2018–19 Louisville Cardinals women's basketball team

The 2018–19 Louisville Cardinals women's basketball team represented the University of Louisville during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cardinals, led by 12th-year head coach Jeff Walz, played their home games at the KFC Yum! Center in their fifth year in the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 32–4, 14–2 in ACC play to win a share of the regular season title. They advanced to the championship game of the ACC Women's Tournament where they lost to Notre Dame. They received the at-large bid to the NCAA Women's Tournament as a No. 1 seed in the Albany region where they defeated Robert Morris and Michigan in the first and second rounds, Oregon State in the sweet sixteen before losing to Connecticut in the elite eight.

2018–19 Louisville Cardinals women's basketball
ACC regular season co-champions
NCAA Tournament, Elite Eight
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 6
APNo. 5
2018–19 record32–4 (14–2 ACC)
Head coachJeff Walz (12th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Stephanie Norman
  • Samantha Williams
  • Sam Purcell
Home arenaKFC Yum! Center
2018–19 ACC women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 3 Notre Dame†14–2 .875  35–4  .897
No. 5 Louisville14–2 .875  32–4  .889
No. 10 NC State12–4 .750  28–6  .824
No. 19 Miami (FL)12–4 .750  25–9  .735
No. 12 Syracuse11–5 .688  25–9  .735
No. 25 Florida State10–6 .625  24–9  .727
Clemson9–7 .563  20–13  .606
North Carolina8–8 .500  18–15  .545
Georgia Tech7–9 .438  17–13  .567
Virginia Tech6–10 .375  22–12  .647
Duke6–10 .375  15–15  .500
Virginia5–11 .313  12–19  .387
Boston College3–13 .188  14–16  .467
Pittsburgh2–14 .125  11–20  .355
Wake Forest1–15 .063  10–20  .333
† 2019 ACC Tournament winner
As of March 7, 2019; Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The Cardinals finished the 2017–18 season at 36–3, 15–1 in ACC play to finish in a tie for first place. They won the ACC Women's Tournament. They received an automatic bid for the NCAA Women's Tournament as a number one seed. In the tournament, they advanced to the Final Four where they lost to Mississippi State.

Off-season

Recruiting Class

Source:[1]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Mykasa Robinson
G		 Ashland, KY Ashland Blazer 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 97
Seygan Robins
G		 Harrodsburg, KY Mercer County 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 97
Molly Lockhart
F		 Louisville, KY Butler 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 90
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

    Roster
    2017–18 Louisville Cardinals women's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    G 1 Dana Evans 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) SoWest Side Leadership Academy Gary, IN
    G 2 Yacine Diop  5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS SrSeton-La Salle
    Pittsburgh    		 Dakar, Senegal
    F 3 Sam Fuehring 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SrImmaculate Conception Wanaque, NJ
    G 4 Seygan Robins 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrMercer County Harrodsburg, KY
    G 5 Mykasa Robinson 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) FrAshland Blazer Ashland, KY
    G 11 Arica Carter 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS SrLloyd C. Bird Long Beach, CA
    G 12 Lindsey Duvall 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS FrBullitt East Mount Washington, KY
    F 21 Kylee Shook 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) JrMesa Ridge Colorado Springs, CO
    G 23 Jazmine Jones 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JrFlorida A&M Developmental Tallahassee, FL
    G 24 Jessica Laemmle 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m) JrMercy Academy Louisville, KY
    G 25 Asia Durr 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SrSt. Pius X Catholic Douglasville, GA
    F 30 Molly Lockhart 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrButler Louisville, KY
    F 33 Bionca Dunham 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) JrImhotep Institute Charter Philadelphia, PA
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • (W) Walk-on

    Roster
    Last update: October 18, 2018

    Rankings
    Main article: 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
    Regular season ranking movement
    Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. RV=Received votes.
    PollPre-
    Season    		Week
    2    		Week
    3    		Week
    4    		Week
    5    		Week
    6    		Week
    7    		Week
    8    		Week
    9    		Week
    10    		Week
    11    		Week
    12    		Week
    13    		Week
    14    		Week
    15    		Week
    16    		Week
    17    		Week
    18    		Week
    19    		Final
    AP 5 5 5 5 5 4 3 3 3 2 (10) 4 4 3 (2) 2 (3) 2 (3) 4 3 3 5 N/A
    Coaches 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 2 (9) 4 4 3 2 (3) 2 (2) 4-T 3 3 5 6

    Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll and AP does not release a final poll.

