2009–10 Louisville Cardinals women's basketball team
{{short description|Intercollegiate basketball season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
|sport=Women's Basketball
|year=2009–10
|team=Louisville Cardinals
|image=Louisville Cardinals wordmark.svg
|image_size=250
|conference=Big East Conference (1979–2013)
|short_conf=Big East
|CoachRank=
|APRank=
|record=14-18
|conf_record=5-11
|head_coach=Jeff Walz
|asst_coach1=Stephanie Norman
|asst_coach2=Michelle Clark-Heard
|asst_coach3=Bethann Shapiro Ord
|stadium=Freedom Hall (Capacity: 18,865)
|champion=Caribbean Challenge co-champions
|tourney=Women's Basketball Invitational
|tourney_result=First Round
}}
{{2009–10 Big East Conference women's basketball standings}}
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
- 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.{{Cite web | url=http://www.uoflsports.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/042109aaa.html | title=Rucker to Redshirt Next Season in Women's Basketball | access-date=2009-05-18 | archive-date=2011-10-06 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111006173126/http://www.uoflsports.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/042109aaa.html | url-status=dead }}
- 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.{{Cite web | url=http://www.uoflsports.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/042809aaa.html | title=Women's Basketball Will be Honorary Grand Marshalls in Pegasus Parade | access-date=2009-05-18 | archive-date=2011-10-06 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111006173358/http://www.uoflsports.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/042809aaa.html | url-status=dead }}
- 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.{{Cite web | url=http://www.uoflsports.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/042909aaa.html | title=Women's Basketball Assistant Stephanie Norman Named a Rising Star | access-date=2009-05-18 | archive-date=2011-10-06 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111006173415/http://www.uoflsports.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/042909aaa.html | url-status=dead }}
- 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.{{Cite web | url=http://www.uoflsports.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/050509aaa.html | title=Mary Jackson and Tiera Stephen Leave Louisville Women's Basketball | access-date=2009-05-18 | archive-date=2011-10-06 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111006173422/http://www.uoflsports.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/050509aaa.html | url-status=dead }}
Schedule
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!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|Louisville Cardinals}}|Exhibition
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 1, 2009
| time = 2:00 p.m.
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Northern Kentucky
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Freedom Hall
| site_cityst = Louisville, KY
| gamename =
| attend =
| tv =
| score = 79–54
| overtime =
| record =
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|Louisville Cardinals}}|Non-conference regular season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 15, 2009
| time = 1:00 p.m.
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Dayton
| opprank =
| site_stadium = UD Arena
| site_cityst = Dayton, OH
| gamename =
| attend =
| tv =
| score = 65–63
| overtime =
| record = 1–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 17, 2009
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Hartford
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion
| site_cityst = West Hartford, CT
| gamename =
| attend = 2,017
| tv =
| score = 50–62
| overtime =
| record = 1–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 22, 2009
| time = 4:30 p.m.
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Tennessee Tech
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Freedom Hall
| site_cityst = Louisville, KY
| gamename =
| attend =
| tv =
| score = 84–54
| overtime =
| record = 2–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 27, 2009
| time = 6:00 p.m.
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| opponent = Northern Iowa
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya
| site_cityst = Cancun, Mexico
| gamename = Cancún Challenge
| attend =
| tv =
| score = 81–53
| overtime =
| record = 3–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 28, 2009
| time = 8:15 p.m.
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| opponent = Old Dominion
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya
| site_cityst = Cancun, Mexico
| gamename = Cancún Challenge
| attend =
| tv =
| score = 82–75
| overtime =
| record = 4–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 2, 2009
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Central Michigan
| opprank =
| site_stadium = McGuirk Arena
| site_cityst = Mount Pleasant, MI
| gamename =
| attend =
| tv =
| score = 75–84
| overtime =
| record = 4–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 6, 2009
| time = 2:00 p.m.
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Utah
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Freedom Hall
| site_cityst = Louisville, KY
| gamename =
| attend =
| tv =
| score = 60–55
| overtime =
| record = 5–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 9, 2009
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Middle Tennessee
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Freedom Hall
| site_cityst = Louisville, KY
| gamename =
| attend =
| tv =
| score = 84–94
| overtime =
| record = 5–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 13, 2009
| time = 2:00 p.m.
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = IUPUI
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Freedom Hall
| site_cityst = Louisville, KY
| gamename =
| attend =
| tv =
| score = 88–58
| overtime =
| record = 6–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 16, 2009
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Tennessee
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Thompson–Boling Arena
| site_cityst = Knoxville, TN
| gamename =
| attend = 11,084
| tv =
| score = 56–86
| overtime =
| record = 6–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 20, 2009
| time = 1:00 p.m.
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Kentucky
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Memorial Coliseum
| site_cityst = Lexington, KY
| gamename = Battle for the Bluegrass/Pack the House
| attend = 7,323
| tv =
| score = 67–101
| overtime =
| record = 6–5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 22, 2009
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = New Hampshire
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Lundholm Gym
| site_cityst = Durham, NH
| gamename =
| attend = 763
| tv =
| score = 76–67
| overtime =
| record = 7–5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 29, 2009
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = IPFW
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Freedom Hall
| site_cityst = Louisville, KY
| gamename =
| attend =
| tv =
| score = 91–62
| overtime =
| record = 8–5
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|Louisville Cardinals}}|Big East regular season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 2, 2010
| time = 2:00 p.m.
