Louisville WBB faces Boston College today at noon in the Conte Forum in Chestnut Hill, MA.
Cardinals head Coach Jeff Walz, already the winningest coach in program history with a 399-109 record, is one victory shy of 400 career wins.
Although UofL beat the Eagles 79-49 back on Dec 30th in the KFC YUM Center, today's game probably won't be as wasy for the Cards.
Boston College enters Thursday’s game with a 12-4 record. The Eagles are 3-2 in ACC play and have won four straight following their 79-49 loss to the Cardinals. Boston College is shooting 48.5 percent from the floor, which leads the country. They average 17.9 assists per game, which ranks second in the league and 14th in the nation.
Taylor Soule leads the Eagles and ranks fourth in the ACC with 15.4 points per game. She is shooting 91-of-160 from the floor, good for 56.9 percent, which leads the ACC and ranks 24th in the NCAA. She is 63-of-84 from the free throw line, which ranks first in the ACC in makes and second in attempts, and is good for 75.0 percent, which ranks ninth.
They have four other players averaging more than 9.4 points per game - Cameron Swartz (13.6 ppg), Makayla Dickens (10.1 ppg), Maria Gakdeng (9.8 ppg) and Marnelle Garraud (9.4 ppg). Garraud ranks third in the ACC with 2.3 steals per game and fifth with 4.0 assists per game.
Swartz is a explosion offensively threa, going for 39 at Clemson.
#2 Louisville is 14-1 on the year, 4-0 in Atlantic Coast Conference play, and has won 14 consecutive games following its season-opening loss to No. 7 Arizona. The 14-game winning streak is the longest winning streak in the country. It is tied for the sixth longest winning streak in program history.
Kianna Smith leds UofL in scoring with 11.9 points per game. Hailet Van Lith is good for 11.8 a contest and Emily Engstler rounds out the Cards double digit scorers with 10.9 a game.
Louisville is 11-1 all-time against Boston College. The Cardinals are on an 11-game winning streak in the series, 10-0 since joining the ACC, and they are 4-0 on the road. The lone loss to Boston College came in the first meeting on Dec. 28, 1985, when Louisville suffered a 68-74 loss in the NC State Christmas Tournament. In the last 11 games, the Cardinals have beaten BC by an average of 22.4 points per game. Thursday’s meeting marks the eighth straight time that the teams have faced off when Louisville was ranked in the top five.
The contest will be shown on the ACC Network with Sam Ravech and Kelly Gramlich on the call and can also be heard on Cards Radio WKRD 790 AM with Nick Curran and Adrienne Johnson.
-- sonja--
Cardinals head Coach Jeff Walz, already the winningest coach in program history with a 399-109 record, is one victory shy of 400 career wins.
Although UofL beat the Eagles 79-49 back on Dec 30th in the KFC YUM Center, today's game probably won't be as wasy for the Cards.
Boston College enters Thursday’s game with a 12-4 record. The Eagles are 3-2 in ACC play and have won four straight following their 79-49 loss to the Cardinals. Boston College is shooting 48.5 percent from the floor, which leads the country. They average 17.9 assists per game, which ranks second in the league and 14th in the nation.
Taylor Soule leads the Eagles and ranks fourth in the ACC with 15.4 points per game. She is shooting 91-of-160 from the floor, good for 56.9 percent, which leads the ACC and ranks 24th in the NCAA. She is 63-of-84 from the free throw line, which ranks first in the ACC in makes and second in attempts, and is good for 75.0 percent, which ranks ninth.
They have four other players averaging more than 9.4 points per game - Cameron Swartz (13.6 ppg), Makayla Dickens (10.1 ppg), Maria Gakdeng (9.8 ppg) and Marnelle Garraud (9.4 ppg). Garraud ranks third in the ACC with 2.3 steals per game and fifth with 4.0 assists per game.
Swartz is a explosion offensively threa, going for 39 at Clemson.
#2 Louisville is 14-1 on the year, 4-0 in Atlantic Coast Conference play, and has won 14 consecutive games following its season-opening loss to No. 7 Arizona. The 14-game winning streak is the longest winning streak in the country. It is tied for the sixth longest winning streak in program history.
Kianna Smith leds UofL in scoring with 11.9 points per game. Hailet Van Lith is good for 11.8 a contest and Emily Engstler rounds out the Cards double digit scorers with 10.9 a game.
Louisville is 11-1 all-time against Boston College. The Cardinals are on an 11-game winning streak in the series, 10-0 since joining the ACC, and they are 4-0 on the road. The lone loss to Boston College came in the first meeting on Dec. 28, 1985, when Louisville suffered a 68-74 loss in the NC State Christmas Tournament. In the last 11 games, the Cardinals have beaten BC by an average of 22.4 points per game. Thursday’s meeting marks the eighth straight time that the teams have faced off when Louisville was ranked in the top five.
The contest will be shown on the ACC Network with Sam Ravech and Kelly Gramlich on the call and can also be heard on Cards Radio WKRD 790 AM with Nick Curran and Adrienne Johnson.
-- sonja--