    Schedule and results
    Date
    time, TV    		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Regular season
    November 6, 2018*
    7:00 PM    		 No. 5 at Western Kentucky W 102–80  1–0
    		 E. A. Diddle Arena (3,476)
    Bowling Green, KY
    November 9, 2018*
    7:00 PM    		 No. 5 at Chattanooga W 75–49  2–0
    		 McKenzie Arena (1,147)
    Chattanooga, TN
    November 19, 2018*
    9:00 PM    		 No. 5 at Boise State W 74–55  3–0
    		 Taco Bell Arena (4,125)
    Boise, ID
    November 23, 2018*
    5:30 PM    		 No. 5 vs. No. 19 Arizona State
    South Point Thanksgiving Shootout    		 W 58–56  4–0
    		 South Point Arena (1,276)
    Enterprise, NV
    November 24, 2018*
    3:00 PM    		 No. 5 vs. Hartford
    South Point Thanksgiving Shootout    		 W 86–69  5–0
    		 South Point Arena (989)
    Enterprise, NV
    November 26, 2018*
    7:00 PM    		 No. 5 Miami (OH) W 95–73  6–0
    		 KFC Yum! Center (7,544)
    Louisville, KY
    November 29, 2018*
    7:00 PM    		 No. 5 Nebraska
    ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge    		 W 85–68  7–0
    		 KFC Yum! Center (7,363)
    Louisville, KY
    December 2, 2018*
    2:00 PM    		 No. 5 Tennessee State W 107–52  8–0
    		 KFC Yum! Center (7,762)
    Louisville, KY
    December 4, 2018*
    7:00 PM    		 No. 5 UT Martin W 102–62  9–0
    		 KFC Yum! Center (7,004)
    Louisville, KY
    December 9, 2018*
    2:00 PM, ACCN Extra    		 No. 5 No. 19 Kentucky
    Battle for the Bluegrass    		 W 80–75  10–0
    		 KFC Yum! Center (13,786)
    Louisville, KY
    December 15, 2018*
    11:30 AM    		 No. 4 Northern Kentucky W 92–59  11–0
    		 KFC Yum! Center (7,781)
    Louisville, KY
    December 20, 2018*
    7:00 PM    		 No. 3 at Central Michigan W 72–68  12–0
    		 McGuirk Arena (2,833)
    Mount Pleasant, MI
    January 3, 2019
    7:00 PM, ACCN Extra    		 No. 3 North Carolina W 73–66  13–0
    (1–0)    		 KFC Yum! Center (8,506)
    Louisville, KY
    January 6, 2019
    2:00 PM, ACCN Extra    		 No. 3 at Duke W 73–51  14–0
    (2–0)    		 Cameron Indoor Stadium (4,148)
    Durham, NC
    January 10, 2019
    7:00 PM, ESPN    		 No. 2 at No. 1 Notre Dame L 68–82  14–1
    (2–1)    		 Edmund P. Joyce Center (9,149)
    Notre Dame, IN
    January 13, 2019
    2:00 PM, ACCN Extra    		 No. 2 Georgia Tech W 61–44  15–1
    (3–1)    		 KFC Yum! Center (10,514)
    Louisville, KY
    January 17, 2019
    7:00 PM, ACCN Extra    		 No. 4 Virginia W 91–43  16–1
    (4–1)    		 KFC Yum! Center (7,834)
    Louisville, KY
    January 20, 2019
    1:00 PM, ACCN Extra    		 No. 4 at Wake Forest W 73–49  17–1
    (5–1)    		 LJVM Coliseum (1,193)
    Winston-Salem, NC
    January 24, 2019
    7:00 PM, RSN    		 No. 4 at No. 22 Florida State W 68–49  18–1
    (6–1)    		 Donald L. Tucker Center (3,446)
    Tallahassee, FL
    January 27, 2019
    2:00 PM, ACCN Extra    		 No. 4 Pittsburgh W 70–42  19–1
    (7–1)    		 KFC Yum! Center (10,067)
