2013–14 Louisville Cardinals women's basketball team

2013–14 Louisville Cardinals women's basketball
2013–14 Louisville Cardinals women's basketball
Preseason WNIT champions
NCAA tournament, Elite Eight
Conference	American Athletic Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 5
AP	No. 3
Record	33–5 (16–2 The American)
Head coach	Jeff Walz (7th season);
Assistant coaches	Stephanie Norman; Sam Purcell; Samantha Williams;
Home arena	KFC Yum! Center
	Seasons ← 2012–13 2014–15 →

2013–14 American Athletic Conference women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 1 UConn†	18	–	0	1.000	40	–	0	1.000
No. 4 Louisville	16	–	2	.889	33	–	5	.868
South Florida	13	–	5	.722	23	–	13	.639
Rutgers	12	–	6	.667	28	–	9	.757
SMU	8	–	10	.444	18	–	14	.563
Temple	8	–	10	.444	14	–	16	.467
Memphis	6	–	12	.333	13	–	18	.419
Cincinnati	5	–	13	.278	13	–	18	.419
UCF	3	–	15	.167	10	–	20	.333
Houston	1	–	17	.056	6	–	25	.194


† American Tournament winner winner As of 8 April 2014 Rankings from AP poll^[1]^[2]

The 2013–14 Louisville Cardinals women's basketball team represented the University of Louisville during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cardinals, led by seventh-year head coach Jeff Walz, played their home games at the KFC Yum! Center and were in their first and only year in the American Athletic Conference. The school joined the Atlantic Coast Conference in July 2014.

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	00	Sara Hammond	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Jr	Rockcastle County	Mount Vernon, Kentucky
G	2	Monny Niamke	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)	RS So	Lindsey Wilson	Rouen, France
C	3	Sheronne Vails	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	Sr	Arundel	Odenton, Maryland
G	4	Antonita Slaughter	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Sr	Christian Academy	Louisville, Kentucky
G	10	Starr Breedlove	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	So	DePaul Catholic Trinity Valley CC	Teaneck, New Jersey
F	12	Shawnta' Dyer	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	RS Jr	Marion Harding	Marion, Ohio
F	13	Cortnee Walton	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	So	St. Mary's	Surprise, Arizona
C	15	Megan Deines	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	So	Glendale	Springfield, Missouri
G	21	Bria Smith	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Jr	Christ the King	Massapequa, New York
G	22	Jude Schimmel	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Jr	Franklin (Portland, OR)	Mission, Oregon
G	23	Shoni Schimmel	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Sr	Franklin (Portland, OR)	Mission, Oregon
G	25	Tia Gibbs	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	RS Sr	Butler Vanderbilt	Louisville, Kentucky
F	31	Asia Taylor	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	RS Sr	Whetstone	Columbus, Ohio
F	32	Emmonnie Henderson	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Fr	Edwardsville	Edwardsville, Illinois

Head coach

Jeff Walz (Northern Kentucky)

Assistant coach(es)

Stephanie Norman (Arizona State)
Sam Purcell (Auburn)
Samantha Williams (Auburn)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2013-12-31

