2009–10 Louisville Cardinals women's basketball team
The 2009–10 Louisville Cardinals women's basketball team represented the University of Louisville in the 2009–2010 NCAA Division I basketball season. The Cards, coached by Jeff Walz, played their final season at Freedom Hall at the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville, Kentucky, before moving into the KFC Yum! Center in Downtown Louisville for the 2010–11 season. The Cardinals were a member of the Big East Conference.
| 2009–10 Louisville Cardinals women's basketball | |
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Caribbean Challenge co-champions | |
| Conference | Big East Conference (1979–2013) |
| Record | 14-18 (5-11 Big East) |
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| Home arena | Freedom Hall (Capacity: 18,865) |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connecticut | 16 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 39 | – | 0 | 1.000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Virginia | 13 | – | 3 | .813 | 29 | – | 6 | .829 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgetown | 13 | – | 3 | .813 | 26 | – | 7 | .788 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| St. John's | 12 | – | 4 | .750 | 25 | – | 7 | .781 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notre Dame | 12 | – | 4 | .750 | 29 | – | 6 | .829 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rutgers | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 19 | – | 15 | .559 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| DePaul | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 21 | – | 12 | .636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Providence | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 19 | – | 15 | .559 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Syracuse | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 25 | – | 11 | .694 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marquette | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 17 | – | 16 | .515 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Florida | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 15 | – | 16 | .484 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pittsburgh | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 16 | – | 15 | .516 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisville | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 14 | – | 18 | .438 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cincinnati | 4 | – | 12 | .250 | 12 | – | 18 | .400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Villanova | 3 | – | 13 | .188 | 14 | – | 16 | .467 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seaton Hall | 1 | – | 15 | .063 | 9 | – | 21 | .300 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2010 Big East tournament winner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Offseason
- April 21, 2009 : Freshman forward Gwen Rucker will play volleyball during the 2009 season while redshirting during the 2009–10 women's basketball season. Rucker was a starter for both the Louisville volleyball and women's basketball teams this past season, helping lead both to NCAA tournament play. Rucker saw action in 32 games for the Cardinals, starting in the final 27 games. She finished the year averaging three points and 2.1 rebounds per game.[1]
- April 28, 2009: The University of Louisville women's basketball team will serve as Honorary Grand Marshals of the Pegasus Parade. The Cardinals advanced to the 2009 NCAA Championship game. The 54th annual Parade will begin at 5 p.m. on Thursday, April 30.[2]
- April 29, 2009: BasketballScoop.com and ONS PerformanceTM announced that Louisville women's basketball assistant coach Stephanie Norman was named a finalist for their "Coaches of the Year" awards focusing on the "Rising Stars" of the college basketball coaching profession. The finalists were nominated by their peers, and were the 10 leading vote getters in our online voting. Norman joined Walz on the Louisville staff two years ago when he took over the program.[3]
- May 5, 2009 : Freshman guards Mary Jackson and Tiera Stephen will not return to the University of Louisville women's basketball team for the 2009–10 season. Jackson and Stephen are currently exploring other options to continue their playing careers.[4]
Exhibition
| Date | Location | Opponent | Score | Leading scorer | Record |
| Nov. 1 | Freedom Hall | Northern Kentucky | 79-54[5] | Keshia Hines, 22 | 1-0 |
Schedule
| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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| Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
| November 15, 2009* |
Dayton | W 65–63 | Dayton, OH | ||||||||
| November 17, 2009* 7:00 pm |
at Hartford | L 50–62 | Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (2,017) West Hartford, CT | ||||||||
| November 22, 2009* |
Tennessee Tech | W 84-54 | Freedom Hall Louisville, KY | ||||||||
| December 2, 2009* |
Central Michigan | L 75-84 | McGuirk Arena Mount Pleasant, MI | ||||||||
| December 6, 2009* |
Utah | W 60-55 | Freedom Hall Louisville, KY | ||||||||
| December 9, 2009* |
Middle Tennessee | L 84-94 | Freedom Hall Louisville, KY | ||||||||
| December 16, 2009* 7:00 pm |
at Tennessee | L 56-86 | Thompson–Boling Arena (11,084) Knoxville, TN | ||||||||
| December 20, 2009* 1:08 pm |
at Kentucky Battle for the Bluegrass/Pack the House |
L 67–101 | Memorial Coliseum (7,323) Lexington, KY | ||||||||
| December 22, 2009* |
at New Hampshire | W 76–67 | Lundholm Gym (763) Durham, NH | ||||||||
| December 29, 2009* |
IPFW | L 62–91 | Freedom Hall Louisville, KY | ||||||||
| Feb 14, 2010 5:30 p.m, ESPN2 |
at Pitt | L 69–72 | Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA | ||||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. All times are in Eastern Time. | |||||||||||
See also
References
- "Rucker to Redshirt Next Season in Women's Basketball". Archived from the original on October 6, 2011. Retrieved May 18, 2009.
- "Women's Basketball Will be Honorary Grand Marshalls in Pegasus Parade". Archived from the original on October 6, 2011. Retrieved May 18, 2009.
- "Women's Basketball Assistant Stephanie Norman Named a Rising Star". Archived from the original on October 6, 2011. Retrieved May 18, 2009.
- "Mary Jackson and Tiera Stephen Leave Louisville Women's Basketball". Archived from the original on October 6, 2011. Retrieved May 18, 2009.
- "Women's Basketball Defeats Northern Kentucky 79-54 in Exhibition Play". Archived from the original on October 6, 2011. Retrieved December 20, 2009.
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