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Louisville women's basketball News and Notes

Howie Lindsey

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- Cards are having to play Boston College today without Briahanna Jackson (back spasms) and Asia Durr (Coach's Decision). That's both of their backcourt starters.

- Arica Carter, the junior guard from Long Beach, is also out. She has been out for most of the season with a groin injury.

- The Cardinals won five straight games in January before losing to No. 17 NC State and No. 7 Notre Dame to start February. The Cardinals got back in the win column at Virginia Tech Thursday night.

- Louisville hit 57.8 percent of its shots vs. Virginia Tech including one stretch when the Cardinals hit 12 of 14 shots in the 4th quarter. The Cardinals are 6-0 this season when shooting better than 50 percent.

- Without three guards, the Cardinals started Mariya Moore and Taylor Johnson at the guard spots, Cortnee Walton in the paint and Kylee Shook and Myisha Hines-Allen at forwards.

- Three Louisville players had double-doubles vs. Virginia Tech - Myisha Hines-Allen and Sam Fuehring each had double-figure points and rebounds and Mariya Moore had double-figure points and assists.

- Louisville is currently ranked 12th in the AP and 14th in the Coaches Polls. Florida State (5/4) is the top-rated team in the ACC followed by No. 7 Notre Dame and then Louisville. Duke is rated 14/15, Miami is rated 16/17, NC State is rated 17/17 and Syracuse is rated 20/19.

- The Cardinals are currently 12th in the RPI with the 8th toughest schedule in the country.

- Louisville's best RPI wins are No. 15 Kentucky, No. 20 Miami and No. 27 USF. They also have wins over RPI No. 34 Syracuse, No. 28 South Dakota State and No. 45 Georgia Tech.

- Four of Louisville's six losses have come against RPI Top 10 teams. Only No. 19 Maryland and No. 33 NC State are outside of the Top 10.
 
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