Good Monday morning readers,
I am trying to remain positive as the Sunday scaries set in and I report back to work. Attempting to get my last bits of zen in before the crazy creeps back in. Wish me all the luck.
And good luck to students as they begin the spring semester!
Basketball is the thing that gets us through the dreadful winter months and the Cardinals were in action at the Yum! Center Sunday evening for an ACC battle with the Virginia Tech Hokies. Cardinal Couple was not on the sidelines for this one.
WBB
Louisville WBB moves to 14-3 on the season and is currently on a 7 game win streak.
Laura Ziegler had 18 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists and Imari Berry had 13, 2 and 2 of her own on a night the Cardinals shot 58% from three point land. The two went 100% in the first quarter with 9 of the teams 19 from beyond the arc. On top of that, the UofL defense held the Hokies scoreless (0-16) from outside in the game.
The Cards established ultimate control on VATech in the second quarter when they went 25-15. UofL went on a 7-1 run in the final minute of the half. It was 44-27 at the halftime break in UofL's favor.
To open the third quarter, Louisville's defense held the Hokies scoreless for more than 3 minutes when they had a block and 2 steals.
FREE THROWS -- Louisville went 6-7 at the line. On a night they scored 85 total points, only 6 were at the line and went 85.7% when they got there. It was a solid night on this front. CAPITAL F
REBOUNDING -- UofL pulled down 41 rebounds for a seven-grab advantage. Ziegler and Anaya Hardy had 9 and 8 respectively. Of the starters, Elif Istanbulluoglu had the least amount of rebounds with 3. She's averaging 5.2 per game. I would like to see this trend upward over the next few weeks. CAPITAl R
EFFORT/EXECUTION -- The Cards gave it all from start to finish making them undefeated in 2026. The depth of this squad is becoming apparent. Grace Mbugua got 5 points and 2 rebounds in 7 minutes of play in the 4th quarter. CAPITAL E
DEFENSE -- UofL held the Hokies scoreless from 3 point land. VaTech's leading scorer, Carys Baker who averages 13.7 ppg had 16 but the bigger story is that the following leaders, Carleigh Wenzel (13.0) and Mel Daley (11.6) combined for only 9 points total in the game. Wenzel was 1-10 from the field. CAPITAL D
FINAL FRED TALLY: F-R-E-D
Looking forward to seeing some familiar faces on campus! I know the Cardinal birds here on campus are super stoked for the lunch lady (me) to get back to work.
As Always,
Go Cards
~Daryl
Berry Berry Berry. It seems like the game slowed down for her overnight and she is now blossoming.
ReplyDeleteYes I agree she was the higher recruit McDonald All-American along with Randolph.
DeleteThe Cards are improving, with the guards playing really hard! Early in the season, I criticized the post play, saying they hadn't developed their post players, so I have to eat my words. The posts are developing well, and the staff has done a great job in their development. This team is really starting to click on all cylinders. I think Elif can improve even further - I see the talent and believe she can be an even more impactful player. Congrats to Jeff on his 500th win! Go Cards!
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