2020–21 Louisville Cardinals women's basketball team

2020–21 ACC women's basketball standings
	Duke suspended their season on December 25, 2020; Virginia suspended their season on January 14, 2021
	† 2021 ACC Tournament winner ; As of February 4, 2020; Rankings from AP Poll

Louisville Cardinals women's basketball
2020–21 Louisville Cardinals women's basketball
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 3
AP	No. 1
2020–21 record	17–1 (10–1 ACC)
Head coach	Jeff Walz (14th season);
Assistant coaches	Stephanie Norman; Sam Purcell; Jonneshia Pineda;
Home arena	KFC Yum! Center

The 2020–21 Louisville Cardinals women's basketball team represents the University of Louisville during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cardinals, are led by 14th-year head coach Jeff Walz, and play their home games at the KFC Yum! Center in their seventh year in the Atlantic Coast Conference. On January 18th, 2021, following a 12-0 start, the Cardinals were ranked number 1 in the AP Poll for the first time in program history, garnering 20 of 29 first place votes.[1]

Previous season

The Cardinals finished the 2019–20 season at 28–4 and 16–2 in ACC play. They finished as the regular season ACC champions and earned the first seed in the ACC tournament. They defeated Syracuse in the Quarterfinals before losing to eventual champions NC State in the Semifinals. The NCAA Tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 outbreak.[2]

Off-season

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Reason for Departure
Yacine Diop	2	G	5'10"	Senior	Dakar, Senegal	Graduated
Seygan Robins	3	G	5'10"	Sophomore	Harrodsburg, KY	Transferred to UT Martin
Lindsey Duvall	12	G	5'9"	Sophomore	Mount Washington, KY	Transferred to Northern Kentucky
Jazmine Jones	23	G	6'0"	Senior	Tallahassee, FL	Graduated; drafted 12th overall in the 2020 WNBA draft by the New York Liberty
Jessica Laemmle	24	G	5'2"	Senior	Louisville, KY	Graduated
Molly Lockhart	30	F	6'3"	Freshman	Louisville, KY	—
Bionca Dunham	33	F	6'2"	Senior	Philadelphia, PA	Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Ahlana Smith	2	G	5'9"	Junior	Charlotte, NC	Gulf Coast State

Recruiting Class

Source:[3]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight
Hailey Van Lith G	Wenatchee, WA	Cashmere	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)	N/A
Hailey Van Lith G	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 98
Olivia Cochran F	Columbus, GA	Carver	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	N/A
Olivia Cochran F	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 98
Merissah Russell G	Ottawa, Ontario	Cairine Wilson	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	N/A
Merissah Russell G	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 90
Ahlana Smith G	Charlotte, NC	Mallard Creek	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	N/A
Ahlana Smith G	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

2020–21 Louisville Cardinals women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	0	Ramani Parker	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	RS Fr	Montverde Academy	Fresno, CA
G	1	Dana Evans	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Sr	West Side Leadership Academy	Gary, IN
G	2	Ahlana Smith	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Jr	Mallard Creek Gulf Coast State	Charlotte, NC
F	3	Malea Williams	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	Fr	Scott County	Georgetown, KY
G	4	Elizabeth Balogun	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Jr	Hamilton Heights Christian Academy Georgia Tech	Chattanooga, TN
G	5	Mykasa Robinson	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Jr	Ashland Blazer	Ashland, KY
G	10	Hailey Van Lith	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Fr	Cashmere	Wenatchee, WA
G	11	Norika Konno	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	So	Seiwa Gakuen	Sendai, Japan
G	13	Merissah Russell	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Fr	Cairine Wilson	Ottawa, Ontario
G	14	Kianna Smith	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	RS Jr	Troy California	Moreno Valley, CA
F	22	Elizabeth Dixon	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	Jr	Ridgeway Georgia Tech	Memphis, TN
G	31	Nyah Green	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	RS Fr	Allen	Allen, TX
F	44	Olivia Cochran	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Fr	Carver	Columbus, GA

Head coach

Jeff Walz (Northern Kentucky)

Assistant coach(es)

Stephanie Norman (Arizona State)
Sam Purcell (Auburn)
Jonneshia Pineda (Georgia Southwestern State)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: December 2, 2020

