2017–18 Louisville Cardinals women's basketball team

2017–18 Louisville Cardinals women's basketball
ACC Tournament champions
ACC regular season co-champions
Preseason WNIT champions
NCAA Tournament, Final Four
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 4
AP No. 3
2017–18 record 36–3 (15–1 ACC)
Head coach Jeff Walz (11th season)
Assistant coach Stephanie Norman
Assistant coach Samantha Williams
Assistant coach Sam Purcell
Home arena KFC Yum! Center
2017–18 ACC women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 3 Louisville *†15–1 .938  36–3  .923
No. 5 Notre Dame15–1 .938  35–3  .921
No. 11 Florida State12–4 .750  26–7  .788
No. 21 NC State11–5 .688  26–9  .743
No. 20 Duke11–5 .688  24–9  .727
Syracuse10–6 .625  22–9  .710
Miami (FL)10–6 .625  21–11  .656
Virginia10–6 .625  19–14  .576
Virginia Tech6–10 .375  23–14  .622
Georgia Tech6–10 .375  20–14  .588
Wake Forest5–11 .313  14–17  .452
North Carolina4–12 .250  15–16  .484
Pittsburgh2–14 .125  10–20  .333
Boston College2–14 .125  7–23  .233
Clemson1–15 .063  11–19  .367
† 2018 ACC Tournament winner
*Tournament #1 seed
As of 31 March 2018; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2017–18 Louisville Cardinals women's basketball team represented the University of Louisville during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cardinals, led by 11th-year head coach Jeff Walz, played their home games at the KFC Yum! Center in their fourth year in the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 36–3, 15–1 in ACC play to win a share of the regular season title. They defeated Virginia Tech, NC State, and Notre Dame to win the ACC Women's Tournament. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Women's Tournament. As the No. 1 seed in the Lexington region, they defeated Boise State and Marquette to advance to the Sweet Sixteen. There they defeated Stanford and Oregon State in the Elite Eight to advance to the school's third Final Four. In the Final Four, they lost to Mississippi State in overtime.

Previous season

The Cardinals finished the 2016–17 season at 29–8, 12–4 in ACC play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the ACC Women's Tournament where they lost to Notre Dame. They received an at-large bid for the NCAA Women's Tournament and advanced to the Sweet Sixteen where they lost to Baylor.

Roster

2017–18 Louisville Cardinals women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 1 Dana Evans 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) FrWest Side Leadership Academy Gary, IN
F 2 Myisha Hines-Allen 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SrMontclair Montclair, NJ
F 3 Sam Fuehring 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) JrImmaculate Conception Wanaque, NJ
G 10 Sydney Zambrotta 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SoChrist the King North Babylon, NY
G 11 Arica Carter 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS JrLloyd C. Bird Long Beach, CA
G 12 Lindsey Duvall 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) FrBullitt East Mount Washington, KY
F 21 Kylee Shook 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) SoMesa Ridge Colorado Springs, CO
G 23 Jazmine Jones 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SoFlorida A&M Developmental Tallahassee, FL
G 24 Jessica Laemmle 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m) SoMercy Academy Louisville, KY
G 25 Asia Durr 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) JrSt. Pius X Catholic Douglasville, GA
C 32 Loretta Kakala 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrManteca Manteca, CA
F 33 Bionca Dunham 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SoImhotep Institute Charter Philadelphia, PA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Rankings

Regular season ranking movement
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. RV=Received votes.
PollPre-
Season		Week
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15		Week
16		Week
17		Week
18		Week
19		Final
AP 9 5 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 2 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 N/A
Coaches 10 N/A 7 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 2 4 4 4 5 5 5 3 3 4

