2009–10 Louisville Cardinals women's basketball team

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2009–10 Louisville Cardinals women's basketball
Louisville Cardinals wordmark.svg
Caribbean Challenge co-champions
ConferenceBig East Conference (1979–2013)
2009–10 record6-4 ( Big East)
Head coach
  • Jeff Walz
Assistant coaches
  • Stephanie Norman
  • Michelle Clark-Heard
  • Bethann Shapiro Ord
Home arenaFreedom Hall (Capacity: 18,865)
Seasons
← 2008–09
 →

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.

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

Regular season[]

Roster[]

Number Name Height Position Class

Schedule[]

Date Location Opponent Score Leading scorer Record
Nov. 15 Dayton, Ohio Dayton 65-63 Monique Reid, 18[6] 1-0
Nov. 17 Hartford, Connecticut Hartford 50-62[7] Becky Burke, 15 1-1
Nov. 22 Freedom Hall Tennessee Tech 84-54 Becky Burke, 16[8] 2-1
Nov. 27 Cancún, Mexico 3-1
Nov. 28 Cancún, Mexico 4-1
Dec. 2 Mt. Pleasant, Michigan Central Michigan 75-84 Becky Burke, 18[9] 4-2
Dec. 6 Freedom Hall Utah 60-55[10] Becky Burke, 20 5-2
Dec. 9 Freedom Hall Middle Tennessee State 5-3
Dec. 13 Freedom Hall 6-3
Dec. 16 Knoxville Tennessee 56-86 Becky Burke, 23[11] 6-4
Dec. 20 Lexington Kentucky
Dec. 22 Durham, New Hampshire New Hampshire
Dec. 29
Jan. 2
Jan. 5
Jan. 9
Jan. 16
Jan. 19
Jan. 23
Jan. 26
Jan. 30

[12]

Big East Tournament[]

Player stats[]

Player Games Played Minutes Field Goals Three Pointers Free Throws Rebounds Assists Blocks Steals Points

Postseason[]

NCAA Basketball Tournament[]

Awards and honors[]

Team players drafted into the WNBA[]

Round Pick Player NBA Club

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Rucker to Redshirt Next Season in Women's Basketball".
  2. ^ "Women's Basketball Will be Honorary Grand Marshalls in Pegasus Parade".
  3. ^ "Women's Basketball Assistant Stephanie Norman Named a Rising Star".
  4. ^ "Mary Jackson and Tiera Stephen Leave Louisville Women's Basketball".
  5. ^ "Women's Basketball Defeats Northern Kentucky 79-54 in Exhibition Play".
  6. ^ http://www.uoflsports.com/sports/w-baskbl/stats/2009-2010/wbbgm2.html
  7. ^ "Cardinals Fall on the Road to Hartford, 62-50".
  8. ^ http://www.uoflsports.com/sports/w-baskbl/stats/2009-2010/game03.html
  9. ^ "Women's Basketball Falls at Central Michigan 84-75".
  10. ^ "No. 25 Women's Basketball Defeats Utah 60-55".
  11. ^ http://www.uoflsports.com/sports/w-baskbl/stats/2009-2010/ut090910.html
  12. ^ "2019-20 Women's Basketball Schedule".

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