Louisville Women’s Basketball Drops Narrow Decision at Virginia Tech

Press Launch from the College of Louisville:

BLACKSBURG, Va. — The RV/RV College of Louisville ladies’s basketball group (13-6, 4-2) fought to the very finish and got here up simply quick in a 81-79 loss to #13/13 Virginia Tech (14-3, 4-3) Thursday evening at Cassell Coliseum. In a sport that featured 17 ties and 13 lead adjustments, the Cardinals had been unable to give you a bucket as time expired to increase the sport.

Guard Hailey Van Lith had her finest scoring efficiency of the season with a sport and season-high 29 factors to go together with 5 rebounds, three assists and three steals. Morgan Jones scored a season-high 19 factors and added a season-high 9 rebounds. Mykasa Robinson was everywhere in the ground with a season-high eight rebounds and 6 assists to go together with six factors and three steals.

The Cardinals acquired off to a scorching begin from the ground to start the primary quarter. Louisville hit 5-of-8 pictures, together with three in a row heading into the primary media timeout of the sport. The Hokies and Cardinals had been on it from the ground within the opening quarter as each groups shot over 50 %. There was just one three made within the quarter however the Hokies held a 20-14 lead after the opening 10 minutes.

The Hokies prolonged their result in seven to open the second however the Cardinals started to claw again because the quarter moved on. The Playing cards hit six of their final eight pictures to shut out the quarter and trailed the Hokies 36-32 on the half. Jones led the Cardinals with eight factors and Van Lith was proper behind her with seven. Eight totally different Cardinals scored within the first half.

The Cardinals had their finest taking pictures quarter of the sport within the third to get them into the lead. Louisville shot 10-of-15 from the ground, good for 66.7 %, as they outscored the Hokies 26-21 within the body. Van Lith and Jones took over for the Cardinals, scoring 19 of the group’s 26 factors. Van Lith scored 11 as Jones added eight to provide the Cardinals a slim 58-57 lead heading into the ultimate quarter.

Backwards and forwards fourth quarter as each groups traded buckets early on. A key sequence for the Cardinals within the remaining minutes began with an offensive rebound from Robinson to increase the possession. Jones drove to the bucket, made the layup and acquired fouled with 2:58 left. Jones hit the free throw to increase the Cardinals result in 74-71. The Hokies responded with the following six factors to take a 77-75 lead with 1:48 left. The Cardinals tied it on a Liz Dixon layup however the Hokies scored the following three factors to take an 80-77 lead with 42.9 left. After free throws from each groups and a Louisville steal, the Cardinals had the ball for the ultimate possession. The Playing cards remaining shot didn’t fall and so they dropped the tight street contest.

The Cardinals return to campus briefly earlier than heading on the street once more this week. Up subsequent for the Cardinals shall be a Sunday afternoon matchup with Florida State. The Cardinals and Seminoles will sq. off in Tallahassee at 1 p.m. on Sunday and it is going to be aired on RSN. Test your native listings for the channel in your space and it is going to be on domestically on Bally Sports activities South.

(Picture of Mykasa Robinson: Scott Utterback – Courier Journal / USA TODAY NETWORK)

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