: helvetica; text-align: inherit;">paulie </span></div></div></div></div></div></div></article></div></div></div></div></div><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p>Cardinal Couplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10565155435705858363noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8945676324950180664.post-32393775824564263662024-03-12T07:27:00.000-04:002024-03-12T07:27:02.904-04:00ACC Bracketology -- TUESDAY CARDINAL COUPLE<h2 style="text-align: justify;">Louisville Ranked 24th Post-ACC Play</h2><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgO3UBo3_yeulAZ1bt66s7IXWU7Jq8v0fZ_7U_0td35L2l41t9YdByKFZiKYtGyZgutX4maRQvgR4xcDZ6iUZSXKfAi9nx7IV0cLvJQ1uivOLaFTjcETYQHSIh7MjNaIJUlQ73c1RFplvjUdKtTEsWJgY7DVcuo412qWnELjK7cifcJmj3AoF8uV7vhlTQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2541" data-original-width="3811" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgO3UBo3_yeulAZ1bt66s7IXWU7Jq8v0fZ_7U_0td35L2l41t9YdByKFZiKYtGyZgutX4maRQvgR4xcDZ6iUZSXKfAi9nx7IV0cLvJQ1uivOLaFTjcETYQHSIh7MjNaIJUlQ73c1RFplvjUdKtTEsWJgY7DVcuo412qWnELjK7cifcJmj3AoF8uV7vhlTQ" width="320" /></a></div>With most of the power conference tournaments complete (the Big 12 Championship is tonight), the field is starting to take shape for the 2024 NCAA Women's Tournament. Josh Heird is among those who will set the seeding and they get a free pass on the number one overall seed. South Carolina survived upset bids in the SEC Tournament to remain undefeated and received every number 1 vote in the AP poll. They're at the top of the field in the NET rankings as well. Second in the AP is Iowa, who won the B1G Tournament and sits at 29-4. It would be fairly surprising to see them not end up with a one seed, but they are only 5th in the NET. <br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">We're here to talk about the ACC's teams, though. Notre Dame took the automatic qualifier at stake in Sunday's game and they moved up from 14th to 9th as a result of their efforts in the tournament. The NET rates them a bit higher, as they didn't change from 7th in that ranking system. ESPN's latest bracketology gives the Irish a three-seed, but I don't see it. Ohio State is ranked lower in the NET, is only two spots higher in the AP poll, and didn't win their conference title. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Speaking of teams a bit out of place... USC is ranked third in the AP, but is just 10th in the NET. The Trojans won the last WBB Pac-12 Tournament, so they'll be expecting a 1-seed. That could potentially put two Pac-12 teams on the top line, as Stanford is unlikely to get bumped. The conference champs would certainly feel snubbed, but a one-seed would be two spots higher than their NET ranking suggests, so we'll see. For what it's worth, bracketology gives them the honor.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg6UL0XhcEKK33If5b_0LVc6c6oSwoBfoL-CotDMLp7AMTW_LYps0vHIwOk8Rzf9VMJ4Q7yKrfZ31ilmvdrChPynPNZSeJi4gCtDDKRxpJWuFBwyK8cCNnXEY2o3b17I8tWG225mo_v5K9LWBCpWBe-25ipRUHfypopYJoThlxS_iYD3o0u3VqD7yQ6zFQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3413" data-original-width="5121" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg6UL0XhcEKK33If5b_0LVc6c6oSwoBfoL-CotDMLp7AMTW_LYps0vHIwOk8Rzf9VMJ4Q7yKrfZ31ilmvdrChPynPNZSeJi4gCtDDKRxpJWuFBwyK8cCNnXEY2o3b17I8tWG225mo_v5K9LWBCpWBe-25ipRUHfypopYJoThlxS_iYD3o0u3VqD7yQ6zFQ" width="320" /></a></div>Back to the ACC. Bracketology says the ACC will once again lead the league in bids, putting nine in the field. What's more, Miami is listed as a "Last Four Byes" team, so all nine teams are projected to make the tournament outright. Miami is 50th in the NET rankings, so it would be heartbreaking on their end if they were ultimately left out. That said, 22 automatic qualifiers will be ranked lower than 50th in the NET. If Princeton is upset in the Ivy League Championship, that could put a 23rd team above Miami (and Princeton at 33 might still get in). On the bubble, Miami can't afford a stolen bid, so I'd say they're Tigers fans this week. A 10-seed is probably about right for the Canes, who will likely be on pins and needles throughout the show. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Given those high numbers on automatic qualifiers, I'd say that Virginia and Georgia Tech need not hold their breaths. The Hokies are 61st in the NET and the Yellow Jackets are 69th. If you finish only a shade above .500, you aren't likely to sniff the tournament anyway, so I'd say they know they aren't getting in. Who knows, though, maybe we'll be shocked. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Now that we know the first and last teams in for the ACC, who is left? If I gave you three guesses to get the last seven schools, I feel pretty confident you could get it. If you guessed "the other seven top-9 seeds in the ACC Tourney," come on down and collect your prize. Behind Notre Dame, the ACC sees NC State (13), Virginia Tech (19), Duke (20), Louisville (23), UNC (37), Syracuse (43), and FSU (44). Ironically, Syracuse and FSU swapped spots in the NET Rankings despite the Noles winning the head-to-head on Friday. I guess going on to lose by 26 the next day kind of hurt. The NET and the AP are not very well aligned when it comes to the ACC, as the voters have NCST (11), VT (13), Syracuse (22), Louisville (24), FSU (RV-34), Duke (RV-35), and UNC not receiving votes. Miami is also not receiving votes, but Miami is 13 spots behind UNC in the NET, so that's not terribly shocking. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgen12N-EMCJ-gjz3F4lNQG99iVRd32q6HRllyfyOB7bFiljzF37g4kMk23a7xwUQJcqZGL6bVkJLsW5WEQOj_hyAQsSD7wMQRVI38qNFqGvf959JBnR4vGUbiIJ3Zp5EIDkY6LxsMJ3_voTfkdCTSebqLGqysYjtfUcOP0avmgrhVEQ2LIqoWK66iqTMk" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3505" data-original-width="5258" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgen12N-EMCJ-gjz3F4lNQG99iVRd32q6HRllyfyOB7bFiljzF37g4kMk23a7xwUQJcqZGL6bVkJLsW5WEQOj_hyAQsSD7wMQRVI38qNFqGvf959JBnR4vGUbiIJ3Zp5EIDkY6LxsMJ3_voTfkdCTSebqLGqysYjtfUcOP0avmgrhVEQ2LIqoWK66iqTMk" width="320" /></a></div>So what does that mean for seeding? We've already mentioned the headache that the committee will have with some top-line teams looking a bit like fool's gold, but what does that mean for the lower-ranked teams? Let's assume Princeton gets in. That means the bottom 22 teams in the field are going to be those automatic qualifiers rated below 50 in the NET. That leaves 46 slots for the rest of the field. Already, quick math tells us that Miami is squarely on the bubble. It also means, according to the NET, Syracuse and FSU aren't super safe. (Have no fear, Orange fans, a ranked team is not getting left out of the tournament.)<br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Bracketology agrees that, roughly speaking, an at-large bid into this year's tournament will get you an 11- or 12-seed at worst. Like I said, Miami pulled a 10. The ESPN honks are high on the ACC, though, rating higher than the NET (which is unsurprising in the case of a team like Syracuse). Virginia Tech and Notre Dame will both be irritated to see a "3" next to NC State's name. ND will shout that they should have a higher seed line (and they probably should), and Virginia tech won't like being behind (as they're projected to have a 4). Syracuse picks up a 5-seed before Louisville and Duke both sit on the 6-line. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Yeah... a six-seed is not what we've become accustomed to here in the River City, but Louisville won't be playing in the Yum! Center this year, which will be the second year in a row. They're projected to hit the road and head to Corvallis to take on Oregon State. If that comes to pass, the Beavers will be looking for payback after the 17-point drubbing the Cards handed out in the 2019 tournament. The teams have played three times, all since 2012, and that 61-44 victory is actually the smallest margin for the Cards. Louisville won the first matchup by an eerily similar 61-43 mark and took the game in between by a whopping 33 points (76-43). Oregon State would likely be looking to score more than 50 points at home. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhs6TVAb4XecBlAuLPd5DVWdMLfmHMfTUFZQw1gM8tmlVgI_cK4zaIod01kTpP9nUFYWaIFyodjzJ8mVOtWxet_kzQsgSllphhpNy6OQfBo1ZDXI7JEfjGwsKxJc-IDpoZlLUhO8m1hSojp6cacvBrUC8yJjujD_0ri7keWurgSYgAXCuUIYA4xh9oIimM" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3309" data-original-width="4964" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhs6TVAb4XecBlAuLPd5DVWdMLfmHMfTUFZQw1gM8tmlVgI_cK4zaIod01kTpP9nUFYWaIFyodjzJ8mVOtWxet_kzQsgSllphhpNy6OQfBo1ZDXI7JEfjGwsKxJc-IDpoZlLUhO8m1hSojp6cacvBrUC8yJjujD_0ri7keWurgSYgAXCuUIYA4xh9oIimM" width="320" /></a></div>So Louisville and Duke as six-seeds aren't too surprising. The Blue Devils would have a shout at a five-seed, but Syracuse's premium bumped them down a line. UNC is a bit of a head-scratcher. Bracketology has the Tar Heels with a seven-seed. I'm not really sure where that math is coming from. The Heels haven't exactly passed the eye test at times this season, and the NET and AP would both see them fairly well below that mark. They're ahead of where the AQs would be boosting their seeding, so a 9- or 10-seed would seem more likely, but I guess we'll find out next week. Last, but not least, is FSU. The Noles are one of the teams aided by the lower ranked automatic qualifiers, and Bracketology puts them as an 8-seed. They will potentially draw Iowa in Iowa City. Good luck with all that. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Based on the way the field is laid out now (I'd be a little surprised if it actually shook out this way), no ACC teams could play before the Sweet 16. Those honors would come as the result of moderate upsets for Louisville and UNC or a moderate upset for Duke and a major one for Miami. There are three teams in two quadrants, two in a third, and NC State gets to be alone in their quadrant. We'll see about that.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">We're just a week (and a day) away from the First Four getting underway, and we'll know who plays in those games after the Selection Show on St. Patrick's Day. The women's Selection Sunday show will air at 8PM on ESPN. We'll have more on the Pick 'Em Challenge in the coming days, but starting planning those upsets now!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Until next time, Go Cards!</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Case</div>Case Hoskinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06335869124809666508noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8945676324950180664.post-77814272864001234562024-03-11T06:21:00.000-04:002024-03-11T06:21:40.244-04:00Lacrosse and Softball Both Fall at Home -- MONDAY CARDINAL COUPLE<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYa4OUgm2I9sN1B41t9bvmAPOIIV-J9qw7w8d3dsBMIUTf_81XHgcaAeQx1ahqjeW5jE8ZThTqVzI4pff_66TP6UMMNd2l-YqnnjAiCprz2HXwa5KRcyndUj7DGupb-QF_RPfqsZDKS4Qyui3f9BkkXaNSc1x5I6m132FwqhndaNnGnHyiEBhX4Tx7ABM-/s500/artworks-AX5Bl9IpUN7EFOls-YrtBlA-t500x500.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYa4OUgm2I9sN1B41t9bvmAPOIIV-J9qw7w8d3dsBMIUTf_81XHgcaAeQx1ahqjeW5jE8ZThTqVzI4pff_66TP6UMMNd2l-YqnnjAiCprz2HXwa5KRcyndUj7DGupb-QF_RPfqsZDKS4Qyui3f9BkkXaNSc1x5I6m132FwqhndaNnGnHyiEBhX4Tx7ABM-/s320/artworks-AX5Bl9IpUN7EFOls-YrtBlA-t500x500.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>While there was plenty of excitement and drama around the country with women's basketball, the campus of the University of Louisville was busy. On the women's side, lacrosse, softball, and women's tennis had ACC match-ups while on the men's side, baseball played host on the day. All teams on campus suffered losses in a one-in-a-million day. In fact, the weekend was pretty bad overall. Softball got swept, women's basketball suffered a loss, men's tennis got upset, and men's basketball lost again. It was certainly a weekend to forget.<div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;">Lacrosse Can't Overcome Early Deficit to Boston College</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUg3_JymEsRceI-Grd7LlwKIzV9C5hr3iPmEhc4bLHjII0xNcyWVCTcHlnB81UpXCqaUL0hQ-0GqlJd_rQmgCWaXjtXvGB2whdhe68YWVS5pT_pe_Ow7M8iSmq5h0Q1vjj7mDujbik54Xsd7yEs2Vs0i8irKpZyFGZXwZJuI52SZxng2M-7AiFEW0Nhccd/s3438/53580255208_473d929931_o.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2292" data-original-width="3438" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUg3_JymEsRceI-Grd7LlwKIzV9C5hr3iPmEhc4bLHjII0xNcyWVCTcHlnB81UpXCqaUL0hQ-0GqlJd_rQmgCWaXjtXvGB2whdhe68YWVS5pT_pe_Ow7M8iSmq5h0Q1vjj7mDujbik54Xsd7yEs2Vs0i8irKpZyFGZXwZJuI52SZxng2M-7AiFEW0Nhccd/s320/53580255208_473d929931_o.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>One of the earliest events on campus yesterday was lacrosse. The Cards welcomed #3 Boston College the Louisville Lacrosse Stadium. The Eagles have played in the last six national championships, COVID-19 season excluded, so this one was going to be a battle. Ultimately, Boston College was able to able to hold off the Cards, 17-14.</div><div><br /></div><div>Louisville won the opening draw and wasted no time going down the pitch to score in just 33 seconds. Boston College had a quick answer by scoring twice over the next 59 seconds. This was the start of a 5-0 run for the Eagles before the Cards score a few seconds before the end of the first quarter.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvZnMolxOUaC60I66H-A1tHym-Wkmj5v8EJOumjHDzmSSkeAePuTxjMP2MIPPnV_JIVrKjSzGZ-f5HvD37viXr6lv8qwy36oP4hkA04opvY0PGwEd21HN1e0IzdGOszk3Wv1E_FmWW0foDjKSlaT8hTiLUPYSN9Dw5fndmQAmo6Yqngc73MsLDuChOdwNt/s3187/53580359719_39d06268e2_o.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2124" data-original-width="3187" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvZnMolxOUaC60I66H-A1tHym-Wkmj5v8EJOumjHDzmSSkeAePuTxjMP2MIPPnV_JIVrKjSzGZ-f5HvD37viXr6lv8qwy36oP4hkA04opvY0PGwEd21HN1e0IzdGOszk3Wv1E_FmWW0foDjKSlaT8hTiLUPYSN9Dw5fndmQAmo6Yqngc73MsLDuChOdwNt/s320/53580359719_39d06268e2_o.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The final three quarters were played even between the two foes (7-7 second quarter, 2-2 third quarter, and 3-3 fourth quarter). The Cards cut their deficit to three several times throughout the match but could not get over the hump to get any closer. Boston College found themselves up five twice in the second half, but each time the Cards used 2-0 spurts to cut into that lead.</div><div><br /></div><div>Boston College has allowed more than 11 goals twice this season- a 14-11 loss to reigning champions Northwestern and yesterday's match. The Eagles have also averaged over 20 goals per game and were held well under that mark.</div><div><br /></div><div>Kokoro Nakazawa powered the Louisville offense with four goals while Nicole Perroni and Kylea Dobson each recorded a hat trick. On the defensive end, Sara Addeche picked up 10 saves.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOqU4ZUTW5q6mWk4PRUeZFw5dURYHTVkU8eS3r_ma8uu1jDvwE3wrJQ1F4POCaREMtvCB1TvWEG_aWGJ8NUiGVi8dL44ya2b3iqwzYqj8dwCjbnHXiET9n0l3IEwiOwvCyumzQrdg04NvH6btFogZ56uaPw1hyphenhyphenREJEPb2eyKmpa3rGeB4GJqwsLE7YwJ4V/s3174/53579174562_e2bb04c709_o.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2116" data-original-width="3174" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOqU4ZUTW5q6mWk4PRUeZFw5dURYHTVkU8eS3r_ma8uu1jDvwE3wrJQ1F4POCaREMtvCB1TvWEG_aWGJ8NUiGVi8dL44ya2b3iqwzYqj8dwCjbnHXiET9n0l3IEwiOwvCyumzQrdg04NvH6btFogZ56uaPw1hyphenhyphenREJEPb2eyKmpa3rGeB4GJqwsLE7YwJ4V/s320/53579174562_e2bb04c709_o.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Perroni set a program record scoring streak of 44-straight games where a player records either a goal or save or both. She also holds the program record of goal-scoring streak of 44-straight games, recording a goal in each of those matches.</div><div><br /></div><div>An interesting stat that worked in favor for Louisville was winning the draw control battle 20-15. Turnovers and ground balls worked in favor of the Eagles though.</div><div><br /></div><div>Despite Louisville (3-5) losing, this was one of their more impressive games over the last few seasons. They went toe-to-toe with one of the top teams in the country for a full 60 minutes.</div><div><br /></div><div>I got a chance to speak with Coach Scott Teeter and Kokoro Nakazawa after match. You can watch the full video <u><b><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jc5X7IVd87s" target="_blank">here</a></b></u>.</div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Softball Seventh-Inning Rally Falls Short</b></span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZHRms1b_CrACitJk0AF73LHCo_dCzS9f_16G16XRwQSJr61J7Ev6fw0Z2jbMowZ82AzmnX7-i5hvSTrIbniBadmBqCfapcPHWP7-iBsaDHATObz6_PDRkKQ_gymtlTEFMHW71mEh-pmPV9Tw-SND-vjm5HEtqCCO5v8IAVBUtkEXBhhnFl9dLNISuGfCS/s3540/53579050132_eb2c33a47b_o.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2360" data-original-width="3540" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZHRms1b_CrACitJk0AF73LHCo_dCzS9f_16G16XRwQSJr61J7Ev6fw0Z2jbMowZ82AzmnX7-i5hvSTrIbniBadmBqCfapcPHWP7-iBsaDHATObz6_PDRkKQ_gymtlTEFMHW71mEh-pmPV9Tw-SND-vjm5HEtqCCO5v8IAVBUtkEXBhhnFl9dLNISuGfCS/s320/53579050132_eb2c33a47b_o.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Louisville softball concluded their series against #15 Virginia Tech yesterday evening. The Cards tried to piece together a late rally with the game-tying run on third base, but fell to the Hokies, 4-3.</div><div><br /></div><div>A solo home run put Virginia Tech ahead in the first inning and they never looked back. The Hokies' bats were kept in check over the next few innings before the broke through with a pair of runs in the fifth inning and another in the sixth inning. The Cards broke the shutout on their end with a run in the bottom of the sixth inning and added two more in the bottom of the seventh inning.</div><div><br /></div><div>Brooke Gray got the start in the circle for Louisville. The freshman posted decent numbers with five hits allowed over 4.1 innings. She did not record any strikeouts though. Gabby Holloway came in in relief and allowed three hits over the final 2.2 innings.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRAxWYsE1Y-4PeXJiUDpxI5R0DcUr3zwTZm6-rkb66y9VZSnU1HjheSQ3lt1KJuNvPi1hF-5BWoBvEyptJCfaVEc4fh4Hkq0R7HrfwmQOn8pvhHO7iSlPlpWiLQDBSJpA1yr2rGng9VMjIXdArS8epjh9U_Gy0tlRRQTlCjRula7J_20_fIj-8cvQMoyQd/s3837/53580360205_e6e7b7cb7a_o.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2558" data-original-width="3837" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRAxWYsE1Y-4PeXJiUDpxI5R0DcUr3zwTZm6-rkb66y9VZSnU1HjheSQ3lt1KJuNvPi1hF-5BWoBvEyptJCfaVEc4fh4Hkq0R7HrfwmQOn8pvhHO7iSlPlpWiLQDBSJpA1yr2rGng9VMjIXdArS8epjh9U_Gy0tlRRQTlCjRula7J_20_fIj-8cvQMoyQd/s320/53580360205_e6e7b7cb7a_o.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Daisy Hess opened the sixth frame with a double and advanced to third on a groundout by Vanessa Miller. Riley Frizell's hit got past the left side of the infield to plate Hess. In the seventh, a single and a hit-by-pitch put multiple runners on base. Hess came in with a blooper to right field near the foul line that turned into a triple. With the tying run on the third, the Cards tried to continue the rally but fell short.</div><div><br /></div><div>Hess and Ally Alexander each had two hits with Louisville tallying seven hits. They struggled at the plate, though, with eight strikeouts and six runners left on base.</div><div><br /></div><div>The Cards have lost three straight and are now 16-8. They remain at home to host the Cardinal Classic and play one game each from Thursday-Sunday.</div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Basketball Results Around the Country</b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO8DCPlywCD-4p4f0OZWYZDw_Tp0Cjjq21YKwuigHSWGGf-MGJYEMk85q8cJTK9BlYcmeYuxhATScHzTKT6MSE2lZo5toeSRj5ePvd6mDjho9SGiD2XmsWwCbqBt7pwuVBsbDit5nrf7usFAW6pcwRtp0wU6QCk-yGeIatsT3w8kaFTufxrQzm5ub-YC5T/s748/The-Results-are-in.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="391" data-original-width="748" height="167" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO8DCPlywCD-4p4f0OZWYZDw_Tp0Cjjq21YKwuigHSWGGf-MGJYEMk85q8cJTK9BlYcmeYuxhATScHzTKT6MSE2lZo5toeSRj5ePvd6mDjho9SGiD2XmsWwCbqBt7pwuVBsbDit5nrf7usFAW6pcwRtp0wU6QCk-yGeIatsT3w8kaFTufxrQzm5ub-YC5T/s320/The-Results-are-in.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Conference Championship Day provided plenty of thrilling finishes. Iowa outlasted Nebraska in overtime to win the Big Ten Championship. Notre Dame rallied in the fourth quarter to defeat NC State in the ACC Championship. South Carolina and LSU got involved in a major fight down the stretch that led to over a dozen ejections and the arrest of a fan before the Gamecocks won the SEC Championship. USC upset Stanford to win the final Pac-12 Championship. Georgetown upset Creighton while UConn allowed 0 points in the fourth quarter against Marquette in the Big East semifinals. The Blue Jays and Huskies play for the title tonight.</div><div><br /></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;">In the Cardinal Couple ACC Pick Em</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div><br /></div><div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMxm0ypI45OY8XQe7KT1vrvBgeh164o0LH9PFAW47lvSqeLvxLHrO_klcYJkvQNZm5oJZ-ehu87v3bKTJm7tuaYCgAtQNSPki6XEZI95NTMTX52vIOrYfISrNnVIOMbGC5OeZGbBuepcN44xgwFyVpmTUixH0eg-14Ukdf3uLYYj1FwKa9dGDUUwTLYxdF/s231/Pick%20em%20I.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="231" data-original-width="218" height="231" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMxm0ypI45OY8XQe7KT1vrvBgeh164o0LH9PFAW47lvSqeLvxLHrO_klcYJkvQNZm5oJZ-ehu87v3bKTJm7tuaYCgAtQNSPki6XEZI95NTMTX52vIOrYfISrNnVIOMbGC5OeZGbBuepcN44xgwFyVpmTUixH0eg-14Ukdf3uLYYj1FwKa9dGDUUwTLYxdF/s1600/Pick%20em%20I.jpg" width="218" /></a></div><br />We had a tie among a few brackets at 10-4. Looking at the point total tiebreaker, my records have Nick O taking this year's title. I've got Paulie double checking my math on the second place finishers but it was another exciting ACC Tournament.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>editor note...Nick O is your winner by the total points , Jared gets second....Both had 10-4 records Thanks to all for playing --paulie</b></div><div><br /></div><div>Happy Monday and Go Cards!</div><div>Jared</div>Jared Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03119374310033733226noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8945676324950180664.post-44111064563997513832024-03-10T10:15:00.001-04:002024-03-10T10:15:05.581-04:00Softball and Lacrosse Gamedays - Sunday Cardinal Couple<h1 style="text-align: left;">Softball Gameday and Recap</h1><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"> As we welcome the return of Daylight Savings Time, a lament the lost hour of sleep last night, we have a classic spring Cardinal Couple update today with Softball and Lacrosse.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Softball opened conference play yesterday with two games against Virginia Tech after rains on Friday pushed that game to yesterday.</div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">Virginia Tech boasted a 15-3-1 record before the weekend started, and after the double-header last night, unfortunately (well, fortunately for them) are now at 17-3-1.</div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">VT is quite a good team, currently ranked anywhere from 11th to unranked, depending on which poll you're looking at. The most recognized and well-regarded polls seem to have them at 15th.<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The first game of the day started at 3pm, and it wasn't a great outing for the Cards, particularly in the pitching circle. Alyssa Zabala took the reigns to start the game, but only pitched for 1.2 innings allowing two runs, and leaving a runner on base for Gabby Holloway to inherit. That runner would score, but Holloway would not allow any more in that inning, or the two that followed.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">To be fair, the home plate umpire for the game seemed to have a strike zone about the size of a pineapple, but was at least consistent in that strike zone for both team.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The only score for the Cards would be in the 3rd inning. Ally Alexander singled, advanced when Chelsea Mack reached on a fielding error. Then a pair of walks, to Daisy Hess first to load the bases (and leave no room for her to steal 2nd), and then to Riley Frizell to score Alexander.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The 5th inning was the particularly unpleasant one for the Cards. Holloway started the inning in the circle, but after a walk and a single, and 2.1 innings of work, was lifted for Sam Booe. Immediately after Booe took the circle, VT got a pop out, but then things went south, with the two already on base, plus another scoring, the last a result of a bases loaded hit-by-pitch.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">That brought Lindsey Mullen to circle. While she did finish out the game, the appearance wasn't spectacular. She allowed four singles and a at fielder's choice before getting the final out of the inning. The score advanced from 6-1 to 11-1. The Cards would, of course, get a chance to answer, but no production in the bottom half of the inning saw the Cards take their first run-rule loss of the year.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The second game got started at around 5:40 in the evening and was quite an epic affair.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">VT got single runs in the 2nd and 5th innings, but the Cards would answer in the bottom of the 6th.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The scoring started with Chelsea Mack. Thanks to a off-target throw from 3rd, her single got her to third. It was scored as a single and advance on the error. During Daisy Hess's at-bat, a wild patch let Mack zip across the plate. Riley Frizell got on 1st thanks to a short-stop bobble, ruled an error, while Hess sped her way to 3rd. Pickle Winkler pinch ran for Frizell, and promptly stole second. Vanessa Miller then singled out to center at which point Daisy Hess scored and Pickle advanced to 3rd. Miller then promptly stole second as well. (It's not just Hess stealing 2nd on this team.) Unfortunately that would be the end of the scoring for the Cards, but it did tie the game at 2-2.