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Cincinnati
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Fifth Third Arena
| site_cityst = Cincinnati, OH
| gamename =
| attend =
| tv =
| score = 63–49
| overtime =
| record = 9–5
| conference = 1–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 5, 2010
| time = 9:00 p.m.
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = DePaul
| opprank =
| site_stadium = McGrath Arena
| site_cityst = Chicago, IL
| gamename =
| attend =
| tv =
| score = 70–76
| overtime =
| record = 9–6
| conference = 1–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 9, 2010
| time = 4:00 p.m.
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Providence
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Freedom Hall
| site_cityst = Louisville, KY
| gamename =
| attend =
| tv =
| score = 67–48
| overtime =
| record = 10–6
| conference = 2–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 16, 2010
| time = 2:00 p.m.
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Georgetown
| opprank =
| site_stadium = McDonough Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Washington, D.C.
| gamename =
| attend =
| tv =
| score = 56–60
| overtime =
| record = 10–7
| conference = 2–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 19, 2010
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Notre Dame
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Freedom Hall
| site_cityst = Louisville, KY
| gamename =
| attend =
| tv =
| score = 60–78
| overtime =
| record = 10–8
| conference = 2–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 23, 2010
| time = 2:00 p.m.
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Syracuse
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Freedom Hall
| site_cityst = Louisville, KY
| gamename =
| attend =
| tv =
| score = 58–64
| overtime =
| record = 10–9
| conference = 2–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 26, 2010
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Villanova
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Freedom Hall
| site_cityst = Louisville, KY
| gamename =
| attend =
| tv =
| score = 53–50
| overtime =
| record = 11–9
| conference = 3–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 30, 2010
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = West Virginia
| opprank = 22
| site_stadium = WVU Coliseum
| site_cityst = Morgantown, WV
| gamename =
| attend =
| tv =
| score = 66–72
| overtime =
| record = 11–10
| conference = 3–5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 2, 2010
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Cincinnati
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Freedom Hall
| site_cityst = Louisville, KY
| gamename =
| attend =
| tv =
| score = 68–74
| overtime = OT
| record = 11–11
| conference = 3–6
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 7, 2010
| time = 12:00 p.m.
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Connecticut
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Freedom Hall
| site_cityst = Louisville, KY
| gamename =
| attend =
| tv =
| score = 38–84
| overtime =
| record = 11–12
| conference = 3–7
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 10, 2010
| time = 2:00 p.m.
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = St. John's
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Carnesecca Arena
| site_cityst = Queens, NY
| gamename =
| attend =
| tv =
| score = 56–91
| overtime =
| record = 11–13
| conference = 3–8
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 14, 2010
| time = 5:30 p.m
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Pittsburgh
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Petersen Events Center
| site_cityst = Pittsburgh,PA
| gamename =
| attend =
| tv = ESPN2
| score = 69–72
| overtime =
| record = 11–14
| conference = 3–9
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 16, 2010
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Marquette
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Freedom Hall
| site_cityst = Louisville, KY
| gamename =
| attend =
| tv =
| score = 77–61
| overtime =
| record = 12–14
| conference = 4–9
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 24, 2010
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Seton Hall
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Walsh Gymnasium
| site_cityst = South Orange, NJ
| gamename =
| attend =
| tv =
| score = 72–49
| overtime =
| record = 13–14
| conference = 5–9
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 27, 2010
| time = 2:00 p.m.
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = South Florida
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Freedom Hall
| site_cityst = Louisville, KY
| gamename =
| attend =
| tv =
| score = 60–63
| overtime =
| record = 13–15
| conference = 5–10
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = March 1, 2010
| time = 7:30 p.m.
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Rutgers
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Louis Brown Athletic Center
| site_cityst = Piscataway, NJ
| gamename =
| attend =
| tv =
| score = 52–72
| overtime =
| record = 13–16
| conference = 5–11
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|Louisville Cardinals}}| 2010 Big East women's basketball tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = March 5, 2010
| time = 12:00 p.m.
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| seed = 13
| opponent = Pittsburgh
| opprank =
| oppseed = 12
| site_stadium = XL Center
| site_cityst = Hartford, CT
| gamename = First round
| attend =
| tv =
| score = 79–71
| overtime =
| record = 14–16
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = March 6, 2010
| time = 12:00 p.m.
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| seed = 13
| opponent = Notre Dame
| opprank =
| oppseed = 5
| site_stadium = XL Center
| site_cityst = Hartford, CT
| gamename = Second round
| attend =
| tv =
| score = 52–89
| overtime =
| record = 14–17
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|Louisville Cardinals}}| 2010 Women's Basketball Invitational
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = March 17, 2010
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| seed = 3
| opponent = Bradley
| opprank =
| oppseed = 6
| site_stadium = Freedom Hall
| site_cityst = Louisville, KY
| gamename = First round
| attend =
| tv =
| score = 59–69
| overtime =
| record = 14–18
}}
{{CBB schedule end|rank=| poll=AP Poll|timezone=Eastern Time|region=W|regionname=West}}
See also
References
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