Hello readers!
Daryl checking in.. It's not Friday but it feels like it is for me. UofL closes for the winter break and I am so looking forward to it.
I'm also looking forward to a big Volleyball match tonight! Louisville gets a rematch with the Panthers in Omaha, NE.
As Doja Cat says, lets Get into it (Yuh) LINK: Let's Get Into It, Yuh.
Both Louisville and Pittsburgh had 4 players named in the AVCA All-American conversation yesterday.
For Pitt, Courtney Buzzerio and Serena Gray had been named 1st Team All-American, Valeria Vazquez Gomez was named 2nd Team All-America with Rachel Fairbanks earning 3rd Team All-American honors.
The two split the regular season meetings, UofL losing the first matchup in five (15-25 13-25, 27-25, 25-20, 12-15) and sweeping the second matchup (25-15, 25-21, 25-18).
The winner will play for the National Championship on Saturday, Dec. 17 at 8 p.m.
Basketball
End of 1Q 15-6 Cards
FG %
6-15 40% Cards
3-10 30% Knights
Reb. 7-9 Knights
3-pt %
1-3 33.3% Cards
0-3 0% Knights
Louisville got out to a 13-2 lead before Bellarmine calls a timeout with 2:43 left on the clock in the 1Q. Carr lead the offensive charge in the quarter with 7 points on 3-of-3 shooting and two steals in the quarter.
End of 2Q 19-2 Cards
FG %
9-18 50% Cards
1-10 10% Knights
Reb. 10 all
3-pt %
1-1 100% Cards
0-4 0% Knights
HALF Cards up 34-8
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End of 3Q Cards 21-20
FG %
9-15 60% Cards
7-15 46.7%
Reb. 9-4 Cards
3-pt %
2-4 50% Cards
1-1 100% Knights
End of 4Q 18-15 Cards
FG %
8-19 42.1% Cards
5-19 26.3%
Reb. 14-11 Cards
3-pt %
1-5 20% Cards
1-3 33.3% Knights
The second half was about maintaining the lead and getting the bench some playing time. 11 players saw the floor with 9 players getting on the stat sheet.
Bellarmine shook their shooting woes and almost took the second half.
POST-GAME WALZ: POST GAME JEFF WALZ REMARKS
(No players were made available for post-game remarks.)
POST GAME CHANCELLOR DUGAN RADIO: (audio only) POST GAME CHANCELLOR DUGAN REMARKS
POST GAME DUGAN PRESER: DUGAN POST GAME PRESSER
FRED REPORT
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FREE THROWS -- There weren't a lot of opportunities here, as Louisville went 4-5 at the line on the night good for 80%. HVL was perfect in her only 3 attempts at the line but she asked for the Oprah treatment for anyone in red. Capital F for the category
REBOUNDING -- The Cards outrebounded Bellarmine 40-34 with Olivia Cochran leading Louisville with 8. The Knights were pretty outsized in this one with the exception of freshman center Gracie Merkle who also pulled down 8 rebounds. I give it a small case 'r'
EFFORT/EXECUTION -- UofL's defense in the first half made it look alot like we were headed for a repeat of last years meeting between the two squads where the Knights only scored 25 points. After scoring only 8 points and committing 16 turnovers in the first half, the Knights came out of the halftime break looking like a whole new squad scoring 35 points and only committing 3 turnovers in the second half. Olivia's shots struggled to fall but the team shot better than 47% from the field and converted 20 assists on 32 made buckets, 42 points in the paint and 15 second chance points. Capital E
DEFENSE -- A large halftime lead kept this one without doubt for Louisville but the Cards squeaked by the Knights 39-35 in the second half. Walz used the large lead to give the bench players some playing time while Bellarmine tried to find something positive to take away from the blowout. The Cards totaled 13 steals and 7 blocks. The Cardinals turn those steals into 24 points off turnovers, their ninth game this season with 20 or more points off turnovers. Capital D
FINAL FRED TALLY: F-r-E-D
Friendly reminder, we have 10 days till Christmas! Don't forget to tell those you love how much you care about them and enjoy your time while you have it.
(VOLLEYBALL AND BASKETBALL PHOTOS FROM: (choose one)
A) Cortnee Walton
B) Chancellor Dugan
C) Jared Anderson
D) Anderson Cooper
As Always,
Go Cards!
~Daryl
(uh, "C" is the correct answer.to 'who took the photos'?..we're pretty sure, but, the lack of selfies is a bit distressing...)
Went in, did the work and left with a "W". Bellarmine had one threat, that little guard who transferred in from UT-Martin. Harrison. Merkle needs to drop about 50 lbs to be effective. Good game for Walz to play 'em all...still no Konno, though, what's up there?
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It was fun to be back in Freedom Hall again. I actually sat in my old seat from when we played there years ago
Nick O.
I'm not, yet, on-site in Omaha, but will be in the next few hours. There's a fan party at 5 across the street from the team hotel, and the team send-off from the hotel at 7 (all of these times are CST, I'm assuming). The hotel is not quite directly across the street from the CHI Center. So a nice set of events leading up to the match.
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Have fun out there JMCA and get the Cards a couple of wins Look forward to your reports.
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Arthur
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