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">That state of affairs would hold for several innings, into bonus softball. VT would finally end the stalemate with a 3-run homer in the 10th, which the Cards would have no answer for.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Virginia Tech completes the visit to The 'Ville with a third game at Ulmer today at 4:30pm. The late hour for the start time prompted by it being on ACC Network linear. Still a cool day in the forecast, but being sunny should make it a bit nicer if you decide to head out to Ulmer.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><h1 style="text-align: left;">Lacrosse</h1><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Louisville Lacrosse welcomes the number three team in the country to the Louisville Lacrosse Stadium at noon. Boston College comes calling with a big challenge for the Cards.</div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">BC's only loss, they're 7-1, comes against Northwestern, a team that UofL knows well enough to understand that loss is not shameful at all.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The Cards will need to stop, or at least slow down, Rachel Clark and McKenna Davis with 28 and 26 goals in the eight games so far. They'll also need to be wary of Emma LoPinto, Cassidy Weeks, and Belle Smith who are all also in double digits for the year.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">On the Cards side of the ball, we'll be looking for more production from the Nakazawa sisters, and for Nicole Perroni to extend her consecutive game scoring streak. If Kylea Dobson and Allegra Catalano can also contribute at levels that we know they're capable of, that will really be a boost.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">This will definitely be a challenge for the Cards against one of the best teams in the country. You can check it out and cheer them on ACC Network Extra streaming at noon.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><h1 style="text-align: left;">Cardinal Couple Radio Hour Podcast</h1><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Once again, the whole crew was on board for this voyage of the CCRHP. It's always enjoyable when all of us can be together for the show.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Once again, I wasn't able to get the streaming going as my old and decrepit laptop continued to give me problems. The good news (maybe?) is that you can hear me go on for far too long about my new laptop that arrived Friday that should put me in a good spot to do the streaming in the future when I get the requisite software configurations set up.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">In more relevant discussions, we of course covered the fortunes of basketball, ranted more about WBB officiating, and gave some time to Softball, Lacrosse, and a bit of spring Volleyball.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Check it out!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cardinal-couple/episodes/Louisville-Bows-Out-of-ACC-Tourney-e2gro42">https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cardinal-couple/episodes/Louisville-Bows-Out-of-ACC-Tourney-e2gro42</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">-- </div><div style="text-align: left;">JMcA <br /></div>JMcAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00440193885039741934noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8945676324950180664.post-22214395695327652402024-03-09T10:01:00.007-05:002024-03-09T10:13:08.866-05:00Comeback Comes Up Short -- SATURDAY CARDINAL COUPLE<h2 style="text-align: justify;">Slow Start Dooms Cards Against ND</h2><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Louisville basketball had a strong first half against Notre Dame to close out the regular season before folding down the stretch in the second half. The rubber match between the two teams, a 4/5 matchup in the ACC tournament, was reversed, with Louisville scoring just 17 first half points before outscoring the Irish by eight in the second half. The Cards needed more, as they still fell 77-68 in the ACC quarterfinals and will await the selection committee's decision to determine their postseason fate.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhlCM16YXWiN-KW_xUSVQJQsr6z6g3fSCf74YCPjWSANIWguwXZlN8NhI8R9_50jY6HruJRRWX4GlqzILio98imfYrXX5uO_vqioIMR6ZXVp28zzIrw3cAhZlv4PscbybHQZ76Dqg9hM04Z4vBjwZLtH13F1v_7E3FnFjp-mjxeYGfIFrbOwOlqODL2X0s" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2383" data-original-width="3574" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhlCM16YXWiN-KW_xUSVQJQsr6z6g3fSCf74YCPjWSANIWguwXZlN8NhI8R9_50jY6HruJRRWX4GlqzILio98imfYrXX5uO_vqioIMR6ZXVp28zzIrw3cAhZlv4PscbybHQZ76Dqg9hM04Z4vBjwZLtH13F1v_7E3FnFjp-mjxeYGfIFrbOwOlqODL2X0s" width="320" /></a></div>Louisville opened the game with 3-13 shooting in the first quarter and, though you might not think it possible, shot worse in the second quarter with a 3-16 effort. They made one three-pointer in each, but the shooting was poor inside the arc as well. Louisville was 2-8 in the first and an abysmal 2-13 in the second. That's 15%. Goodness gracious. To make matters worse in the second quarter, which they entered already trailing 19-10, Louisville attempted 0 free throws. Fortunately for the Cards, Notre Dame also cooled off a bit, shooting just 4-14 from the field and making just one three-pointer. Unfortunately, the Irish went to the line ten times in the first half and they walked away with ten points. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Louisville finished the first half with 13 turnovers. Since Notre Dame only finished the game with five steals, I'll let you fill in the rest of that puzzle. We've talked about Louisville's defensive lapses and struggles to account for the game plan, but, generally, scoring and turnovers hadn't been massive issues for this team until recently. Whether it is a matter of everyone being in their own heads or getting tired after a rigorous schedule, it really doesn't make much difference. We're in the "win or go home" portion of the season, and Louisville has shown a startling propensity to "go home" of late.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Trailing 34-17 at the half, Louisville was facing an uphill battle, and frankly, it wouldn't have been that surprising to see them pack up and get ready to head to the airport. There is fight in this team, though. Louisville came out in the second half firing, led by Jayda Curry (who scored 23 of her 26 after the break), and took the third quarter 22-17. The Cards were 8-17 from the floor in the third, including a much improved 7-14 from inside the arc. The Irish didn't quite agree with the idea of flipping the script, though, as they still shot 7-14 from the floor themselves. Louisville also fell apart a bit at the free throw line, leaving five of ten possible points on the table. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg64-vomfkaGjuWXQ-u4SdeLMq4QPhDDleGN8mgvLX9qEMy9YhIcnEWmkFX-P-2lMdZdYFai_lQIbuUzjK_ZDLiZLoiQS50gU_q9Nt_uwbVTZ0VKsVmzSpzyjnKDqSj3VcvDT3hFEfGgc4Iv0l85boJxzyOSzAeDacMSa9qx1koAPXOdS3f0bHXNGU0Zjo" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3010" data-original-width="4516" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg64-vomfkaGjuWXQ-u4SdeLMq4QPhDDleGN8mgvLX9qEMy9YhIcnEWmkFX-P-2lMdZdYFai_lQIbuUzjK_ZDLiZLoiQS50gU_q9Nt_uwbVTZ0VKsVmzSpzyjnKDqSj3VcvDT3hFEfGgc4Iv0l85boJxzyOSzAeDacMSa9qx1koAPXOdS3f0bHXNGU0Zjo" width="320" /></a></div>The Cards biggest chance to turn things around came as they built momentum at the end of the quarter. Notre Dame held its 17-point lead, or thereabouts, for most of the quarter until the last two minutes. Louisville took advantage of some Notre Dame misses to clear out the boards and use an 8-1 run (the one point coming on a technical free throw) to cut the lead to ten. With a chance to go into the fourth trailing by just ten, Louisville needed a stop on the last possession as ND tried to hold for the last shot. Hannah Hidalgo missed a jumper as the clock wound down, but Louisville wasn't positioned well for the rebound and a putback layup moved the lead back to 12. <br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Had the Cards entered the fourth quarter on their run, perhaps things could have continued to fall in their favor. As it was, Notre Dame used the opportunity to right the ship. Louisville continued to apply pressure, cutting the ND lead that had grown to 14 back down to single digits. At the media timeout, Notre Dame led by just eight, having made a shot after Louisville brought it down to six. Merissah Russell sank a three out of the timeout to make the lead just five points, the closest the game had been since four minutes into the game when ND extended their lead to 10-2. As the seconds wound down (and the free throw numbers went up) the Cards continued reeling in the Irish. An Olivia Cochran jumper with 31 seconds left made it a one possession game at 71-68. Louisville wouldn't score again. Playing the foul-and-then-try-to-score game went awry when a Notre Dame steal incensed Coach Jeff Walz enough to earn his second technical and hit the showers a minute early. A 6-0 run for Notre Dame, all scored when the clock was stopped for free throws, sealed the deal. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: justify;">The FRED Report</h3><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>F - Free Throws: </b>Louisville just eked out a <b>lowercase 'f'</b> here. They shot 19-27 from the free throw line, with the 5-10 third quarter really hurting their chances to make a splash. The Cards shot 11-13 from the line down the stretch, which kept them in touching distance, but it wasn't enough. (Notre Dame was 24-30 from the line, and went 3-4 on technical free throws.)</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>R - Rebounding: </b>The Cards had a fairly sizable advantage in rebounds, bringing down 39 compared to 31 for Notre Dame. Louisville picked up more points in the paint (30-28) but fell flat on second chance points, losing the category 9-4. With more rebounds on both ends of the floor, I'll award a <b>capital 'R'</b>. Could more rebounds in key situations have helped? Sure. I'd say more buckets would have helped more. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>E - Effort/Execution: </b>As I mentioned, Louisville could have mailed it in in that second half. Instead, they fought back from a 17-point deficit to make it a one possession game in the critical moments of the fourth quarter. I'm quite torn. I want to reward that effort, but the execution was poor from the top down. A pair of technicals sending Walz packing is bad. Shooting 38% from the floor overall is bad. 20 turnovers is very bad. I think the cons outweigh the pros. I'm going to outside the bounds of the grading scale and give a <b>tiny '<span style="font-size: x-small;">e</span>'</b>.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjUrfbyV2GmPagyREiiwzhZ6N8E_H1nO7rl-3kGUuRM4XdRyUzOHfPYEvbbqyH3IGdHUqSrAQpp0DDXW0k786KAxaclkt9c0B4z7Q-kMnVqP7eZ6GEQWmiEU-6JornNG6eiQxBB2JrKG3aNdxJ7tp0-bgNkNjXCzu611pybYRD73A8X5i2V0WGYhDSWkM4" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1489" data-original-width="1200" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjUrfbyV2GmPagyREiiwzhZ6N8E_H1nO7rl-3kGUuRM4XdRyUzOHfPYEvbbqyH3IGdHUqSrAQpp0DDXW0k786KAxaclkt9c0B4z7Q-kMnVqP7eZ6GEQWmiEU-6JornNG6eiQxBB2JrKG3aNdxJ7tp0-bgNkNjXCzu611pybYRD73A8X5i2V0WGYhDSWkM4" width="193" /></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiRS-jrvap_03hCAM9wScoPd4p47NzaRWsbjWYj4uDOmnDpKWKYYJir3dcv8AjgBtE9f5Iv-zQq0nWKgGDO_tqelLzSQXPs1l44j8Q0oh8ykQ34jKNWC6vVfoBoT8sRLL48df8HSSQlA5271eDDkPJko4-7F-niC8dXXIqasfE88xM9Y23oT4-4B9Z7qFE" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="560" data-original-width="1002" height="179" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiRS-jrvap_03hCAM9wScoPd4p47NzaRWsbjWYj4uDOmnDpKWKYYJir3dcv8AjgBtE9f5Iv-zQq0nWKgGDO_tqelLzSQXPs1l44j8Q0oh8ykQ34jKNWC6vVfoBoT8sRLL48df8HSSQlA5271eDDkPJko4-7F-niC8dXXIqasfE88xM9Y23oT4-4B9Z7qFE" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Brazil's current Fred, Frederico Rodrigues de Paula Santos (L) not to be confused with their old Fred, Frederico Chaves Guedes (R).</i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br />D - Defense: </b>Another tough one. Louisville held Notre Dame to just 40.7% from the floor and forced 15 turnovers. The Cards had more blocks (3-2) and matched the Irish in steals with five. Notre Dame had a better percentage, but both teams made the same number of threes. Notre Dame took three more free throws, but four of those came off of technicals. The Cards committed one less foul on the floor. Louisville gave up just four fast break points, but that kind of exposes their set defense as Notre Dame scored 22 points off Louisville turnovers. The Irish are scoring 80 points per game, and Louisville held them closer to 70 before the flurry of free throws. That said, 77 is the most that the Cards have given up to ND in their three games and is tied for the third-most they've given up in conference play. I'll go <b>lowercase 'd'</b>. (As an aside, Louisville has won just three games all season when giving up at least 70 points.)</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Final tally of <b>f-R-</b><b><span style="font-size: x-small;">e</span>-d</b>. There's not much else to say about this game. It was a valiant effort down the stretch, but it was ultimately an obstacle of Louisville's own making. The Cards are not where you want them to be in the middle of March. A team is ideally playing its best ball at this point of the season. Instead, Louisville, who is now 24-9 overall, is just 6-6 since the calendar turned to February. The trend that started with the win over Syracuse and loss to NC State continues, as the Cards have alternated wins and losses without fail. If that pattern holds, Louisville's run of Sweet 16s will end. Given that they have a loss to Virginia and two thoroughly unimpressive wins over Boston College in that stretch, I'm not overly optimistic that they can avoid an upset in the first or second round of the NCAA tournament. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><h2 style="text-align: justify;">ACC Tourney Pick 'Em</h2><div><br /></div><div>It's going to come down to the wire here folks. While there are some who are a bit off the mark (sorry, Joe), seventeen entries remain above .500 and plenty of brackets are still in play for the win. Full standings are below. A perfect day for Arthur yesterday sees a new face join the top of the pack.</div><div><br /></div><div>8-3: Jared, Nick O, Paulie, Arthur</div><div><br /></div><div>7-4: Katy, Jason, Vivian, Karen, Emily, Kenneth Stark Sr</div><div><br /></div><div>6-5: Blue Lou, Case, Daryl, Bea, Jeff, Mike D</div><div><br /></div><div>5-6: Sonja, Kenny Schneider, The Chimps</div><div><br /></div><div>4-7, 3-8, 2-9: Cindy, Clemson Cuz, Joe Hill</div><div><br /></div><h2 style="text-align: justify;">Volleyball Starts Spring Play</h2><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgwiSJNP3XubH2F0jDnFzKoMZiMfZgbp3Uog7sxIIoSDnfwLU2wQeSa0TqxA9VixYZC4XzZTvOI_FPmUqh4nm0FAy-Bz1NmbsOt-26vPRuoUvtq03iSN4L-lMp2JrHycbA_1FK7lvId73OSO7hb2d8Ig8js139TvueFyN7W3KYNgSVeg13RAnhEkl1EJMM" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2616" data-original-width="3924" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgwiSJNP3XubH2F0jDnFzKoMZiMfZgbp3Uog7sxIIoSDnfwLU2wQeSa0TqxA9VixYZC4XzZTvOI_FPmUqh4nm0FAy-Bz1NmbsOt-26vPRuoUvtq03iSN4L-lMp2JrHycbA_1FK7lvId73OSO7hb2d8Ig8js139TvueFyN7W3KYNgSVeg13RAnhEkl1EJMM" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Louisville played a fairly rotated lineup in their spring opener against Dayton yesterday evening. Charitie Luper was out as she nurses a foot injury and PK was limited with a hand injury. Though the final match score was a 3-1 loss to Dayton, I'd say Coach Dani Busboom-Kelly was not significantly concerned with the outcome. Spring play is about getting your new faces comfortable with the team (if they've arrived early) and seeing what some of the bench players can contribute as they work to backfill spots that have opened up. The Cards are on the road for their next two spring matches before returning to L&N Federal Credit Union Arena in April. </div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><h2 style="text-align: justify;">Softball Postponed</h2><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The opening of Louisville softball's ACC season was delayed due to the weather that came through the area yesterday. The Cards and Hokies will wait out the rain and look to start the series with a double-header today before the finale tomorrow. Louisville lists a 3PM start time for the first game, with admission being free and ACC Network Extra hosting the stream. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><h2 style="text-align: justify;">Cardinal Couple Radio Hour Podcast</h2><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">We should have a full house on today's show, and we'll try to have a more sunny disposition than the current Louisville forecast, despite the results of the week. <span style="text-align: justify; white-space-collapse: preserve;">As always, you can check out the live stream of the show by going to the Cardinal Couple YouTube page and clicking on the live video. Jeff usually creates that about an hour before the show, which officially starts at 11 AM Eastern. If the live time doesn't work for you, there are plenty of playback options, so be sure to check out whichever is best for you!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></div><span id="docs-internal-guid-ee68d22e-7fff-8263-4cac-cb2e27b81e50"><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwRIlAOQ7ma_QDrLz9n52VCb4J8GZv6g2cTeiAv3xljsrj5ehULbO-JB4NAG2x30Hn349Ki-L6kZGZeiggBaVSAN0rwUcGEWolpZl38lQJj5NKh9JPONww6c4flnsEle1u19k3nsgoR0pa42wh6WV8zXSbq6Ob1eISCAtkYZV_r4d-U-RpHQFUaPON/s257/microphone.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: justify;"><img border="0" data-original-height="257" data-original-width="196" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwRIlAOQ7ma_QDrLz9n52VCb4J8GZv6g2cTeiAv3xljsrj5ehULbO-JB4NAG2x30Hn349Ki-L6kZGZeiggBaVSAN0rwUcGEWolpZl38lQJj5NKh9JPONww6c4flnsEle1u19k3nsgoR0pa42wh6WV8zXSbq6Ob1eISCAtkYZV_r4d-U-RpHQFUaPON/w153-h200/microphone.jpg" width="153" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Cardinal Couple YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3Lb0KWORvn2eARnCZfjxww" target="_blank">Link</a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Anchor (podcast host): <a href="https://anchor.fm/cardinal-couple" target="_blank">Link</a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Apple Podcasts: <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/cardinal-couple-radio-hour/id1532090880?uo=4" target="_blank">Link</a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Google Podcasts: <a href="https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy9jY2M5NzZjL3BvZGNhc3QvcnNz" target="_blank">Link</a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Overcast (free account required): <a href="https://overcast.fm/itunes1532090880/cardinal-couple-radio-hour" target="_blank">Link</a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Pocket Casts (free account and app required): <a href="https://pca.st/rtofhsde" target="_blank">Link</a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">RadioPublic: <a href="https://radiopublic.com/cardinal-couple-radio-hour-6BlPER" target="_blank">Link</a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Spotify: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/1ZwoR72mlSezDZJPoJH9Vs" target="_blank">Link</a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Until next time, Go Cards!</span></span></p></span><div><span style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Case</span></div>Case Hoskinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06335869124809666508noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8945676324950180664.post-56050190577863364482024-03-08T06:39:00.017-05:002024-03-08T21:42:09.873-05:00WBB comeback over BC 58-55 -- SB opens ACC play at Ulmer -- VB opens Spring schedule -- FRIDAY CARDINAL COUPLE <span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">FRIDAYS WITH DARYL </span></b><br /><br /><br /><br />Good Friday morning readers. All I can say is WHEW, I hope Paulie turned off the Cards game in the final minutes of the WBB game because it was a stressful one!! </span><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">But luckily for me, I get to cover another Cardinal victory over Boston College! </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZpRBJV87qsCxVDJkSqo_NFb-pUj8zjJ5gooO29B-_fRhmVzkdDAGNCFMSjxL6LyQpvvwsW5CqysFbxm90JYDGv-cHCtpPLa4rGmm5Xl4sjfTWBRxHBpXf3kSsbs8zPeh8JnuDbE0Lym5tVB4xTGIszUKjs5gysHSRJj2cJN999wM9KZNTmlE7q6wIfwUQ/s5284/curry%20vs%20nd.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3523" data-original-width="5284" height="291" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZpRBJV87qsCxVDJkSqo_NFb-pUj8zjJ5gooO29B-_fRhmVzkdDAGNCFMSjxL6LyQpvvwsW5CqysFbxm90JYDGv-cHCtpPLa4rGmm5Xl4sjfTWBRxHBpXf3kSsbs8zPeh8JnuDbE0Lym5tVB4xTGIszUKjs5gysHSRJj2cJN999wM9KZNTmlE7q6wIfwUQ/w437-h291/curry%20vs%20nd.jpeg" width="437" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>Photo: Jared Anderson</i></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: verdana; text-align: left;"><u><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></u></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: verdana; text-align: left;"><u><span style="font-size: large;">WBB</span></u></b></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br />Nyla Harris led the team with 14 points on 6-for-12 shooting and tied the team lead with nine rebounds. Kiki Jefferson had nine points and tied Harris with a team-best nine rebounds. Sydney Taylor also had nine points and four assists. Olivia Cochran also had nine points, seven rebounds and tied a season high with a team-best three steals.</span><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><br />End of 1Q<b> 20-18 Cards</b><br />FG %<br /><b>8-16 50% Cards</b><br />7-16 43.8 % BC<br />Reb. 8-9 BC<br />3-pt %<br /><b>4-7 57.1% Cards</b><br />1-3 33.3% BC<br /><br /><br />Both teams came out on a mission with BC winning the jump ball and hitting a second chance 3 pointer to open the game in their favor. The Cards responded by Olivia hitting the jumper and Kiki hitting her first 3 point attempt to make it 5-3. The Cards finally found some offense from 3 point land as they hit 4 from distance in the quarter. <br /><br /><br />End of 2Q 13-11 Cards<br /><br />FG %<br /><b>4-11 36.4% Cards</b><br />5-18 0% BC<br />Reb. <b>13-7 Cards</b><br />3-pt %<br />1-4 25% Cards<br />1-4 25% BC<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVRO5K-I0GxR-lH1q6ShSdba4S2x8rasQVL8IeJ6js5pUF3kdzTivTwzBwWFdcThsoEVxsyMw5n0dt7yNUEcMhEDjxM6MzK_ymakJfrV8HpbfcHY84odRfjR0mP6naE0i1AUTfYHN1cgA-7pZGFjiJCqaTyBWUtmHLn51sIDf6Sg7IKzmSXuNESxBuRrJm/s4296/wbb%20nyla%202024%20fsu.jpeg" style="font-size: large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2864" data-original-width="4296" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVRO5K-I0GxR-lH1q6ShSdba4S2x8rasQVL8IeJ6js5pUF3kdzTivTwzBwWFdcThsoEVxsyMw5n0dt7yNUEcMhEDjxM6MzK_ymakJfrV8HpbfcHY84odRfjR0mP6naE0i1AUTfYHN1cgA-7pZGFjiJCqaTyBWUtmHLn51sIDf6Sg7IKzmSXuNESxBuRrJm/w399-h266/wbb%20nyla%202024%20fsu.jpeg" width="399" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>Photo: Jared Anderson</i></span></div><br /><b style="font-size: large;"><br /><br />HALF 33-29 Cards<br /></b><br /> <br /><br />End of 3Q 15-9 BC<br /><br />FG %<br /><b>4-10 40% Cards</b><br />5-15 33.3% BC<br />Reb. 8-6 BC<br />3-pt %<br /><b>1-5 20% Cards</b><br />0-5 0% BC<br /><br /><br />Jayda Curry hits a wild 3 pointer as the clock was winding down to make it 42-33 Cards with about 5 minutes left in the third quarter. BC finished the quarter on an 11-0 run. The Cards dropped the quarter where they had 7 turnovers. <br /><br /><br />End of 4Q 16-11 Cards<br /><br />FG %<br />5-17 29.4% Cards<br /><b>5-12 41.7% BC</b><br />Reb. <b>12-8 Cards</b><br />3-pt %<br />0-4 0% Cards<br /><b>1-4 25% BC</b><br /><br /><br />Cards go on another cold streak, going scoreless for over 2 minutes allowing BC to take the lead.<br />Cards take the 56-55 lead with 31.5 seconds left. Olivia Cochran with the huge steal to get the possession and put the Cards at the line and Sydney Taylor on the line and finish the game on a 6-0 run with under two minutes left on the clock. BC had 7 of their 14 turnovers in the 4th quarter. <br /><br /><br /> <br /><br /><b><u>UP NEXT</u></b></span><div><b><u><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></u></b><div><b><u><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></u></b></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWdZT5cs58jrAU61dBWOfdpFR6EUJzGkswHEDtwTyWOviroZs2DJm-NY3boswH3BGRxji-UDu0Qwvlah4LXuzVi3ximYaQIaaH2wF4YwotiTAJXE-DUjAjCiGXT2ZPt5lT7CmVcU0PynhkFiSq_xg85ZFZ1U9yfUVaPP2hXBZI21jKqzqLdGcfLPSi7dWr/s3550/wbb%20vs%20nd%202024.jpeg" style="font-weight: bold; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2367" data-original-width="3550" height="260" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWdZT5cs58jrAU61dBWOfdpFR6EUJzGkswHEDtwTyWOviroZs2DJm-NY3boswH3BGRxji-UDu0Qwvlah4LXuzVi3ximYaQIaaH2wF4YwotiTAJXE-DUjAjCiGXT2ZPt5lT7CmVcU0PynhkFiSq_xg85ZFZ1U9yfUVaPP2hXBZI21jKqzqLdGcfLPSi7dWr/w391-h260/wbb%20vs%20nd%202024.jpeg" width="391" /></a><br /><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">Photo: Jared Anderson</span></i></div><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>Louisville vs Notre Dame (Part 3)</b></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>Friday 3/8 at 11am</b></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><u>FRED REPORT<br /><br /></u></span></b></span><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiMB5ygvLkaSV2CNjUwoV_YYyEhjY9Lpkim9H9bu61ZsUg8EuRdktXGvUCVEcB8fEihcLgwduWGvpDh43cgdigJEkgtljJ78A-F9yqYGu86WimZscnT-n71LUHl_5OHxzSP6cb319mxPJ_L_r3w1FVi2wumAqIS9d8HFoAvnuNmHQqxafpCe043qQ-yD_xO" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="631" data-original-width="1079" height="245" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiMB5ygvLkaSV2CNjUwoV_YYyEhjY9Lpkim9H9bu61ZsUg8EuRdktXGvUCVEcB8fEihcLgwduWGvpDh43cgdigJEkgtljJ78A-F9yqYGu86WimZscnT-n71LUHl_5OHxzSP6cb319mxPJ_L_r3w1FVi2wumAqIS9d8HFoAvnuNmHQqxafpCe043qQ-yD_xO=w419-h245" width="419" /></a><br /><b><i>Right Said Fred</i></b></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><br /><br /><b>FREE THROWS -- </b> Louisville went 10-16 at the FT line, missing their 6 chances in the final quarter. After making the 4 chances she had at the line in the second quarter, Olivia went 1-6 at the charity stripe in the 4th quarter. The shot attempt just looked too strong each time. This could’ve been the difference maker, luckily this time around, it wasn’t and the Cards survive. 