Louisville, a team with eight freshmen that improved steadily throughout the season to earn a No. 7 seed, beat Nebraska in its tournament opener Friday. The Cards are 12.5-point underdogs heading into Sunday’s game.
Louisville (21-10) earned a No. 7 seed and will face No. 10 seed Nebraska (21-11) on Friday in Fort Worth, Texas.
A couple of freshmen provided a major spark to give the Cardinals a 78-52 over Clemson in their home finale.
The University of Louisville women’s basketball team is three-quarters of an awfully good team. The Cardinals have played right with some teams whose names will be prominent in March.
Hannah Hidalgo dropped 34 points while Notre Dame shot 55% from the field.
The Cardinals see their winning streak snapped on the road.
Freshman Tajianna Roberts dropped a season-high 23 points.
Louisville bounced back at home after suffering back-to-back losses to ranked opponents.
A traditionally tough OVC program, Tennessee Martin pressed Louisville throughout, but the Cardinals handled it with a deft offensive attack and solid shooting to take an 86-64 victory.