    Louisville, KY
    January 31, 2019*
    7:00 PM, ESPN    		 No. 3 No. 2 Connecticut W 78–69  20–1
    		 KFC Yum! Center (17,023)
    Louisville, KY
    February 2, 2019
    2:00 PM, ACCN Extra    		 No. 3 at Clemson W 76–44  21–1
    (8–1)    		 Littlejohn Coliseum (1,537)
    Clemson, SC
    February 7, 2019
    7:00 PM, ACCN Extra    		 No. 2 No. 15 Syracuse W 76–51  22–1
    (9–1)    		 KFC Yum! Center (8,521)
    Louisville, KY
    February 10, 2019
    12:00 PM, RSN    		 No. 2 at Virginia Tech W 72–63  23–1
    (10–1)    		 Cassell Coliseum (2,006)
    Blacksburg, VA
    February 17, 2019
    3:00 PM, ESPN2    		 No. 2 No. 20 Miami (FL) L 73–79  23–2
    (10–2)    		 KFC Yum! Center (12,193)
    Louisville, KY
    February 21, 2019
    7:00 PM, ACCN Extra    		 No. 4 at Virginia W 71–49  24–2
    (11–2)    		 John Paul Jones Arena (2,588)
    Charlottesville, VA
    February 24, 2019
    2:00 PM, ACCN Extra    		 No. 4 Boston College W 87–51  25–2
    (12–2)    		 KFC Yum! Center (11,132)
    Louisville, KY
    February 28, 2019
    7:00 PM, ACCN Extra    		 No. 3 No. 10 NC State W 92–62  26–2
    (13–2)    		 KFC Yum! Center (10,602)
    Louisville, KY
    March 3, 2019
    2:00 PM, ACCN Extra    		 No. 3 at Pittsburgh W 67–40  27–2
    (14–2)    		 Petersen Events Center (1,381)
    Pittsburgh, PA
    ACC Women's Tournament
    March 8, 2019
    7:00 PM, RSN    		 (2) No. 3 vs. (7) Clemson
    Quarterfinals    		 W 75–67  28–2
    		 Greensboro Coliseum (5,646)
    Greensboro, NC
    March 9, 2019
    2:30 PM, ESPNU    		 (2) No. 3 vs. (3) No. 9 NC State
    Semifinals    		 W 78–68  29–2
    		 Greensboro Coliseum (6,943)
    Greensboro, NC
    March 10, 2019
    12:00 PM, ESPN2    		 (1) No. 3 vs. (2) No. 4 Notre Dame
    Championship Game    		 L 79–99  29–3
    		 Greensboro Coliseum (10,104)
    Greensboro, NC
    NCAA Women's Tournament
    March 22, 2019*
    12:00 PM, ESPN2    		 (1 A) No. 5 (16 A) Robert Morris
    First Round    		 W 69–34  30–3
    		 KFC Yum! Center (6,593)
    Louisville, KY
    March 24, 2019*
    12:00 PM, ESPN2    		 (1 A) No. 5 (8 A) Michigan
    Second Round    		 W 71–50  31–3
    		 KFC Yum! Center (7,725)
    Louisville, KY
    March 29, 2019*
    9:30 PM, ESPN    		 (1 A) No. 5 vs. (4 A) No. 11 Oregon State
    Sweet Sixteen    		 W 61–44  32–3
    		 Times Union Center (8,765)
    Albany, NY
    March 31, 2019*
    12:00 PM, ESPN    		 (1 A) No. 5 vs. (2 A) No. 2 Connecticut
    Elite Eight    		 L 73–80  32–4
    		 Times Union Center (9,204)
    Albany, NY
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. A=Albany Region.
    All times are in Eastern.

    Source[2]

    References
    1. "Louisville Cardinals". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
    2. "2018–19 Louisville Cardinals women's basketball schedule". Louisville Cardinals. Retrieved March 19, 2019.
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