62.5% means... <b>no letter</b><br /><br /><b>REBOUNDING – </b>The Cards outrebounded BC 39-32. Dontavia Waggoner fouled out for BC with about a minute and a half left in the game. This helped Nyla Harris get second chance opportunities for the Cards and none bigger than the put back layup by Nyla to put the Cards ahead for good at 56-55 with 32 seconds left.<b> Lower case r</b><br /><br /><b>EFFORT/EXECUTION -- </b> The Eagles came out with the energy against Louisville, despite playing less than 24 hour prior. Both squads took the same number of shots in the first quarter where the Cards managed a 2 point lead, both went 1-4 from 3 point land in the 2nd quarter and made 5 shots in the 4th. There were 7 lead changes and it was tied 10 times with the Cards leading 24 minutes and at the end. Louisville committed 20 turnovers. yikes. survive and advance indeed. <b> lower case e </b><br /><br /><b>DEFENSE --</b> UofL held BC to 19% from 3 point range which was obviously huge in a 3 point win. It felt like any distance was a big one against the roaring Eagles who held the 55-52 advantage with 3:41 to go. Teya Sidberry had 22 points on 8-17 shooting from the field and Waggoner fouled out with under 2 minutes left whch helped the Cards get a few big stops and extra rebounds in those final moments. <b>lower case d</b><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>FINAL FRED TALLY: _r_e_d</b></span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">So, the Cards advance to Friday action and will open today's play at 11 a.m. against Notre Dame. LET'S HOPE THE CARDS PLAY LIKE THE TEAM THAT BEAT ND BACK ON FEB 8TH, and not the quad that fell to them to end the regular season. Case will have the write up and we'll cover it tomorrow on The Cardinal Couple Radio Hour Podcast. We have bracket standings below, Nick O leads the charge with a 6-1 record. <br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><br />6-1: Nick <br />O 5-2: Jared, Katy, Jason, Vivian <br /> 4-3: Blue Lou, Paul, Daryl, Thomas, Karen, Emily, Arthur, Bea, Jeff, Kenneth Stark Sr, Mike D, Chimps <br /> 3-4: Sonya, Kenny Schneider, Case, Cindy <br /> 2-5: Clemson Cuz, Joe Hill<br /><br /><br />Picks to win title Virginia Tech 6 <br />NC State 5 <br />Notre Dame 4 <br />Louisville 3 <br />Syracuse 2 <br />Florida State 1 <br />Duke 1 <br />North Carolina 1</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>POST GAME JEFF WALZ <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxoWVsn9bxc">HERE</a></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><b><u><span style="font-size: large;">Softball</span></u></b><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b>**** Update as of 7am 3/8****</b></div></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>Fridays Softball match has been moved to a 2pm start due to the forecast in the area **********</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br />Softball opens ACC play by welcoming Virginia Tech to town for a 3 game series. 6pm Friday, 1 pm Saturday will be on the ACCN Extra and a 4:30pm Sunday on the ACC... barring no weather changes to the scheduling.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDg70SvC-qnWee3xZWzw-gKa8EOEFw3ZVSGoEhqXNFmVvB2NDuG94yqW5PxdsGfTlRPmtZFaqnLiQiN2AVs9zLL83kBMR8Z4NK92qUII6nSrQq4eGoJYz2HSLp2qacGENOmDndtcm9kaLjH2l4oW9hJstTbD8X2aVk9bUQTY3RcIPi6VPkwZcjWNFysGx_/s3487/sb%20pitch%202024.jpeg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2325" data-original-width="3487" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDg70SvC-qnWee3xZWzw-gKa8EOEFw3ZVSGoEhqXNFmVvB2NDuG94yqW5PxdsGfTlRPmtZFaqnLiQiN2AVs9zLL83kBMR8Z4NK92qUII6nSrQq4eGoJYz2HSLp2qacGENOmDndtcm9kaLjH2l4oW9hJstTbD8X2aVk9bUQTY3RcIPi6VPkwZcjWNFysGx_/s320/sb%20pitch%202024.jpeg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">The Cards are coming off a big win over a ranked opponent while the Hokies are coming off a series sweep over Notre Dame last weekend and a canceled midweek matchup against EKU. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Louisville is 15-5 while VT is 15-3-1.<br /><br />VT leads the all-time series against the Cards 15-8 and have also won the last five matchups. The Hokies and Cardinals last met in the ACC tournament last season, where Tech won 10-8. </span><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br />Louisville is hitting .304 as a team with five players carrying an average of .300 or better.<br />The Cards have outscored opponents 120--57 with 13 home runs on the season. Paige Geraghty is on a seven-game hitting streak and leads the team with seven multi-hit games<br /><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><u><b><span style="font-size: large;">Volleyball</span></b></u><br /></span></div><div><u><b><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></u></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJQTFE4PjKYZehXsNTeGyn7AWpByMiE8qLJOKcur335JpmuT2ex61tzOPPdgD3WgaLcbwYzUO9OqvmYX82ZdbooZLfNtB9QdLXS4QlKTo5Pww5Kc4htrhHI3ZMWnXMITVZGTjqTLrTuj1awli_T8NvR-gPWcYALBszf_krZsIStPlCbsWY_kVSkDwBfLiJ/s3818/vb%202023.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2545" data-original-width="3818" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJQTFE4PjKYZehXsNTeGyn7AWpByMiE8qLJOKcur335JpmuT2ex61tzOPPdgD3WgaLcbwYzUO9OqvmYX82ZdbooZLfNtB9QdLXS4QlKTo5Pww5Kc4htrhHI3ZMWnXMITVZGTjqTLrTuj1awli_T8NvR-gPWcYALBszf_krZsIStPlCbsWY_kVSkDwBfLiJ/s320/vb%202023.jpeg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Spring Schedule </span></b>kicks off when the VolleyCards welcome Dayton to L&N Arena at 5pm. Its the first of 4 this season. You can bet Jeff will be out there to cheer on the squad while Jared may pop in between L&N and Ulmer Stadium for softball. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"> <br />Louisville is coming off a 27-5 season in which the Cards reached their third straight Elite Eight.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Louisville is returning the majority of their production from last season, including outside hitters Anna DeBeer and Charitie Luper, setter Elle Glock, libero Elena Scott, middle blockers Cara Cresse and Phekran Kong. Head coach Dani Busboom Kelly is headed into her eighth season leading the Cardinals.<br /><br />Dayton is coming off another impressive season going 32-3 last year, finishing as Atlantic 10 champions and getting knocked out in the second round of the NCAA Tournament by Washington State. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Dayton is one of those squads that the Cards usually battle a full 5 sets with. That was the case last year when the two met in Ohio and the Cards coming home with the victory. The Flyers are led by head coach Tim Horsmon in his second stint and 16th season at the helm, and outside hitters Brooke Smith and Lexie Almodovar are set to lead Dayton on the court in their senior seasons. Additionally, Abbie Cresse, Cara Cresse's sister, is joining the Flyers this upcoming fall.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br />The Cardinals' other three matches this spring are at Purdue on March 29, at Kentucky on April 5, and vs. Tennessee on April 13.<br /><br /> <br />I might pop over to Ulmer as well to catch the Cardinals in ACC action at some point this weekend!!! I heard the local ice cream shops are opening back up :D<br /><br />As always<br />Go Cards! <br /><br />~Daryl <span style="background-color: white; color: #888888; font-size: small;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;"><u></u> </p></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div>DARYLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10417549582064621062noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8945676324950180664.post-64074092961962644352024-03-07T08:00:00.012-05:002024-03-07T08:00:00.348-05:00Lax and Softball Win -- ACC WBB Tourney Day 1 -- UofL WBB in Action -- THURSDAY CARDINAL COUPLE<span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Kokoro Nakazawa Goes Off as Lax Defeats Cincinnati</b></span><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj24mzOYkgqcCWRsuErLrGGKuN0NJbEcQyEBI43b2y0etJeioCWZiCp8XIuoIAeoKd0rwhvdP0Gw_m6l8BUlse8UcR75obrqaq9pd1hjMBw0pG0LZ420ukjjK0o0S_KupOrNk1JEwez7VhVsxzw5yRv6uNpKd6rhFLR-A7g37JJNx8h0a5IP3hCDU28nFTt/s3674/53551752975_155192fc94_o.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2449" data-original-width="3674" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj24mzOYkgqcCWRsuErLrGGKuN0NJbEcQyEBI43b2y0etJeioCWZiCp8XIuoIAeoKd0rwhvdP0Gw_m6l8BUlse8UcR75obrqaq9pd1hjMBw0pG0LZ420ukjjK0o0S_KupOrNk1JEwez7VhVsxzw5yRv6uNpKd6rhFLR-A7g37JJNx8h0a5IP3hCDU28nFTt/s320/53551752975_155192fc94_o.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Kokoro Nakazawa recorded her first career hat trick and scored enough for two hat tricks with six goals as Louisville lacrosse defeated Cincinnati 18-13. The Cards are now on a two-match win streak and have improved to 3-4.</div><div><br /></div><div>Cincinnati raced out to a 4-0 lead. The Cards were quick to answer with a 5-0 spurt to take the lead. The Bearcats answered with a couple quick goals to put the score in their advantage but Louisville would be the team leading at halftime, 8-6. The run right before halftime continued into the second half and Louisville found themselves up 10-6. The Cards would stretch their lead to 15-8, but Cincinnati scored five of the last eight goals in the match to bring the score a bit closer.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7jqPb5f4GOBpxx3Wp6SjKK35VdcpE0uwliZ37I9Dc2zNsHsq9g9T9jzIhAsJOSxGrkV0oGqC7ofWqIjwv20NOl5GVnT3_PfOdPAPpR23WJ0QPpj20tcTjKNx0XThBOC8Dvr0FHLsyx1eiknyvslXfYzHg95z9JfQM8S0WBOF9MR5fnEXx6_eyOgsg9XNE/s3849/53551507293_db068bdeb8_o.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2566" data-original-width="3849" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7jqPb5f4GOBpxx3Wp6SjKK35VdcpE0uwliZ37I9Dc2zNsHsq9g9T9jzIhAsJOSxGrkV0oGqC7ofWqIjwv20NOl5GVnT3_PfOdPAPpR23WJ0QPpj20tcTjKNx0XThBOC8Dvr0FHLsyx1eiknyvslXfYzHg95z9JfQM8S0WBOF9MR5fnEXx6_eyOgsg9XNE/s320/53551507293_db068bdeb8_o.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Kokoro Nakazawa led the field with six goals. Allegra Catalano (four goals) and Negai Nakazawa (three goals) each recorded a hat trick. Rian Adkins, Kylea Dobson, Tiffany Natoli, Maggie McMahon, and Nicole Perroni each logged a goal. Perroni's goal came with 1:40 remaining to extend her school record scoring streak to 43 games.</div><div><br /></div><div>Sara Addeche got the start in goal. She was limited to three saves with 13 goals allowed. Despite the off game, the senior goalkeeper is still one of the top in the country in total saves. With a sizable lead late in the match, Scott Teeter chose to let J Pleck get a few minutes in the net.</div><div><br /></div><div>The Cards outshot the Bearcats 40-20 with 31 of those being on goal. They also dominated the draw controls 21-14.</div><div><br /></div><div>Louisville returns home on Sunday to host a top 10 Boston College team.</div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Softball Upsets Arizona in Midweek Game</b></span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE4coPDoVFLQC1TJMVokViPsXDaZpIq4SaFG31DGA8i-TolPYGIbBWRBjWvDhA2ngfyv04MwIwMoGuPYBKsMpVEoS_gCPVsctp5_KephzH_tbTze8hLF-E1fUbuytxADjXRu3diGa0GzpF_wXcb5m-jAwJCQpinvs2c8KxSSm55bmRWZuWeUpaFFFpe7t0/s4124/53572938400_ae13304e42_o.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2749" data-original-width="4124" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE4coPDoVFLQC1TJMVokViPsXDaZpIq4SaFG31DGA8i-TolPYGIbBWRBjWvDhA2ngfyv04MwIwMoGuPYBKsMpVEoS_gCPVsctp5_KephzH_tbTze8hLF-E1fUbuytxADjXRu3diGa0GzpF_wXcb5m-jAwJCQpinvs2c8KxSSm55bmRWZuWeUpaFFFpe7t0/s320/53572938400_ae13304e42_o.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>There's no better way to bounce back from a rough weekend than to get a win on your home turf against a ranked opponent, and that's just what Louisville softball did. The Cards defeated #24 Arizona 5-3.</div><div><br /></div><div>Alyssa Zabala tossed a complete game for the win to improve her record in the circle to 10-1. She has earned the last six wins for the Cards. Vanessa Miller and Bailee Richardson each hit home runs in the win.</div><div><br /></div><div>While Louisville threatened to score in the first inning, they would end the frame empty-handed, but would answer with three runs an inning later. Paige Geraghty's rbi single plated the first run. Ally Alexander scored on an error by the Arizona defense and Gabby Holloway's fielder's choice helped score the third run.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsyCT3SnKZjfOZc1PlA1aDhXKM6NSk08aFssa4UogY-TdViDH5ZsKqzUyBjk87S9_IOaF1zbmItwZAWYHDZdmNb_StFXDbF6krCPLkNg2unJoz9-kIFC_CjfbeSIN4kQbQAIMA9dup5CbKjeXVyqyPKwIHNy5IOlylye7ZkI1q0JCkP6EqCRM4LnimRYBw/s3583/53572820724_89a43c7146_o.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2389" data-original-width="3583" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsyCT3SnKZjfOZc1PlA1aDhXKM6NSk08aFssa4UogY-TdViDH5ZsKqzUyBjk87S9_IOaF1zbmItwZAWYHDZdmNb_StFXDbF6krCPLkNg2unJoz9-kIFC_CjfbeSIN4kQbQAIMA9dup5CbKjeXVyqyPKwIHNy5IOlylye7ZkI1q0JCkP6EqCRM4LnimRYBw/s320/53572820724_89a43c7146_o.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Miller sent a shot over the right field wall that landed on the far side of the red track that encircles the stadium to help the Cards go up four.</div><div><br /></div><div>After retiring the first 11 batters of the game, Zabala's bid for a perfect game ended late in the fourth inning after allowing a couple hits and a single run for the Arizona.</div><div><br /></div><div>A home run by Richardson to dead center in the fifth inning got the run back for the Cards before Arizona posted a pair of runs on a homer by Louisville native Allie Skaggs. However, the Wildcats' rally came up short.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRpVEkVB8F_ehGb0krizGk58M6zHspUvykGgOpKKq3qQhkWXLbN638k4odeCVtbPhWi2Zwhdi0N68qwi1F6SYJCwaX8E2eg3eGZPcJajIWx-8dhB0Wix2ss4D-qpkMKuHkhy0RdM8SfWMnGdvTlftVfRw9QvX6ZMVAzP3cuEHy-DJRQWdgxiGRpKDB9E08/s3615/53572938760_78ba5885cc_o.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2410" data-original-width="3615" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRpVEkVB8F_ehGb0krizGk58M6zHspUvykGgOpKKq3qQhkWXLbN638k4odeCVtbPhWi2Zwhdi0N68qwi1F6SYJCwaX8E2eg3eGZPcJajIWx-8dhB0Wix2ss4D-qpkMKuHkhy0RdM8SfWMnGdvTlftVfRw9QvX6ZMVAzP3cuEHy-DJRQWdgxiGRpKDB9E08/s320/53572938760_78ba5885cc_o.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Louisville made the most out of their five hits, piecing together three walks and a few Arizona errors in the mix. Zabala recorded five strikeouts to just two walks and six hits.</div><div><br /></div><div>I got a chance to speak with Vanessa Miller and Alyssa Zabala following the game. You can watch it <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=shlQd40MSw0" target="_blank"><b><i>here</i></b></a>.</div><div><br /></div><div>Louisville improves to 16-5 on the season. They remain home at Ulmer Stadium this weekend with a three-game series against ranked Virginia Tech.</div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>ACC WBB Tournament Day One</b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6gdjf3vlfHTOCu7pElmWNnR97jwoLK5vaKOrAya1ioIP9U3RLinjpjdKE09iOAA5VcZEw_hbUHgtOA7rvZxyhEsl1cKX_A0aB-1IcOrfXEYYQEKVTYdmwGnnZetixGYCsILhYtNfYO0fKErlreHU0tRyOmwgAEO_1H9mHzqGrNcuJOZfIcK6y5612wwxF/s260/bracket%20busted.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="194" data-original-width="260" height="194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6gdjf3vlfHTOCu7pElmWNnR97jwoLK5vaKOrAya1ioIP9U3RLinjpjdKE09iOAA5VcZEw_hbUHgtOA7rvZxyhEsl1cKX_A0aB-1IcOrfXEYYQEKVTYdmwGnnZetixGYCsILhYtNfYO0fKErlreHU0tRyOmwgAEO_1H9mHzqGrNcuJOZfIcK6y5612wwxF/s1600/bracket%20busted.jpg" width="260" /></a></div><b><br /></b></span></div><div>Opening day of the ACC Women's Basketball Tournament brought plenty of excitement and two upsets by seeding.</div><div><br /></div><div>In the first game of the tournament, 13-seed Boston College used a strong first quarter to hold on for a win against 12-seed Clemson.</div><div><br /></div><div>In the second game, 10-seed Georgia Tech needed a big fourth quarter to pull away from 15-seed Pitt.</div><div><br /></div><div>In the night game, 14-seed Wake Forest pulled off the biggest surprise by defeating 11-seed Virginia in the final couple minutes.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_A2FfrvEs9jo2t0dRS7GxhZf2Pupo6muMhXjkTrqUqMUSW4mIhS893WrpeMo_qRYyGrLC7aGmIo96aJe6VSVV91Hv6Ou8-FPlUp9pjYo07lAoITxBwGRswYvknkQF5Wj273efmSNjJ8iSFQBGb8-Iv-8-pK5Hy9pKWQQl9zZ6pZM5KyEAREH1YWNXfxc6/s600/bustedbracketblues.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="600" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_A2FfrvEs9jo2t0dRS7GxhZf2Pupo6muMhXjkTrqUqMUSW4mIhS893WrpeMo_qRYyGrLC7aGmIo96aJe6VSVV91Hv6Ou8-FPlUp9pjYo07lAoITxBwGRswYvknkQF5Wj273efmSNjJ8iSFQBGb8-Iv-8-pK5Hy9pKWQQl9zZ6pZM5KyEAREH1YWNXfxc6/s320/bustedbracketblues.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>So, how are the brackets looking? Well, of the 23 entries we have this year, none are perfect, but none are winless. 13 brackets were ruined after the first game when Boston College took down Clemson. The few remaining perfect brackets suffered mightily when Virginia fell to Wake Forest. That puts all brackets at either 2-1 or 1-2. With 11 games remaining, this is still anyone's game.</div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Louisville Faces Boston College at 11:00am</b></span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv0njTCgYKJuXLWpcN0cI008PW1SbGiCfyRsETmIUiZemRLgMVuQl7mPR5mPNlhfQWJLvJvaC1wlXa8Z9kd5EjcqooW-7X3JeLywx3hFt5Agd2SBR4I2DtqANPmtVeJtfnslj0gXiZLzgY_ezoDFKDbPUD94yUYYuBHmuCWDTqRNc6jsMAuw-xa0-0wjge/s4692/53561380282_5ab6048b32_o.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3128" data-original-width="4692" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv0njTCgYKJuXLWpcN0cI008PW1SbGiCfyRsETmIUiZemRLgMVuQl7mPR5mPNlhfQWJLvJvaC1wlXa8Z9kd5EjcqooW-7X3JeLywx3hFt5Agd2SBR4I2DtqANPmtVeJtfnslj0gXiZLzgY_ezoDFKDbPUD94yUYYuBHmuCWDTqRNc6jsMAuw-xa0-0wjge/s320/53561380282_5ab6048b32_o.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Playing in their first game of the 2024 ACC Women's Basketball Tournament, 5-seed Louisville gears up to take on 13-seed Boston College. </div><div><br /></div><div>The Cards and Eagles met once this season, with the former walking away with a two-point road win. Nina Rickards made a layup with 19 seconds left to secure the win.</div><div><br /></div><div>Louisville is 16-1 all-time against Boston College with the only loss coming in the first ever meeting between the programs back in 1985. Four of the last five match-ups have been within 10 points.</div><div><br /></div><div>In their nine ACC Tournaments, Louisville has compiled a 14-8 record. They have appeared in the championship game four times and won the title in 2018 against Notre Dame.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO6p44wF8wqMbI5OBd9EDKX55ek9C2nhQ8LASIzrwqOhYQ8OBF6ZIkwEC33lnQkDc_7opBazIjUmO1DULVvh6ZkYuw8D9BcPWt0-Ngcq6dtTxpAa0uCC5qWPKbrIRPppUOT_tF0_s_rRpByn4MYCrRZ9Y-1p_QW4Bzv_YFH9f6lsStXQEDGaAXDWdagpom/s5099/53562685065_b3e49f3953_o%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3399" data-original-width="5099" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO6p44wF8wqMbI5OBd9EDKX55ek9C2nhQ8LASIzrwqOhYQ8OBF6ZIkwEC33lnQkDc_7opBazIjUmO1DULVvh6ZkYuw8D9BcPWt0-Ngcq6dtTxpAa0uCC5qWPKbrIRPppUOT_tF0_s_rRpByn4MYCrRZ9Y-1p_QW4Bzv_YFH9f6lsStXQEDGaAXDWdagpom/s320/53562685065_b3e49f3953_o%20(1).jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>This one will be aired on ACC Network but can also be viewed online or on the ESPN app. For radio, Nick Curran and Cortnee Walton will be on 93.9 FM.</div><div><br /></div><div>The other three games today feature 8-seed North Carolina vs 9-seed Miami, 7-seed Duke vs 10-seed Georgia Tech, and 6-seed Florida State vs 14-seed Wake Forest.</div><div><br /></div><div>Happy Thursday and Go Cards!</div><div>Jared</div>Jared Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03119374310033733226noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8945676324950180664.post-15007313604512674552024-03-06T06:22:00.003-05:002024-03-06T13:18:16.179-05:00ACC WBB Tourney Begins Today !! -- WEDNESDAY CARDINAL COUPLE<p> </p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><b>CARDS WBB HAS SOME QUESTIONS TO ANSWER THIS WEEK</b></span></p><p><b style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-large;"><br /></b></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiRUwnUUTWBfHy3l-a8s2BO9kzEvOkx0KYqx0D8igxxNhmRTKlmYMSx21gCwDOkd7eWsBgr267Us7nrmV3RmpbQ58dNJW6jlHa4Ey6KYxPWipGnHrXNvgoJh08nwHfyVjKzRX8FGXmF-ylNh5e9GTwcmPAqYbXYg_l69x-l-NVEVZ8-xwd1UPBVDpmS0UTy" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="256" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiRUwnUUTWBfHy3l-a8s2BO9kzEvOkx0KYqx0D8igxxNhmRTKlmYMSx21gCwDOkd7eWsBgr267Us7nrmV3RmpbQ58dNJW6jlHa4Ey6KYxPWipGnHrXNvgoJh08nwHfyVjKzRX8FGXmF-ylNh5e9GTwcmPAqYbXYg_l69x-l-NVEVZ8-xwd1UPBVDpmS0UTy" width="192" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Ah, yes..it's ACCTournament time. if you have neverr been, you have to put it on your "must do" list, especially before it leaves Greensboro for Charlotte. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">This year, it does appear to be a wide open tourney with no clear favorite. A quick look at our contest shows we have four diferent predictions for the champ...from your entries...at 9 p.m. when i was writing this Tuesday.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b><i></i></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgqlsZwrvlA1grk7CdpDEUs5c9s9qrhYzNKCJnRk205ii4Pe4RqPbyj5xUxn63Khfxbeao1uxQ0sRlawdW9XZhy7AwQy8v7rKh8RMKEItNMKTKhgksGpFLe-ASv6K6I5jr5Ja1ZvoF845PRfsvBik1S4ExrSCC-rUARSQIy1nKS2KKJRI3VcDdceRrRjBu/s492/Fun%20pics%20VI.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="492" data-original-width="481" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgqlsZwrvlA1grk7CdpDEUs5c9s9qrhYzNKCJnRk205ii4Pe4RqPbyj5xUxn63Khfxbeao1uxQ0sRlawdW9XZhy7AwQy8v7rKh8RMKEItNMKTKhgksGpFLe-ASv6K6I5jr5Ja1ZvoF845PRfsvBik1S4ExrSCC-rUARSQIy1nKS2KKJRI3VcDdceRrRjBu/s320/Fun%20pics%20VI.jpeg" width="313" /></a></i></b></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b><i><br /><br /></i></b></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b><i>MAKE SURE AND GET THOSE ENTRIES IN BY NOON TODAY! </i>Leave them in the comments section or e-mail them to cardinalcouple@twc.com or to eupherjared @gmail,com . Remember the prizes go to first and second place and we have a $25 gift cards to Cracker Barrel or Applebee...you choose...and a gracious "thank you!" to those restaurants for giving us the cards. </b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">It is a wide open tournament, by most accounts, And, Louisville does have a chance to take this thing, don't you dare think they don't, but it is going to be a tought task, and, they might have to face Boston College, who almost beat them in Beantown, </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Louisville needs to play like they did against FSU and not like they did against Notre Dame in this tournament. We hope that Syd Taylor is knocking down threes, "O" and the forwrads are killing it on the boards and we can avoid these quarter-long collapses. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuDP4EUgkVjeR6yLwOh3he8A0yV9-G-UvHtCSmYu4FJzLq8nl5OxecNUO6COiwA7b7-vCVzJvdHkmC_Ar80AEayDZhSQhsPpTdVGzba4yywsgTAn4XjPGPzmjEZXkKyoqU5o74nWO20SGXJ4E-bc34waoWfVltgPmMguXdMoW1n7pUy7-62onnFQpfURa-/s262/Paulie%20I.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="192" data-original-width="262" height="192" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuDP4EUgkVjeR6yLwOh3he8A0yV9-G-UvHtCSmYu4FJzLq8nl5OxecNUO6COiwA7b7-vCVzJvdHkmC_Ar80AEayDZhSQhsPpTdVGzba4yywsgTAn4XjPGPzmjEZXkKyoqU5o74nWO20SGXJ4E-bc34waoWfVltgPmMguXdMoW1n7pUy7-62onnFQpfURa-/s1600/Paulie%20I.jpg" width="262" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br />I wish i could be there live, but still not quite up,... physically... tor the five days of basketball and the trip up and back. I am aiming on next year.being in attendance </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Can the Cards WBB pu together a win streak that gets then through Thurs, Fri, Sat and Sun? </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Can someone step up and take over this tournament on offense for UofL?</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">These are the things we'll be lookng for.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">So, get those picks in. Jared will provide updaes each day and i will verify those results.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Action starts today, 1 p.m..on ACCN with Clemson and Boston College going at it. . </span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">****************************************************************************************************</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><b>more sports...</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsUhkPoV0usTFqk05XWzpSsjuI3tU26KGTVLhwLzH0_xW5M-JgpVJel88pCbZWroPkqbRsO6nnrBIXeVpsARzNc6d21Q1Sj7CfMNC8Xd6pLHcn9wRrXwcgy-G4OcBDs18NZfXFxrhGPENYlfE3Ej0yBpvaOEInacqkYV1EqhbVo63K7pBE9RIipDWUf-Dm/s345/Softball%20logo%20II.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="146" data-original-width="345" height="135" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsUhkPoV0usTFqk05XWzpSsjuI3tU26KGTVLhwLzH0_xW5M-JgpVJel88pCbZWroPkqbRsO6nnrBIXeVpsARzNc6d21Q1Sj7CfMNC8Xd6pLHcn9wRrXwcgy-G4OcBDs18NZfXFxrhGPENYlfE3Ej0yBpvaOEInacqkYV1EqhbVo63K7pBE9RIipDWUf-Dm/s320/Softball%20logo%20II.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">The UoffL softtball game was canceled yesterday because of the rain that never came, They are rescheduled to face Arizona at 5:30 today at Ulmer, pending on rain. of course. