No. 19/23 Women's Basketball Holds off Dayton 65-63
Nov. 15, 2009
Dayton, Ohio - No. 19/23 Louisville pulled out a 65-63 road win at Dayton on Sunday afternoon. Sophomore Monique Reid led the Cardinals off the bench with 18 points and 14 rebounds for her first career double-double. LaToya Johnson and Asia Taylor also scored double figures with 10 points each for the Cardinals. Kendel Ross led the Flyers with 17 points and nine rebounds. "It wasn't a pretty win," said Walz. "But it was a good road win against a very good Dayton team. I am happy with the win but we still have some work to do. Now we just need to enjoy the win on the bus ride home and then put it behind us and prepare for another tough road game at Hartford." The first half saw six lead changes and five ties. Dayton jumped out to a 3-0 lead to start the game but the Cardinals kept it close taking their first lead of the game off a layup by Johnson at the 14:14 mark. The Flyers regained the lead off a 3-pointer by De'Sarae Chambers with just over 11 minutes remaining in the game. The lead changed two more times before Reid and Keshia Hines hit back-to-back jumpers to take a four point lead at the 8:16 minute mark. The Flyers kept it close and took a 24-23 lead off two free throws from Brittany Taylor with just over four minutes remaining in the half. The Cards took the lead again on the next possession with two free throws from Taylor. Louisville kept the lead until Ross hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer to tie the game at 30 to end the half. The Cardinals took a two-point lead to start the second half. The Flyers then went on a 7-0 run to take the biggest lead of the game at 37-32 with 17:18 remaining. The Cardinals kept chiseling at the lead until Becky Burke knocked down a 3-pointer at the 13:32 mark to tie the game up at 41 all.
The Cardinals took the lead off a basket by Chauntise Wright. The lead changed hands again and the Cards tied it at 47 with a layup from Reid with 9:20 remaining. The Flyers took the lead again after a 3-pointer by Ross. The Cardinals cut the lead to one after two Reid free throws with 6:25 remaining. The Flyers went on a 6-0 run to take a 60-53 lead at the 4:53 mark. Louisville then went on a 6-0 run to cut the lead to 60-59 with 4:10 remaining. The Flyers converted on 1 of 2 from the line to take a 61-59 lead at the 2:55 mark. Johnson then knocked down a jumper on the next possession to tie it at 61 for the 11th tie of the game. Both team missed shots and Dayton made two free throws to take a 63-61 lead with 37 second remaining. After the timeout the Cardinals found Burke who nailed a 3-pointer with 27 seconds left to take a 64-63 lead. Ross attempted a 3-pointer for the Flyers but Reid came up with a big defensive rebound for the Cardinals and was fouled. Reid converted on 1 of 2 from the line to take a 65-63 lead with five seconds remaining. The Cardinals played full court defense forcing Dayton to a 40 foot shot that did not go in. Louisville finished the game shooting 42 percent while holding Dayton to 31.7 percent. The Flyers shot 30 percent from behind the arc while the Cardinals shot just 20 percent. Louisville outrebounded the Flyers 48-38. The Cardinals will be back in action on Tuesday, Nov. 17 at Hartford. The game will tip off at 7:00 p.m. and will be broadcast live on WKRD. |
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