A busy day for Louisville Field Hockey, Volleyball and Women's Basketball !!
Field HOCKEY gets it started with a 2:30 match against Harvard in the NCAA Tournament. That's on ncaa.com
Women's basketball faces Arizona at 4:30 in South Dakota. 4:30 on that one -- on ESPNU.
Volleyball ends it at 7 against Ga Tech in the LNFCU. ACCNX for that one.
FIELD HOCKEY
The Crimson carry a 10-game win streak into the tournament, the program’s second-longest winning streak with its only loss of the season coming on Sept. 19 against then-No. 16 UConn. Harvard has earned a berth to the tournament three times in the last five seasons, including a historical run to the NCAA Quarterfinals in 2018.
Harvard is one of the top defensive teams in the nation this season, ranking first in several categories including Goals Against Average (0.42) Save Percentage (.857) and Winning Percentage (.938). The Crimson have forced 9 shutouts which is good for 3rd in the NCAA.
WOMEN"S BASKETBALL
The Wildcats have one win under their belt already, cruising to a 87-44 victory vs CSUN at home on Tuesday evening.
The probable starters for the Wildcats features Grad/Seniors Cate Reese (F), Sam Thomas (F), Shaina Pellington (G), Bendu Yeaney (G) and Sophomore Lauren Ware (F). Thomas had 3 threes in their season opener and went 5-7 on the evening for 13 points. Reese co-lead all scorers with 14 with 5 rebounds and an assist.
Freshman forward Aaronette Vonleh came off the bench going 7-8 from the floor for 14 points in 14 minutes and lead the team in rebounds with 6.
Junior guard Helena Pueyo lead the team in minutes, coming off the bench with 21 total and she went 2-3 from the floor for 5 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals and a block.
As a team, Arizona shot 52.3% (34-65) on the night against the CSU Northridge Matadors (Big West). The team defense had 8 steals and 4 blocks, Lauren Ware with 2
VOLLEYBALL
The Yellow Jackets are on a 10-match win streak since the loss to UofL.
GA Tech is coming off of a 3-1 win over Florida State at home. Junior outside hitter Julia Bergmann led the Jacket attack, 20 kills and a pair of aces while pitching in defensively with nine digs and five total blocks (two solo, three assisted). Senior setter Matti McKissock had 51 assists and three total blocks (one solo, two assisted), four digs and a pair of kills. From the middle, junior Erin Moss tallied 12 kills at a season-high .706 clip, adding a pair of block assists and a dig defensively. Senior middle blocker Breland Morrissette anchored the defense alongside Moss, leading the team with a season-high six block assists.
· Julia Bergmann was named ACC Player of the week (11/9)
· Bianca Bertolino was named Freshman of the week (11/9)
Good luck to ALL of our teams today!
--sonja--
Field HOCKEY gets it started with a 2:30 match against Harvard in the NCAA Tournament. That's on ncaa.com
Women's basketball faces Arizona at 4:30 in South Dakota. 4:30 on that one -- on ESPNU.
Volleyball ends it at 7 against Ga Tech in the LNFCU. ACCNX for that one.
FIELD HOCKEY
The Crimson carry a 10-game win streak into the tournament, the program’s second-longest winning streak with its only loss of the season coming on Sept. 19 against then-No. 16 UConn. Harvard has earned a berth to the tournament three times in the last five seasons, including a historical run to the NCAA Quarterfinals in 2018.
Harvard is one of the top defensive teams in the nation this season, ranking first in several categories including Goals Against Average (0.42) Save Percentage (.857) and Winning Percentage (.938). The Crimson have forced 9 shutouts which is good for 3rd in the NCAA.
WOMEN"S BASKETBALL
The Wildcats have one win under their belt already, cruising to a 87-44 victory vs CSUN at home on Tuesday evening.
The probable starters for the Wildcats features Grad/Seniors Cate Reese (F), Sam Thomas (F), Shaina Pellington (G), Bendu Yeaney (G) and Sophomore Lauren Ware (F). Thomas had 3 threes in their season opener and went 5-7 on the evening for 13 points. Reese co-lead all scorers with 14 with 5 rebounds and an assist.
Freshman forward Aaronette Vonleh came off the bench going 7-8 from the floor for 14 points in 14 minutes and lead the team in rebounds with 6.
Junior guard Helena Pueyo lead the team in minutes, coming off the bench with 21 total and she went 2-3 from the floor for 5 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals and a block.
As a team, Arizona shot 52.3% (34-65) on the night against the CSU Northridge Matadors (Big West). The team defense had 8 steals and 4 blocks, Lauren Ware with 2
VOLLEYBALL
The Yellow Jackets are on a 10-match win streak since the loss to UofL.
GA Tech is coming off of a 3-1 win over Florida State at home. Junior outside hitter Julia Bergmann led the Jacket attack, 20 kills and a pair of aces while pitching in defensively with nine digs and five total blocks (two solo, three assisted). Senior setter Matti McKissock had 51 assists and three total blocks (one solo, two assisted), four digs and a pair of kills. From the middle, junior Erin Moss tallied 12 kills at a season-high .706 clip, adding a pair of block assists and a dig defensively. Senior middle blocker Breland Morrissette anchored the defense alongside Moss, leading the team with a season-high six block assists.
· Julia Bergmann was named ACC Player of the week (11/9)
· Bianca Bertolino was named Freshman of the week (11/9)
Good luck to ALL of our teams today!
--sonja--