Schedule and results

Source[4]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-Conference Regular season
November 25, 2020* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+	No. 5	at Southeast Missouri	W 74–53	1–0	Show Me Center (475) Cape Girardeau, MO
Novebmer 29, 2020* 1:00 p.m., ACCNX	No. 5	Eastern Kentucky	W 101–58	2–0	KFC Yum! Center (2,614) Louisville, KY
December 4, 2020* 6:30 p.m., ESPN	No. 5	vs. No. 20 DePaul Jimmy V Classic	W 116–75	3–0	Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, CT
December 6, 2020* 2:00 p.m.	No. 5	UT Martin	W 85–67	4–0	KFC Yum! Center (2,709) Louisville, KY
ACC Regular season
December 9, 2020 7:00 p.m., RSN	No. 2	at Duke	W 73–49	5–0 (1–0)	Cameron Indoor Stadium (0) Durham, NC
December 13, 2020 4:00 p.m., ACCN	No. 2	North Carolina	Postponed [5]		KFC Yum! Center Louisville, KY
December 17, 2020 8:00 p.m., ACCN	No. 2	Florida State	Postponed [6]		KFC Yum! Center Louisville, KY
December 20, 2020 1:00 p.m., RSN	No. 2	Miami (FL)	Postponed [7]		KFC Yum! Center Louisville, KY
January 1, 2020 3:00 p.m., ACCNX	No. 2	Northern Kentucky	W 74–64	6–0	KFC Yum! Center (0) Louisville, KY
January 2, 2020 Noon, ACCNX	No. 2	Bellarmine	W 97–46	7–0	KFC Yum! Center (2,718) Louisville, KY
January 3, 2021 Noon, ACCN	No. 2	at Virginia	Postponed		John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA
January 5, 2021 2:30 p.m., ACCN	No. 2	North Carolina	Postponed		KFC Yum! Center Louisville, KY
January 5, 2021 2:30 p.m., ACCN	No. 2	UT Martin	W 96–61	8–0	KFC Yum! Center (2,754) Louisville, KY
January 7, 2021 6:30 p.m., RSN	No. 2	Pittsburgh	Postponed		KFC Yum! Center Louisville, KY
January 7, 2021 8:00 p.m., RSN	No. 2	at Virginia Tech	W 71–67	9–0 (2–0)	Cassell Coliseum (250) Blacksburg, VA
January 10, 2021 Noon, ACCN	No. 2	at Florida State	Postponed		Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, FL
January 10, 2021 Noon, ACCN	No. 2	Clemson	W 70–45	10–0 (3–0)	KFC Yum! Center (2,734) Louisville, KY
January 14, 2021 8:00 p.m., ACCN	No. 2	Boston College	W 89–70	11–0 (4–0)	KFC Yum! Center (2,604) Louisville, KY
January 17, 2021 3:00 p.m., ESPN	No. 2	No. 3 NC State	Postponed[8]		KFC Yum! Center Louisville, KY
January 17, 2021 3:00 p.m., ESPN	No. 2	Florida State	W 84–56	12–0 (5–0)	KFC Yum! Center (2,804) Louisville, KY
January 21, 2021 9:00 p.m., ESPN2	No. 1	No. 23 Syracuse	W 67–54	13–0 (6–0)	KFC Yum! Center (2,643) Louisville, KY
January 24, 2021 2:00 p.m., ACCN	No. 1	at Wake Forest	W 65–63	14–0 (7–0)	LJVM Coliseum (0) Winston-Salem, NC
January 26, 2021 4:00 p.m., ACCN	No. 1	Miami (FL)	W 79–76	15–0 (8–0)	KFC Yum! Center (2,653) Louisville, KY
January 28, 2021 7:00 p.m., ACCN	No. 1	North Carolina	W 79–68	16–0 (9–0)	KFC Yum! Center (2,748) Louisville, KY
February 1, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN2	No. 1	No. 4 NC State	L 60–74	16–1 (9–1)	KFC Yum! Center (2,989) Louisville, KY
February 4, 2021 8:00 p.m., ACCN	No. 1	at Boston College	W 97–68	17–1 (10–1)	Conte Forum (0) Chestnut Hill, MA
February 7, 2021 2:00 p.m., ESPN	No. 1	Notre Dame			KFC Yum! Center Louisville, KY
February 11, 2021 7:00 p.m., ACCNX		Georgia Tech			KFC Yum! Center Louisville, KY
February 14, 2021 1:00 p.m., ESPN2		at Syracuse			Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY
February 18, 2021 7:00 p.m., ACCNX		at Pittsburgh			Peterson Events Center Pittsburgh, PA
February 21, 2021 4:00 p.m., ACCNX		at Florida State			Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, FL
February 28, 2021 Noon, ESPN2/ACCN		at Notre Dame			Purcell Pavilion Notre Dame, IN
ACC Women's Tournament
		vs.			Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Rankings

Regular season ranking movement
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. RV=Received votes.
Poll	Pre- 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	2 (2)	2 (1)	2 (1)	2 (1)	2	2	1 (20)^[A]	1 (20)	1 (26)
Coaches	5	2 (6)	2 (6)	2 (1)	2 (1)	2 (1)	2 (1)	1 (30)	1 (30)	3 (5)										N/A

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

^A This is the first time Louisville has been ranked number 1 in the AP Women's Basketball Poll in program history.[1]

References

"Louisville No. 1 in AP women's poll for 1st time". ESPN.com. ESPN. 18 January 2021. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
"NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring championships".
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"UofL Women's Basketball Game vs. Florida State Postponed". gocards.com. Louisville University Athletics. December 12, 2020. Retrieved December 18, 2020.
"UofL Women's Basketball Game vs. Miami Postponed". gocards.com. Louisville University Athletics. December 17, 2020. Retrieved December 18, 2020.
"ACC Women's Basketball Announces Schedule Changes". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. January 13, 2021. Retrieved January 14, 2021.

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[A]

Louisville Cardinals women's basketball
Venues	Freedom Hall (1975–2010) KFC Yum! Center (2010–present)
Rivalries	Kentucky
Culture & lore	Cardinal Bird
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21
NCAA Final Four appearance in italics

2020–21 ACC women's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 1 Louisville	10	–	1	.909	17	–	1	.944
No. 4 NC State	7	–	1	.875	12	–	1	.923
Georgia Tech	9	–	2	.818	11	–	3	.786
Syracuse	7	–	4	.636	10	–	4	.714
Florida State	5	–	4	.556	6	–	4	.600
Notre Dame	6	–	5	.545	8	–	7	.533
Clemson	5	–	7	.417	10	–	7	.588
Virginia Tech	5	–	7	.417	10	–	7	.588
Wake Forest	5	–	7	.417	8	–	8	.500
Miami (FL)	4	–	7	.364	7	–	7	.500
Pittsburgh	2	–	5	.286	4	–	6	.400
North Carolina	3	–	8	.273	8	–	8	.500
Boston College	1	–	8	.111	5	–	8	.385
Duke	0	–	1	.000	3	–	1	.750
Virginia	0	–	2	.000	0	–	5	.000
Duke suspended their season on December 25, 2020 Virginia suspended their season on January 14, 2021

† 2021 ACC Tournament winner As of February 4, 2020; Rankings from AP Poll