2012–13 Louisville Cardinals women's basketball team

2012–13 Louisville Cardinals women's basketball
NCAA tournament, Runner-up
ConferenceBig East
Ranking
CoachesNo. 2
APNo. 16
Record29–9 (11–5 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaKFC Yum! Center
Seasons
← 2011–12
2013–14 →
2012–13 Big East Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Notre Dame† 16 – 0   1.000 35 – 2   .946
No. 3 Connecticut 14 – 2   .875 35 – 4   .897
No. 16 Louisville 11 – 5   .688 29 – 9   .763
St. John's 11 – 5   .688 18 – 13   .581
South Florida 9 – 7   .563 22 – 11   .667
Villanova 9 – 7   .563 21 – 11   .656
DePaul 9 – 7   .563 21 – 12   .636
Rutgers 7 – 9   .438 16 – 14   .533
Marquette 7 – 9   .438 16 – 16   .500
Georgetown 5 – 11   .313 15 – 16   .484
Seton Hall 5 – 11   .313 11 – 20   .355
Cincinnati 4 – 12   .250 12 – 18   .400
Providence 2 – 14   .125 7 – 23   .233
Pittsburgh 0 – 16   .000 9 – 21   .300
† 2013 Big East Basketball Tournament winner
As of April 9, 2013
Rankings from AP poll[1][2]

The 2012–13 Louisville Cardinals women's basketball team represented the University of Louisville during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cardinals, led by sixth-year head coach Jeff Walz, played their home games at the KFC Yum! Center as members of the Big East Conference before the conference would split. They finished the season 29–9, 11–5 in Big East play to land third in the regular season standings. They lost to Notre Dame in the semifinals of the Big East women's tournament. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA women's tournament. As the No. 5 seed in the Oklahoma City region, they defeated Middle Tennessee and Purdue to advance to the Sweet Sixteen. There they defeated No. 1 seed Baylor and No. 2 seed Tennessee in the Elite Eight to advance to the school's second Final Four. Playing as one of three Big East teams in the Final Four, they defeated Spokane regional champion California Golden Bears in the National semifinal round. In the National Championship, they lost to Connecticut.