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_UHenyjhICFZMbGlyX9JfltgVSJw2KZZHxuz6MiCWf9qmK5UtgqFjpLVOPEZG0IMYjXr6XHGx9IG2KWbtFgR2-PqG9exjtN5caX7duuz3wyKEta12oyoD5Pf4sv2130hTojWV5hQqF0tanF4lXAsR9x9qeEq8SDy1EcWBSb8rd0KmYaZCR6r9GwI45zlr/s225/Louisville%20Lacrosse%20II.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="224" data-original-width="225" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_UHenyjhICFZMbGlyX9JfltgVSJw2KZZHxuz6MiCWf9qmK5UtgqFjpLVOPEZG0IMYjXr6XHGx9IG2KWbtFgR2-PqG9exjtN5caX7duuz3wyKEta12oyoD5Pf4sv2130hTojWV5hQqF0tanF4lXAsR9x9qeEq8SDy1EcWBSb8rd0KmYaZCR6r9GwI45zlr/s1600/Louisville%20Lacrosse%20II.jpg" width="225" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Also. LAX plays Cincinnati in Cincinnati AT NOON TODAY., We'll have the results, plus ACC Tourney results in tomorrow's column. Y'all make sure and come back. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">paulie </span></p></div>Cardinal Couplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10565155435705858363noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8945676324950180664.post-87271490226989418592024-03-05T08:30:00.026-05:002024-03-05T08:30:00.157-05:00Softball Hosts Arizona -- ACC WBB Tournament Tomorrow -- TUESDAY CARDINAL COUPLE<p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Softball Returns Home to Face Arizona</b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNf3dPWGYuSyTsH-P2IJ31eRgwrpoV8AiP3ZUDZChT7GJunF1IltxO6Ow9fqCky_rvc37ydZ22MOp38JxIuSqUjwEJYKlBK4HYSSMH0M3bv-N4-LJbIoNoJMyDKHXLiMqnUisz0NRR6zGJAffxCO-S-SXnK1y-p0wHQpeuw0MfpVgxI1TRON5c7ZFrqLC3/s4061/53556926873_fe3d615789_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2707" data-original-width="4061" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNf3dPWGYuSyTsH-P2IJ31eRgwrpoV8AiP3ZUDZChT7GJunF1IltxO6Ow9fqCky_rvc37ydZ22MOp38JxIuSqUjwEJYKlBK4HYSSMH0M3bv-N4-LJbIoNoJMyDKHXLiMqnUisz0NRR6zGJAffxCO-S-SXnK1y-p0wHQpeuw0MfpVgxI1TRON5c7ZFrqLC3/s320/53556926873_fe3d615789_o.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>Louisville returns home to Ulmer Stadium after a rough visit to Tampa last weekend. The Cards host Arizona for a 5:30pm first pitch. The forecast isn't promising so we will play by ear if this game happens or not.</p><p><br /></p><p>The Wildcats are 17-3-1 on the season. Like the Cards, Arizona is coming off a rough weekend. Arizona went 1-2-1 at the Crimson Classic with both losses coming to a Top 10 Alabama team. They wrapped up the weekend with a 1-1 tie against South Alabama in 11 innings.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbSumfvlOeCPiZ6tPbtcMMfbIYDZs2qYGZBcL7iVbDh5Q56MEbmdOT5O9GR24Cys4X2bumjTFelzPPaw1Zhah6rdr6v_1pAbvkjEW5M4UW-Qlmpdy522e5j_DlCiIj_8Ya2eMSvYbbcYNMHVaVCCUIUahGL2wgBtjt1I8WkGa4VWX0fKy-tUXsueQwh91p/s3576/53557068294_e931705f28_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2384" data-original-width="3576" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbSumfvlOeCPiZ6tPbtcMMfbIYDZs2qYGZBcL7iVbDh5Q56MEbmdOT5O9GR24Cys4X2bumjTFelzPPaw1Zhah6rdr6v_1pAbvkjEW5M4UW-Qlmpdy522e5j_DlCiIj_8Ya2eMSvYbbcYNMHVaVCCUIUahGL2wgBtjt1I8WkGa4VWX0fKy-tUXsueQwh91p/s320/53557068294_e931705f28_o.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>Arizona is an offensive-minded team. They hit .352 as a team and have scored 146 runs (6.95 per game). They've tallied 23 home runs among eight different players.</p><p><br /></p><p>Louisville will have their hands full tonight, but the Cards have a strong offense plus an ace in Alyssa Zabala. You can catch this one on ACC Network Extra.</p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>ACC Basketball Tournament Tips on Wednesday</b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPwlcSPIPMq2Y4olhl30_4tmMaWRMpcYKRBIcGNk52hzMvYOXpoKR7OExqjARTxTipL2LJZAyvLjinraluyPSG5CjPSNNDlqmEnrToRyPG2FYs26msXMwd-W7vXY38cvZcPQsdCp9sLn0BEA6PR0odNNtG5Gu6c1E_dstCOpQOfNtm0tj8uI_PEcEckvag/s5099/53562685065_b3e49f3953_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3399" data-original-width="5099" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPwlcSPIPMq2Y4olhl30_4tmMaWRMpcYKRBIcGNk52hzMvYOXpoKR7OExqjARTxTipL2LJZAyvLjinraluyPSG5CjPSNNDlqmEnrToRyPG2FYs26msXMwd-W7vXY38cvZcPQsdCp9sLn0BEA6PR0odNNtG5Gu6c1E_dstCOpQOfNtm0tj8uI_PEcEckvag/s320/53562685065_b3e49f3953_o.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>The 2024 ACC Women's Basketball Tournament tips off Wednesday with a trio of games. Louisville, who earned the 5-seed, won't play until Thursday at 11:00 am. Paulie will preview opening day tomorrow.</p><p><br /></p><p>Our Cardinal Couple Pick Em is happening again this year. The ACC Tournament bracket has been revealed and you can start filling yours out.</p><p><br /></p><p>You will need to pick the winner of the 14 different games plus list the final combined score of the championship as a tiebreaker. For example, if Louisville defeats NC State in the championship 70-60, then the combined scored would be 130.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUbMtmbqdMbUqIFWpK5ReLlpt3pDnZtTwWz9HDA36wCjHadVgIC6ukfVG4Yia3fAfp83AUTr_4-8mrKuHCYnbI9lQkxWDzPXYRqU0-sDS1OZiadHXUacbCvLIvAKU5QciqjSs30Jehx2BOCTmKQSoGNlcyrHRZCroz8OvVypmzvjQUjcgtpN2DUZ72Idff/s4921/53562238956_004923ff2f_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3280" data-original-width="4921" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUbMtmbqdMbUqIFWpK5ReLlpt3pDnZtTwWz9HDA36wCjHadVgIC6ukfVG4Yia3fAfp83AUTr_4-8mrKuHCYnbI9lQkxWDzPXYRqU0-sDS1OZiadHXUacbCvLIvAKU5QciqjSs30Jehx2BOCTmKQSoGNlcyrHRZCroz8OvVypmzvjQUjcgtpN2DUZ72Idff/s320/53562238956_004923ff2f_o.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>Please submit picks no later than 12:00 (noon) on Wednesday. You can enter your selections in the comments below or by emailing me at eupherjared@gmail.com. If you email me, I will send you a reply confirming I received your email.</p><p><br /></p><p>My wife Katy and my buddy Jason have completed their brackets. You can use theirs for reference if you wish.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Katy:</b></p><p>Clemson, Georgia Tech, Virginia</p><p>Louisville, Miami, Duke, Florida State</p><p>Louisville, Miami, NC State, Florida State</p><p>Louisville, NC State</p><p>NC State, 131 points</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Jason:</b> </p><p>Clemson, Georgia Tech, Wake Forest</p><p>Louisville, Miami, Georgia Tech, Florida State</p><p>Louisville, Virginia Tech, NC State, Syracuse</p><p>Virginia Tech, NC State</p><p>NC State, 118</p><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMVR4BaLbNTqUNAfnszrLio3Z2KIf5BEIC4RIUFwpgW1AebHfXc4ncDgeq44miGYuUxUIvszubrfI3LGMvSyuWR31pt1IOkFyubkJYngOK2EHR3_YGpqciT2GzdLeXN6U7XI30Bke84oNf6U7bLiS-ZqJaTlp9Dx_F83-uTgdBA39foWnQnFHwHeV5Yn2C/s1350/GHyg76XWoAATS7x.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMVR4BaLbNTqUNAfnszrLio3Z2KIf5BEIC4RIUFwpgW1AebHfXc4ncDgeq44miGYuUxUIvszubrfI3LGMvSyuWR31pt1IOkFyubkJYngOK2EHR3_YGpqciT2GzdLeXN6U7XI30Bke84oNf6U7bLiS-ZqJaTlp9Dx_F83-uTgdBA39foWnQnFHwHeV5Yn2C/s320/GHyg76XWoAATS7x.jpg" width="256" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">2024 Bracket</td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p><p>Happy Tuesday and Go Cards!</p><p>Jared</p>Jared Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03119374310033733226noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8945676324950180664.post-20233284594186772402024-03-04T06:24:00.006-05:002024-03-04T06:38:14.313-05:00A tale of two halves -- Notre Dame defeats Louisiville WBB 74-58 -- MONDAY CARDINAL COUPLE<p> <b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Offense Was Offensive in Louisville 's Loss</span></b></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiGRlf852XtiYq4lf2vobxyY_sY5hFa_KM3Z88_7nZ8IaYg5kSluMzgBSen_Ucf-LF0M33NxIpM0Kz0URSrsoVXYZ6z0IkeKfwba8O_vC_RsD3B4bVj4xqPYM-s8C669DS3Kse-zDTcyZNmIqDgpB6w83x90_91Wu_cvvoMZREUYxowyc1vSZC7bsiprz-q" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="441" data-original-width="660" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiGRlf852XtiYq4lf2vobxyY_sY5hFa_KM3Z88_7nZ8IaYg5kSluMzgBSen_Ucf-LF0M33NxIpM0Kz0URSrsoVXYZ6z0IkeKfwba8O_vC_RsD3B4bVj4xqPYM-s8C669DS3Kse-zDTcyZNmIqDgpB6w83x90_91Wu_cvvoMZREUYxowyc1vSZC7bsiprz-q" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">It was a game day scenario that spelled the possiblity for distaster... the Cards were visiting sold out Purcell Pavllion on Notre Dame's Senior Day,. Just a few days ago, the Cards had pummeled a visiting FSU on Louisville's Senior Day. This time Louisville got a taste of the medicine that can be fed to visitiing teams on the day. The Irish danced past Louisville 75-58.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">A tale of two halves. The Cards battled relatively hard in the first half and trailed by just two at the end of the first quarter. But, the Cards took a seven point lead at 36-29 into the locker room at halftime, Interestingy enough, the Cards were diong a lot of it with Olivia Cochran, who was on the bench for nine minutes in he second quarter. The defense was rocking, and one was cautiously optimistic. Could the Cards hold the Irish off in the second half and get a crucial road win? </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">The answer was a resonding "NO". </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhMSrnWp__VPwA9IuMwSB1DPoE854WBjewK0EcNGbl40MlNCXKotxXOKR00oJTaausYe4QwmIRtUGKrb7K-SLrAEt3qLgEF1rgOx8ZDWFihoFQ3iWn_STlzq_0F9ts7IBEFvcF0G2KFZYgvwT2in6yqOTRZ5hD14QxdfIdQf1I0Wj_ld00LCVCwRw1Bg26a" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="660" data-original-width="441" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhMSrnWp__VPwA9IuMwSB1DPoE854WBjewK0EcNGbl40MlNCXKotxXOKR00oJTaausYe4QwmIRtUGKrb7K-SLrAEt3qLgEF1rgOx8ZDWFihoFQ3iWn_STlzq_0F9ts7IBEFvcF0G2KFZYgvwT2in6yqOTRZ5hD14QxdfIdQf1I0Wj_ld00LCVCwRw1Bg26a" width="160" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br />When you go 0-14 from the floor in a stretch of the third quarter and lose the quarter 30-10, it's obvious that your opponent has reacted and adjusted and you have lost whatever you had and are grabbing for the life preserver. Notre Dame's zone was zoning out Louisville's attack.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">The Cards were reverting to the way they played against Virginia, and Notre dame was getting Hildago and Citron all the birthday cake and ice cream they wanted in this celerbation of lashing Louisville lopsided. The Cards couldn't rally in the fourth quarter and took the 16 point defeat. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjo45Whr-ubvUGcBeMG1iDq7LuKnzChf0SDYew4721iV5DCD2PcQSgNmcmKqu0vhn9OaVXMqFkNQwH1OKMMN0TIeZnnBExGeJf7yHp9K-UtTlNiZ_PKLJI9MYMidDjqK7k07fnfN6efe6z9IWujTKHL6v-OLrG-CuWZkmOrelcGQ6zf5hPGlKGtIUpBQCWx" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="440" data-original-width="660" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjo45Whr-ubvUGcBeMG1iDq7LuKnzChf0SDYew4721iV5DCD2PcQSgNmcmKqu0vhn9OaVXMqFkNQwH1OKMMN0TIeZnnBExGeJf7yHp9K-UtTlNiZ_PKLJI9MYMidDjqK7k07fnfN6efe6z9IWujTKHL6v-OLrG-CuWZkmOrelcGQ6zf5hPGlKGtIUpBQCWx" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br />So, now, any chances of getting two games at home in the NCAA Tournament have flown out the window. The Cards will be a #5 seed in the ACC Tournament and play on Thursday, a 11 a.m. game to start the day's four games. The Cards will get the winner of the #12 Clemson vs. #13 seed Boston College. We'll have a full bracket up here in our Tuesday article...maybe even later today </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Let's hope the defense can return and point prodction does, too...the 58 points were Louisville's lowest of the season. Not a great way to go into post-season play..</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">More importantly, this team just doesn't seem tohave the leadership or the ability to put a 3-4 game winning run together since late January. And, time is running out. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><b>The Fred Report</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNzoaOGPLZuf2MzV6W5kMFeY1zJ56KRKWYqF4suLZ9qEqoKlftYSyNJFhHXmvPLqMNUt0ezYLWKspKlFHtzMpeD5_54iTUgYdemssH0AD2b2SGFglQkVPrtMlcgfAiRc-lOqEQDiIjMknwH0B58HfKkFNcgSBJl9YLWkoNe8OJJgl_zHx5_TdBHveyY124/s259/Fred%20Mertz.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="194" data-original-width="259" height="194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNzoaOGPLZuf2MzV6W5kMFeY1zJ56KRKWYqF4suLZ9qEqoKlftYSyNJFhHXmvPLqMNUt0ezYLWKspKlFHtzMpeD5_54iTUgYdemssH0AD2b2SGFglQkVPrtMlcgfAiRc-lOqEQDiIjMknwH0B58HfKkFNcgSBJl9YLWkoNe8OJJgl_zHx5_TdBHveyY124/s1600/Fred%20Mertz.jpg" width="259" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">(Fred Mertz --i Love Lucy --after watck=hing the third quarter of Sinday's game)</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><u style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"><br /></u></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><u style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Free Throws -- </u> 11-14 isnt so bad of an effort from the line. it's 78% and that'll earn a CAPITAL "F"</span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><u style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Rebounds -- </u> Louisville fell in the rebounding battle 36-31. Cochran and Jefferon had six each.. Not our finest hour on the boards. and I can't award a letter. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><i><u style="font-weight: bold;">Effort/Execution --</u> </i>It was a tale of two halves there...Louisville did have that disaterous third quarter, after a 16-30 first half shooting spree. And 17 turnovers is too many, too. .I look at the overall picture and it was a loss, so i'll not award a letter. Not wth their lowest scoring output of the season</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><i style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration-line: underline;">Defense -- </i> The "d: gets an "f" in gradingfor that disasterous display in the econd half, #e looked lost, unmotivaed and throughly disillusioned. allowing 30 poins in a quarter just doesn't happeThe torunament tartsn to Louisville women's basketball squads. No letter.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>final fred report F-_-_-_</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><b>CARDS WILL BE #5 SEED IN ACC TOURNEY</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhn-RC3Sufn91PcPSFpsHD17d7mMKs6RNt5AwzIAJcVUUzMgYcwu97kYd7ufpJyOC1Db5MjhrntVj0qqs0yKtAH4qi4mUZwto_o88Eo5Aqp-_VNZq9Ml77B7h1FW16G8QcE1XVpVvfMsggUT4xbSEf6YG13LOOvHDaLHxT5PQqzSzdjlM8vr54VUIvNeiS0" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="628" data-original-width="1200" height="167" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhn-RC3Sufn91PcPSFpsHD17d7mMKs6RNt5AwzIAJcVUUzMgYcwu97kYd7ufpJyOC1Db5MjhrntVj0qqs0yKtAH4qi4mUZwto_o88Eo5Aqp-_VNZq9Ml77B7h1FW16G8QcE1XVpVvfMsggUT4xbSEf6YG13LOOvHDaLHxT5PQqzSzdjlM8vr54VUIvNeiS0" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">The tourney begins Weds in Greensboro with three games. The Cards go at 11 a.m. Thursday in the first game against the winner of the Boston College andClemson game on Weds. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">ACC Netword will show all he action up to Sunday, when ESPN take over and will show the final game. I will not be attending this year, still recovering from surgery and a bit weak on my feet, but I;ll be watching all the action on TV </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Jared will have more tomorrow</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>CARDINAL COUPLE ACC PICK EM CONTEST</b></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPzDj950B61e2Ml6J9W7R4EQ8SwSFTFWw2sYctOi8KpJPCj0pJJj9GSWZj8XEMOMSTqwAggEe9HGTzIhzNozXrxhGtks_w7F4yK2vIrhNNlsQKw48McS6csIBJ7E9i7XJhHlcer0BSuopABuTPoqUREW8A_Aj6lK0IxrumuSZjymyWjGAh8jigQqW5AaCb/s231/Pick%20em%20I.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="231" data-original-width="218" height="231" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPzDj950B61e2Ml6J9W7R4EQ8SwSFTFWw2sYctOi8KpJPCj0pJJj9GSWZj8XEMOMSTqwAggEe9HGTzIhzNozXrxhGtks_w7F4yK2vIrhNNlsQKw48McS6csIBJ7E9i7XJhHlcer0BSuopABuTPoqUREW8A_Aj6lK0IxrumuSZjymyWjGAh8jigQqW5AaCb/s1600/Pick%20em%20I.jpg" width="218" /></a></div><br />We will offer the contest again this year. Jared reurns as bracket manager and he'll talk more about that in Tuesday's column. We'll accept picks here in our comments sections, at his e-mail or Paulie's e-mail ... cardinalcoulple@twc.com ...as soon as the field is released. and order finalized. We will have a $25 Applebee's or $25 Cracker Barrel for the winner, the second place finisher gets the card that first place didn't choose. <p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Good luck! </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>HE SAID IT: </b></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjChZfa0HNbmNW7sdV_XpLw1MsR9En0Y_YZdHgYevqCuv36zpxsC-GOUedUhwRzGocSHcOn97fWzYmmaEcmjDd2_FRYVEOxUMQdsRQH5ukTktKO-vyC3I_nmVsRv5gnPLAVKD-Jp-itWnNYkkH6xxy_y_njLdm-nqDZTf9RA-r10dbqhh4Z4ajcuCHrpGAy/s2560/Jeff%20Walz%20presser%20II.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2560" height="192" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjChZfa0HNbmNW7sdV_XpLw1MsR9En0Y_YZdHgYevqCuv36zpxsC-GOUedUhwRzGocSHcOn97fWzYmmaEcmjDd2_FRYVEOxUMQdsRQH5ukTktKO-vyC3I_nmVsRv5gnPLAVKD-Jp-itWnNYkkH6xxy_y_njLdm-nqDZTf9RA-r10dbqhh4Z4ajcuCHrpGAy/s320/Jeff%20Walz%20presser%20II.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>AUDIO: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2_KIi1-7wc">Post Game Jeff Walz</a><br /></b></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;">Softball Downs Chippewas 7-2</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgiq776rFg3TSJDip-pEXd2DeCksdBfKSsg4zNdjpKC2DQqk794lTsdEMZAYZD3a53Uz52WnftEpXsUMwBaggRNzlmXs0Q0UaCl0Iu_v6svmfMPfsRsiGZ4x5FGd3Z59LyO2R2nxSoQUFZJi0yg1iC6wo_jU9ZtWSavy5V3jW3iBe2KGX11SNLn1ix9LPxC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgiq776rFg3TSJDip-pEXd2DeCksdBfKSsg4zNdjpKC2DQqk794lTsdEMZAYZD3a53Uz52WnftEpXsUMwBaggRNzlmXs0Q0UaCl0Iu_v6svmfMPfsRsiGZ4x5FGd3Z59LyO2R2nxSoQUFZJi0yg1iC6wo_jU9ZtWSavy5V3jW3iBe2KGX11SNLn1ix9LPxC" width="320" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><span style="background-color: #990000; color: white; font-size: 16px;">The University of Louisville softball team closed out the USF Tournament with a 7-2 win over Central Michigan Sunday afternoon at the USF Softball Field., </span></span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="color: white; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: #990000;"><dfn style="--tw-ring-color: rgb(59 130 246 / .5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border-color: rgb(229, 231, 235); border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px;"><a href="https://gocards.com/sports/softball/roster/alyssa-zabala/13836" rel="smarttag" rev="13836" style="--tw-ring-color: rgb(59 130 246 / .5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border-color: rgb(229, 231, 235); border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-style: normal;">Alyssa Zabala</a></dfn><span style="--tw-ring-color: rgb(59 130 246 / .5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border-color: rgb(229, 231, 235); border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px;"> (9-1) earned the win after allowing only one base runner via a walk and striking out two in three innings of relief. </span><dfn style="--tw-ring-color: rgb(59 130 246 / .5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border-color: rgb(229, 231, 235); border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px;"><a href="https://gocards.com/sports/softball/roster/daisy-hess/13831" rel="smarttag" rev="13831" style="--tw-ring-color: rgb(59 130 246 / .5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border-color: rgb(229, 231, 235); border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-style: normal;">Daisy Hess</a></dfn><span style="--tw-ring-color: rgb(59 130 246 / .5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border-color: rgb(229, 231, 235); border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px;"> went 3-for-5 with an RBI. Mack and Thatcher each had two hits and drove in a run and Miller went 1-for-2 with two runs and an RBI to help lead the Cardinals at the plate</span></span><span style="--tw-ring-color: rgb(59 130 246 / .5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; background-color: #f9f9f9; border-color: rgb(229, 231, 235); border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Inter; font-size: 16px;">.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">paulie</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> </span></p>Cardinal Couplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10565155435705858363noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8945676324950180664.post-10476876569024999052024-03-03T10:10:00.006-05:002024-03-03T11:42:00.920-05:00Basketball Wraps the Season, Plus Softball and Lacrosse - Sunday Cardinal Couple<h1 style="text-align: left;">Basketball Wraps Regular Season Play Today</h1><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLuZQmIMyEB_aALwVjjHhFnM13l9Q9AhJLnbCeKu7uSs4RkibN8p5o6J3sC0OnZLEONU64WtWeYS-0uMV5lsr0Z6BJqshyphenhyphendyqiyb09wJNmuba52HeLXSPEpq26pwWI4UK28Vn1aOLTcIfvt-hRUgUqWJIc09NIMqDpY0bFk454cl8UmKTSoBdwtXHx6tKG/s960/Notre%20Dame%20win%20III.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="960" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLuZQmIMyEB_aALwVjjHhFnM13l9Q9AhJLnbCeKu7uSs4RkibN8p5o6J3sC0OnZLEONU64WtWeYS-0uMV5lsr0Z6BJqshyphenhyphendyqiyb09wJNmuba52HeLXSPEpq26pwWI4UK28Vn1aOLTcIfvt-hRUgUqWJIc09NIMqDpY0bFk454cl8UmKTSoBdwtXHx6tKG/s320/Notre%20Dame%20win%20III.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">( we have a rich history of defeating the Irish...)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></div><div>With a trip to South Bend and a game against Notre Dame, the Cards put the final bow on the regular season today. That, of course, leads to the ACC tournament seeding permutations...but that's not quite easy to chart out. But let's give it a shot.</div><div><br /></div><div>First off, Virginia Tech has a lock on the number one seed. At 14-3, no one can touch them.</div><div><br /></div><div>Syracuse current sits in 2nd place alone at 13-5, but they have already completed all of their games, they don't play today.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6HJwlDVHUVXPtFNy7V_BhjhNbWQLUkmDuWN3ZJm2I8HrPwsBDbvtnryLsGoW36fKH3RwXx_LEsWqTXErSoJdhNB2g8dciXHNi_EAn-9DHY7jAxmVv-O6w-SNyWn1WnFIoQ-yVSMdVUMJ224Wq4TJhbQBTLsjI8yR_2IgCZGNliW-nehu-Ujwio3ASAlkl/s331/Who's%20on%20first%20II.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="152" data-original-width="331" height="147" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6HJwlDVHUVXPtFNy7V_BhjhNbWQLUkmDuWN3ZJm2I8HrPwsBDbvtnryLsGoW36fKH3RwXx_LEsWqTXErSoJdhNB2g8dciXHNi_EAn-9DHY7jAxmVv-O6w-SNyWn1WnFIoQ-yVSMdVUMJ224Wq4TJhbQBTLsjI8yR_2IgCZGNliW-nehu-Ujwio3ASAlkl/s320/Who's%20on%20first%20II.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><div>There's a gaggle of teams at 12-5, all currently tied for third. NC State is one of them, and they play Wake Forest, so that's a likely win and would move them up into a tie for 2nd with Syracuse. The other two are...Louisville and Notre Dame. And since that's who we're playing today, the winner of the game will move up into a tie with Syracuse. The loser will drop to 12-6. At 11-6 lurk Florida State and Duke. FSU plays Clemson, a likely win for the Seminoles, and Duke could have a real battle on it's hands with North Carolina.</div><div><br /></div><div>OK, so as long as Louisville wins today, and with the competition being Notre Dame that's certainly not a given, we'll move up into a tie for 2nd with Syracuse. Likely NC State will be there as well unless Wake pulls off the upset, and that will be your first four teams that get the double bye. I'm not going to dive into the tie-breaker to figure out specifically which seed we'd get because in three way (or more) ties, it gets quite complicated.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYNGbqTdgsD2qFhMZFzGsSuI1p6DjPdJlTDrjFPnPbNvtZafdvchVHEhPkKeFT8zyPdExJmP6vzRbnr1aDK57wwA1CDJ_-ADoLtSUFptWE1-ou2HGvo3TCqgbiDhQNVNyLuJ3VWKopBziqseRbqJkdHCJXH9WeiARDSWQKtvxPEPqTpQ-LfXhJ7CEyv3sK/s285/What's%20Next.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="177" data-original-width="285" height="177" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYNGbqTdgsD2qFhMZFzGsSuI1p6DjPdJlTDrjFPnPbNvtZafdvchVHEhPkKeFT8zyPdExJmP6vzRbnr1aDK57wwA1CDJ_-ADoLtSUFptWE1-ou2HGvo3TCqgbiDhQNVNyLuJ3VWKopBziqseRbqJkdHCJXH9WeiARDSWQKtvxPEPqTpQ-LfXhJ7CEyv3sK/s1600/What's%20Next.jpg" width="285" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><div>If we lose today, we drop into a likely tie with Florida State, and potentially Duke as well. If NC State wins, it's a tie for 5th, if the NC State loses, they drop into this tie gaggle as well and it becomes a tie for 4th, and then we definitely have to delve into the arcane tie-break rules to see who gets the double bye.</div><div><br /></div><div>So that's the bst [sic] and worst case scenarios for the Cards. The good news is that a significant degree of our results are in our own hands. Beat Notre Dame and join that tie for 2nd and guarantee the double bye.</div><div><br /></div><div>The permutations here are a complicated mess, as you can see. I've done my best to break it down, but it's certainly possible that I've got something wrong in all of this. Pardon my error if so, and please feel free to correct me in the comments. For maximum Internet Points, start your comment with, "Um, actually...".</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3iJ7VazzsDz59uUDXQADmD05uEmXbRUvFy2luEiHZQKRZ1I3epN8bmvWqpLY4p_kug5Yx2kHe6fI2kWRcF8Fy0DNLXdsnMs9gbd0TXd-LH4iviwPKgghhbJD_i_G44vXOhev6vh5UWHJ1jBE_Azsw3uMdCnkscrcOtSCgmrZPjbIt4xVlcbjhPnDNFMqI/s1080/Muffet%20II.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="811" data-original-width="1080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3iJ7VazzsDz59uUDXQADmD05uEmXbRUvFy2luEiHZQKRZ1I3epN8bmvWqpLY4p_kug5Yx2kHe6fI2kWRcF8Fy0DNLXdsnMs9gbd0TXd-LH4iviwPKgghhbJD_i_G44vXOhev6vh5UWHJ1jBE_Azsw3uMdCnkscrcOtSCgmrZPjbIt4xVlcbjhPnDNFMqI/s320/Muffet%20II.