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Louisville Women Back To Freedom Hall
The University of Louisville women’s basketball team will return to Freedom Hall Wednesday, opening game in Women’s Basketball Invitational. Opponent will be named late (very late) Monday night. They are still working on the field, according to the person who answered the WBI phone.
Louisville Women May Play Again At Freedom Hall
Lady Cards Accept Invitation To Women’s Basketball Invitational
By Sonja Sykes
The University of Louisville women’s basketball team has accepted an invitation to compete in the new 16-team Women’s Basketball Invitational. The full field and tournament pairings will be announced Monday. 
Teams not making the NCAA Tournament or WNIT are eligible. First-round match ups will be on Wednesday and Thursday next week. The tournament features an east coast, west coast bracket format, with higher seeded teams hosting home games, and retaining most of the revenue.
Coach Jeff Walz is hopeful Louisville (14-17) can secure a first round game at Freedom Hall. He noted that junior guard LaToya Johnson and freshman guard Nikki Burton could be available for the game. Both have recovered sufficiently from injuries to possibly play if cleared by the U of L medical staff.
Bracket Junkie Has Louisville In NCAA Field
Despite the University of Louisville’s abysmal performance against Marquette on Tuesday, ESPN bracketologist specialist Joe Lunardi still projects U of L making the tournament field, as a No. 9 seed against UNLV, a No. 8 seed. The Las Vegas team, which beat Louisville earlier this season, is 21-7.
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The Louisville baseball Cards are sailing along with an 8-0 record after Wednesday’s 13-6 win over Evansville at Jim Patterson Stadium. They play three games at home starting Friday against Le Moyne College, a Jesuit school located in Syracuse — 3 p.m. Friday, Noon Saturday, and 1 p.m. Sunday.
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The U of L women’s basketball season opens play in the Big East Tournament at Hartford as the No. 13 seed against No. 12-seed Pittsburgh Friday at Noon. Games will be telecast on Big East TV.
Tempers Flare In U of L-Rutgers Women’s Game
By Paul Sykes
In a game marred by technical fouls and shoving matches at the end, Rutgers blew by the University of Louisville women’s basketball team 72-52 in the regular season finale.
With her team up by 20 with seconds remaining in the game, April Sykes decided to drive to the basket instead of letting time expire. Gwen Rucker, who had earlier bloodied Sykes’ nose with an elbow shot, fouls her one more time. Rutgers sub Erika Wheeler shoves Rucker, Rachel Story shoves Wheeler and the whistles erupt.
The officials give Rutgers the ball out of bounds with five seconds remaining. Sykes proceeds to hurl the ball off Monique Reid’s back during the in-bounds play. More shoving and both teams are sent to their benches. Sykes should have held the ball and let the clock run out. It’s what you do when you’re up by 20 points.
In basketball action:
Rachel Story had a career high 16 points for Louisville, most of it mop up duty but an impressive performance, Monique Reid with 13 after sitting eight minutes in the first half with foul problems … Keisha Hines with nine turnovers, mostly traveling violations … Becky Burke with three three-pointers but playing matador defense.
With its 16th loss in 29 games, Louisville will enter the Big East Tournament as the No. 13 seed, playing in the first game on Friday at noon against Pittsburgh, the 12 seed.
Jeff Walz Makes Promise After Louisville Loses
Last game at Freedom Hall
Jeff Walz came close to apologizing to University of Louisville women’s basketball fans after his team was defeated by South Florida 63-60 in the closing seconds to nail the lid on a losing regular season record.
“I promise you this will not happen again,” he told the crowd of approximately 5,000 people attending the final regular season game ever at historic Freedom Hall. “I’m very proud of this team. They have fought so hard despite so much adversity and injuries. We will be back.”
USF’s Alysson Speed hit her eighth three-point shot with four seconds remaining to give her team the win. The Lady Cards’ record is 13-15, and the last regular season game is at Rutgers on Monday. Here’s the shot:
The best player on the floor was U of L’s Monique Reid, finishing with 33 points and eight rebounds during her 39 minutes.
Seniors Chauntise Wright and Brandie Radde were honored in pre-game ceremonies.
