2009–10 Louisville Cardinals women's basketball team

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2009–10 Louisville Cardinals women's basketball
Caribbean Challenge co-champions
ConferenceBig East Conference (1979–2013)
Record14-18 (5-11 Big East)
Head coach
  • Jeff Walz
Assistant coaches
  • Stephanie Norman
  • Michelle Clark-Heard
  • Bethann Shapiro Ord
Home arenaFreedom Hall (Capacity: 18,865)
Seasons
2009–10 Big East Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
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
Seton Hall 1 – 15   .063 9 – 21   .300
† 2010 Big East tournament winner

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

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  • 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]

Schedule

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Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 1, 2009*
2:00 p.m. 		Northern Kentucky W 79–54 
Freedom Hall 
Louisville, KY
Non-conference regular season
November 15, 2009*
1:00 p.m. 		at Dayton W 65–63  1–0
 UD Arena 
Dayton, OH
November 17, 2009*
7:00 p.m. 		at Hartford L 50–62  1–1
 Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (2,017)
West Hartford, CT
November 22, 2009*
4:30 p.m. 		Tennessee Tech W 84–54  2–1
 Freedom Hall 
Louisville, KY
November 27, 2009*
6:00 p.m. 		vs. Northern Iowa
Cancún Challenge 		W 81–53  3–1
 Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya 
Cancun, Mexico
November 28, 2009*
8:15 p.m. 		vs. Old Dominion
Cancún Challenge 		W 82–75  4–1
 Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya 
Cancun, Mexico
December 2, 2009*
7:00 p.m. 		at Central Michigan L 75–84  4–2
 McGuirk Arena 
Mount Pleasant, MI
December 6, 2009*
2:00 p.m. 		Utah W 60–55  5–2
 Freedom Hall 
Louisville, KY
December 9, 2009*
7:00 p.m. 		Middle Tennessee L 84–94  5–3
 Freedom Hall 
Louisville, KY
December 13, 2009*
2:00 p.m. 		IUPUI W 88–58  6–3
 Freedom Hall 
Louisville, KY
December 16, 2009*
7:00 p.m. 		at Tennessee L 56–86  6–4
 Thompson–Boling Arena (11,084)
Knoxville, TN
December 20, 2009*
1:00 p.m. 		at Kentucky
Battle for the Bluegrass/Pack the House 		L 67–101  6–5
 Memorial Coliseum (7,323)
Lexington, KY
December 22, 2009*
7:00 p.m. 		at New Hampshire W 76–67  7–5
 Lundholm Gym (763)
Durham, NH
December 29, 2009*
7:00 p.m. 		IPFW W 91–62  8–5
 Freedom Hall 
Louisville, KY
Big East regular season
January 2, 2010
2:00 p.m. 		at Cincinnati W 63–49  9–5
(1–0) 		Fifth Third Arena 
Cincinnati, OH
January 5, 2010
9:00 p.m. 		at DePaul L 70–76  9–6
(1–1) 		McGrath Arena 
Chicago, IL
January 9, 2010
4:00 p.m. 		Providence W 67–48  10–6
(2–1) 		Freedom Hall 
Louisville, KY
January 16, 2010
2:00 p.m. 		at Georgetown L 56–60  10–7
(2–2) 		McDonough Gymnasium 
Washington, D.C.
January 19, 2010
7:00 p.m. 		Notre Dame L 60–78  10–8
(2–3) 		Freedom Hall 
Louisville, KY
January 23, 2010
2:00 p.m. 		Syracuse L 58–64  10–9
(2–4) 		Freedom Hall 
Louisville, KY
January 26, 2010
7:00 p.m. 		Villanova W 53–50  11–9
(3–4) 		Freedom Hall 
Louisville, KY
January 30, 2010
7:00 p.m. 		at No. 22 West Virginia L 66–72  11–10
(3–5) 		WVU Coliseum 
Morgantown, WV
February 2, 2010
7:00 p.m. 		Cincinnati L 68–74 OT 11–11
(3–6) 		Freedom Hall 
Louisville, KY
February 7, 2010
12:00 p.m. 		Connecticut L 38–84  11–12
(3–7) 		Freedom Hall 
Louisville, KY
February 10, 2010
2:00 p.m. 		at St. John's L 56–91  11–13
(3–8) 		Carnesecca Arena 
Queens, NY
February 14, 2010
5:30 p.m, ESPN2 		at Pittsburgh L 69–72  11–14
(3–9) 		Petersen Events Center 
Pittsburgh,PA
February 16, 2010
7:00 p.m. 		Marquette W 77–61  12–14
(4–9) 		Freedom Hall 
Louisville, KY
February 24, 2010
7:00 p.m. 		at Seton Hall W 72–49  13–14
(5–9) 		Walsh Gymnasium 
South Orange, NJ
February 27, 2010
2:00 p.m. 		South Florida L 60–63  13–15
(5–10) 		Freedom Hall 
Louisville, KY
March 1, 2010
7:30 p.m. 		at Rutgers L 52–72  13–16
(5–11) 		Louis Brown Athletic Center 
Piscataway, NJ
Big East Women's Tournament
March 5, 2010*
12:00 p.m. 		(13) vs. (12) Pittsburgh
First round 		W 79–71  14–16
 XL Center 
Hartford, CT
March 6, 2010*
12:00 p.m. 		(13) vs. (5) Notre Dame
Second round 		L 52–89  14–17
 XL Center 
Hartford, CT
WBI Tournament
March 17, 2010*
7:00 p.m. 		(3) (6) Bradley
First round 		L 59–69  14–18
 Freedom Hall 
Louisville, KY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
W=West.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Rucker to Redshirt Next Season in Women's Basketball". Archived from the original on October 6, 2011. Retrieved May 18, 2009.
  2. ^ "Women's Basketball Will be Honorary Grand Marshalls in Pegasus Parade". Archived from the original on October 6, 2011. Retrieved May 18, 2009.
  3. ^ "Women's Basketball Assistant Stephanie Norman Named a Rising Star". Archived from the original on October 6, 2011. Retrieved May 18, 2009.
  4. ^ "Mary Jackson and Tiera Stephen Leave Louisville Women's Basketball". Archived from the original on October 6, 2011. Retrieved May 18, 2009.
  5. ^ "2009-10 Women's Basketball Schedule". gocards.com. Retrieved October 21, 2024.


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