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Louisville Cardinals
RECORD: 19-10 REGION: Mideast SEED: 13
COACH: Martin Clapp CONFERENCE: Conference USA |
RESULTS| MESSAGE BOARD
Road to the Final Four.............................................................................................
| PREVIOUS GAMES |
| DATE |
OPPONENT |
ROUND |
RESULT |
| March 16, 2001 |
Xavier |
1st Round |
L 80 - 52 |
Overview
 Despite getting upset by eighth-seeded DePaul 78-57 in the C-USA quarterfinals, Louisville reached the NCAA Tournament. Coach Martin Clapp was named Coach of the Year after steering the Cardinals to their first outright C-USA regular-season title with a 14-2 overall conference mark. After starting the season 0-5, Louisville went on to win 17 of its last 19 games, and finished 13-0 at home this season. In Clapp's first year as sole head coach, he led the team to a 19-8 overall record, while earning the No. 1 seed in the C-USA Tournament.Player to Watch
Sara Nord, a freshman who was named to the Conference USA first team, recorded the school's first-ever triple double and is second on the team in scoring (14 ppg) and leads the league in assists (210). The 5-foot-4 guard broke C-USA's single-season assist record in league games with 132 and has recorded six double-doubles this year.
Roster
NO. PLAYER POS HT YRS HOMETOWN
5 Marju Sober G 5-10 JR Estonia
10 Kim Graham G 6-0 FR Bowling Green, KY
14 Sara Nord G 5-5 FR Jeffersonville, IN
22 Janelle Antoine G 5-9 JR Delray Beach, FL
24 Kara Kessans G 5-9 JR Tell City, IN
30 Marcia Alvarado G 5-8 FR Brandon, FL
32 LaKisha Hoffman C 6-2 JR Mount Riverdale, IL
34 Shanta Bowens C 6-2 SO Louisville, KY
40 Tiana Ford C 6-2 SO St. Louis, MO
42 Kassidi Bishop G/F 5-11 JR Littleton, CO
50 Carol Brown F 6-1 SO Stone Mountain, GA
55 Shamika Ingram C 6-3 JR Peoria, IL
Notable Numbers
The C-USA quarterfinal loss, the Cardinals shot 22 percent (17-for-77) in setting a record for futility in C-USA tournament play. At one point, the Cardinals went without a field goal for 10:35.
Tournament history
Previous NCAA Tournament Bids: 7
NCAA Tournament Record: 3-7
Final Four Appearances: None
NCAA Tournament Championships: None
Best NCAA Tournament Finish: 1993, 1995, 1998, Second Round
Last NCAA Appearance: 1999, lost to Illinois, 69-67, First Round
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