DURR NAMED ACC PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Durr recorded 32 points in the 80-75 win over Kentucky on Sunday. On Tuesday night, against UT-Martin, Durr ended up with 25 points in the 102-62 win.
Durr shot 49% in the two games...going 13-25 against the Wildcats and 8-18 against the SkyHawks. The Denny Crum Court has been friendly territory for the Douglasville, GA senior in the first five games of the current six-game home stand and she has 228 points for the season (22.8 a night) in ten games. The Cards close the home stand Saturday when (1-5) Northern Kentucky visits for an 11:30 a.m. contest.
ACC Player of the Week accolades have been bestowed on Durr nine times in her career at Louisville. She owned the first quarter in the Cards most recent game against the Cats. She scored the first seven points for the Cards in the contest and ended the first 10-minute session with 15 points.
The Cards face two more non-conference foes before entering ACC play. In addition to the NKU game, the Cards will travel to Mt. Pleasant, Michigan for a Thursday 12/20/18 contest against the 7-1 Central Michigan Chippewas. Currently unranked, CMU did advance to the Sweet Sixteen in the 2018 NCAA WBB Tournament.
Information for that one still not finalized but viewing is listed as of now on ESPN+.
CARDS #4 IN LATEST AP POLL
Louisville women's basketball is now #4 in the NCAA women's college basketball rankings based on the most recent AP poll. The Cards are one of nine undefeated teams in the top 25. UConn retains the #1 spot, getting all 31 first place votes. The Huskies are 9-0 on the season. Notre Dame is #2 with a 8-1 record. Baylor takes #3 with a 7-0 mark. The Cards (10-0) are fourth and Mississippi State rounds out the top 5...the Bulldogs are 9-0 this season.
Despite losing to Louisville, UK moved up one spot to #18.
The undefeated teams are UConn, Baylor, Louisville, Miss. State, Maryland (9-0), Tennessee (8-0), NC State (10-0) Minnesota (8-0) and California (9-0).
Besides Notre Dame, Louisville and NC State, other ACC teams in the top 25 are #15 Syracuse and #24 Miami. Both schools are 8-2 on the season.
The ACC, SEC and PAC 12 dominate the top 25 with five schools each in the top 25. Tennessee, Miss. State, Kentucky, South Carolina and Missouri are the SEC representatives. From the PAC 12...Cal, Arizona State, Stanford, Oregon and Oregon State are top 25. The Cards have played two top 25 teams in Arizona State and UK and are 2-0 against them. Still to come, top 25 match-ups feature Notre Dame, UConn, NC State, Syracuse and Miami.
Last weeks Bracketology predictions had Louisville as a #1 seed in the Greensboro region.
With roughly 1/3 of the season in the books, the Cards have performed well on the road and at the KFC YUM! Center. Let's face it, though, the toughest part of the schedule remains and the odds for the Cards to remain perfect going into the ACC and NCAA Tournaments are a considerable long-shot.
One game at a time, though, is how UofL approaches them, and...so far, perfect!
Halfway to the 20-0 record that the 2017-18 Cards started the season...sit down, buckle up and get ready for the journey!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY !!We are very grateful and always happy to have WBB analyst and Cardinal Sports Zone columnist Paige Sherrard join us on our weekly broadcasts of The CARDINAL COUPLE RADIO HOUR. As well as seeing her at UofL WBB games. Her love for all things UofL fits perfectly with our thinking and she's been a Cardinal fan since her early days, when "Mom" would dress her up as a cheerleader and unleash her on unsuspecting but appreciative crowds and gatherings.
It's Paige's birthday today! Wish her a Happy Birthday via Twitter at @PaigeS_502 !!!
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Happy Birthday Paige! I've ADMIRED YOU FROM A FAR. Thanks for being with the boys at Cardinal Couple on the radio.
ReplyDeletePaulie, Cards lose three the rest of the regular season. Notre Dame, UConn and at Virginia Tech.
Curtis "In his birthday suit to celebrate Paige's birthday" Franklin
Always like it when u have those two on the radio show Paulie. Happy Birthday Paige!
ReplyDeleteSee Cards with one loss going into ACC Tournament. UConn. They know how to beat Notre Dame and they'll do it again. Anywhere. Anytime.
Nick O.
Asia Durr IS the best player in WBB. Hands down.
ReplyDeleteCards go into the ACC undefeated. They lose to UConn and maybe an ACC team. Miami, NC State, Va Tech, Syracuse and Notre Dame all very talented. #4 and rising.
Blue Lou
I know it isn't women's sports but WTH? Ken Lolla resigned as UofL men's soccer head coach?
ReplyDeleteI’ll mention it briefly tomorrow. Not sure on the reason but I have a couple guesses- both good!
DeleteI have the Cards losing at Notre Dame and one other game on the road at some point. This team learns fast and I think the upperclassmen are looking for revenge against UConn in January.
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