2017–18 Louisville Cardinals women's basketball team

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.

2017–18 Louisville Cardinals women's basketball
ACC Tournament champions
ACC regular season co-champions
Preseason WNIT champions
NCAA Tournament, Final Four
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 4
APNo. 3
2017–18 record36–3 (15–1 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Stephanie Norman
  • Samantha Williams
  • Sam Purcell
Home arenaKFC Yum! Center
2017–18 ACC women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 3 Louisville *†151 .938  363  .923
No. 5 Notre Dame151 .938  353  .921
No. 11 Florida State124 .750  267  .788
No. 21 NC State115 .688  269  .743
No. 20 Duke115 .688  249  .727
Syracuse106 .625  229  .710
Miami (FL)106 .625  2111  .656
Virginia106 .625  1914  .576
Virginia Tech610 .375  2314  .622
Georgia Tech610 .375  2014  .588
Wake Forest511 .313  1417  .452
North Carolina412 .250  1516  .484
Pittsburgh214 .125  1020  .333
Boston College214 .125  723  .233
Clemson115 .063  1119  .367
2018 ACC Tournament winner
*Tournament #1 seed
As of 31 March 2018; Rankings from AP Poll

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
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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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