WEDNESDAY CARDINAL COUPLE
(Jenny O'Bryan fastbreaks us through basketball, golf and soccer news today. She also gives us some updates on former stars at UofL. )
You’d never know it is the middle of summer, with all of the Louisville Women’s Athletic activity going on. There is a lot to share today, so forget about Paulie being off in the woods chasing bears, let’s get down to it.
(Jenny O'Bryan fastbreaks us through basketball, golf and soccer news today. She also gives us some updates on former stars at UofL. )
You’d never know it is the middle of summer, with all of the Louisville Women’s Athletic activity going on. There is a lot to share today, so forget about Paulie being off in the woods chasing bears, let’s get down to it.
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The Women’s University team took a quick lead against the Czech Republic and never
looked back. The team is now 2-0 and
was led by UConn’s Kaleena Mosqueda- Lewis with 19 points. For specifics on the game, check this link:
Next up for the team is Brazil on Wednesday afternoon at
12:30 p.m.
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Three Louisville golfers are in the top 20 after the first
round of action in the Lexmark Kentucky Women’s Open. Laura Restrepo shot a 72 and is tied with four other players for third
place. Meghan Theiss shot a 75 and is
tied with three others for 15th place. Tara Lyons shot a 76 and is tied with four
others for 18th place.
The final round of play begins today.
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Charlyn Corral of women’s soccer is also in Russia
representing Mexico in the World University Games. She leads Mexico with 5 goals in 3 matches
and has helped team to the quarterfinals to play Korea on Thursday, July
11. Congratulations Corral, keep up the
good work!
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In the area of recent graduates, we here at Cardinal Couple
have been negligent in passing on the good news about Chelsea Leonard, former
pitcher for our Softball Cards. Leonard was recently announced as the new
Pitching Coach for Pitt!
Leonard had a great career at Louisville, hampered by
recurring injuries. She spent last year
as a volunteer assistant coach at Bellarmine University focusing on pitchers
and catchers while also the student assistant coach for our Cards.
We here at the Couple expect Leonard to have an outstanding
career in coaching and are very excited she gets to continue her love for the
game in the capacity of Coach. You can
see the full press release here:
Congratulations, Chelsea!
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In the area of not
exactly having all the information I need, there is also some exciting news
for Becky “Big Shot” Burke. Following
her on twitter had me following her across the country to California! It turns out Burke has been hired at Cal
State Fullerton. This is where I lack
complete information. Burke has
confirmed the hiring, but in what capacity I am unsure of at this point. Apparently a press release is
forthcoming. We will share that with you
here when it happens.
Burke joins first year head coach Daron Parke at Cal State
Fullerton. This program has been in the
news in the recent past with the tragic slaying of then assistant coach Monica
Quan and her fiancée. At the end of this
past season the head coach Marcia Foster’s contract was not extended.
It sounds like a lot of changes going on at Cal State
Fullerton. We wish Burke great success
in the next chapter of her basketball career.
We will also post the press release when it happens. Congratulations Becky, we’ll keep our eye on
you here at the Couple and keep your Louisville fans abreast of what you are
doing!
Some will remember Courtney Simmons who spent two years at UofL. She's another that has found a coaching gig...joining the staff as an assistant at Troy University. She was previously at Louisiana Tech. Simmons made two trips to the NCAA while a Cardinal. Best of luck to Coach C!
-Jenny O'Bryan
Some will remember Courtney Simmons who spent two years at UofL. She's another that has found a coaching gig...joining the staff as an assistant at Troy University. She was previously at Louisiana Tech. Simmons made two trips to the NCAA while a Cardinal. Best of luck to Coach C!
-Jenny O'Bryan
( Editor's Note: Two days in the wilds and haven't gotten mauled by a bear yet. Getting assaulted by a beer...a different matter. - Paulie)
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A lot of Walz's players and coaches are moving on to take jobs in the profession. A good sign.
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