Louisville Cardinals
ACC (24-9, 12-6)
Big Wins: 1/4 Duke (61-44), 2/8 Notre Dame (73-66)
Bad Losses: 1/21 at North Carolina (68-79), 2/25 Virginia (68-73)
Coach: Jeff Walz
Probable Starters:
Nyla Harris, Sophomore, Forward, 10.6 ppg, 6.6 rpg
Olivia Cochran, Senior, Forward, 10.6 ppg, 6.5 rpg
Nina Rickards, Senior, Guard, 6.8 ppg, 2.5 apg
Sydney Taylor, Senior, Guard, 10.9 ppg, 2.2 apg
Kiki Jefferson, Senior, Guard, 12.5 ppg, 2.4 apg, 4.6 rpg
Key Role Players:
Elif Istanbulluoglu, Freshman, Forward, 2.5 ppg, 2.3 rpg
Jayda Curry, Junior, Guard, 9.2 ppg, 2.0 apg
Merissah Russell, Senior, Guard, 4.9 ppg
Eylia Love, Senior, Guard, 3.8 ppg
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 73.7 (54th in nation, 6th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 62.7 (140, 7)
Field-Goal Percentage: 45.4 (31, 3)
Field-Goal Defense: 41.7 (248, 12)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 4.8 (264, 13)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 32.3 (117, 6)
Free-Throw Percentage: 75.0 (69, 7)
Rebound Margin: 6.0 (43, 4)
Assists Per Game: 13.5 (142, 9)
Turnovers Per Game: 15.4 (155, 10)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
| 2023 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Drake |
| 2023 | NCAA | Round of 32 win over Texas |
| 2023 | NCAA | Regional Semifinal win over Mississippi |
| 2023 | NCAA | Regional Final loss to Iowa |
| 2022 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Albany |
| 2022 | NCAA | Round of 32 win over Gonzaga |
| 2022 | NCAA | Regional Semifinal win over Tennessee |
| 2022 | NCAA | Regional Final win over Michigan |
| 2022 | NCAA | National Semifinal loss to South Carolina |
| 2021 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Marist |
| 2021 | NCAA | Round of 32 win over Northwestern |
| 2021 | NCAA | Regional Semifinal win over Oregon |
| 2021 | NCAA | Regional Final loss to Stanford |
| 2019 | NCAA | First Round win over Robert Morris |
| 2019 | NCAA | Second Round win over Michigan |
| 2019 | NCAA | Third Round win over Oregon State |
| 2019 | NCAA | Quarterfinal loss to Connecticut |
| 2018 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Boise State |
| 2018 | NCAA | Round of 32 win over Marquette |
| 2018 | NCAA | Regional Semifinal win over Stanford |
| 2018 | NCAA | Regional Final win over Oregon State |
| 2018 | NCAA | National Semifinal loss to Mississippi State |
| 2017 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Chattanooga |
| 2017 | NCAA | Round of 32 win over Tennessee |
| 2017 | NCAA | Regional Semifinal loss to Baylor |
| 2016 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Central Arkansas |
| 2016 | NCAA | Round of 32 loss to DePaul |
| 2015 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over BYU |
| 2015 | NCAA | Round of 32 win over South Florida |
| 2015 | NCAA | Regional Semifinal loss to Dayton |
| 2014 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Idaho |
| 2014 | NCAA | Round of 32 win over Iowa |
| 2014 | NCAA | Regional Semifinal win over LSU |
| 2014 | NCAA | Regional Final loss to Maryland |
| 2013 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Middle Tennessee |
| 2013 | NCAA | Round of 32 win over Purdue |
| 2013 | NCAA | Regional Semifinal win over Baylor |
| 2013 | NCAA | Regional Final win over Tennessee |
| 2013 | NCAA | National Semifinal win over California |
| 2013 | NCAA | National Final loss to Connecticut |
| 2012 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Michigan State |
| 2012 | NCAA | Round of 32 loss to Maryland |
| 2011 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Vanderbilt |
| 2011 | NCAA | Round of 32 win over Xavier |
| 2011 | NCAA | Regional Semifinal loss to Gonzaga |
| 2010 | WBI | First Round loss to Bradley |
| 2009 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Liberty |
| 2009 | NCAA | Round of 32 win over LSU |
| 2009 | NCAA | Regional Semifinal win over Baylor |
| 2009 | NCAA | Regional Final win over Maryland |
| 2009 | NCAA | National Semifinal win over Oklahoma |
| 2009 | NCAA | National Final loss to Connecticut |
| 2008 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Miami of Ohio |
| 2008 | NCAA | Round of 32 win over Kansas State |
| 2008 | NCAA | Regional Semifinal loss to Kentucky |
| 2007 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Brigham Young |
| 2007 | NCAA | Round of 32 loss to Arizona State |
*all team stats through 3/7
