Spring Sports are almost here.
That may be tough to get your mind around this morning, as another cold, arctic blast descends upon our fair city, but UofL Spring Sports are practicing, in some cases already active, and ready to roll.
Yesterday at the Planet Fitness Practice Facility, five different sports were featured in the second of the Spring Sports Media Days. Softball, Rowing, Men's Golf, Women's Golf and Lacrosse all addressed the media. Players and coaches answered questions and the hour-long media opportunity gave us all more knowledge and information on these activities.
Paulie took part in the festivities and here's some of the things we heard.
Since we do women's sports here, we'll concentrate on the four women's Cardinal Athletic squads that were there. Dreadfully sorry that the "question asker" volume is so low in the video versions, I've added my audio feed link to these in case you want to hear the questions.
SOFTBALL
Softball opens the home slate of action with the Cardinal Classic (March 1-3), Visiting the "ville" are IUPUI, Missouri and Indiana State.
We look forward to great things in Holly's first season!
LINK: VIDEO LOUISVILLE SOFTBALL MEDIA DAY
LINK: AUDIO ONLY LINK
ROWING
The Rowing Cards look to improve on their fifth place finish in the ACC last year and have Freshman of the Year Violette Legrand as one of many talented rowers returning. Derek Copeland is the head coach of the Louisville rowing squad and this team was ranked at #20 in the final US Rowing/CRCA coaches poll. Copeland was joined by coxswain Perie Howard, the "race car driver" of the boat, in his terms and she discussed what her role is in the scheme of things.
Rowing has several student/athletes that are potential 202 and 2024 Olympic candidates and we see the "girls atop the water" having a huge season!
We're "still searching" for a video feed of the rowing segment and will add it when/if we find it. In the meantime, the audio is linked up below
LINK: LOUISVILLE ROWING WITH DEREK COPELAND AND PERIE HOWARD
WOMENS GOLF
Martin, from Kanturk, County Cork Ireland talked about what brought her to Louisville and her game. Coach Trimble is retiring after this year and spent time talking about her replacement, Whitney Wade Young.
The Cards take on Kentucky Feb. 10th in the Battle of the Bluegrass in Birmingham, AL. We'll be watching and keeping you up on their pursuits.
LINK: VIDEO FEED FOR SPRING SPORTS : WOMENS GOLF
LINK: WOMEN'S GOLF AUDIO WITH COACH TRIMBLE, LAUREN HARTLAGE AND MAIREAD MARTIN (audio feed).
LACROSSE
Lacrosse was the final Spring Sport featured on this Media Day and head coach Scott Teeter brought student/athletes "Sweet" Caroline Blalock and Tessa Chad with him to discuss the Lacrosse schedule and review last season. Blalock was a Division I Region team selections as a freshman, plus the team's leading scorer. Chad followed Teeter to Louisville from Canisius and was an integral part of Teeter's first season on the attack.
The Lax Girls are working hard in preparation for the season opener at Northwestern on February 8th. and we love to cover their home events, so we'll be keeping you abreast and appraised of their pursuits this season.
LINK: AUDIO FOR LACROSSE AT SPRING SPORTS MEDIA DAY
LINK: LOUISVILLE LACROSSE SPRING SPORTS MEDIA DAY VIDEO
WBB MOVES TO #3 IN AP POLL
Louisville brings in Connecticut Thursday night for an epic matchup that we'll get you ready for here at Cardinal Coupe beginning tomorrow. 14,000 seats already gone for this one but there are ticket still available.
With ESPN coming in, and grabbing six media seats, Sonya and I will be pre-empted from our usual seats and, honestly, that was expected. Why ESPN needs six seats for three talking heads and maybe one "tech" is anyone's guess. You can play "Where's Waldo?" game day and see if you can spot where we end up.
I might just opt for the bourbon bar for this one....
Have a terrific Tuesday and tell someone you love them today.
paulie
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Wow Martin could be all-world here in golf. Just some of her acheivements include A regular on the Irish High Performance Panel, Martin is no stranger to representing Ireland, part of the Irish U18 team at the European Championships in the Czech Republic (2015) and Norway (2016) and Finland (2017).
ReplyDelete"I was also a member of The Irish Girls' Team that won the Home Internationals for the first time in the history of Irish Girls' golf at Conway GC in Wales, sinking the winning putt to win the crucial point against England in the singles," she said.
Plenty of highlights from 2017, winning the Irish Girls' Close Championship and the Leinster Ladies' championship in Donabate for the second time.
I'll follow her career. As for me, I excel at golf, the miniatur, and variety . Bring her on! I'm a "felt force!"
Curtis "Avoid the water and the closing clown mouth on the felt" Franklin
On the caption this from yesterday pic Walz is playing the imaginary, virtual trumpet
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I can see that and you win the caption this picture contest this round. First prize is a scenic, no expenses paid trip to Valley Station to check up on one of my rentals out there.
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Paulie
Sad for fans that lacrosse is moving to midweek midday games. It works with the new ACC Network that’s coming in because more of their games will reach a larger audience.
ReplyDeleteExcited for softball to start, although I kind of miss the double header days. 2 on Saturday and 1 on Sunday or vice versa would be great, and also involves one less day of travel. We should bring it back.
Great news for the Cards to move up to 3. Shocked ND fell to 5th the way politics goes in the rankings.
I know little about golf and rowing but it appears that golf is looking to continue from last year and rowing has finally established themselves well. They were trying to build their name and program back when I was a freshman at UofL fall 2012.
Paulie, Since Worldwide and I will be out of town for the UConn game, you and Sonja could come sit in our seats and yell at the refs, etc.
ReplyDeleteNot a problem. We'll spend the second half up there screaming at the top of our lungs about everything and anything like a couple of Mississippi State WBB fans.
DeleteDo you mind if Dee Kanter and Kevin Dillard use the seats in the first half? They aren't referring this one. They can replace us in the bourbon bar at halftime.
Paulie
Hello Cardinal fans! Arthur here !!
ReplyDeleteFirst things first. Paulie, we don't want you sitting in fan's seats after a half in the bourbon bar. I still remember your story about the foorball game at Memphis years ago. Ha! Ha!
Wishing the Cardinals the best of luck against Geno and his Huskies. There is a way to beat them, Baylor learned it, even though the Cards don't have the height of Kim's front line.
Vivian, we'd normally be glad to make the drive up from Greer and take those seats but out Clemson Tigers are going to be a little busy in Littlejohn Coliseum entertaining some Catholics from South Bend that night. At about the same time.
Talk about tough. Notre Dame Thursday and Louisville on Saturday. Someone in ACC WBB scheduling doesn't care much for us. At least they are both at home. Those two should be our largest attendances of the season.
We're just planning on driving to Clemson on Thursday, we got our hotel room already and driving back Sunday morning.
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Arthur
Greer, SC.
Imho to beat UCONN we (the CARDS ) have to score points limit the turnover.
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