Louisville uses a strong second half to defeat Marist to move on in the NCAA Tournament.
No. 15 seed Marist College - 43 | No. 2 seed University of Louisville - 74
2021 NCAA Tournament First Round – Alamo Region
Alamodome | San Antonio, Texas
Marist (18-4) came out of the gate strong leading the No. 2 seed Louisville (24-3) after the first quarter. The hot start wasn’t enough as the Cardinals applied their defensive pressure to take the first-round matchup. No. 2 Louisville advances to play No. 7 Northwestern University in the second round of the NCAA Women’s Tournament.
Louisville Notes:
• Hailey Van Lith led the way for Louisville with a game high 17 points on 7 of 11 shooting. The freshman also chipped in with four assists in 27 minutes played.
• Senior guard Dana Evans finished the game with 15 points. The ACC Player of the Year and AP First Team All-American was 6 of 16 from the field and 1 of 8 from 3-point range.
•The Cardinals led the Red Foxes 24 to 11 in bench points. Ahlana Smith led the way for Louisville’s bench with seven points, three rebounds and two assists.
• The Cardinals forced 22 turnovers which resulted in 27 points off those turnovers.
• Louisville used a 22 to 1 run in the third quarter to bring the game out of reach for Marist.
•The Cardinals held the Red Foxes to a season low 43 points in the victory.
Marist Notes:
• The Red Foxes were led by Junior guard Sarah Barcello, who had a team-high eight points to go along with five rebounds in 27 minutes played. Allie Best finished second on the team with seven points, four rebounds and two assists.
• Senior Willow Duffell battled foul trouble most of the evening, finishing with six points, eight rebounds and four assists.
• Marist led the game 15-12 after the first quarter and lead for over 16 minutes of the first half.
• Closing out the first half, Marist didn’t score a field goal over the last four minutes of the first half.
• Marist outrebounded Louisville 41 to 39 in the game. This led to Red Foxes finishing with 11 second chance points.
Next Up:
No. 2 Louisville advances to play No. 7 Northwestern University in the second round of the NCAA Women’s Tournament. The Red Foxes finish the season at 18-4.
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With 11 institutions strongly bound by the sound principles of quality and integrity in academics and excellence in athletics, the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) celebrates its 40th year of competition during the 2020-21 academic year. Current conference members include: Canisius College, Fairfield University, Iona College, Manhattan College, Marist College, Monmouth University, Niagara University, Quinnipiac University, Rider University, Saint Peter’s University, and Siena College.