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Virginia Plays at No. 3 Louisville on Thursday

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CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The Virginia women’s basketball team (3-18, 0-11 ACC) plays at No. 3 Louisville (21-2, 11-1 ACC) on Thursday, Feb. 10 at 7 p.m. at the KFC Yum! Center in Louisville, Ky.

BROADCAST INFORMATION

  • The game will be streamed online through ACCNX. ACCNX streams are available through participating TV providers that carry ACC Network and can be watched on the ESPN app and through WatchESPN
  • All of the 2021-22 Virginia women’s basketball games are available locally on the radio on NewsRadio 1070 AM and 98.9 FM WINA
  • Live stats will also be available for the game

NOTING THE CAVALIERS

  • The Louisville game is No. 3 in a string of six games in 12 days for the Cavaliers
  • Virginia matched its highest offensive output of the season when it scored 70 points on Tuesday against Syracuse. UVA shot 48.1 percent from the field (26-of-54), their second-best shooting night of the season
  • Virginia went 10-of-14 (71.4 percent) from the field in the fourth quarter. It was the second time this season shooting better than 70.0 percent from the field in a quarter
  • Virginia has won the rebounding battle in each of the last three games including being +2 against Syracuse. The Cavaliers grabbed a season-high 49 rebounds against the Clemson
  • 22 of Virginia’s 26 baskets against Syracuse were assisted
  • Junior guard Taylor Valladay had 10 of those assists, the most by a Cavalier since Kylie Kornegay-Lucas had 10 against Notre Dame on Jan. 26, 2020
  • Valladay is one of just three ACC players to dish 10 assists in a game this season, joining Teisha Hyman of Syracuse and Olivia Miles of Notre Dame. Miles has five double-digit assist performances this season while Hyman and Valladay each have one
  • Sophomore guard Kaydan Lawson also had a career high for assists with five
  • Valladay ranks seventh in the ACC in assists per game (3.6) and ninth in assist to turnover ratio (1.29)
  • Sophomore guard Mir McLean, a mid-year transfer from UConn, had her first career 20-point game on Tuesday against Syracuse. McLean went 8-of-12 from the field. She is now averaging double figures at 11.4 points per game
  • Amandine Toi scored 13 of her 18 points against Syracuse in the fourth quarter
  • Student center Eleah Parker matched her season high with 12 rebounds against Clemson
  • Parker has moved up to sixth in the ACC in blocked shots per game at 1.65. She averages 2.5 blocked shots per game against conference opponents, tied for second in the ACC
  • Parker has blocked 33 shots this season. Her next closest teammate is junior forward London Clarkson with 10

SCOUTING LOUISVILLE

  • Louisville is ranked No. 3 in this week’s AP poll and the USA Today Coaches Poll
  • Louisville is coming off a 100-64 victory at Syracuse on Sunday
  • The Cardinals lead the ACC and are ranked No. 13 in the nation in field goal shooting percentage at 46.0 percent
  • Emily Engstler leads the ACC in steals at 2.52 per game. She ranks third in rebounds per game at 8.5
  • Engstler is on the midseason watch list for the Naismith Player of the year
  • Sophomore forward Hailey Van Lith is one of 10 candidates on the midseason watch list for the Nancy Lieberman Award. To be considered for this prestigious award, candidates exhibit the floor leadership, playmaking and ball-handling skills of Class of 1996 Hall-of-Famer Nancy Lieberman
  • Kianna Smith is on the 10-player watch list for the Ann Meyers Drysdale Award recognizing the top shooting guard in the country
  • Virginia’s Director of Women’s Basketball Operations Jimmy Yu is a Louisville alum, graduating in 2016 with a B.A. in Sport Management. Yu was a two-year student manager for the Louisville women’s basketball team
  • Louisville leads the all-time series 10-2 and has won the last nine meetings
  • Virginia’s last win against the Cardinals was 75-59 victory at home on March 1, 2015

ON THE HORIZON

  • Virginia closes the week at Wake Forest (12-11, 2-10 ACC) on Sunday, Feb. 13 at 4 p.m. at the LJVM Coliseum
  • The Cavaliers return home to host Miami (12-9, 5-6 ACC) on Tuesday, Feb. 15 at 6 p.m., the first of four-straight home games to close out the regular season

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