The Louisville women's basketball squad fell again in the Bahamas, falling behind by 17 in the third quarter, rallying back to get within three but ultimately losing by 10 to the South Dakota State Jackrabbits.
The early season list of complaints and problems with this this continues to grow. Lack of rebounding, lack of effective defense, no scorers mot nights except for Hailey and O. Lack of hustle and desire.
it is a early season dilemma for Walz and his staff. Yesterday would have been painful to watch.
1Q: Louisville 11, South Dakota State 8
After trailing 8-4 roughly two-thirds through the first, the Cards overcame the slow start and rallied around a 7-0 run to close out the quarter. Although the offense was nt clicking like they can, the defense had a strong showing by giving up just eight points and shutting out the Jackrabbits out in the final 3:26.
2Q: South Dakota State 26, Louisville 19
Early on, it looked like the Cards might build up a comfortable lead in the second quarter by scoring six of the first eight points, but a four and a half minute drought after that was costly. After going up seven, Louisville allowed the Jackrabbits to score 16 points over the final 6:13 before halftime.
3Q: South Dakota State 46, Louisville 39
If you like defense then this quarter is not for you. The two foes combined for 40 points in the third quarter alone with a combined 14-25 (56%) shooting. The Jackrabbits extended their lead to 17 midway through the quarter before Louisville closed out the quarter with an 11-1 run.
4Q South Dakota State 65, Louisville 55
Missed opportunities were the theme of the fourth quarter for Louisville. The Cards cut their deficit to three with 6:30 remaining in the game. A few defensive stops and a few made baskets could've turned the game around for Louisville, but that's not how the story would unfold. Four missed shots and a pair of fouls would plague the next several possessions for Louisville, allowing the Jackrabbits to push their lead back to 11 with three minutes remaining. Louisville would never get closer than within eight points the remainder of the game.
Answers? Whose got the answers? I know, many of you have suggestions on what is wrong with this team...let's just hope they can turn it around soon. Too much talent on this team for it to play like this.
Friday features Longwood for a noon "kiddies day" game. Let's hope the cure begins then.
--sonja--
The early season list of complaints and problems with this this continues to grow. Lack of rebounding, lack of effective defense, no scorers mot nights except for Hailey and O. Lack of hustle and desire.
it is a early season dilemma for Walz and his staff. Yesterday would have been painful to watch.
1Q: Louisville 11, South Dakota State 8
After trailing 8-4 roughly two-thirds through the first, the Cards overcame the slow start and rallied around a 7-0 run to close out the quarter. Although the offense was nt clicking like they can, the defense had a strong showing by giving up just eight points and shutting out the Jackrabbits out in the final 3:26.
2Q: South Dakota State 26, Louisville 19
Early on, it looked like the Cards might build up a comfortable lead in the second quarter by scoring six of the first eight points, but a four and a half minute drought after that was costly. After going up seven, Louisville allowed the Jackrabbits to score 16 points over the final 6:13 before halftime.
3Q: South Dakota State 46, Louisville 39
If you like defense then this quarter is not for you. The two foes combined for 40 points in the third quarter alone with a combined 14-25 (56%) shooting. The Jackrabbits extended their lead to 17 midway through the quarter before Louisville closed out the quarter with an 11-1 run.
4Q South Dakota State 65, Louisville 55
Missed opportunities were the theme of the fourth quarter for Louisville. The Cards cut their deficit to three with 6:30 remaining in the game. A few defensive stops and a few made baskets could've turned the game around for Louisville, but that's not how the story would unfold. Four missed shots and a pair of fouls would plague the next several possessions for Louisville, allowing the Jackrabbits to push their lead back to 11 with three minutes remaining. Louisville would never get closer than within eight points the remainder of the game.
Answers? Whose got the answers? I know, many of you have suggestions on what is wrong with this team...let's just hope they can turn it around soon. Too much talent on this team for it to play like this.
Friday features Longwood for a noon "kiddies day" game. Let's hope the cure begins then.
--sonja--