WBB faces Boise St Tonight -- Jared Plays It -- MSOC Eliminated -- MONDAY CARDINAL COUPLE

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL FACES BOISE ST TONIGHT

It may seem like it's been since forever, but, in reality it's been 10 days since the University of Louisville women's basketball team has had a game.

They are in Boise, ID. tonight to face the 3-0 Boise State women's basketball team for a contest that starts at 9 p.m. (EST).  

If the name sounds familiar, the Cards faced the Broncos to start their march to the NCAA Final Four with a first round 74-42 win against them in the KFC YUM! Center on March 16th, 2018 in first round NCAA Tournament action.

Louisville used a strong 27-8 third quarter to pull away from a 32-22 halftime lead in that one. Sam Fuehring and Kylee Shook led the Cards in scoring with 14 points each in the 32-point blowout, Jaz Jones and Bionca Dunham rounded out the double figure scorers that night with 10 points each. Jazzy, with her hustle and skills, could have a big night tonight. 

Both squads return four starters from last season. For B.S.U., the start of the 2018-19 season has been quite successful. They opened with a 74-63 win over Cal State Northridge, followed that up with a 91-46 drubbing of Southern Oregon University and rolled past Northwest Christian University 93-26 on Friday night. In the win over NCU, the Broncos led 57-7 at the half and ended up 11-22 from beyond the arc. 

All their wins have been on their home court, the stylishly-named Taco Bell Arena on campus. The Broncos will spend the month of November there with Louisville being the fourth of six home games before the friendly fans. 

HOW IT CAME ABOUT

Jeff Walz and his staff like to invite teams that are playing against them in the NCAA Tournament out for a "bite and a drink" when they come to town. Boise State's staff took them up on the offer. We're pretty sure Coach picks up the tab as well, which is doubly nice. 

We'll have to come up with a "Cardinal Couple" squad and qualify for the NCAA Tournament...so we can get in on the "Walz Is Buying" bonanza. (Hey, we got height with Jared, Case and me). 


Here's a link where Coach explains it all: 

WALZ TALKS ABOUT THE BOISE STATE SERIES


WHO SHOULD WE LOOK OUT FOR? 

A'Shanti Coleman

Marta Hermida leads the Broncos in scoring with a 13.7 p.p.g in the Broncos three outings. She's a senior from Madrid, Spain.  She had nine points against the Cards in their previous meeting. A'Shanti Coleman, a 6'2" red shirt junior forward who transferred in from Arizona, has produced a nine-point average so far . She played 19 minutes but did not score against Louisville back in March. Joyce Harrell is second in scoring with 13.0 a game and leads in rebounding with 7.7 a night. Back in March, she got two points in ten minutes against the Cards.

Riley Lupfer is the third double-figure scorer for B.S.U with 10.0 per contest. She's a 5'9" guard that played 33 minutes against Louisville in the NCAA Tournament and gathered nine points. Ellie Woerner is a 6'0"red-shirt junior guard who was previously at Portland. In 19 minutes against Louisville, she totaled two points. 



FOR THE CARDS

Third quarter romps have been the standard in the opening two games for Louisville and it was as well when the two schools faced in March. We'll hope Asia likes tacos and can throw a few treys in the cylinder against Boise. Both Kylee Shook and Bionca Dunham had good games against the Broncs back in March and we'd like to see a repeat of that. Sam Fuehring should have a field day inside against the foe and we'll look to her for a big night. Dana Evans' quickness won't catch B.S.U off guard...she played 24 minutes and had seven points back in the spring...but will they be able to stop the speedy sophomore? 

I LIKE TO WATCH

The game will be shown on the Mountain West Network. The link is below: 

https://broncosports.com/sports/2018/7/31/mountain-west-digital-network.aspx

Nick Curran and Adrienne Johnson will be describing the action on 790 AM WRKD Cards Radio. Always worth a listen! 




PLAY IT, JARED! 

We all know how talented the youngest member of the Cardinal Couple "A" team is with his photography and writing skills. Did you know he's also excellent with the euphonium? 

The baritone brass instrument looks like a "mini" tuba...and Jared has mastered it, as well. He played in the UofL marching back and also currently plays with a couple of orchestras and musical ensembles around town. 

Sunday afternoon was a highlight for him. He was asked to play the National Anthem before the start of the NCAA Field Hockey Championship game between North Carolina and Maryland. Hear/see the performance at the link below: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_jj878q6N8&feature=youtu.be

Jared is also co-owner of River City Cards, another fine UofL-oriented website and has his own photography business...www.jdaphotos.com  Contact him for quality photo shoots at very reasonable prices. 

He also holds down a 40 hour a week job. It's rumored he sleeps, we just don't know when. He was also seen later on Sunday night banging the drum and yelling with a cheer group at the Louisville men's soccer game.

We pleased as punch and proud of "Mr Anderson Jared" and, if we can get him in the studio with the euphonium...maybe he can play THE CARDINAL COUPLE RADIO HOUR show-opening music one Saturday morning! 


LOUISVILLE MSOC FALLS TO SPARTIE ON SUNDAY

A tough loss for the guys Sunday Night in second round NCAA Tournament action at Lynn Stadium -- falling to Michigan State 2-1 in overtime. 

Louisville fell behind early but tied the contest with 12 minutes left in regulation on a goal that was reviewed by the officials. A rough way to end the season for Ken Lolla's guys...who were #4 in the nation. The Cards end the 2018 campaign with a 11-5-3 record.

Hisses to the post-game behavior of the Spartans. Starting a fight in the end zone after the game-winning goal is a  pure example of "no-class" whatsoever. And, the refs just stood there and watched it. 

Ken Lolla discusses the match at the link below: 

KEN LOLLA POST-GAME


DONATION MONTH

"Donate! After this food fight! " 

As we go into the final 12 days of Cardinal Couple Donation Month, I'm not sure what else we can say or do to ask for your support for 2019. 

So, I'll share a letter we got, along with a check, from a reader: 

"Paulie...I start my day with CARDINAL COUPLE. I've learned so much about UofL women's sports by reading the site over the years. My favorite women's sport in basketball and, being out of town, I appreciate the coverage you and your writers provide on it and the other sports on campus. 

I couldn't imagine a day with having my morning coffee, getting on my computer and reading about what's going on with Cardinal Women's Athletics. I wish I could donate more. Know that you have a very loyal, out-of-town reader that appreciates your coverage of the school and squads I love!" 

(Name withheld) 

You can send us a check at: 

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Use Pay-Pal if you want. No amount is too small or too large. 

Thank you! For being Cardinal Couple! WE never forget that.


paulie
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