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
Nov 10, 2017*
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra		 No. 9 Southeast Missouri State
Preseason WNIT First Round		 W 80–40  1–0
 KFC Yum! Center (6,054)
Louisville, KY
Nov 12, 2017*
4:00 pm, ESPNU		 No. 9 vs. No. 5 Ohio State
Countdown to Columbus		 W 95–90 OT 2–0
 Nationwide Arena (9,711)
Columbus, OH
Nov 14, 2017*
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra		 No. 5 Toledo
Preseason WNIT Quarterfinals		 W 90–55  3–0
 KFC Yum! Center (7,444)
Louisville, KY
Nov 16, 2017*
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra		 No. 5 No. 25 Michigan
Preseason WNIT Semifinals		 W 74–49  4–0
 KFC Yum! Center (5,651)
Louisville, KY
Nov 19, 2017*
3:00 pm, CBSSN		 No. 5 No. 10 Oregon
Preseason WNIT Championship		 W 74–61  5–0
 KFC Yum! Center (6,162)
Louisville, KY
Nov 24, 2017*
1:00 pm, ACCN Extra		 No. 4 Murray State W 115–51  6–0
 KFC Yum! Center (6,881)
Louisville, KY
Nov 30, 2017*
8:00 pm, BTN		 No. 4 at Indiana
ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge		 W 72–59  7–0
 Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (2,853)
Bloomington, IN
Dec 03, 2017*
3:00 pm		 No. 4 at South Dakota State W 68–64  8–0
 Frost Arena (2,506)
Brookings, SD
Dec 05, 2017*
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra		 No. 4 UT Martin W 91–56  9–0
 KFC Yum! Center (6,279)
Louisville, KY
Dec 07, 2017*
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra		 No. 4 Vanderbilt W 79–57  10–0
 KFC Yum! Center (6,132)
Louisville, KY
Dec 09, 2017*
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra		 No. 4 Middle Tennessee W 80–26  11–0
 KFC Yum! Center (6,752)
Louisville, KY
Dec 12, 2017*
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra		 No. 3 Tennessee State W 95–56  12–0
 KFC Yum! Center (5,782)
Louisville, KY
Dec 17, 2017*
3:00 pm, SECN		 No. 3 at Kentucky
The Battle for the Bluegrass		 W 87–63  13–0
 Memorial Coliseum (5,871)
Lexington, KY
Dec 20, 2017*
3:00 pm		 No. 3 at Air Force W 62–50  14–0
 Clune Arena (537)
Colorado Springs, CO
Dec 28, 2017
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra		 No. 3 at Georgia Tech W 74–71  15–0
(1–0)		 McCamish Pavilion (1,473)
Atlanta, GA
Dec 31, 2017
2:30 pm, FS Regional		 No. 3 at NC State W 55–47  16–0
(2–0)		 Reynolds Coliseum (2,865)
Raleigh, NC
Jan 04, 2018
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra		 No. 3 No. 17 Duke W 66–60  17–0
(3–0)		 KFC Yum! Center (8,101)
Louisville, KY
Jan 7, 2018
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra		 No. 3 Virginia Tech W 67–56  18–0
(4–0)		 KFC Yum! Center (7,523)
Louisville, KY
Jan 11, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN		 No. 3 No. 2 Notre Dame W 100–67  19–0
(5–0)		 KFC Yum! Center (12,614)
Louisville, KY
Jan 18, 2018
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra		 No. 2 at Pittsburgh W 77–51  20–0
(6–0)		 Petersen Events Center (441)
Pittsburgh, PA
Jan 21, 2018
5:00 pm, ESPN2		 No. 2 No. 12 Florida State L 49–50  20–1
(6–1)		 KFC Yum! Center (14,248)
Louisville, KY
Jan 25, 2018
11:00 am, ACCN Extra		 No. 4 at Miami (FL) W 84–74  21–1
(7–1)		 Watsco Center (2,706)
Coral Gables, FL
Jan 28, 2018
1:00 pm, RSN		 No. 4 Wake Forest W 89–52  22–1
(8–1)		 KFC Yum! Center (10,139)
Louisville, KY
Feb 01, 2018
7:00 pm, RSN		 No. 4 at Virginia W 77–41  23–1
(9–1)		 John Paul Jones Arena (2,877)
Charlottesville, VA
Feb 04, 2018
1:00 pm, ACCN Extra		 No. 4 at Syracuse W 84–77  24–1
(10–1)		 Carrier Dome (2,575)
Syracuse, NY
Feb 09, 2018
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra		 No. 4 Clemson W 65–48  25–1
(11–1)		 KFC Yum! Center (7,014)
Louisville, KY
Feb 12, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN2		 No. 4 at No. 1 Connecticut L 58–69  25–2
(11–1)		 Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,167)
Storrs, CT
Feb 15, 2018
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra		 No. 4 at Boston College W 87–52  26–2
(12–1)		 Conte Forum (929)
Chestnut Hill, MA
Feb 18, 2018
2:30 pm, RSN		 No. 4 at North Carolina W 67–57  27–2
(13–1)		 Carmichael Arena (3,934)
Chapel Hill, NC
Feb 22, 2018
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra		 No. 4 Virginia W 51–39  28–2
(14–1)		 KFC Yum! Center (8,434)
Louisville, KY
Feb 25, 2018
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra		 No. 4 Pittsburgh W 81–49  29–2
(15–1)		 KFC Yum! Center (10,431)
Louisville, KY
ACC Women's Tournament
Mar 02, 2018
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra		 (1) No. 4 vs. (9) Virginia Tech
Quarterfinals		 W 73–70  30–2
 Greensboro Coliseum (3,297)
Greensboro, NC
Mar 03, 2018
12:00 pm, ESPNU		 (1) No. 4 vs. (5) No. 23 NC State
Semifinals		 W 64–59  31–2
 Greensboro Coliseum 
Greensboro, NC
Mar 04, 2018
2:00 pm, ESPN2		 (1) No. 4 vs. (2) No. 5 Notre Dame
Championship		 W 74–72  32–2
 Greensboro Coliseum (7,424)
Greensboro, NC
NCAA Women's Tournament
Mar 16, 2018*
12:00 pm, ESPN2		 (1 L) No. 3 (16 L) Boise State
First Round		 W 74–42  33–2
 KFC Yum! Center 
Louisville, KY
Mar 18, 2018*
12:00 pm, ESPN2		 (1 L) No. 3 (8 L) Marquette
Second Round		 W 90–72  34–2
 KFC Yum! Center (8,017)
Louisville, KY
Mar 23, 2018*
9:00 pm, ESPN		 (1 L) No. 3 vs. (4 L) No. 15 Stanford
Sweet Sixteen		 W 86–59  35–2
 Rupp Arena (5,715)
Lexington, KY
Mar 25, 2018*
12:00 pm, ESPN		 (1 L) No. 3 vs. (6 L) No. 13 Oregon State
Elite Eight		 W 76–43  36–2
 Rupp Arena (6,268)
Lexington, KY
Mar 30, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN2		 (1 L) No. 3 vs. (1 KC) No. 4 Mississippi State
Final Four		 L 63–73 OT 36–3
 Nationwide Arena (19,564)
Columbus, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. L=Lexington Region.
All times are in Eastern.

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