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">(at least we don't have to deal with her whiny a$$ anymore)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></div><div>The opponent, as mentioned in Notre Dame. We probably don't need to do too much preview of this as we are pretty well familiar with them at this point in the season. Olivia Miles and freshman Hannah Hidalgo are the two that ESPN can't seem to stop talking about this year, and to be fair, they are both quite good players so some of it is justified.</div><div><br /></div><div>The game is at 2pm, and it is on the flagship station ESPN. That means we get Pam Ward and Kelly Gramlich on the call, a fine pair to provide commentary, to be sure. And, as always, you have the option of listening in with Nick Curran and Cortnee Walton on 93.9FM. The bonus for the radio coverage is you get gems like the post-game discussion of cookies from Thursday. You can get a summary of that in the Cardinal Couple Radio Hour Podcast, details below.</div><div><br /></div><h1 style="text-align: left;">Softball</h1><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8JztH50sjxClTVHd0gD6KsH-pVvEM7rsSkD7_mgV0pInfIAqKBa8pNwAfzw-K_yie4xnfjlxORXzMy4wrmhqZAOsWv72BhrYrlhQKZNT9oTCvwypKR0NAPWU2rd79DiT2NubAYJp7QUbSPYnbPB1AQzVynFQ6LLW6i5xkLFyfw0-ukEyS21_Q74sy8kkA/s960/Softball%20310III.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="960" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8JztH50sjxClTVHd0gD6KsH-pVvEM7rsSkD7_mgV0pInfIAqKBa8pNwAfzw-K_yie4xnfjlxORXzMy4wrmhqZAOsWv72BhrYrlhQKZNT9oTCvwypKR0NAPWU2rd79DiT2NubAYJp7QUbSPYnbPB1AQzVynFQ6LLW6i5xkLFyfw0-ukEyS21_Q74sy8kkA/s320/Softball%20310III.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><div>Softball is finishing up their participation in the USF Tournament today, though the tournament overall goes through at least Monday. This weekend has been a bit less celebratory than others so far this season. UofL can't come out with a winning record for the weekend, but they can get it down to 2-3 with the game today against Central Michigan. All of UofL's games this weekend have been competitive, though today might end up being the exception.</div><div><br /></div><div>Central Michigan is hopefully enjoying the weather in Tampa, because I don't think they've gotten too much enjoyment on the Bulls' field. They played competitively with Georgia Southern, losing 2-3, but just got pummeled by Villanova, losing 10-0 in five innings. Overall the Central Michigan Chippewas (they ask, out of respect for the Chippewa Indian people, that they be referred to with the complete "Central Michigan Chippewas" to distinguish them from the people) are sporting a 1-11 record.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzEBCmZERAkOuqk6hsN9-EJjiGEVBhHbjbJLzXHA1Xm6wiKkSFZD9Wc9gF0Q3rXFN2hSRzShxMWQ-Q4xrpbCGIuJNAaFP7yIKkGlVDqUYeXPVDnZJKfSxEnNctQmcgMt03gavXtIVJ4E8Xs__4l413SGpS0pGuaRKYP0LcLbVIXdovC72VxBQP5TLk1hD7/s270/Daisy%20Hess.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="270" data-original-width="180" height="270" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzEBCmZERAkOuqk6hsN9-EJjiGEVBhHbjbJLzXHA1Xm6wiKkSFZD9Wc9gF0Q3rXFN2hSRzShxMWQ-Q4xrpbCGIuJNAaFP7yIKkGlVDqUYeXPVDnZJKfSxEnNctQmcgMt03gavXtIVJ4E8Xs__4l413SGpS0pGuaRKYP0LcLbVIXdovC72VxBQP5TLk1hD7/s1600/Daisy%20Hess.jpg" width="180" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">( a Daisy grows and blosoms in UofL's infield)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></div><div>Will Daisy Hess steal second? Will Ally Alexander make a spectacular play at second on defense? Will we see a smile out of Alyssa Zabala? Will we see a homerun from either Riley Frizell or Vanessa Miller? Yeah, all of these are good bets. The Cards could use a good win before they welcome in a quite good Arizona team to Ulmer on Tuesday.</div><div><br /></div><div>No video at all listed for today's game, the best we can do is follow on sidearm stats.</div><div><br /></div><div>In yesterday's action, Louisville started off with their only win of the weekend so far, taking eight innings to dispatch Georgia Southern, and that included a three run rally in the 8th to win it 7-6</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1LWPOHQGp_YJrb9jQFFP7_-tJs1ctcLQgS5qRhDhAa6IvFvD7ZeMMAOdXPMo8M8Tp_54BfSBMBw1ZTS3cCK38O2Hk2KJ_cxp4Ok5GBQR2pkpcko4WKiFn7yhYmcaLKfGW-ddSMYhggrg-ajb_0KV6J6zf_NBF0CDA91c6NrUum3MnXQBqRE1-dSm6ymOD/s299/Brooke%20Gray%20IIII.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="168" data-original-width="299" height="168" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1LWPOHQGp_YJrb9jQFFP7_-tJs1ctcLQgS5qRhDhAa6IvFvD7ZeMMAOdXPMo8M8Tp_54BfSBMBw1ZTS3cCK38O2Hk2KJ_cxp4Ok5GBQR2pkpcko4WKiFn7yhYmcaLKfGW-ddSMYhggrg-ajb_0KV6J6zf_NBF0CDA91c6NrUum3MnXQBqRE1-dSm6ymOD/s1600/Brooke%20Gray%20IIII.jpg" width="299" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">( the beautiful brooke, we need to get jared to get a few pictures of her)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></div><div>In the later game, the Cards got on the board first with a run in the first, but USF would answer in the bottom of the frame with four crossing the plate, with Brooke Gray entering the circle to stop the bleeding. She would go the rest of the distance with no runs scored on her, but the damage was done. The Cards got a run again in each of the 2nd and 3rd innings, but nothing after, losing in the final tally 4-3.</div><div><br /></div><h1 style="text-align: left;">Lacrosse</h1><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoeEoiQAPNBY59uecBn8IfEhA8ZpKPGl6KVNw5IGGj3si07A1f9geStCD44h048XqBO92WTw1c6GPNFOtpnrv0v4amhXAcuIXB6838_C61B9sUoaLJ3HxIAVKTd0S_D_oImno8F6kIdK1otv8UrL2w6NRR_DOtWhgR_2PjGQksB8MeBSrKCVy5niS9wh00/s225/LACROSSE%20v.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="225" data-original-width="225" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoeEoiQAPNBY59uecBn8IfEhA8ZpKPGl6KVNw5IGGj3si07A1f9geStCD44h048XqBO92WTw1c6GPNFOtpnrv0v4amhXAcuIXB6838_C61B9sUoaLJ3HxIAVKTd0S_D_oImno8F6kIdK1otv8UrL2w6NRR_DOtWhgR_2PjGQksB8MeBSrKCVy5niS9wh00/s1600/LACROSSE%20v.jpg" width="225" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><div>The Lacrosse squad traveled to the land of three rivers and no straight roads to take on Pitt yesterday.</div><div><br /></div><div>The good bets here are getting scores from Nicole Perroni and at least one of the Nakazawa sisters. And those paid off, in a big way. Both sisters hit career high scoring totals with older sis Kokoro leading the way with five, and little sis just behind with four. Perroni continued her consecutive game scoring streak with four, which I believe has reached 43 games at this point? Kylea Dobson also scored four, and a pair were contributed by Allegra Catalano and Rian Adkins each, with Tiffany Natoli scoring a single.</div><div><br /></div><div>The final tally here was 19-11. Sara Adeche claimed six saves, her usual stalwart presence in the net.</div><div><br /></div><div>The Cards will notionally stop off on the way home for the next game, against the Bearcats in Cincinnati. I say notionally as the game isn't until Tuesday, so of course the team will have returned home and will likely only bus up to Cincinnati Tuesday morning, or perhaps the day before due to an fairly early start, at noon.</div><div><br /></div><h1 style="text-align: left;">Cardinal Couple Radio Hour Podcast</h1><div><br /></div><div>It was a full house for the CCRHP yesterday. The whole crew showed up to play, with Paulie leading the way for Case, Daryl, Jared, and myself. Of course we had fun discussions of basketball, softball, and lacrosse. And, of course, I sneak in a volleyball tidbit in the Final Thoughts section (welcome to Sofia Maldonado Diaz who will be joining the Volleyball squad for her Covid year after playing four years at Arizona).</div><div><br /></div><div>Check it out!</div><div><a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cardinal-couple/episodes/Up-and-Down-Week-For-Cards-e2gi3gp">https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cardinal-couple/episodes/Up-and-Down-Week-For-Cards-e2gi3gp</a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>-- </div><div>JMcA</div>JMcAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00440193885039741934noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8945676324950180664.post-53916088201946674682024-03-02T10:39:00.001-05:002024-03-02T10:40:46.117-05:00Softball Drops Day 1 at USF; LAX Heads to Pitt -- SATURDAY CARDINAL COUPLE<h2 style="text-align: justify;">Softball Loses Two to Open USF Tournament</h2><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Louisville softball is in Tampa this weekend at the USF Tournament hosted by, you guessed it, the University of South Florida. The Cards are scheduled to play five games over three days, and they'll be hoping the next three go better than the first two. Louisville opened the first day of the tournament against lowly Villanova, who was just 4-9 entering the game, and fell 6-4. They followed that up later in the day with a game against the hosts in which they were unable to overcome an early deficit, losing 3-1. The Cards will look to get back on track today against Georgia Southern at 1:30 before a rematch against the Bulls late in the afternoon. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: justify;">Game 1: Villanova 6, Louisville 4</h3><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Izzy Harrison got the start for the Cards in the first game, which had first pitch at 10:30, and ran her pitch count up early. The first two batters she faced ran the count full and resulted in a walk and a strikeout. Although she ultimately struck out the side, the walk proved costly as the third batter homered to left center. Another full count strikeout was followed by a single before the final strikeout. Just like Nova, Louisville's three-spot hitter stepped into the box after a strikeout and swatted a ball to left center. Unfortunately for the Cards, Riley Frizell's rip came with two outs and no one on base. Vanessa Miller walked after the home run and stole second but was stranded there. 2-1 Wildcats.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgvsNv1W3hC545m1VlIMR3Y3SvKwKjkM6oICmgsTS1qcPG8AyF5d1nOwvXBfNVZfrKME8I0kgoo2mN4SoSU1WLnvgLJ5HS5YvPbJafHfH7ljfb2XHu-geKBO2_X1cPiZJVXCY7rAORlkBL9qNRwUw-8ux9eWVbYvEAHwY1p2XFwyxD1LYXgPAwhpWZe30M" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2100" data-original-width="3150" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgvsNv1W3hC545m1VlIMR3Y3SvKwKjkM6oICmgsTS1qcPG8AyF5d1nOwvXBfNVZfrKME8I0kgoo2mN4SoSU1WLnvgLJ5HS5YvPbJafHfH7ljfb2XHu-geKBO2_X1cPiZJVXCY7rAORlkBL9qNRwUw-8ux9eWVbYvEAHwY1p2XFwyxD1LYXgPAwhpWZe30M" width="320" /></a></div>Louisville and Villanova each put a runner on in the next four sides, but all were either erased or left on base. The fourth saw Villanova threaten with a double and a walk to bring up a two-on, one-out situation. Coach Holly Aprile made the call to the bullpen and Brooke Gray stepped into the circle, inducing a ground ball for a double-play to keep the Cards' deficit at just one. That was critical, as Vanessa Miller stepped into the box and earned a 10-pitch walk. It was a master class for a hitter, as Miller contacted every pitch she swung at and still picked up the walk. She stole second, but the bunt attempt to advance her to third was fouled for an out. Bailee Richardson singled up the middle and advanced to second when the Nova CF threw home to hold Miller at third. Ava Venturelli singled Miller home, but Richardson was held at third with just one out. That didn't exactly work, since a strikeout and a bunt out ended the inning. Nevertheless, Louisville had tied it up at 2-2.<br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Despite coming in hot in the fourth, Gray was rather shaky to start the fifth. She earned a fly out to open the inning but followed it with a homer. The next three batters singled and Gray was relieved by Gabby Holloway. Holloway inherited a tough spot with the bases loaded and just one out, but she made things easier with a ground ball that got the runner at home. With two outs, an out any way would work, but a single came instead and scored two runs. The next out came one batter later, but the damage was done. Louisville trailed 5-2.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Daisy Hess opened the bottom half with a single and Kiley Goff walked to give Louisville a fighting chance in the three-run ball game. Unfortunately, the two hitters who are supposed to make good things happen when the 1- and 2-hitters get on base both struck out. Paige Geraghty knocked a two-out single up the middle to score Hess, but that was all Louisville could get back. 5-3.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Holloway settled in and earned a three-up, three-down inning in the sixth. Louisville got one more run in the bottom of the sixth on an unearned sac fly. That made the score 5-4 and Louisville was looking for an exciting bottom of the seventh. The hits kept coming for Villanova, though. A double opened the seventh, and a single advanced the runner to third. A sac fly pushed the lead back to two runs, but Holloway and the defense overcame an error to pick up a double-play and get out of the inning with no more damage. Down to their last three outs, Louisville opened with a single and a sac bunt to move the runner to second. (Side note: this is a good strategy if you are down one run. I question it when you are down two.) A pop-out gave the Cards two outs, but a throwing error in the third straight side extended Louisville's chance. Another pop-up ended the game. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: justify;">Game 2: Louisville 1, USF 3</h3><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The Cards switched dugouts for the second game, taking the bat first against a USF team that was much better than Villanova (12-5 entering the game). It was a short showing for the Cards in the top half, as they went three-up, three-down on just ten pitches. Sam Booe took the circle for Louisville and the Bulls welcomed her with three straight singles. A sac fly scored the first run, but another flyout meant there were two on and two out. A double down the left field line cleared the bases and the inning ended with the batter trying to stretch it into a triple. Louisville trailed 3-0. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh0uXoGuSs_h4iu7Y2ThOnA6W6RWiFKyIqQRxhU84zp1awh3Ja4MJPTg62XcdeP1jp82W7iX4Q5KBsCrkAIjEj98jrsHxtDbPOHJHrp0J_5KKNXVuzvL3-w3s1_gEf7_k1l45N4BSyP-JLKn3e0BSNS8_V0Qdsk0fh25HQl_Lh1C5x3GF97eOSvskaMDAU" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2801" data-original-width="4201" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh0uXoGuSs_h4iu7Y2ThOnA6W6RWiFKyIqQRxhU84zp1awh3Ja4MJPTg62XcdeP1jp82W7iX4Q5KBsCrkAIjEj98jrsHxtDbPOHJHrp0J_5KKNXVuzvL3-w3s1_gEf7_k1l45N4BSyP-JLKn3e0BSNS8_V0Qdsk0fh25HQl_Lh1C5x3GF97eOSvskaMDAU" width="320" /></a></div>Louisville pitching, which consisted of two more innings of Booe and three innings of Alyssa Zabala, held USF to just two more hits along with a walk and an error. The Bulls would score no more runs, but as it turned out, they didn't need to. Louisville went three-up, three-down again to open the second, but they opened the third with Kiley Goff taking an HBP. She advanced to second on a sacrifice bunt, and scored after Chelsea Mack singled her home. The rally continued with a Hess single, but a strikeout made things difficult with two outs. A walk loaded the bases but nothing doing after as a strikeout ended the inning. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">There was nothing terribly exciting for the remaining portion of the game until the fifth inning when USF opened with a walk and a single. Zabala picked up back-to-back strikeouts to relieve some pressure, but hit the next batter to load the bases. It was tight indeed as the next at-bat went eight pitches before a flyout ended the inning. Louisville's final chance came in the top of the seventh and got off to a hot start. The Cards got a double and a single to put runners on second and third with nobody out. That made the final score staying at 3-1 a bit painful. Even more painful was Gabby Holloway taking an HBP to load the bases with one out. Two ground balls ended the game.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Louisville will look to get more from the pitching and defense early to avoid playing from behind in each game. The Cards have been good so far this season, still sitting at 13-4, but dropping back-to-back games isn't ideal. They'll get an opportunity to regain control of the slide at 1:30 today. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><h2 style="text-align: justify;">Lacrosse to Face Pittsburgh</h2><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjyEy5hRpWd3ctU5mPIDU8BLRMvHl3dFrdjdyCzUrX3govcVsvG4FJ-Im0c7fxhoosoPUBnWRFkOwbHrjCmjm8pvqKv9Z9ExDSbLEt5rcBdKpo1mifAzHlzidsKuBX2h4glrWqETDcCLQyXAno6uXLg1jb6t04gLZ0DXALIaaKrvVwDKU9yRtImwPRe5DM" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2208" data-original-width="3312" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjyEy5hRpWd3ctU5mPIDU8BLRMvHl3dFrdjdyCzUrX3govcVsvG4FJ-Im0c7fxhoosoPUBnWRFkOwbHrjCmjm8pvqKv9Z9ExDSbLEt5rcBdKpo1mifAzHlzidsKuBX2h4glrWqETDcCLQyXAno6uXLg1jb6t04gLZ0DXALIaaKrvVwDKU9yRtImwPRe5DM" width="320" /></a></div>After coming up just short against Virginia Tech at Cardinal Stadium last week in the ACC opener, Louisville will play their first ACC road game today at Pittsburgh. Louisville enters with just the win over Marquette so far this year, but they've scored at least eight goals in each game. Pitt also hasn't started by lighting the world on fire, as they're 2-3 on the year. They defeated Duquesne to open the season and are coming off of a win over Detroit Mercy. Pitt's conference season got off to a rocky start as they fell 19-3 against top-ranked Boston College last Saturday. Twice, the Panthers have failed to score more than five goals. Today's game gets underway at Noon on ACC Network Extra. <br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><h2 style="text-align: justify;">Cardinal Couple Radio Hour Podcast</h2><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">We'll have a full house today as all five regular hosts make it onto the show. We're going to do our best to have a live show, but Jeff is reporting technical issues. Regardless, the podcast will continue. We'll cover the <i>very</i> mercurial week for Louisville basketball and the up and down week for softball. <span style="text-align: justify; white-space-collapse: preserve;">As always, you can check out the live stream of the show by going to the Cardinal Couple YouTube page and clicking on the live video. Jeff usually creates that about an hour before the show, which officially starts at 11 AM Eastern. If the live time doesn't work for you, there are plenty of playback options, so be sure to check out whichever is best for you!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></div><span id="docs-internal-guid-ee68d22e-7fff-8263-4cac-cb2e27b81e50"><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwRIlAOQ7ma_QDrLz9n52VCb4J8GZv6g2cTeiAv3xljsrj5ehULbO-JB4NAG2x30Hn349Ki-L6kZGZeiggBaVSAN0rwUcGEWolpZl38lQJj5NKh9JPONww6c4flnsEle1u19k3nsgoR0pa42wh6WV8zXSbq6Ob1eISCAtkYZV_r4d-U-RpHQFUaPON/s257/microphone.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: justify;"><img border="0" data-original-height="257" data-original-width="196" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwRIlAOQ7ma_QDrLz9n52VCb4J8GZv6g2cTeiAv3xljsrj5ehULbO-JB4NAG2x30Hn349Ki-L6kZGZeiggBaVSAN0rwUcGEWolpZl38lQJj5NKh9JPONww6c4flnsEle1u19k3nsgoR0pa42wh6WV8zXSbq6Ob1eISCAtkYZV_r4d-U-RpHQFUaPON/w153-h200/microphone.jpg" width="153" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Cardinal Couple YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3Lb0KWORvn2eARnCZfjxww" target="_blank">Link</a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Anchor (podcast host): <a href="https://anchor.fm/cardinal-couple" target="_blank">Link</a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Apple Podcasts: <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/cardinal-couple-radio-hour/id1532090880?uo=4" target="_blank">Link</a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Google Podcasts: <a href="https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy9jY2M5NzZjL3BvZGNhc3QvcnNz" target="_blank">Link</a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Overcast (free account required): <a href="https://overcast.fm/itunes1532090880/cardinal-couple-radio-hour" target="_blank">Link</a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Pocket Casts (free account and app required): <a href="https://pca.st/rtofhsde" target="_blank">Link</a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">RadioPublic: <a href="https://radiopublic.com/cardinal-couple-radio-hour-6BlPER" target="_blank">Link</a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Spotify: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/1ZwoR72mlSezDZJPoJH9Vs" target="_blank">Link</a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Until next time, Go Cards!</span></span></p></span><div><span style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Case</span></div>Case Hoskinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06335869124809666508noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8945676324950180664.post-84221212182655459122024-03-01T07:30:00.010-05:002024-03-01T07:40:43.461-05:00WBB dominates the Seminoles 70-55 -- Softball plays in USF tourney -- FRIDAY CARDINAL COUPLE <span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>FRIDAYS WITH DARYL </b></span><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEZ2PRG29I8u_IHmaIDv2BaUlgxxWABMSA_kFvM6RSPphOx2RETpnmnWWm6emnHW9GSvHEf2_6PrMXGl_e8zG_OxfzMOSEPibazvpQdWFzILUZgPngtdhDaoH3N1XaGuHK3M8kfhhBi1LPNecQB1W8cdUVfh3gMOB12k6EP-olHGagQRdSTphShrZVpXM7/s694/Cards%20Baby.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="694" data-original-width="526" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEZ2PRG29I8u_IHmaIDv2BaUlgxxWABMSA_kFvM6RSPphOx2RETpnmnWWm6emnHW9GSvHEf2_6PrMXGl_e8zG_OxfzMOSEPibazvpQdWFzILUZgPngtdhDaoH3N1XaGuHK3M8kfhhBi1LPNecQB1W8cdUVfh3gMOB12k6EP-olHGagQRdSTphShrZVpXM7/s320/Cards%20Baby.jpg" width="243" /></a></div><br />Gooood Friday morning and HELLO March???!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Theres a little bit of madness in the Ville this year...we are hoping for another long post season run for WBB this year! </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">We've got some basketball from last night to cover, some Softball today!<br /><br /><u><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>WBB</b><br /></span></u><br />The Cards had 4 starters finish scoring in double figures with Nyla Harris and Olivia Cochran finishing with double doubles, Olivia's 4th and Nyla's 6th time this season. Louisville was able to pull away from FSU after a dominant 2nd quarter where they outscored the Noles 25-10. It was a night where the 3 pointer wasn't exactly falling and the only 3's were made by Sydney Taylor and they came in that 2nd quarter. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br />It was also senior night for some newer Cards! The program recognized Nina Rickards, Kiki Jefferson and Sydney Taylor and their families for their efforts this season for the Louisville program. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-9EqcahO06PH9welaAPf_CoUuaWAot5iX8aoXYWb3oGfVzMUrGbsVB8Xj2TghdrrB1pXW7OMnfI4AVO_CZtbd8Wvhr5jxP8yM50DpiZ3bft-ZtG3mR109qFG1XE9KOtav52xxKRgzLKlRwoKQCXgGZhJVekINSNSmGmrd4mVIzzFxQMJv8Y4FxL88dVcY/s5288/wbb%20senior%20night%202024.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3525" data-original-width="5288" height="262" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-9EqcahO06PH9welaAPf_CoUuaWAot5iX8aoXYWb3oGfVzMUrGbsVB8Xj2TghdrrB1pXW7OMnfI4AVO_CZtbd8Wvhr5jxP8yM50DpiZ3bft-ZtG3mR109qFG1XE9KOtav52xxKRgzLKlRwoKQCXgGZhJVekINSNSmGmrd4mVIzzFxQMJv8Y4FxL88dVcY/w393-h262/wbb%20senior%20night%202024.jpeg" width="393" /></a><br />Pictures: Jared Anderson</div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><br /><br />End of 1Q <b>18-16 Cards</b><br />FG %<br /><b>8-18 44.4% Cards</b><br />8-19 42.1% FSU<br />Reb. 10 all<br />3-pt %<br />0-3 0% Cards<br />0-4 0% FSU<br /><br /><br />Cards won the tip and Olivia hit the jumper after getting two defenders off their feet to start the game. Cards started the game 4-4 from the field. Cochran, Taylor and Nyla Harris all put up strong shots under the basket and started the game on an 8-0 run...just 75 seconds into the game, FSU caled a timeout. The Cards then went on a 2 min scoring drought. FSU tied it up at 12 with 3:30 to go in the 1st quarter. Nina Rickards then blew by the defense a couple times to put the Cards ahead but the Seminoles kept responding. There was under 2 min left in the quarter before a foul was called. Jayda Curry took a shot in the chest/neck area from FSUs #2 Tucker. The refs called it intentional and Walz put Kiki Jefferson at the line. <br /> <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrcudPzbcxzQ2GPOmDs3HHGlbp54r7M3jQp5zN36A8jeqK53EDwjkKkV_Slzyq4CuMfQTc-HjRkL9ypJ6id2I7BzAh2q6MqvarUtvHc1TyCzrMMxOAFo5VGP1xduGOGO1PD7RAQ6K3nbx8CLjRHcBUPBRCIokYAN0uXtvCaEwiqTa-lk-JxssFRietIKM5/s5105/wbb%20olivia%202024%20fsu.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3404" data-original-width="5105" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrcudPzbcxzQ2GPOmDs3HHGlbp54r7M3jQp5zN36A8jeqK53EDwjkKkV_Slzyq4CuMfQTc-HjRkL9ypJ6id2I7BzAh2q6MqvarUtvHc1TyCzrMMxOAFo5VGP1xduGOGO1PD7RAQ6K3nbx8CLjRHcBUPBRCIokYAN0uXtvCaEwiqTa-lk-JxssFRietIKM5/w457-h304/wbb%20olivia%202024%20fsu.jpeg" width="457" /></a><br /><br />End of 2Q 25-10 Cards <br /><br />FG %<b><br />10-20 50% Cards</b><br />4-15 26.7% FSU<br />Reb.<b> 18-5 Cards</b><br />3-pt %<br /><b>3-7 42.9% Cards</b><br />1-6 16.7% FSU<br /><br /><br />Cards started the quarter with a turnover... FSU started the second quarter hitting a 3 and then another bucket under the basket and got fouled so they converted the 3 point play and made it 22-18 FSU before Olivia and Kiki took over to put the Cards back on top with a 6-0 run. With 5 min left in the half, the Cards were up 29-24 at the media timeout. Sydney Taylor hit the first 3 of the game for the Cards out of the TO. Then she hit another three to put the Cards ahead 35-24. Then she hit another.... UofL on 19-2 run over the final 6 min of the half. <br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />HALF 43-26 Cards </span></b><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL0kxvpWGGGMJo-4mtMq4pahF94T1ouOF8osrUZq9TeyZMFX9x8qYxn5S535d3epAaq9Mx2McKc4vcZ3OYJsO-u9koILjL8bjcHDUFrefC_FapLw1bJQk98DQXSq49EOX2iUJ5lb0EuS2QFCBdtj5HbG2eGFOjw5fiu3iJmH6gMifqI0jkJwfWgDWvOPKx/s3621/wbb%20kiki%202024.