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CARDS TO FACE MOCS

A couple of Cardinal women's squads take Tennessee excursions today. Jeff Walz's WBB squad heads to Chattanooga to take on the Mocs. In honor of that, let's have a little music, maestro! From the late,great Glenn Miller below: 

CHATTANOOGA CHOO CHOO

I doubt that Coach and the team took a CSX freight train or hopped an Amtrak passenger locomotive to the city that offers Lookout Mountain or Rock City, but they'll gather on the McKenzie Arena floor at 7 p.m. tonight to try and build the season's record to 2-0 against a Chattanooga team that is 1-0 also. 

I'm thinking Louisville wont have much trouble is dispatching the [either] poisonous snakes, type of shoes or accusatory questioning ("You mocking me"?) tonight.  Most fans I've talked to want to see, in no particular order, another Asia assault on an adversary, better interior defense, Walz play 'em all again, continued excellent free throw shooting, Yacine Diop produce another double-double, Kylee, Bionca and Sam be board-warriors and/or Jess Laemmle get more playing time. 

And, chances are, you'll get most of the above. After tonight, the Cards do not return to action until Nov. 19th....and they do it out in Potato Land, taking on Boise State. 

So, what about these Mocs? They won against Lee University n the same night UofL was taking care of business against WKU. Katie Burrows is the new head coach at UTC, replacing one of my favorites (Jim Foster). Her debut 61-55 win over Lee actually counted as an exhibition for the DII Flames. No, I don't know why...

Head WBB Coach Katie Burrows -- UTC

Players to watch for the Choo Choo's? Let's start with 5'8" guard Lakelyn Bouldin. She amassed 13 points against Lee U. and hit seven out of her eight free throw attempts. If Louisville is foul-happy like they were against the Toppers, this might come into play. Next, there is Brooke Burns (no relation to UofL strength and conditioning coach Beth Burns that we know of). She had 10 vs. Lee and is a 5'10" sophomore guard. She grabbed seven rebounds as well, so whichever Cardinal guard that has the assignment on her might be mindful of that stat. And, then, there's Arianne Whitaker, a 6'2" redshirt junior forward who played her high school hoops in Cincinnati and spent time at Winthrop University before settling at Chattanooga. She had four blocked shots on Tuesday night. 

For the Cards, the opening statements will probably start with: play smart, pass the ball effectively, take the good shot, run when you can and rebound. UofL made a point of finding Durr early and often against WKU. We'll see if the cloaking device that made her invisible to the Tops works aganst the Mocs. 

No longer head coach of the Mocs -- Jim Foster

You can view this one on the SoCon Digital network. Here's the link: 

http://www.socondigitalnetwork.com/socon/game/louisville45-at-chattanooga-on-11092018

Another option is listening on glorious 790 WKRD AM's call with Nick Curran's play-by-play and Adrienne Johnson's commentary. I'll do that with no problem since I can't be in Chattanooga. The passing of a close friend has me here in Louisville instead of on the Georgia/Tennessee border. 

Any fans/readers that are making the trip, chime in via the comments section and share your thoughts and observations. We've heard about 100 of Sam Purcell's relatives, friends and such will be attending, since he was born and raised in nearby Dalton, GA -- CARPET CAPITAL OF THE WORLD (...and here I am with hardwood flooring...) 




WSOC STARTS NCAA TOURNAMENT PLAY AGAINST VOLS

A couple of hours earlier than hoops today and north of Chattanooga, #15 seed in the Palo Alto quadrant Louisville women's soccer squad will take the pitch against the #2 seeded Tennessee Volunteers. The Cards were (evidently) one of the last "at-large" squads to get in. This one slated for a 5 p.m. start time in Knoxville 

When we prognosticated earlier in the month about both Women's Soccer and Field Hockey's chances of making their respective "Big Dances", the consensus was that Field Hockey stood a better chance of getting in. 

Gee, we're horrible prognosticators. Ask Jared about the Minnie Mink saga story-line.

No doubt, the Kickin' Cards have their work cut out for themselves today at 5 p.m. It is a Louisville squad that prides itself on defense, however, and if they can manage to shut down the Orange attack, maybe Emina Ekic, Brooklyn Rivers, Maisie Whitsett or one of the other Louisville student-athletes can get loose for a score. 

We hope so. We're not ready for the Louisville WSOC season to end yet. 

This match can be viewed on the SEC Network + platform, part of the WATCHESPN network. Tune in at 5 p.m. for the action! Link below: 

http://www.espn.com/watch/_/id/3457404/louisville-vs-2-tennessee-first-round-ncaa-division-i-womens-soccer-championship

Go Cards! Take two today!! 


VOLLEYBALL AT B.C. Tonight

While WSOC and WBB go south, UofL Volleyball goes north to Boston to take on the Boston College Eagles. The VolleyCards are tied for third on the ACC and could use a dominating and three set win over this ACC foe. 

The outcome could depend on the current status of outside hitter Melanie McHenry. 

Mel's been out the last two games and left the court with assistance pre-game FSU. You'd like to have your kills leader out there, obviously, but if she can't go...it's "next player up" time.

We've heard that there is a possibility Mel  has a strained patella tendon and, if so, could be out for a week or so, and, since the tendon is SO important in jumping, maybe some back row duty after that. Once again, nothing official out of UofL. 

Claire Chaussee has staked a claim on the "next up" role.  We'll see how much court-time she gets. Piper Roe, Megan Sloane and other will most likely see increased time. 

No viewing options that I've seen on tonight's match, which is kinda strange since both are ACC schools and there is a ACC Network Extra out there...live stats are available for the  p.m. start at the link below: 

https://bceagles.com/sidearmstats/wvball/summary


FINALLY

(As a side-line, congrats to Louisville MBB and Lou City FC for getting wins last night. "W" is good, the most likable letter in the alphabet...in terms of outcomes, I suppose.)

Chris Mack talks about the MBB win here:  MACK ON WIN

Good luck to Dorcas Wasike in NCAA Cross Country regionals today in South Carolina!

UPDATE: Dorcas wins! Her 19:42.1 time was 5.5 seconds better than the nearest competitor! #L1C4 !! 

And, ESPN2 will televise a football game tonight at 7:30. Syracuse is playing. What's left of UofL Football is expected to attend. 


paulie
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