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/05/2013* 11:00 am	No. 5	Pikeville	W 127–40	–	KFC Yum! Center (N/A) Louisville, KY
Regular Season
11/09/2013* 7:00 pm	No. 5	Loyola–Chicago Preseason WNIT First Round	W 101–54	1–0	KFC Yum! Center (7,511) Louisville, KY
11/11/2013* 7:00 pm	No. 5	Quinnipiac Preseason WNIT Quarterfinals	W 100–82	2–0	KFC Yum! Center (6,783) Louisville, KY
11/14/2013* 7:00 pm	No. 5	No. 14 LSU Preseason WNIT semifinals	W 88–67	3–0	KFC Yum! Center (8,099) Louisville, KY
11/17/2013* 4:00 pm, CBSSN	No. 5	at No. 11 Oklahoma Preseason WNIT championship game	W 97–92 ^OT	4–0	Lloyd Noble Center (7,358) Norman, OK
11/21/2013* 7:00 pm	No. 4	Ohio	W 90–33	5–0	KFC Yum! Center (7,011) Louisville, KY
11/24/2013* 2:00 pm	No. 4	Florida State	W 69–59 ^OT	6–0	KFC Yum! Center (10,045) Louisville, KY
11/27/2013* 8:00 pm, ESPN3	No. 4	at WKU	W 74–61	7–0	E. A. Diddle Arena (3,725) Bowling Green, KY
12/01/2013* 1:00 pm, FSSO	No. 4	at No. 7 Kentucky The Battle For The Bluegrass	L 69–74	7–1	Memorial Coliseum (7,963) Lexington, KY
12/03/2013* 7:00 pm	No. 7	Missouri State	W 91–49	8–1	KFC Yum! Center (6,833) Louisville, KY
12/07/2013* 7:00 pm	No. 7	Wright State	W 99–40	9–1	KFC Yum! Center (7,163) Louisville, KY
12/14/2013* 7:00 pm	No. 7	Austin Peay	W 108–53	10–1	KFC Yum! Center (7,534) Louisville, KY
12/17/2013* 7:00 pm	No. 7	at Ball State	W 105–67	11–1	John E. Worthen Arena (1,104) Muncie, IN
12/21/2013* 1:00 pm, WHAS	No. 7	No. 11 Colorado	W 69–62	12–1	KFC Yum! Center (9,812) Louisville, KY
12/29/2013 3:00 pm, ESPNU	No. 7	SMU	W 71–51	13–1 (1–0)	KFC Yum! Center (7,677) Louisville, KY
01/01/2014 4:00 pm, ESPN3	No. 7	at Temple	W 77–68	14–1 (2–0)	McGonigle Hall (906) Philadelphia, PA
01/04/2014 2:00 pm, WHAS	No. 7	Cincinnati	W 64–45	15–1 (3–0)	KFC Yum! Center (8,370) Louisville, KY
01/12/2014 3:00 pm, ESPNU	No. 7	at South Florida	W 62–54	16–1 (4–0)	USF Sun Dome (2,379) Tampa, FL
01/15/2014 3:00 pm, WHAS	No. 5	Central Florida	W 75–56	17–1 (5–0)	KFC Yum! Center (7,067) Louisville, KY
01/19/2014 1:30 pm, ESPNU	No. 5	at SMU	W 81–66	18–1 (6–0)	Moody Coliseum (1,650) Dallas, TX
01/21/2014 8:00 pm, ESPN3	No. 5	at Houston	W 93–52	19–1 (7–0)	Hofheinz Pavilion (1,025) Houston, TX
01/26/2014 1:00 pm, ESPNU	No. 5	Memphis	W 88–61	20–1 (8–0)	KFC Yum! Center (10,345) Louisville, KY
01/28/2014 9:00 pm, CBSSN	No. 5	at Rutgers	W 80–71	21–1 (9–0)	The RAC (1,733) Piscataway, NJ
02/02/2014 2:00 pm, CBSSN	No. 5	South Florida	W 79–59	22–1 (10–0)	KFC Yum! Center (8,280) Louisville, KY
02/04/2014 7:00 pm, ESPN3	No. 4	at Central Florida	W 74–59	23–1 (11–0)	CFE Arena (708) Orlando, FL
02/09/2014 1:00 pm, ESPN	No. 4	at No. 1 Connecticut	L 64–81	23–2 (11–1)	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,167) Storrs, CT
02/12/2014 7:00 pm, ESPN3	No. 4	Temple	W 60–50	24–2 (12–1)	KFC Yum! Center (7,858) Louisville, KY
02/16/2014 1:00 pm, ESPNU	No. 4	at Memphis	W 82–66	25–2 (13–1)	Elma Roane Fieldhouse (2,585) Memphis, TN
02/19/2014 7:00 pm, WHAS	No. 3	Houston	W 81–62	26–2 (14–1)	KFC Yum! Center (7,408) Louisville, KY
02/23/2014 3:00 pm, ESPNU	No. 3	Rutgers	W 73–58	27–2 (15–1)	KFC Yum! Center (14,327) Louisville, KY
03/01/2014 2:00 pm, ESPN3	No. 3	at Cincinnati	W 75–51	28–2 (16–1)	Fifth Third Arena (1,008) Cincinnati, OH
03/03/2014 7:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 3	No. 1 Connecticut Senior Night & Native American Appreciation Night	L 48–68	28–3 (16–2)	KFC Yum! Center (22,163) Louisville, KY
American Athletic Conference Women's Tournament
03/08/2014 6:00 pm, ESPN3	No. 3	vs. Houston Quarterfinals	W 88–43	29–3	Mohegan Sun Arena (N/A) Uncasville, CT
03/09/2014 3:00 pm, ESPNU	No. 3	vs. South Florida Semifinals	W 60–56	30–3	Mohegan Sun Arena (7,635) Uncasville, CT
03/10/2014 7:00 pm, ESPN	No. 3	vs. No. 1 Connecticut Championship Game	L 52–72	30–4	Mohegan Sun Arena (8,034) Uncasville, CT
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/16/2014* 5:30 pm, ESPN	No. 4	vs. Idaho First Round	W 88–42	31–4	Carver-Hawkeye Arena (N/A) Iowa City, IA
03/18/2014* 9:30 pm, ESPN2	No. 4	at No. 19 Iowa Second Round	W 83–53	32–4	Carver-Hawkeye Arena (4,320) Iowa City, IA
03/30/2014* 2:30 pm, ESPN	No. 4	LSU Sweet Sixteen	W 73–47	33–4	KFC Yum! Center (11,097) Louisville, KY
04/01/2014* 7:00 pm, ESPN	No. 4	No. 11 Maryland Elite Eight	L 73–76	33–5	KFC Yum! Center (N/A) Louisville, KY
Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. Source:*^[3]

References

^ "NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Standings - 2013-14". ESPN. Retrieved April 11, 2014.
^ "2014 NCAA Women's Basketball Rankings - AP Top 25 Postseason (Mar. 17)". ESPN. Retrieved April 11, 2014.
^ "2013-14 Louisville Cardinals women's basketball schedule". Louisville Cardinals. Retrieved December 30, 2013.

[1] "NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Standings - 2013-14". ESPN. Retrieved April 11, 2014.

[2] "2014 NCAA Women's Basketball Rankings - AP Top 25 Postseason (Mar. 17)". ESPN. Retrieved April 11, 2014.

[3] "2013-14 Louisville Cardinals women's basketball schedule". Louisville Cardinals. Retrieved December 30, 2013.

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v t e Louisville Cardinals women's basketball
Venues	Freedom Hall (1975–2010) KFC Yum! Center (2010–present)
Rivalries	Kentucky
Culture & lore	Cardinal Bird
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
NCAA Final Four appearance in italics

Roster

Schedule

See also

References