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2414" data-original-width="3621" height="303" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL0kxvpWGGGMJo-4mtMq4pahF94T1ouOF8osrUZq9TeyZMFX9x8qYxn5S535d3epAaq9Mx2McKc4vcZ3OYJsO-u9koILjL8bjcHDUFrefC_FapLw1bJQk98DQXSq49EOX2iUJ5lb0EuS2QFCBdtj5HbG2eGFOjw5fiu3iJmH6gMifqI0jkJwfWgDWvOPKx/w455-h303/wbb%20kiki%202024.jpeg" width="455" /></a></div><br />End of 3Q<b> 16-11 Cards</b><br /><br />FG %<br /><b>7-18 38.9% Cards</b><br />3-17 17.6% FSU<br />Reb. <b>17-8 Cards</b><br />3-pt %<br />0-3 0% Cards<br />0-6 0% FSU<br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Cards started the half with a turnover and a blocking foul called on them. But FSU went on a scoring drought themselves for about 3 minutes. Jefferson hit her 10th point of the game on a wild chuck up at the basket with about 5 min on the clock to make it 51-30. The defense did not collapse and they outscored the Seminoles by 5 in the quarter. <br /><br />End of 4Q 18-11 FSU<br /><br />FG %<br />3-12 25% Cards <br /><b>7-17 41.2% FSU</b><br /><b>Reb. 12-9 Cards</b><br />3-pt %<br />0-1 0% Cards<br /><b>1-4 25% FSU </b><br /><br /><br />FSU opened the 4th quarter 11-4 as the Cards went scoreless from the field for about 3 minutes and had 3 turnovers in the quarter. FSU struggled for a period of time too, not scoring a FG for almost 4 minutes will make it difficult to come back on a team that's up by 20 even if they aren't scoring either. With 1 min left in the game, Olivia, Nyla, Sydney, Rickards and Jefferson were on the floor before getting an standing O as they went to the bench and the Cards dribbled it out.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Curry, HVS, Mobley, Russell and Love finished out the final minute on the floor. <br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>FINAL 70-55</b></span><br /> <br /><br /><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsEVOzY-__-GS_X12RDhKDeQxC0nSwAXE9n4u9DkgDk3u3i6MmRRxYaxHO5mLwJ2inlmTWc6XRya-uextevfScUt2hFRQdWDeOPq0qmsKeedhAaMvQOQ5GTYmIGt5qIXkgaRW4jxlNnEKVd3flelhmvXs6EAC-KO_N45IQbLiT1zhuiwOyh3CR7Ldt3Li0/s4296/wbb%20nyla%202024%20fsu.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2864" data-original-width="4296" height="295" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsEVOzY-__-GS_X12RDhKDeQxC0nSwAXE9n4u9DkgDk3u3i6MmRRxYaxHO5mLwJ2inlmTWc6XRya-uextevfScUt2hFRQdWDeOPq0qmsKeedhAaMvQOQ5GTYmIGt5qIXkgaRW4jxlNnEKVd3flelhmvXs6EAC-KO_N45IQbLiT1zhuiwOyh3CR7Ldt3Li0/w444-h295/wbb%20nyla%202024%20fsu.jpeg" width="444" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Nyla Harris (And myself and Paulie)<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-size: large;"><u><span style="font-family: verdana;">UP NEXT</span></u></b></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Louisville vs Notre Dame</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Sunday 3/3</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>2 p.m. on ESPN</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><u>FRED REPORT</u></span></b><br /><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="320" height="259" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaSqYUZroLRUnsDj_d9heBcp6z4_DVzJDZsCawZEjr0thiRsowloDyzZo6UNNApOulLWTRFbCjsBjhik_hQoWf7PS4phu8kI3X66VioKe9Nl2N2hFc28tIKBP61-VBN3VdBm4ddZSCSvPTBi8_iEhJjEgKdbD14A26rqm1StNN44MhyNT9VxruWq9RCKUz/w259-h259/fred%20scooby.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="259" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">(Fred Jones....from ScoobyDoo seems happy about the Cards win)</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaSqYUZroLRUnsDj_d9heBcp6z4_DVzJDZsCawZEjr0thiRsowloDyzZo6UNNApOulLWTRFbCjsBjhik_hQoWf7PS4phu8kI3X66VioKe9Nl2N2hFc28tIKBP61-VBN3VdBm4ddZSCSvPTBi8_iEhJjEgKdbD14A26rqm1StNN44MhyNT9VxruWq9RCKUz/s320/fred%20scooby.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>FREE THROWS -- </b> This game was not a free throw heavy game... which is nice sometimes as long as it's called the same both ways. The team went 11-15 which is good for 73.3% with Sydney Taylor leading going 5-6. <b>CAPITAL F</b><br /><br /><b>REBOUNDING --</b> Louisville outrebounded the Seminoles 57-36. You read that correctly.... 57 rebounds against a top tier ACC squad. 18 & 17 in the 2nd and 3rd quarter respectively. Harris had 15 of them. <b>CAPITAL R </b><br /><br /><b>EFFORT/EXECUTION --</b> The effort on Thursday evening was night and day from Sunday against Virginia. Walz complimented that the squad played well for 37 minutes in the game. The first couple minutes of the 4th quarter were suspect but they put several stops together to end all hopes for the Seminoles. <b> CAPITAL E</b><br /><br /><b>DEFENSE -- </b>Florida State came into this one averaging almost 80 points per game. The Cardinals held FSU to 52 points for the majority of the game before they hit a 3 to close the game. They also started the game on an 8-0 run. FSU went 2-20 from 3 point land. <b> CAPITAL D</b><br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: medium;">FINAL FRED TALLY: F-R-E-D</span></b><br /><br /><br /></span>**********************************************************************************<br style="font-family: verdana;" /><br style="font-family: verdana;" /><i style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Around the ACC - </b>WBB</span></i><br style="font-family: verdana;" /><br style="font-family: verdana;" /><br style="font-family: verdana;" /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Boston College upsets UNC <b><u>78-74</u></b><br /><br />Clemson beat Wake Forest <b><u>68-64<br /></u></b><br />Notre Dame dominated VT <b><u>71-58</u></b><br /><br />NC state beat Syracuse <u><b>75-71</b></u></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><u><br /></u></b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><u>THEY SAID IT: </u></b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><u><br /></u></b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><u><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Np3TL2rM32s">COCHRAN AND HARRIS POST GAME</a></u></b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><u><br /></u></b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><u><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3xAcK9vDz54">WALZ POST GAMR</a><br /></u></b></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><div><div><u style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></u></div><div><u style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>Softball</b></u></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz1sn_X3R_rBOYKJVyuoBF2THWBlT0QntoFM45gxnPyA18XlkNxU4Gqj4Rt7rG1hQ8twZpSCaOB3Qv-tYycKNkbydLfyTKqpXoHtUalcTLCDGmZy03ze5ownB9w1EBq4OW7f1CWgPEPwEaBK5QapeNpu7Ckxxaa9ZR1dB6YN7ynVeLgYwAB_D6lk5lqnj_/s3595/2024%20sb%20celly.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2397" data-original-width="3595" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz1sn_X3R_rBOYKJVyuoBF2THWBlT0QntoFM45gxnPyA18XlkNxU4Gqj4Rt7rG1hQ8twZpSCaOB3Qv-tYycKNkbydLfyTKqpXoHtUalcTLCDGmZy03ze5ownB9w1EBq4OW7f1CWgPEPwEaBK5QapeNpu7Ckxxaa9ZR1dB6YN7ynVeLgYwAB_D6lk5lqnj_/s320/2024%20sb%20celly.jpeg" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">The Cardinals have a pair of games today, starting with a 10:30am first pitch against the Villanova Wildcats and a 3:30pm start against the hosting USF Bulls. The Cards are coming off a win over WKU and looking to continue the best start in program history since 2012.<br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Louisville vs Villanova 10:30am <br /><br />Louisville vs USF 3:30pm ESPN+</b></span><br /><br /> <br /><u><br /><i><span style="font-size: medium;">Opponent: Wildcats</span></i></u><br /><br />Villanova is struggling to find some victories as they sport a 4-9 record, going 1-4 last weekend in the Duke Invitational where the only win came against Michigan State, 2-1. In their last outing, the Blue Devils got the win in 6 innings 11-5. Tess Cites and Ava Franz both went yard in the game for Villanova. Kelsey White received the loss after surrendering four earned runs in four innings, while Kat Gallant tossed one-plus stanzas in the circle for VU. Alyssa Seidler leads the team in strikeouts at 25 and pitched a complete game in their only win last weekend vs the Spartans. <br /><br />Louisville leads 16-2. Many of these matchups came from Louisville's time in the Big East conference (2006-13).</span></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_bqKXx4EhSsqKc0uSEXAkbT0BXLHduWAHUfTJSC3cKmfvAcUbNizjts92m8cWb-itgK-OefwpIrVeNLrb_kygSiKhMUFJUo_OSzPEgnvNvZMInwEGgkVjEjRNEmH-ExigQHlKd9hf7HJpbOxBTx5CgkyNWNtH8HZZOlAxn-OmUX3B-YeDzid0dafcbt_X/s3487/sb%20pitch%202024.jpeg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2325" data-original-width="3487" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_bqKXx4EhSsqKc0uSEXAkbT0BXLHduWAHUfTJSC3cKmfvAcUbNizjts92m8cWb-itgK-OefwpIrVeNLrb_kygSiKhMUFJUo_OSzPEgnvNvZMInwEGgkVjEjRNEmH-ExigQHlKd9hf7HJpbOxBTx5CgkyNWNtH8HZZOlAxn-OmUX3B-YeDzid0dafcbt_X/s320/sb%20pitch%202024.jpeg" width="320" /></a><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br />The last time the two met was 2/20/2022. The Cardinals scored three runs in the bottom of the eighth inning to beat Villanova 3-2 in the final game of the T-Mobile Classic in Gainesville, Fla.<br /><br /> <br /><br /><br /><br /><u><i><span style="font-size: medium;">Opponent: Bulls</span></i></u><br /><br />The South Florida Bulls are on a 5 game winning streak coming off a pair of victories over Stetson in a double header on Wednesday evening, 4-0 and 7-2. Payton Dixon set a new career-high of 13 strikeouts in the first game of the double header. USF scored 5 runs in the 3rd inning of the second game.<br /><br /> USF is coming into their home tournament with a 10-5 record and are coming off a 3-2 showing last weekend. Alexa Galligani leads the Bulls in hits at 14 and is currently batting .359. Payton Dixon leads the team with a .095 ERA and has only allowed 5 runs this season.<br /><br />Louisville leads the series 27-17. The majority of these matchups also came from Louisville's days in the Big East, but last matchup came from when Louisville was a member of the American conference. May 9, 2014. Louisville defeated USF 8-0 in the semifinals of the American Athletic Conference tournament.<br /><br /> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL39F4DJrXUqyvmTjrhYltGpkoNtWF2aWWL8K_dVkkGogYEpxXBfdXcKJU3ZVnywWekEzyHA_TL-x-QxiBKaBxNH6jclyp2-et8MQmJXjraIV3TEkcquXn5VKgg4Otejh5zKVSWaIg1ylVPC5BHps6NXzK5PrZo795PkuSVywR3wQvbB3KizlqRocaYM4H/s3150/2024%20baseman%20sb.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="clear: right; float: right; font-family: verdana; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2100" data-original-width="3150" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL39F4DJrXUqyvmTjrhYltGpkoNtWF2aWWL8K_dVkkGogYEpxXBfdXcKJU3ZVnywWekEzyHA_TL-x-QxiBKaBxNH6jclyp2-et8MQmJXjraIV3TEkcquXn5VKgg4Otejh5zKVSWaIg1ylVPC5BHps6NXzK5PrZo795PkuSVywR3wQvbB3KizlqRocaYM4H/s320/2024%20baseman%20sb.jpeg" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; text-align: left;">Once the temperatures start to warm up, I will be out at some softball games to catch the Cards in action!! Also looking forward to another season down at the Bats this year. My 10TH season down there. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; text-align: left;">It was great to be back out on press row with Paulie for the Senior night finale!!! We got to catch a big Cards win to close out the 2023/24 season. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">As Always,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Go Cards</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">~Daryl </span></div><br /></div>DARYLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10417549582064621062noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8945676324950180664.post-58406324052553526232024-02-29T08:30:00.008-05:002024-02-29T08:58:10.664-05:00Cards Welcome FSU For Senior Day -- THURSDAY CARDINAL COUPLE<p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Louisville Will Honor Three Seniors</b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnmRLYmXucWm6tJvm1vwd00Dk4rvaCzvC7pnlDihV5fjX4H1lJmO6LoKRzeamn1SKNHJ7buHJ68V5Cx1xhSOWwVuXUb6xFBBSQRQU6RZAUZOUQrW0lG0T8rvGydIhXch3iMYDvQnIcOGpqKCu6DjbK2KZhV-O6bStEtOONG8b4nsirMiCg0JwXYBlCVncl/s4652/53552576856_4f8f8f7eca_o.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3101" data-original-width="4652" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnmRLYmXucWm6tJvm1vwd00Dk4rvaCzvC7pnlDihV5fjX4H1lJmO6LoKRzeamn1SKNHJ7buHJ68V5Cx1xhSOWwVuXUb6xFBBSQRQU6RZAUZOUQrW0lG0T8rvGydIhXch3iMYDvQnIcOGpqKCu6DjbK2KZhV-O6bStEtOONG8b4nsirMiCg0JwXYBlCVncl/s320/53552576856_4f8f8f7eca_o.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>Louisville women's basketball will recognize three seniors before their final home game tonight. Kiki Jefferson, Nina Rickards, and Sydney Taylor will all wrap up their respective collegiate careers at the end of this season. The trio transferred in from their previous schools to utilize their COVID-19 eligibility seasons.</p><p><br /></p><p>#23 Louisville will face off against Florida State at 8:00pm. This game will be aired on ACC Network. The Cards and Seminoles are part of a four-way tie for third place in the ACC.</p><p><br /></p><p>Coming off a loss to Virginia, Louisville enters the game 22-7 on the year and 11-5 in the ACC. UofL has lost five or more ACC games in a season just twice, this year and last year.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW_uxBLtWtY-JCPP4GcpSieMvDqxwgXpnHI2cKO27chgYcL-wYuq0jw35ynB6rLv8xWZGkB3_cSlpXSgvm95_Oltp-CpB7-qNx_4JUwLVQihC77h_9p6rXXNVdyX79WD3BfsmXriwsbfOnsoJ2uWaEUVv-aG_RR9aOUE12otXqL5kmkFquawBzcUDSQLCm/s5118/53553022185_0dbe582cd0_o.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3412" data-original-width="5118" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW_uxBLtWtY-JCPP4GcpSieMvDqxwgXpnHI2cKO27chgYcL-wYuq0jw35ynB6rLv8xWZGkB3_cSlpXSgvm95_Oltp-CpB7-qNx_4JUwLVQihC77h_9p6rXXNVdyX79WD3BfsmXriwsbfOnsoJ2uWaEUVv-aG_RR9aOUE12otXqL5kmkFquawBzcUDSQLCm/s320/53553022185_0dbe582cd0_o.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>The Seminoles enter the night with a 20-8 record and 11-5 in conference play. They're riding a three-game win streak, most recently having defeated Boston College by 13. FSU has won six of their last seven games with that only loss in that grouping coming in double overtime against Notre Dame. They do have a couple of resume building wins against Virginia Tech and North Carolina.</p><p><br /></p><p>Reigning ACC Freshman of the Year Ta'Niya Latson leads the Noles with 21.7 points per game and 4.3 assists per game. Makayla Timpson (14.0 ppg), O'Mariah Gordon (13.4 ppg), and Sara Bejedi (12.5 ppg) also score in double figures. Timpson is just shy of averaging a double-double as she pulls in 9.8 rebounds per game. </p><p><br /></p><p>As a team, Florida State outscores opponents by 10 points per game. Most of their damage comes from within the arc, where they shoot 42.4% per game. They've struggled with rebounding some but have made up for it on defense by forcing 15 turnovers per game.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkIi_cFcjQlRzzPIa9xuCYf2_sfUI8DhCbRWirkpTteww-w8TzeRQOo_vNHL7VNaKtfQ55-nO5j4mL4qPT-EHk_VNZzsDFN-p3QYujHnyjOEDzTTANMiUWtxm0aS5BfpqVPOUHEipxAeZIv8YsLjCHZtzh-6yqRzalDlfQBfyXC04DOEn73G3_v1DTu20B/s5269/53552913839_6996bb265e_o.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3513" data-original-width="5269" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkIi_cFcjQlRzzPIa9xuCYf2_sfUI8DhCbRWirkpTteww-w8TzeRQOo_vNHL7VNaKtfQ55-nO5j4mL4qPT-EHk_VNZzsDFN-p3QYujHnyjOEDzTTANMiUWtxm0aS5BfpqVPOUHEipxAeZIv8YsLjCHZtzh-6yqRzalDlfQBfyXC04DOEn73G3_v1DTu20B/s320/53552913839_6996bb265e_o.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>The Cards have a lot on the line tonight. A loss would knock the Cards out of the rankings, out of the top four in the ACC, and give them three straight home losses in KFC Yum! Center history. A win keeps the Cards in the rankings, just about locks them in for a top four spot in the conference and gets the Cards back on a home win streak.</p><p><br /></p><p>Paulie, Daryl, and myself will be present for this one.</p><p><br /></p><p>Happy Thursday and Go Cards!</p><p>Jared</p>Jared Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03119374310033733226noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8945676324950180664.post-7564974092406280432024-02-28T06:31:00.003-05:002024-02-28T07:09:55.225-05:00SOFTBALL CARDS TOP TOPPERS 4-1 ---WEDNESDAY CARDINAL COUPLE <p> <span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><b>ZABALA GOES SIX INNINGS TO GET THE WIN. </b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p><span style="background-color: #d9f7ff; color: #888888; font-size: 14px;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #d9f7ff; color: #888888; font-size: 14px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhGX7y9Owkg0kj96j2IBcfIR7UgEUeT8svrkPt7kHiCp77gI4b07GUrrle4HBYTEhfw-9fncRKBRtQERGGz0WxmwGrOEOALSt9wvt2f7xtaBoj05nZ4Mf5AxuxMlI8pwbVdg4tcw2K9cB9UKaFEAuGgS81cVnANFQlpWGaO_mAT7PyFzVY1mNxj9Nw_m5rT" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2535" data-original-width="3803" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhGX7y9Owkg0kj96j2IBcfIR7UgEUeT8svrkPt7kHiCp77gI4b07GUrrle4HBYTEhfw-9fncRKBRtQERGGz0WxmwGrOEOALSt9wvt2f7xtaBoj05nZ4Mf5AxuxMlI8pwbVdg4tcw2K9cB9UKaFEAuGgS81cVnANFQlpWGaO_mAT7PyFzVY1mNxj9Nw_m5rT" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="background-color: #d9f7ff; color: #888888; font-size: 14px;"><br /><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">As automatic as the 2011 Ford Taurus I still drive. You put Alyssa Zabala on the mound for Louisville and she gets you a win...The Cards sophomore is 7-1 on the season and has an ERA of 1,37. With a perpetual smile on her face, she mows the batters down. The teams she has faced have only mustered 28 hits in 48 innings pitched. You might not want to leave the venue or the computer screen for too long when she is in the circle, the opposing team isn't going to be batting very long when "Viva Zabala" is leading the charge for the Cards in the field. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Louisville welcomed the WKU Hilltoppers to Ulmer Tuesday and picked up their 13th win on the year. They also welcomed back Cardinal great Carmyn Greenwood, who is a coach on the Toppers staff. The Bowling Green squad could have use the mighty Greenwood's bat in this one...the Tops collected just six hits</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi8-rw98aRRj9Oat0qUvRQcAP3Nm_p-2PKifIo4TfevoTWKSRTxZbXAfUwwW_kAM_UHSFq0ST7xNJLAt4KCXSQFi5-9QSzVM0d4_DyC5WaDM1sUSNEQ5GHyMDo7yC9yrIr2osSiHkvXnNiBYCvueXhHgfsBTCqSQ4g2IcIxkwU5rkmy-Kk-JZBAu7wp52M-" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2036" data-original-width="3054" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi8-rw98aRRj9Oat0qUvRQcAP3Nm_p-2PKifIo4TfevoTWKSRTxZbXAfUwwW_kAM_UHSFq0ST7xNJLAt4KCXSQFi5-9QSzVM0d4_DyC5WaDM1sUSNEQ5GHyMDo7yC9yrIr2osSiHkvXnNiBYCvueXhHgfsBTCqSQ4g2IcIxkwU5rkmy-Kk-JZBAu7wp52M-" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Louisville began the home opener for 2024 with a bang...with a run in the first, when Riley Frizell doubled home Daisy Hess. The Cards increased the lead in the second, a two RBI homer from Katie Thatcher brought her and Paige Geraghty to the plate and Vanessa Miller drove home Ally Alexander. It was 4-0 after two and proved to be all the runs UofL would need.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">WKU would score a run in the sixth inning to ruin Zabala's shutout attempt. Gabby Holloway pitched the final inning for UofL. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgxr7umaGM4wISUsKoReN74kQ2oh7CDPeGwop41oEqjVX-So4tAzySw9DBEhGua80iJbKkE4KYclEQp0silnz4Q5-N_LbGYLE7S_tEWYsLPBezeQNyLrBcNq3OB8Ct8TaAAELtWBRActayjtA41xfkeUokKrRKQlgkdILJjlQnF-nrSyMOvGABsdpLMfoyi" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2628" data-original-width="3941" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgxr7umaGM4wISUsKoReN74kQ2oh7CDPeGwop41oEqjVX-So4tAzySw9DBEhGua80iJbKkE4KYclEQp0silnz4Q5-N_LbGYLE7S_tEWYsLPBezeQNyLrBcNq3OB8Ct8TaAAELtWBRActayjtA41xfkeUokKrRKQlgkdILJjlQnF-nrSyMOvGABsdpLMfoyi" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Louisville had ten hits in the contest, Frizell getting three of them. They left eight runners on base, something i would bet Holly Aprile addessed post game with the team. Our Jared Anderson was at the game, but did not get to ask Holly about that, she is maintaing media silence post game these days. He did get comments from Zabala ,Frizell and Greenwood though and you can hear those below. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">A nice win on a day where, if anyone heard the storms that rolled throigh Louisville around 6 a.m. this morning probably would have guessed it would be a rain out.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjYyXrpUNFNPjBBOWduCcx0N824Gk7IIvOD675thucLLuad_ZcFTcnI-wwhvmjX4kSuMRtAuu11ZGDBPTMiKIA51g_70ZO0swErTvp2Ee2wK1-wkSKwbjr7jMPdX2CPKsUid9kS-NoqBzo9lxLBYKvsVdCl3EZmTXcnxC4qqjcUsWRMtNxlaB-K2vBu68mG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2100" data-original-width="3150" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjYyXrpUNFNPjBBOWduCcx0N824Gk7IIvOD675thucLLuad_ZcFTcnI-wwhvmjX4kSuMRtAuu11ZGDBPTMiKIA51g_70ZO0swErTvp2Ee2wK1-wkSKwbjr7jMPdX2CPKsUid9kS-NoqBzo9lxLBYKvsVdCl3EZmTXcnxC4qqjcUsWRMtNxlaB-K2vBu68mG" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br />This Cardinals squad has impressive pitchng in addition to Zabala. They als have some very good hitters and they play defense well, it wouldn't surprise me at all if they were a contender for the ACC title this season..I know, it's way early for such lofty predictions...but, these fillies hae broken put of the gate well.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">The Cards return to the road again, next...to USF for the USF Tournament. We'll update it here and let you know if you can watch it anywhere</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><b>THEY SAID IT</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3MOQYaMjEc">Alyssa Zabala Postgame vs. Western Kentucky</a><br /></span></p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFR4Oe-vfiE">Louisville Softball vs Western Kentucky Postgame with Riley Frizell</a><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ahZ8XtWn8E8">WKU Assistant Carmyn Greenwood</a><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Thanks to Jared Anderson for the post-game interrviews</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">paulie</span></p>Cardinal Couplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10565155435705858363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8945676324950180664.post-6714546956902527532024-02-27T08:30:00.096-05:002024-02-27T10:53:28.846-05:00WBB Frustrations -- Softball Comes Home -- TUESDAY CARDINAL COUPLE<p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Frustrated? Us Too</b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg48Yl3jhpi0YgnjTJvTPl_mAMLbcd4bY4nuyCZUkyVWIOhPERAq4V6Yh_8uLciUTit3kvwJpgRW9SbtUL9OPfcXOS5vGboNor857NWxVoa6MTCF5DsSDymOlvYR-wmMeZk2XW4NpW3m1q9fFumdriSV040ISYXawOMXu8VWYuJ7JPHIwKpIX9KRw6Ww_Zf/s5013/53552775178_f7edd1e45c_o.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3342" data-original-width="5013" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg48Yl3jhpi0YgnjTJvTPl_mAMLbcd4bY4nuyCZUkyVWIOhPERAq4V6Yh_8uLciUTit3kvwJpgRW9SbtUL9OPfcXOS5vGboNor857NWxVoa6MTCF5DsSDymOlvYR-wmMeZk2XW4NpW3m1q9fFumdriSV040ISYXawOMXu8VWYuJ7JPHIwKpIX9KRw6Ww_Zf/s320/53552775178_f7edd1e45c_o.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>What started off as a great day with Paulie's homecoming to the KFC Yum! Center quickly turned sour as Louisville women's basketball fell to unranked Virginia. On Sunday, we welcomed Paulie (and Sonya too!) back to the Yum! for the first time since before Christmas. Mr. Superstar had a line of people ready to talk to him and offer him warm greetings upon his return. I was thrilled to have the original "Cardinal Couple" back with me at the game. Unfortunately, what should have been a win turned to shock as the Cavaliers walked away with a victory.</p><p><br /></p><p>Louisville lost its first ever home game to an unranked ACC opponent at the KFC Yum! Center and have lost two straight at home. The Cards fell to #22 in the AP Poll and are expected to be a 6-seed in the upcoming NCAA Tournament. Louisville is in a four-way for third in the ACC, but the two final opponents on the schedule are a part of that tie, so things aren't getting any easier.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipLoVqMj6X5tqCu9OApVmIHnvOWz4eQmH_3CgJwzMOFRBk19JITDePMERhWFkijGjdR2Vu5hJUJyP39j-B2pUvyNPRgcDp93TD5OdP2LiV_Rof_EXrLfl6Wz49PQLyUBVyBp-Dq0UG8ms2HDQmqqeWOqoHqHzOs7M7_w8IsxIH5uaFvljFL6casWM1Chqf/s4179/53552570976_d0176e4878_o.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2786" data-original-width="4179" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipLoVqMj6X5tqCu9OApVmIHnvOWz4eQmH_3CgJwzMOFRBk19JITDePMERhWFkijGjdR2Vu5hJUJyP39j-B2pUvyNPRgcDp93TD5OdP2LiV_Rof_EXrLfl6Wz49PQLyUBVyBp-Dq0UG8ms2HDQmqqeWOqoHqHzOs7M7_w8IsxIH5uaFvljFL6casWM1Chqf/s320/53552570976_d0176e4878_o.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>We did hear some good news recently as Oliva Cochran confirmed on her Facebook page that she will be utilizing her COVID-19 eligibility to return to Louisville next season. Having Cochran and Nyla Harris returning builds a strong foundation with our post players to work around.</p><p><br /></p><p>Still, the hopes for next season with returners and a strong incoming freshman class doesn't fix today's issues. With two games remaining in the regular season and the upcoming ACC Tournament, Louisville still has plenty of concerns that are normally fixed by this point of the season. Chances of hosting opening weekend are all but gone at this point unless Louisville wins out and wins the ACC Tournament.