Louisville head coach Jeff Walz talks about their loss to Oklahoma
“You have to be able to not only physically play, but mentally play,” the coach said about his players following the team’s loss Wednesday night.
Sam Upshaw Jr.
After giving up a double-digit lead in a 78-72 loss to No. 11 Oklahoma, No. 22 Louisville women’s basketball is set to face second-ranked UConn.
The Cardinals and Huskies play the second game of the Shark Beauty Women’s Champions Classic, tentatively scheduled to start at 9 p.m. today at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. Tennessee and Iowa play the first game at 7 p.m.
UConn leads the series over U of L, 19-3, with two of the Cardinals’ wins coming in the last five years. Last season, the Huskies won, 86-62.
Follow along here for live updates from tonight’s contest:
The Cardinals missed six 3-point attempts and shot 24% from the field. Olivia Cochran had five points for the squad.
The Huskies open the game with a 5-0 run while shooting 57% from the field.
The Women’s Champions Classic game between the Cardinals and Huskies is set for a 9 p.m. tipoff at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
The game will be televised on Fox. Qualified subscribers can also stream the Women’s Champions Classic contest on the Fox Sports website.
Nick Curran (play-by-play) and Cortnee Walton (analyst) will have the call on the Cardinal Sports Network (WLCL 93.9-FM and WGTK 970-AM in Louisville).
You can also listen online via GoCards.com.
*ACC game
Click here to view the Huskies’ 2024-25 schedule.
Click here to view the Huskies’ 2024-25 roster.
Reach Louisville football, women’s basketball and baseball beat writer Alexis Cubit at acubit@gannett.com and follow her on X at @Alexis_Cubit.
Two days after being bounced from the Big 12 women's basketball tournament in the second round, Arizona State has fired women's basketball coach Natasha Adair.
The SEC men’s basketball regular season draws to a close as the No. 1 ranked Auburn Tigers battle the No. 7 ranked Alabama Crimson Tide in this fierce in-stat
The top-ranked Auburn Tigers will look to get back into the win column when they battle
It’s the last day of the regular season in the Big East, with five games on Saturday that will shape Big East Tournament seeding and in UConn’s case, cou