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrx2sgfSlofQVp0WN6Ffy5rmt2EvRpQ8G2lpBWSW6qxyr29YlFRpz3pXb2kO8xxCLKRtFwjAfRlpT6978UAlWYzcgo99n0rMxOrQQi3Lz3lZn_6MuqZ0C60Y5zLhPoMQBjRq2MzPVSGW555njscIHXbxb2QgXlJNJsnRhTHJnYyVTUWz5cdRTXHSE7JMmm/s3921/53551714857_e9ab783aab_o.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2615" data-original-width="3921" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrx2sgfSlofQVp0WN6Ffy5rmt2EvRpQ8G2lpBWSW6qxyr29YlFRpz3pXb2kO8xxCLKRtFwjAfRlpT6978UAlWYzcgo99n0rMxOrQQi3Lz3lZn_6MuqZ0C60Y5zLhPoMQBjRq2MzPVSGW555njscIHXbxb2QgXlJNJsnRhTHJnYyVTUWz5cdRTXHSE7JMmm/s320/53551714857_e9ab783aab_o.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>If the tournament started today I'd say Louisville is more likely to lose first round than to make a sixth straight Elite Eight. Defense still hasn't clicked and this team full of one-year transfers hasn't gelled as much as we had hoped. Now, there aren't attitude or ego issues, but it takes time for players to really mesh when playing together and that's a difficult task when they only play together for a few month stretch.</p><p><br /></p><p>We don't call Jeff Walz a mad scientist for no reason. For now, we will sit back and wait to see what he and his staff are able to conjure up.</p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Softball Hosts Western Kentucky in Home Opener</b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5hcQXt48UDtSD0_48r8i3lzJGo8eMfap3SCysjjuFaw9rfEP0tVQIvTAmkIoJaWBkEHiNRivVA7txF6JcY3QJBS8_KnBEP4t2eXkRsWebiEOquaa0LfU0IDz9vYI0tYp4PVaHg8qvRwDXpWQJjqAWsNb_N5PPme-wdeW8EjRZoyVWb8P_rTIelPUtvMYB/s4022/52860150616_30ebf21238_o.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2681" data-original-width="4022" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5hcQXt48UDtSD0_48r8i3lzJGo8eMfap3SCysjjuFaw9rfEP0tVQIvTAmkIoJaWBkEHiNRivVA7txF6JcY3QJBS8_KnBEP4t2eXkRsWebiEOquaa0LfU0IDz9vYI0tYp4PVaHg8qvRwDXpWQJjqAWsNb_N5PPme-wdeW8EjRZoyVWb8P_rTIelPUtvMYB/s320/52860150616_30ebf21238_o.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>Louisville softball visits Ulmer Stadium for the first time this season tonight. The Cards host in-state foe Western Kentucky at 5:00 pm and will be aired on ACCNX.</p><p><br /></p><p>The Cards enter the game 12-2 and off to their best start since 2013. That year's team also started 12-2. Offense has helped power the way with Louisville outscoring opponents 89-32. Holly Aprile also has a slew of pitchers powered by sophomore ace Alyssa Zabala.</p><p><br /></p><p>Western Kentucky enters the game 10-4-1 and had won seven straight until their most recent game- a loss to Saint Louis. The Hilltoppers have outscored opponents 85-49 and have a team ERA of 2.68.</p><p><br /></p><p>The weather looks to be promising for late February. I hope to make it out for this one.</p><p><br /></p><p>Happy Tuesday and Go Cards!</p><p>Jared</p>Jared Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03119374310033733226noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8945676324950180664.post-58324521830516268622024-02-26T07:36:00.000-05:002024-02-26T07:36:04.137-05:00WBB Drops Back-and-Forth Battle; Softball Stays Hot -- MONDAY CARDINAL COUPLE<h2 style="text-align: justify;">Cards Lose Second Straight at Home 73-68</h2><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhQbk51i-7sBmPA9Rdhusk7JvRDXPI_OZVjrDGwsbR7mvXSznc7gOMVsYRxNybbpHW1tP-BFfsF4lEvtLZkUFOrAF8nxYVrJ81M91mhwKbC5Fgp8wq_uOTUx_qWx8BGW7iXs9k_jjZTnay5EIgc75KAteISL1fEfRQyUJXG2OdcpI_FgzapcOSM06JWzps" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3430" data-original-width="5145" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhQbk51i-7sBmPA9Rdhusk7JvRDXPI_OZVjrDGwsbR7mvXSznc7gOMVsYRxNybbpHW1tP-BFfsF4lEvtLZkUFOrAF8nxYVrJ81M91mhwKbC5Fgp8wq_uOTUx_qWx8BGW7iXs9k_jjZTnay5EIgc75KAteISL1fEfRQyUJXG2OdcpI_FgzapcOSM06JWzps" width="320" /></a></div>After last week's drubbing at the hands of Virginia Tech, it looked as if Louisville women's basketball had course corrected when they beat Georgia Tech by 18 in Atlanta. That clearly wasn't the case, unfortunately, as the Cards looked all out of sorts against Virginia in a crucial home loss yesterday afternoon. What looked to be another episode of Louisville sleepwalking for two or three quarters before turning on cruise control to win easily turned into a highway pileup as the Cards allowed an extended 22-8 run over the final 7:37, ultimately losing the fourth quarter 26-14. <br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">It was just the third time Virginia has defeated Louisville all time and just the second since Louisville joined the ACC. The last victory for the Hoos in the series came in Charlottesville on March 1st, 2015. The Cards and Cavs split the series in Louisville's first season in the ACC. That loss was Louisville's second in three attempts against Virginia. Since, Louisville had been on an 11-game winning streak.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The first quarter looked fine for the Cards, although the defense left a bit to be desired. The Cards shot 54%, outpacing UVA's 44%, but an extra three for the Cavs put them ahead 16-15 after the first. Both teams cooled in the second, shooting a combined 33% from the floor. Louisville hit just four shots in the quarter. Again, Virginia had an extra three (and two extra buckets), and extended their lead to six at halftime. The Cards headed to the locker room trailing 32-26.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhOnITtqIztkyNXH2OxFtWlyJvwVffD14MkwsbLmGT1y1n4zlKsyj6bbyDFvvLwqcEGOa5ox2JHfLuJoia-Y0TcVtsJeZev0RfChI0_A_WjZH0l1b8rwHxh7F3BwE4OTZAJw9CkUEaEixC1nSA64A3gK-pkPq_1GJf0gYglWfWWSGXRf7HsFsBvNuTCOVw" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1818" data-original-width="2727" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhOnITtqIztkyNXH2OxFtWlyJvwVffD14MkwsbLmGT1y1n4zlKsyj6bbyDFvvLwqcEGOa5ox2JHfLuJoia-Y0TcVtsJeZev0RfChI0_A_WjZH0l1b8rwHxh7F3BwE4OTZAJw9CkUEaEixC1nSA64A3gK-pkPq_1GJf0gYglWfWWSGXRf7HsFsBvNuTCOVw" width="320" /></a></div>Whatever Coach Jeff Walz had to say in his halftime speech probably wasn't PG. Perhaps it had to do with the fact that Virginia was just 5-10 in conference and 13-13 overall entering the game. Maybe he pointed out that the Cavaliers had already knocked off FSU and UNC as ranked teams and Louisville didn't want to join that list. Whatever it was, Louisville seemed to take it to heart, calling up a 28-15 third quarter performance to invert the lead in the game. The Cards shot 50% from the floor and hit three three's in the third quarter. The defense was still suspect (UVA shot 40%), but it seemed fine given the scoreboard. Like I said, it looked like another iteration of a game we've seen numerous times this season. Right up until it didn't.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Carrying a 54-47 lead into the fourth quarter with the Yum! Center now fully engaged, Louisville opened the scoring in the final period (after a couple of misses) with a steal and a fast-break layup to extend the lead to nine. It would never see double-digits. Over the next couple of minutes, basket trading kept the lead at nine before the wheels fell off. A 10-1 run erased Louisville's lead. In that time, Virginia's Camryn Taylor picked up her fourth foul. Taylor, who has fouled out of a handful of games this year, was a bit of a liability defensively. Did Louisville expose that liability? Nope. Taylor played the last five minutes of the game without picking up her fifth. Olivia Cochran, on the other hand, fouled out with two minutes to go, having just picked up her fourth before heading to the bench earlier in the quarter. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhDuZk935Kh5rONyyIcmU4T7CkMilk3mZ_NZxd5WKNvAJZBIRc1JAxwBgZG_y6Xfd1BEeZyBPUs5mK_rfAlNyb39VZsiF7aYW0WnWCJYnqg47pUMJdp69bztHbUvpAx59W8_uY6VUNnfLBjmZ12nkzwO8Xq4fbzyBUANF2ZZZqo_MBB7UCxFcE17yaBJ0k" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2648" data-original-width="3972" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhDuZk935Kh5rONyyIcmU4T7CkMilk3mZ_NZxd5WKNvAJZBIRc1JAxwBgZG_y6Xfd1BEeZyBPUs5mK_rfAlNyb39VZsiF7aYW0WnWCJYnqg47pUMJdp69bztHbUvpAx59W8_uY6VUNnfLBjmZ12nkzwO8Xq4fbzyBUANF2ZZZqo_MBB7UCxFcE17yaBJ0k" width="320" /></a></div>Virginia's run, which I mentioned eventually stretched to 22-8, was 17-3 before Louisville made a field goal. The Cards went over six minutes without scoring from the floor, and made it to the free throw line only twice. In the meantime, Virginia did whatever they wanted on the offensive end, including pull down rebounds. The game was on a silver platter and Louisville fumbled it away. Sydney Taylor hit a three with seven seconds left to make things interesting, but Louisville had to foul to try to get the ball back and the excitement ended quickly. Here's where I make a quick note about a frustrating NCAA rule. The timeout advancement is fine, I get it. However, if you make an attempt to inbound the ball and it is denied by the defense, you shouldn't then get the free advancement. What's the point of guarding the inbound pass at all at that point? <br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Nyla Harris once again paced the Cards with 17 points. She finished one rebound shy of a double-double in her 37 minutes. Kiki Jefferson did pick up the double-double, collecting 10 rebounds to match her 10 points in 27 minutes off the bench. Sydney Taylor also came off the bench, and she was the only other Cardinal in double figures as she scored 15. The remainder of Louisville's starting lineup could only combine to match Harris's 17 points. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: justify;">The FRED Report</h3><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>F - Free Throws: </b>Louisville's free throw shooting was pretty good if you look at just the second half. They were 7-7 in the third quarter and 5-6 in the fourth. Unfortunately, we can't ignore the second quarter in which they shot just 2-7 from the line. 14-20 is still 70% on the button, though, so it's a <b>lowercase 'f'. </b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>R - Rebounding: </b>This one is weird. Louisville had three fewer rebounds (39-36) and five fewer offensive rebounds (17-12), but they outscored Virginia 19-10 on second chance points. Virginia averages a 4.4 rebound advantage in their games, while Louisville averages 5.7 more boards than the opponent. Louisville just about hit their mark exactly and held Virginia below their average. That was a lot of preamble to award a <b>lowercase 'r'.</b> Could it have been better? Yes, of course, but I'm not willing to say it was rebounding that did Louisville in. Rebounding down the stretch? Maybe.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>E - Effort/Execution: </b>Ha. That fourth quarter was not good. The game was in the grasp and then it wasn't. Louisville shot just 29% from the floor in the final stanza and had the six minute shooting drought. They also had 15 turnovers and, oh by the way did I mention?, lost at home to a .500 team at the end of February. If you want more, they also trailed at halftime. <b>No letter.</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>D - Defense: </b>Virginia averages 15 turnovers per game. They turned it over 14 times. They average 73.4 points and shoot 40% from the floor. They shot 42% in this one. Had Louisville's defense been an average of what it had been throughout the game, Virginia would have scored just 60(ish). Giving up 26 points to that Virginia team in the fourth quarter would undo pretty much anything good Louisville had done in the first three quarters anyway, but they hadn't done much. <b>No letter. </b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Final tally: <b>f-r-_-_ </b>and I'm being generous with the rebounding score. This is not at all what you want to see from Louisville coming down the stretch. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The Cards have two games left in the regular season. Fortunately for Louisville, those two games are against their direct competition for the four-seed and the final double-bye in the ACC Tournament. Unfortunately, that means they have to play FSU and Notre Dame (on the road) to close out the year. It's all to play for in these last two games, and Louisville can still finish the regular season strong. The Cards are back in action on Senior Night at the KFC Yum! Center on Thursday night. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><h2 style="text-align: justify;">Softball Wins on Walk-off Grand Slam</h2><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">After the early morning loss to Furman on Saturday, Louisville seemed up against it in an even earlier start yesterday against Bowling Green. The Eagles scored three runs in the top of the first to put the Cards under pressure immediately. After tying the game in the second, both teams would go without scoring for quite some time. Louisville exploded in the bottom of the sixth to end the game early, closing it out with a pinch-hit, walk-off grand slam from freshman Ava Venturelli to win by mercy rule 11-3. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Brooke Gray got the start for the Cards in this one and was dinged up early. She ultimately pitched a clean second inning but gave up three hits, three runs (two earned) and two walks in those two innings. She struck out four, but also hit two batters. Lindsey Mullen relieved Gray and gave up one hit and one walk with two strikeouts in two full innings, and Alyssa Zabala put up an identical line in her two innings while taking the win. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjI01Dw2WnCAbhJ3ayeqqU8t2PSUH6tx7OuWnwHskMyB3QxbQWBMIQUBahjklZ6ydmGlwo7GQP6-rmpzRfZ0072k6oU6a-Dx4hErdhz-X-xSw2qPrtvT7sORMQAGB4CyCH0zCqv7i7AJ1bkW4lGUH9LeEIvsAqqnT9qXFrhGXqoLbXlnH3K_4XeYuqoXgw" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2400" data-original-width="1920" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjI01Dw2WnCAbhJ3ayeqqU8t2PSUH6tx7OuWnwHskMyB3QxbQWBMIQUBahjklZ6ydmGlwo7GQP6-rmpzRfZ0072k6oU6a-Dx4hErdhz-X-xSw2qPrtvT7sORMQAGB4CyCH0zCqv7i7AJ1bkW4lGUH9LeEIvsAqqnT9qXFrhGXqoLbXlnH3K_4XeYuqoXgw" width="192" /></a></div>Louisville got offense from up and down the order, with Riley Frizell leading the way. Frizell had three hits in four at bats and knocked in four runs. Venturelli, by way of the grand slam, also had four RBI on one hit in one at bat. Chelsea Mack matched Frizell with three hits, going 3/3 on the day, and scored two runs. Bailee Richardson scored two runs on a walk and a hit and Gabby Holloway had an RBI and a run on two walks. Vanessa Miller, Pickle Winkler, and Jac Hasty each had a hit and a run, with Miller and Winkler also picking up an RBI and Miller and Hasty each adding a walk. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">All in all, the Cards finished with 11 hits in 26 at bats and they added five walks to only one strikeout. Louisville left just six on base. Louisville, who moved to 12-2 with the victory, will open their home season tomorrow when they host Western Kentucky. The Hilltoppers will come into Ulmer for a 5PM start on Tuesday. No video is listed. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Until next time, Go Cards!</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Case</div>Case Hoskinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06335869124809666508noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8945676324950180664.post-33701130569349413482024-02-25T10:15:00.003-05:002024-02-26T06:12:55.372-05:00News on Just About Everyone - Sunday Cardinal Couple<h1 style="text-align: left;">WBB Gameday</h1><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidnoL6fbhYlL-GCndK0oC2D7z-YBinbv9qgvuMpk6qfYfd19hxjlMHhdpI1n0E09_YRZiRCJSenAJgzR-eysEc9xdlZGxMWmaVgdoh96JZ0kM15Q3CbGA83V4P9bOglCO1Z7hZe65RN4amr3sGJPTuMplNNjRRKiU8YbGBc364hZ-AHUi9KaLZp9NEt-_J/s3773/walz%20wbb%202024.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2515" data-original-width="3773" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidnoL6fbhYlL-GCndK0oC2D7z-YBinbv9qgvuMpk6qfYfd19hxjlMHhdpI1n0E09_YRZiRCJSenAJgzR-eysEc9xdlZGxMWmaVgdoh96JZ0kM15Q3CbGA83V4P9bOglCO1Z7hZe65RN4amr3sGJPTuMplNNjRRKiU8YbGBc364hZ-AHUi9KaLZp9NEt-_J/w401-h267/walz%20wbb%202024.jpeg" width="401" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>Women's Basketball has a noon start today vs Virginia. An early start with unusual video coverage as The CW has the video for this one. That's WBKI channel 58 on broadcast here in Louisville.</div><div><br /></div><div>But of course, we'll all be making the early trek to watch this one in person at the KFC Yum! Center right? I have to admit that the early start time has put me in a bit of time crunch this morning. With the huge amount of activity going on this weekend...well, it makes for an interesting morning.</div><div><br /></div><div>The game against Virginia should give the Cards an opportunity to get a small win streak going, after the win over Georgia Tech on Thursday in Atlanta. The Cavaliers sport a 13-13 record overall and are 5-10 in conference. In the non-conference, nothing too remarkable in their record with wins over mid-majors and lower, and losses to teams you would expect. The only real exception was a loss to Wofford, though it was by only a single point.</div><div><br /></div><div>In conference things get a bit more chaotic, because, well, ACC. A pair of losses to NC State, sure, makes sense. Losses to Georgia Tech, Duke, and North Carolina, and Notre Dame, yeah, sounds like a team that's going to struggle in conference overall. Then they go and beat Florida State, lose to Pitt, and then beat North Carolina. They lost to Virginia Tech, which is no shame, then lose to Clemson. Wins over Boston College and Wake Forest make sense as does a loss to Syracuse. Finally, they come into the KFC Yum! Center today with a win over Miami in their rear view.</div><div><br /></div><div>Overall a team that's, not great, but not bottom of the barrel either, but you have to admit there are some surprises in their in conference play.</div><div><br /></div><div>Kymora Johnson is the scoring threat for UVA, shooting 42% overall, and 30% from beyond the arc. Camryn Taylor is next, with higher efficiency, but less frequency. 46% shooting overall for her, but a whooping 55+% from beyond the arc.</div><div><br /></div><div>Let's get to the KFC Yum! Center early and get this one in the books. We need all the wins we can get in these last few games, and it definitely doesn't get any easier.</div><div><br /></div><h2 style="text-align: left;">Off Court News</h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1CAhK1sKRvNYRIe45-cYmeW1U9_NDvO4nNVl-gbigXQ5nCmMnxMCHPQlciD5421c3tGrxhfMSPAOqKuhtWuAIbjeF_L-9U8xEZsVIx_qJok1FcBP2t2O0-bL2Y0yh6TI3h7rt_1oq6p409OfDZE0rX6C4lp3nJkwMdimgRDbhdw0CmLwDyc_RztdxoLTK/s5144/wbb%20olivia%202024.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3429" data-original-width="5144" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1CAhK1sKRvNYRIe45-cYmeW1U9_NDvO4nNVl-gbigXQ5nCmMnxMCHPQlciD5421c3tGrxhfMSPAOqKuhtWuAIbjeF_L-9U8xEZsVIx_qJok1FcBP2t2O0-bL2Y0yh6TI3h7rt_1oq6p409OfDZE0rX6C4lp3nJkwMdimgRDbhdw0CmLwDyc_RztdxoLTK/s320/wbb%20olivia%202024.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>I don't tend to follow recruiting news closely, but a big verbal came in last night as Mackenly Randolph, daughter of Zach Mckenley Randolph who had a significant career playing for five different NBA teams. Definitely a good pickup for coach Walz and the team.</div><div><br /></div><div>Another piece of big news came in one of the most anti-climactic ways. In a Facebook comment, Olivia Cochran responded to a WBB fan stating that she wasn't participating in Senior night festivities this year as she will be returning to use her Covid year of eligibility to play next year. Another year of "Welcome to the Show" sits just fine with me.</div><div><br /></div><h1 style="text-align: left;">Lacrosse Wilts Under the Lights</h1><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcboQtHT97M-2iZ-EoSviN_-R8tcDmocUT4du8fexzRn93LO5jzgtZXVsrrMZ3a3w3_U_X-zT6LE23CboXYFmPSjNLzgfMGftyWIvJia9VIvf90Vwy7t4_4i_v3CBqxMV6itWKoZWgC5iB2KItBlTFZZHpFN0mfzaw17KHi05AmKpPXGUCZOG0kshLlA66/s3947/lax%20vs%20vt%202024.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2631" data-original-width="3947" height="262" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcboQtHT97M-2iZ-EoSviN_-R8tcDmocUT4du8fexzRn93LO5jzgtZXVsrrMZ3a3w3_U_X-zT6LE23CboXYFmPSjNLzgfMGftyWIvJia9VIvf90Vwy7t4_4i_v3CBqxMV6itWKoZWgC5iB2KItBlTFZZHpFN0mfzaw17KHi05AmKpPXGUCZOG0kshLlA66/w394-h262/lax%20vs%20vt%202024.jpeg" width="394" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>Lacrosse moved over to the L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium last night, hosting Virginia Tech for their conference opener.</div><br /><br /><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRGta0hTCaGf9DFBO036UYl5difZIyP_IlauPMnzBNzu2rFrULpfm2YesEWOoseT0FCvma1qZSiDqGhVJMFhrWp702lvkJzVOdIHDIYVf11XifADztm3jtiBYoK13jDbRG75fZy_f9qLjdrDr1G7kQ3zuIHAJfvsghRaFqMEIEpW6M_gV0dLzOK47v6xJ2/s3564/Photo%20Feb%2024%202024,%207%2012%2004%20PM.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2377" data-original-width="3564" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRGta0hTCaGf9DFBO036UYl5difZIyP_IlauPMnzBNzu2rFrULpfm2YesEWOoseT0FCvma1qZSiDqGhVJMFhrWp702lvkJzVOdIHDIYVf11XifADztm3jtiBYoK13jDbRG75fZy_f9qLjdrDr1G7kQ3zuIHAJfvsghRaFqMEIEpW6M_gV0dLzOK47v6xJ2/s320/Photo%20Feb%2024%202024,%207%2012%2004%20PM.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Nicole Perroni continues to consecutive game<br />scoring streak</b></td></tr></tbody></table>Louisville started out well, or well Nicole Perroni did, at least. Notching her 41st straight game with at least one score, she did so with a hat trick in the first quarter of play leading the Cards out to a 4-2 advantage.</div><div><br /></div><div>The lead wouldn't last, though, as The Hokies got the next three goals starting out the second quarter before Perroni would again come in with a goal to stop the slide and bring the score to an even 5-5 at halftime.</div><div><br /></div><div>A bit of a scorefest in the 3rd quarter, but alas, mostly for VT, as they reeled off five straight over the course of the 15 minutes. Kokoro Nakazawa would stop the run, but would be answered by V Tech. Rian Adkins put a literal last second shot into the net in the 3rd quarter to claw one back, ending the quarter at 7-11 with the Hokies in the lead.</div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAu_efTG4Ph4icy6Mf09JArloS0CV0IQB_3RXWGCKVbUqDf5sMrOsw0RpoYGChhF2POtBfy3urz6Ou1uVGD82Ay9JsKgCrYyB-vn-B2ZNdvMe5z_YlrP0MOfdW54OfPctfCrxKdmVyAzFZTgr_-O6OhLtwRQl4xPgg8uJ6NCH6G_vTSNPG516iApbi2dos/s3111/Photo%20Feb%2024%202024,%207%2028%2013%20PM.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2074" data-original-width="3111" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAu_efTG4Ph4icy6Mf09JArloS0CV0IQB_3RXWGCKVbUqDf5sMrOsw0RpoYGChhF2POtBfy3urz6Ou1uVGD82Ay9JsKgCrYyB-vn-B2ZNdvMe5z_YlrP0MOfdW54OfPctfCrxKdmVyAzFZTgr_-O6OhLtwRQl4xPgg8uJ6NCH6G_vTSNPG516iApbi2dos/s320/Photo%20Feb%2024%202024,%207%2028%2013%20PM.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Sara Addeche guarding the goal well</b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div>The 4th quarter ended up being a wash, with each team netting three shots. UofL scores were a pair by Kokoro Nakazawa, as well as one by Kylea Dobson. The final score was 10-14 with the victory going to Virginia Tech.</div><div><br /></div><div>Sara Addeche performed well in goal with eight saves, though credit to VT's goalkeeper for her nine. VT did take more shots on goal than UofL, but not by a significant margin, 22-19.</div><div><br /></div><div>UofL will look for their first conference win on Saturday with a trip up to Pittsburgh.</div><div><br /></div><div>Jared was out there snapping pics and got to talk to coach following the match </div><div>Listen: <a href="https://youtu.be/7xrPkH1VGkU?si=7pjiDIkb3S0qXwQZ" target="_blank">Head Coach Scott Teeter post-game vs VA Tech</a><br /></div><div><br /></div><h1 style="text-align: left;">Softball</h1><div><br /></div><h2 style="text-align: left;">Furman</h2><div>Softball, despite several delays due to weather, did get both of their planned games in yesterday. The schedule was altered and things got started early.</div><div><br /></div><div>Furman was the first foe, and it didn't go particularly well for the Cards. The offense performed up to par, but Furman was just able to outscore the Cards putting up 13 to UofL's 8.</div><div><br /></div><div>Runs scored for the Cards started in the 3rd inning, where Vanessa Miller singled to right field, scoring Kiley Goff, and Bailee Richardson who were on base thanks to a hit-by-pitch, and a walk.</div><div><br /></div><div>In the 4th, Gabby Holloway singled, Ally Alexander walked but then was out on Chelsea Mack's fielder's choice, but Goff's walk filled the bases. Holloway would score on a wild pitch with other runners advancing. Richardson then grounded out, but Mack would make it home on the play. Louisville had four runs at this point, but alas, Furman had nine.</div><div><br /></div><div>Louisville would score a trio in the 6th. Chelsea Mack reached on a fielder's choice and advanced to 2nd on a Goff groundout. She promptly stole third...it's not just Daisy Hess out here stealing bases for the Cards. Richardson doubled, and scored Mack. Riley Frizell singled, moving Richardson to 3rd. Both then advanced, with Richardson scoring, on a wild pitch, Frizell then scored on a Vanessa Miller double. A nice tally of seven by the Cards, but Furman had made it to 13 by this point.</div><div><br /></div><div>Finally, the last try, would see Paige Geraghty single, then advance to 3rd on a Holloway single. Geraghty would then score on an Ally Alexander fielder's choice. Final score, 13-8.</div><div><br /></div><div>The Cards would throw half their bullpen into the circle at various times trying to stop Furman, with Holloway, Izzy Harrison, Sam Booe, and Lindsey Mullen all taking their turns. Only Mullen was able to keep Furman off the scoreboard, but they then the damage had been done.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><h2 style="text-align: left;">Coastal Carolina</h2><div>The second game for the Cards was against Coastal Carolina, after getting the afternoon to recover a bit, this one started at 4:37pm. Maybe UofL just isn't a morning team as they took the win in this one 6-2.</div><div><br /></div><div>Freshman Katie Thatcher got on the scoreboard first. Starting off the 3rd inning with a single up the middle, she decided to make her mark in the steals column as well, taking 2nd. She advanced to 3rd on Ally Alexander's groundout and scored on Paige Geraghty's single. Mack sacrificed to move Geraghty to 2nd, and then Geraghty scored on a Frizell single. Score after three, 2-0.</div><div><br /></div><div>Nothing else happened until the 7th inning and with two outs already up on the board. Frizell singled, and scored on a Vanessa Miller "Grass, Track, Fence". The Cards kept going, however. Richardson singled, Goff got hit by a pitch, and Holloway, pinch hitting for Madi Grant, filled the bases with a single. Grant returned for the running. Another freshman stepped up as Ava Venturelli pinch hit for Thatcher and got a single, scoring Richardson and Goff. That would get the Cards to their final score of six, though Coastal Carolina, scoreless through this point in the game, would get a pair across in the bottom of the 7th, it wouldn't be enough.</div><div><br /></div><div>At the time of this writing, the Cards are just underway with their next game, against Bowling Green at the Battle of the Beach.</div><div><br /></div><h1 style="text-align: left;">Swim and Dive</h1><div><br /></div><div>The Cardinal women came in 2nd overall in the ACC Swimming and Diving Championship. The Cards appeared to accomplish this through mostly scoring well in nearly all events, with the only podium finish for the team being a silver in the final event of the day, the 400 freestyle relay. Lucy Mehraban, Gabi Albiero, Christiana Regenauer, and Julia Dennis turned in the 3rd fastest time in school history in the event.</div><div><br /></div><h1 style="text-align: left;">Track and Field</h1><div><br /></div><div>The Indoor Track and Field teams were also competing in the ACC Championships. Overall team finishes were nothing spectacular, but we did want to highlight a couple of competitors.</div><div><br /></div><div>Following in a long history of good Cardinal throwers, Jayden Ulrich won the shot put event. Natalie Lark placed second in the pole vault. and Alba Cuns Iglesias placed third in the triple jump.</div><div><br /></div><div>The team now waits to see who will be advancing to the NCAA Indoor Championships in Boston before they turn their attention to the out of doors.</div><div><br /></div><h1 style="text-align: left;">Technical Difficulties for the CCRHP</h1><div><br /></div><div>Technical Difficulties have thus far prevented yesterday's CCRHP from being posted in podcast form. I'll be taking another stab at it later this afternoon to try to get it posted. We had a good discussion with Daryl, Jared, Paulie and myself about basketball, lacrosse, and softball.</div><div><br /></div><div>-- </div><div>JMcA</div>JMcAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00440193885039741934noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8945676324950180664.post-69709615855664455172024-02-24T09:59:00.001-05:002024-02-24T09:59:37.723-05:00Lacrosse Tonight; Softball Rained Out; Swimming Continues; Tennis Falls -- SATURDAY CARDINAL COUPLE<h2 style="text-align: justify;">Lacrosse Hosts VT</h2><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Louisville Lacrosse will welcome the Virginia Tech Hokies (man, everyone is playing VT) this evening in L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium. If they played in L&N FCU Arena, I think it would be quite the spectacle. That said, there should be plenty of fireworks tonight at the football stadium. Louisville is coming off of their unsuccessful comeback bid against Lindenwood Sunday. That loss dropped the team to 1-3, but they've shown fight in each game. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhnRtGUFnvTHhjede958QGqQhEPGWfuVh8TL1Gs3iG6ND2xnPUgi0GbUx5UJH7s2a_fPLI_i1V43pqqVN-NqKcqbvyH8qlB_EH6pAu0ITrdAZytp0K0MWFGSnrNUNj9RSEBS370u5vt9SGRDpDqPMkAUMvDUErjFkVxrnzGsPhRYC247_Zff7PeLuz2cSM" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1912" data-original-width="2869" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhnRtGUFnvTHhjede958QGqQhEPGWfuVh8TL1Gs3iG6ND2xnPUgi0GbUx5UJH7s2a_fPLI_i1V43pqqVN-NqKcqbvyH8qlB_EH6pAu0ITrdAZytp0K0MWFGSnrNUNj9RSEBS370u5vt9SGRDpDqPMkAUMvDUErjFkVxrnzGsPhRYC247_Zff7PeLuz2cSM" width="320" /></a></div>Louisville is looking for consistency in their high-powered offense. The Cards have scored at least eight goals in each game and have averaged 11.5 goals per game, but they've come when Louisville had their backs against the wall in many cases, rather than when the Cards could put pressure on the opponents. If the offense can't keep pace today, they'll be playing from behind once more. Virginia Tech is 3-1 on the year, with the loss coming to 3/4 ranked James Madison in the second game of the season. They lost that one 17-5, but they've scored at least 10 in their other three games and have won their last two (over Mercer and Queens [NC]) by 13 goals apiece. <br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Attendance at tonight's match is free, as is parking in the Bronze lots F and G. The clear bag policy will be enforced. The match will begin at 6PM and will be carried on ACC Network.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><h2 style="text-align: justify;">Friday Softball Canceled </h2><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Louisville softball played the rescheduling game as part of the Battle of the Beach yesterday, but it ultimately didn't matter. The forecasted rain came early and it was relentless. Louisville's two games against Bowling Green and Coastal Carolina were both canceled. The Cards will be in action, weather permitting, today starting at 10am against Furman. They'll play Coastal later this afternoon (scheduled for 3:30) and they'll wrap up the weekend against Bowling Green tomorrow morning at 9:30. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><h2 style="text-align: justify;">Swimming Holding Third at ACC</h2><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjvDQWEbY2y3QpdpDpcQ_4RrKn85rcoHn-aDMTjmoqnrV1JDlSVMtsdDVXVOxu-czkhAnAUoHde7KWiGVPFVZKioWHxEWeabPLrytM1yAlYLESlBIbga-4SOQyQk4PtFQXZutWnkwiS0nGXR7YaDQN0EkEFf-F9Rd77z3W8R2IC7DvuGLDyTh34Ey-0CDE" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="450" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjvDQWEbY2y3QpdpDpcQ_4RrKn85rcoHn-aDMTjmoqnrV1JDlSVMtsdDVXVOxu-czkhAnAUoHde7KWiGVPFVZKioWHxEWeabPLrytM1yAlYLESlBIbga-4SOQyQk4PtFQXZutWnkwiS0nGXR7YaDQN0EkEFf-F9Rd77z3W8R2IC7DvuGLDyTh34Ey-0CDE" width="320" /></a></div>Louisville swimming and diving is currently at the ACC Championships and the Cards are doing well. Yesterday saw more podiums for Louisville's aquatic denizens, as Else Praasternik snagged a silver medal and the 400 medley relay team of Paige Hetrick, Ella Welch, Gabi Albiero, and Christiana Regenauer took the bronze. Those medals are added to the medals the Louisville women have already earned this week in the 800 free relay, the 200 free relay, 1m diving, 400 individual medley, 100 fly, and 200 free. Along with the medals, numerous other strong performances have helped Louisville into a solid hold on third. Louisville sits at 841 points, well clear of UNC's 627.5 in fourth place and right on the heels of NC State's 869. Virginia has just about locked up the team victory as they have 1178.5 points entering the final day. <br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Events will get underway at 9:30 this morning and will include the 1650 freestyle, the 200 back, 100 free, 200 breast, men's platform diving, and the 400 free relay.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><h2 style="text-align: justify;">Tennis Drops ACC Opener</h2><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Louisville tennis went down to the wire in their ACC opener against Virginia Tech yesterday. The Cards lost 4-3, losing the doubles point with a score of 7-6 (7-3) in both the second and third doubles slots. As the day wore on, the score continued to bounce back and forth, with Louisville tying the match each time VT took the lead. Unfortunately, if you continue to trade wins in an odd numbered event, whoever took the point first will win. Such was the case as the final singles match of the day went to VT, giving them the 4-3 victory. That last match went three sets, extending the day about as long as possible. Louisville's doubles win came from Jamilah Snells and Lillian Mould, who unfortunately both lost their singles point. Singles winners were Allie Grekowski, Berta Miret, and Lika Peresypkina. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Louisville, who now sits at 4-4 overall, will take on the sixth-ranked Virginia Cavaliers tomorrow starting at noon at Bass-Rudd. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><h2 style="text-align: justify;">Cardinal Couple Radio Hour Podcast</h2><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">After an exciting week for Louisville athletics, which as included many ups and downs, we'll once again bring you the joy and excitement of Louisville women's athletics with the Cardinal Couple Radio Hour Podcast. There will be four on the floor in this week's episode, and there's plenty to discuss. <span style="text-align: justify; white-space-collapse: preserve;">As always, you can check out the live stream of the show by going to the Cardinal Couple YouTube page and clicking on the live video. Jeff usually creates that about an hour before the show, which officially starts at 11 AM Eastern. If the live time doesn't work for you, there are plenty of playback options, so be sure to check out whichever is best for you!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></div><span id="docs-internal-guid-ee68d22e-7fff-8263-4cac-cb2e27b81e50"><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwRIlAOQ7ma_QDrLz9n52VCb4J8GZv6g2cTeiAv3xljsrj5ehULbO-JB4NAG2x30Hn349Ki-L6kZGZeiggBaVSAN0rwUcGEWolpZl38lQJj5NKh9JPONww6c4flnsEle1u19k3nsgoR0pa42wh6WV8zXSbq6Ob1eISCAtkYZV_r4d-U-RpHQFUaPON/s257/microphone.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: justify;"><img border="0" data-original-height="257" data-original-width="196" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwRIlAOQ7ma_QDrLz9n52VCb4J8GZv6g2cTeiAv3xljsrj5ehULbO-JB4NAG2x30Hn349Ki-L6kZGZeiggBaVSAN0rwUcGEWolpZl38lQJj5NKh9JPONww6c4flnsEle1u19k3nsgoR0pa42wh6WV8zXSbq6Ob1eISCAtkYZV_r4d-U-RpHQFUaPON/w153-h200/microphone.jpg" width="153" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Cardinal Couple YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3Lb0KWORvn2eARnCZfjxww" target="_blank">Link</a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Anchor (podcast host): <a href="https://anchor.fm/cardinal-couple" target="_blank">Link</a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Apple Podcasts: <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/cardinal-couple-radio-hour/id1532090880?uo=4" target="_blank">Link</a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Google Podcasts: <a href="https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy9jY2M5NzZjL3BvZGNhc3QvcnNz" target="_blank">Link</a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Overcast (free account required): <a href="https://overcast.fm/itunes1532090880/cardinal-couple-radio-hour" target="_blank">Link</a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Pocket Casts (free account and app required): <a href="https://pca.st/rtofhsde" target="_blank">Link</a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">RadioPublic: <a href="https://radiopublic.com/cardinal-couple-radio-hour-6BlPER" target="_blank">Link</a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Spotify: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/1ZwoR72mlSezDZJPoJH9Vs" target="_blank">Link</a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Until next time, Go Cards!</span></span></p></span><div><span style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Case</span></div>Case Hoskinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06335869124809666508noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8945676324950180664.post-57754149805760230912024-02-23T06:31:00.002-05:002024-02-23T06:31:15.623-05:00WBB dominates GT 80-62 -- Softball plays in Coastal Classic (schedule change) -- FRIDAY CARDINAL COUPLE <span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">FRIDAYS WITH DARYL </span></b><br /><br /> Good Friday morning readers, we're glad you're back! </span><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">The Cards are BACK too, back in the win column. Which we love to see... so let's get into how it played out. <br /><br /><b><u>WBB<br /></u></b><br />Louisville got it done on the road when they went down to Atlanta and smacked Georgia Tech around for a couple hours and then said You're welcome!"and bowed and waved on their way back to the bus. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="clear: right; float: right; font-family: verdana; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3712" data-original-width="5568" height="263" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHFcWFPtQMca9NMQgkWkJRyr2KXMX4nAkWmowW6NaGGgHpNT524JbMxyxeKVzlkpBPpfTXVDTPvnCjEw-NpMlhJuR4io8PD9eLBtjWT3AKEsKy1bNXyvWPd7Bt3OM8PGX2bF7YWG2sk7tdhGEEwjKdigUWZW0HBcG87kwYbEAYvWVPGkzUZQb9qAyW0w4d/w393-h263/wbb%20taylor%20vs%20uk.jpeg" width="393" /><br />Photos: Jared Anderson</span><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Sydney Taylor came off the bench and had a career high with the Cards with 31 points on 10-16 shooting from the field with 7 three pointers 4 rebounds 4 assists and 4 steals. Her performance was the most points by a Cardinal this year and it helped propel Louisville to a 22-6 record and looking like a strong contender for that very luxurious double bye in the ACC tourney which starts in less than 2 weeks. Her first time being a reserve this season. </span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><br /><br />End of 1Q 21-13 Cards<br />FG %<br /><b>9-16 56.3% Cards</b><br />6-12 50% GT<br />Reb<b>. 8-5 Cards</b><br />3-pt %<br />3-9 33.3% Cards<br /><b>1-1 100% GT</b><br /><br /><br />A pretty chaotic start to this one. Along with a starting lineup shift, the refs thought they might issue a technical due to some clock issues before this one got started. They ultimately did not and proceeded to do a normal jump ball and not set the tone of this game on a weird foot... thanks for that. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br />Georgia Tech scored on their first couple possessions before the Cards take over and go on an 8-0 run to take their first lead 8-4. GT goes scoreless for over 3 minutes while the Cardinals get their feet under them. Nyla Harris continuesd to show her significance to this squad when at the under 4 min. mark she put a strong one up and in to push the lead 15-6 not long after after Jayda Curry hit her first 3 pointer. <br /><br />Olivia had pulled down 5 rebounds with 3 minutes still left in the quarter. Syd missesd a 3 pointer but Kiki Jefferson got the second chance layup. Taylor had 8 points in the first quarter. <br /><br /><br />End of 2Q <b>22-15 Cards</b><br /><br /><br />FG %<br /><b>7-12 58.3% Cards </b><br />5-13 38.5% GT<br /><b>Reb. 8-6 Cards</b><br />3-pt %<br /><b>4-4 100% Cards</b><br />1-3 33.3% GT<br /> <br /><br />Jayda Curry picks up third foul joining Nina Rickards with as many with 8 min left in the half. Walz elected to keep the two in the rotation. Elif Istanbulouglu hit a 3 pointer a couple minutes into it while Syd Taylor hit her 4th 3 pointer pushing the lead to 13 points atLouis 34-21. It was that kind of night. <br /> <br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: medium;">HALF 43-28 Cards</span></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0svRrM_ah6eBKDxmBojioxeXpxWsUwaSI7yzUJ1ZBD6rzuoIOgbkjOmpbGadWnxm8BQ7CD7-6pDJw2SSEh4At9VqfIJ8DA4d3iD8gzJALMFaSyXqIWN3gA9Zdtymfn42JPM2JxQfV_njyE7kOrojOKW-Nb6lvpTqNykupb1s7uy5T4YH9hTvRPS2WXIXI/s3566/wbb%20sydney.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2377" data-original-width="3566" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0svRrM_ah6eBKDxmBojioxeXpxWsUwaSI7yzUJ1ZBD6rzuoIOgbkjOmpbGadWnxm8BQ7CD7-6pDJw2SSEh4At9VqfIJ8DA4d3iD8gzJALMFaSyXqIWN3gA9Zdtymfn42JPM2JxQfV_njyE7kOrojOKW-Nb6lvpTqNykupb1s7uy5T4YH9hTvRPS2WXIXI/w451-h300/wbb%20sydney.jpeg" width="451" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><br /><br />End of 3Q <b>20-12 Cards</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br />FG %<br /><b>8-12 66.7% Cards</b><br />5-11 45.5% GT<br />Reb. <b>8-3 Cards</b><br />3-pt %<br /><b>4-4 100% Cards</b><br />1-4 25% GT<br /><br /><br /></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">The Cards started the second half losing the quarter 8-2 and making the score 45-36. But, right on cue, when they Cards need a bucket, Nyla Harris shows up and makes another strong move up and in to put the Cards back in a double digit lead 47-36.<br /><br />Like I've said before, when the Cards need a bucket, they need to shoot in front of the bench, Kiki Jefferson did just that, and hit a 3 with 5 min left in the 3rd quarter to make it 50-36. The Yellow Jackets went scoreless for almost 3 minutes while Curry hit the 3 pointer to make the lead 17 again. <br /><br />Taylor not cooling off and hit her 6th. 3-pointer and pretty much every other shot she put up. <br /><br />End of 4Q 22-17 GT<br /><br />FG %<br /><b>5-12 41.7% Cards</b><br />5-14 35.7% GT<br />Reb. 7-10 GT<br />3-pt %<br />1-5 20% Cards<br /><b>1-3 33.3% GT </b><br /><br /><br />UofL missed their first 3 since the first quarter, a rare air ball by Taylor. Georgia Tech got a little hot going on 9-0 run over 2 min period...the Cards going 1-7 to start the quarter. Olivia pulled down 12th rebound of the game but the Cards only managed to score 2 points in the first 5:30 minutes of the 4th quarter. A handful of free throws allowed them to get some points on the board when the clock was stopped. Rickards scored 5 points to close out the final few minutes before Syndey Taylor hit another three to close the game in the final seconds. </span><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"> <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP4oNHztyvH4U1yKJfSzJ2cIJdjpjvUmBVdy13Q-vCUxSKgexFp6Go6Rm1lLCcGalZbfNcGsaKObct0XBcOLnFiK481UmfQdAxJIlCLYMeBTxJUkm-8pLAzFxUaX9GhQwvRA9h0OZhgLIlYRLFmnrlpvINJI4K8lu0x24ocB1OcM6hL-Hf2NON4686Y9Gs/s5568/wbb%20sydney%20vs%20blue%20team.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3712" data-original-width="5568" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP4oNHztyvH4U1yKJfSzJ2cIJdjpjvUmBVdy13Q-vCUxSKgexFp6Go6Rm1lLCcGalZbfNcGsaKObct0XBcOLnFiK481UmfQdAxJIlCLYMeBTxJUkm-8pLAzFxUaX9GhQwvRA9h0OZhgLIlYRLFmnrlpvINJI4K8lu0x24ocB1OcM6hL-Hf2NON4686Y9Gs/w456-h304/wbb%20sydney%20vs%20blue%20team.jpeg" width="456" /></a><br /> <br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">UP NEXT</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 700;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><span style="font-weight: bold;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Louisville vs Virginia</span></div></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">KFC Yum! Center</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">2/25/24 12:00 p.m.</span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><br /><b><u><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />FRED REPORT</span></u></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjqLNfFJsUC9wQV5w5yWdFKY8iNQr5w89_1_iCUmSYAYL3GUiuti-b8YZwcliwYLWA-piurLN8T0tTfHeNo60ezkJ2sE_Srl44pvR2tYvuLs6zfsw_GXVdHTzz7OFAKuzMc9JT2IhukjtO5G7YSNl8oICkvBklqF0WHagKak0fiq3m2-fZmuFL9rJuTvv_o" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1290" height="315" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjqLNfFJsUC9wQV5w5yWdFKY8iNQr5w89_1_iCUmSYAYL3GUiuti-b8YZwcliwYLWA-piurLN8T0tTfHeNo60ezkJ2sE_Srl44pvR2tYvuLs6zfsw_GXVdHTzz7OFAKuzMc9JT2IhukjtO5G7YSNl8oICkvBklqF0WHagKak0fiq3m2-fZmuFL9rJuTvv_o=w254-h315" width="254" /></a><br />Fun Fact: Mister Rogers first name was Fred!!! Won't you be my neighbor??</span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><b>FREE THROWS -- </b>Louisville went 10-13 at the FT line with Syd Taylor getting the most opportunity going 4-5. The game almost started with a technical foul due to some clock malfunctioning so I'm glad the game did not go like it looked how it was about to go...Well over our mandated 70%. so...<b>Capital F</b><br /><br /><b>REBOUNDING -- </b> UofL dominated the boards 31-24 with Olivia Cochran pulling down 12 total, 6 in the first quarter. This really helped the Cards get those second chance opportunities and manage the play clock. <b>Capital R</b><br /><br /><br /><b>EFFORT/EXECUTION --</b> The Cardinals continued their commitment to feed the player who is hot. That was Sydney Taylor against the Yellow Jackets. She had 15 points in the 2nd quarter going 3-3 from beyond the arc. Walz switched up the starting lineup a little bit tossing "the Elf" and Merissah out there. UofL had 53 points come off the bench <b>Capital E </b><br /><b><br />DEFENSE -- </b> Louisville held GT just under their average points per game at 62 and had 28 points on 16 turnovers by the Yellow Jackets. GT had 3 players score in double figures but no real stand out performance by anyone. <b>Capital D </b><br /><br /><br /><br /><b>FINAL FRED TALLY: F_R_E_D</b><br /><br /> <br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><u>Softball</u></b><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3NGKVr56Yz1z0u51qzeIIw_r6rplqEdQ573tzmuoHJM6-hJCNDcgNEzlOUO6wb2UG5NsDPJ3PPmtBwH5iCfbEEWJEKgyRvHSB4XH7DAfbtVMiv57g-YOpCQwPjrfVmxBL1QymN2-oUdDv8VF5kAAcnkK4eyjbO8dQAYhNab_ksMigpTa2N2svgtAODCv9/s3072/SB%20V%20NCST%20IIII.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="3072" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3NGKVr56Yz1z0u51qzeIIw_r6rplqEdQ573tzmuoHJM6-hJCNDcgNEzlOUO6wb2UG5NsDPJ3PPmtBwH5iCfbEEWJEKgyRvHSB4XH7DAfbtVMiv57g-YOpCQwPjrfVmxBL1QymN2-oUdDv8VF5kAAcnkK4eyjbO8dQAYhNab_ksMigpTa2N2svgtAODCv9/s320/SB%20V%20NCST%20IIII.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />Softball is back in action down south and they're off to a hot start with a a 10-1 record, their best start since 2012. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Due the rain in the forecast, Friday's schedule for Coastal Carolina's Battle at the Beach has been altered. The University of Louisville softball team will now open the tournament </span></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Friday at 1 p.m. against Bowling Green followed by a 3:30 p.m. matchup against Coastal Carolina.</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">The pitching staff has recorded six shutouts and carries a 1.26 ERA through the first 11 games of the season. UofL's six shutouts lead the ACC and tie for first in the nation along with Arizona, Boston and Oklahoma. <br /><br />The Cards have outscored opponents 64-14 with eight home runs on the season while limiting opponents to just one.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYYjUK4sxEwQnL4hC6zAA9cTpIMdFdxbHzaa4TJ46ePaRr44HMk3U419S8NLDgOarB4P3009zGRgs940fu3IMImXMAcm7f-sstEU8upQrZVoKSwmLRaeBCSXc8M5zVd006R2HoEh2pM06zGyWxGQo6KAPuy572RPyYoBp3l-i3aHfbNpvWWQNnuaJzRxR9/s1500/Coastal.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1243" data-original-width="1500" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYYjUK4sxEwQnL4hC6zAA9cTpIMdFdxbHzaa4TJ46ePaRr44HMk3U419S8NLDgOarB4P3009zGRgs940fu3IMImXMAcm7f-sstEU8upQrZVoKSwmLRaeBCSXc8M5zVd006R2HoEh2pM06zGyWxGQo6KAPuy572RPyYoBp3l-i3aHfbNpvWWQNnuaJzRxR9/s320/Coastal.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Coastal Carolina enter the week with a 5-4 overall record coming off a win against the College of Charleston. They started the season winning 4 games before falling their next 4. The Chanticleers are led by Delaney Keith, who carries and .417 batting average, and Indya Smith who is hitting .400 early in the season. Raelee Brabham (3-2) carries a 1.62 ERA with 26 strikeouts in 26 innings and Nicolette Picone (1-2) carries a 2.71 ERA with 14 strikeouts in 20.2 innings. Kelley Green is entering her 15th season at the helm. It is the first time the two teams met.</span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br />This marks Bowling Green's opening weekend. The Falcons are coming off a 9-41 campaign in 2023. Senior catcher Reagan Williamson was second on team in batting average (.246) and on base percentage (.360) and led the team in walks with 20. Junior RHP Scarlet Anderson led the team with five wins. Candace Fenton-Bockbrader enters her second season as head softball coach at her alma mater.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPioowKXGdD6x1oYAX0fWuUvduMxV33zN4H6FGEhE8xTb5dlsP8LczyVjm3LDdnoaKOSDroJfJrnjHSAm6iZI0SVtv-kuFUlX82j39jpoK_gVPc8Kpz6dLnN7FcBU_Kh_Jd-omO8IyT1v0GiF8quw-WBN5aOEDxlOhHG_cWZrMZO5NXKfaR5sIchGBIM7y/s310/Holly%20Aprile%20III.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="163" data-original-width="310" height="163" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPioowKXGdD6x1oYAX0fWuUvduMxV33zN4H6FGEhE8xTb5dlsP8LczyVjm3LDdnoaKOSDroJfJrnjHSAm6iZI0SVtv-kuFUlX82j39jpoK_gVPc8Kpz6dLnN7FcBU_Kh_Jd-omO8IyT1v0GiF8quw-WBN5aOEDxlOhHG_cWZrMZO5NXKfaR5sIchGBIM7y/s1600/Holly%20Aprile%20III.jpg" width="310" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">(Good Golly, Miss Holly!)</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Louisville leads the series 3-1 with the Cards winning the last matchup 1-0 at Ulmer Stadium in the Red & Black Classic in 2017. Im pretty sure i called that game for UofL on TV. Gosh... just imagine if that job would've panned out. Sigh..</span><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><b>(Editor Note: I did go back and look for that "call" Daryl mentioned but couldn't find it..I did run across one of my postgame interviews from 2017, though..when i was chatting up Danielle Watson and Megan Hensley. Good Times. I wow to return to those days... -- paulie)</b></i></span><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><div><div><b style="font-family: verdana;">As always</b></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>Go Cards! </b><br /><br />~Daryl </span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div></div>DARYLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10417549582064621062noreply@blogger.com2