Roster

2012–13 Louisville Cardinals women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
F 00 Sara Hammond 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Rockcastle County Mount Vernon, Kentucky
G 1 Shelby Harper 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) Sr Allen County Scottsville Scottsville, Kentucky
G 2 Monny Niamke 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) So Lindsey Wilson Rouen, France
C 3 Sheronne Vails 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Jr Arundel Odenton, Maryland
G 4 Antonita Slaughter 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Christian Academy Louisville, Kentucky
F 12 Shawnta' Dyer 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS So Marion Harding Marion, Ohio
F 13 Cortnee Walton 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr St. Mary's Surprise, Arizona
G 15 Megan Deines 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Glendale Springfield, Missouri
G 21 Bria Smith 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Christ the King Massapequa, New York
G 22 Jude Schimmel 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So Franklin (Portland, OR) Mission, Oregon
G 23 Shoni Schimmel 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Franklin (Portland, OR) Mission, Oregon
G 25 Tia Gibbs 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS Jr Butler
Vanderbilt 		Louisville, Kentucky
F 31 Asia Taylor 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Whetstone Columbus, Ohio
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
10/31/2012*
7:00 pm 		Eckerd College W 83–29  –
 KFC Yum! Center (N/A)
Louisville, KY
Regular season
11/9/2012*
7:00 pm 		Texas A&M W 47–45  1–0
 KFC Yum! Center (10,896)
Louisville, KY
11/11/2012*
12:00 pm 		Portland W 95–48  2–0
 KFC Yum! Center (6,423)
Louisville, KY
11/15/2012*
8:00 pm 		at Austin Peay W 90–52  3–0
 Dunn Center (826)
Clarksville, TN
11/20/2012*
7:00 pm 		vs. UCF
Hardwood Tournament of Hope 		W 94–73  4–0
 Puerto Vallarta International Convention Center (136)
Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
11/21/2012*
9:30 pm 		No. 6 vs. Gonzaga
Hardwood Tournament of Hope Semi-finals 		W 55–42  5–0
 Puerto Vallarta International Convention Center (167)
Puerta Vallarta, Mexico
11/22/2012*
9:30 pm 		Oregon State
Hardwood Tournament of Hope 		W 61–43  6–0
 Puerto Vallarta International Convention Center (224)
Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
11/26/2012*
8:00 pm 		at UT Martin W 79–61  7–0
 Kathleen and Tom Elam Center (3,223)
Martin, TN
11/28/2012*
7:30 pm 		Eastern Kentucky W 76–42  8–0
 KFC Yum! Center (7,942)
Louisville, KY
12/2/2012*
6:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 6 No. 9 Kentucky
The Battle For The Bluegrass 		L 47–48  8–1
 KFC Yum! Center (15,453)
Louisville, KY
12/8/2012*
7:30 pm 		Valparaiso W 96–40  9–1
 KFC Yum! Center (7,856)
Louisville, KY
12/14/2012*
9:00 pm 		at Colorado L 66–70  9–2
 CU Events Center (3,408)
Boulder, CO
12/18/2012*
7:00 pm 		Washington State W 75–39  10–2
 KFC Yum! Center (7,341)
Louisville, KY
12/21/2012*
7:00 pm 		Wagner W 106–32  11–2
 KFC Yum! Center (7,876)
Louisville, KY
12/31/2012*
6:00 pm 		Tennessee State W 88–25  12–2
 KFC Yum! Center (9,023)
Louisville, KY
1/5/2013
6:00 pm 		at DePaul L 80–86  12–3
(0–1) 		McGrath–Phillips Arena (3,212)
Chicago, IL
1/8/2013
7:00 pm 		Rutgers W 66–57 OT 13–3
(1–1) 		KFC Yum! Center (9,557)
Louisville, KY
1/12/2013
2:00 pm 		at Providence W 70–62  14–3
(2–1) 		Alumni Hall (681)
Providence, RI
1/15/2013
9:00 pm 		at Connecticut L 58–72  14–4
(2–2) 		XL Center (8,702)
Storrs, CT
1/18/2013
7:00 pm 		Cincinnati W 72–33  15–4
(3–2) 		KFC Yum! Center (9,752)
Louisville, KY
1/22/2013
9:00 pm 		at Marquette W 64–63  16–4
(4–2) 		Al McGuire Center (1,189)
Milwaukee, WI
1/27/2013
1:30 pm 		St. John's W 57–54  17–4
(5–2) 		KFC Yum! Center (11,543)
Louisville, KY
1/30/2013
7:00 pm 		South Florida W 78–75  18–4
(6–2) 		Sun Dome (1,227)
Tampa, FL
2/2/2013
2:00 pm 		Georgetown W 74–60  19–4
(7–2) 		KFC Yum! Center (10,495)
Louisville, KY
2/9/2013
2:00 pm 		No. 11 Pittsburgh W 78–45  20–4
(8–2) 		KFC Yum! Center (10,733)
Louisville, KY
2/11/2013
9:00 pm 		at Notre Dame L 64–93  20–5
(8–3) 		Purcell Pavilion (8,368)
South Bend, IN
2/17/2013
1:30 pm 		DePaul W 81–55  21–5
(9–3) 		KFC Yum! Center (10,906)
Louisville, KY
2/20/2013
7:00 pm 		South Florida L 62–73  21–6
(9–4) 		KFC Yum! Center (8,201)
Louisville, KY
2/24/2013
2:00 pm 		at Villanova W 55–49  22–6
(10–4) 		The Pavilion (1,239)
Philadelphia, PA
2/27/2013
7:00 pm 		Seton Hall W 72–62  23–6
(11–4) 		KFC Yum! Center (9,232)
Louisville, KY
3/4/2013
9:00 pm 		at Syracuse L 57–68  23–7
(11–5) 		Carrier Dome (441)
Syracuse, NY
Big East Women's Tournament
3/10/2013*
12:00 pm 		vs. St. John's W 62–55  24–7
 XL Center 
Hartford, CT
3/11/2013*
6:00 pm 		No. 16 vs. No. 2 Notre Dame
Semifinals 		L 59–83  24–8
 XL Center 
Hartford, CT
NCAA Women's Tournament
3/24/2013*
2:40 pm 		(5 OKC) No. 16 (12 OKC) Middle Tennessee
First round 		W 74–49  25–8
 KFC Yum! Center (5,977)
Louisville, KY
3/26/2013*
7:00 pm 		(5 OKC) No. 16 (4 OKC) Purdue
Second round 		W 76–63  26–8
 KFC Yum! Center (9,236)
Louisville, KY
3/31/2013*
7:00 pm, ESPN2 		(5 OKC) No. 16 vs. (1 OKC) No. 1 Baylor
Regional Semifinal – Sweet Sixteen 		W 82–81  27–8
 Chesapeake Energy Arena (9,162)
Oklahoma City, OK
4/2/2013*
9:00 pm 		(5 OKC) No. 16 vs. (2 OKC) Tennessee
Regional Final – Elite Eight 		W 86–78  28–8
 Chesapeake Energy Arena (6,147)
Oklahoma City, OK
4/7/2013*
6:30 pm 		(5 OKC) No. 16 vs. (2 SPK) No. 6 California
National Semifinal – Final Four 		W 64–57[3]  29–8
 New Orleans Arena 
New Orleans, LA
4/9/2013*
8:30 pm, ESPN 		(5 OKC) No. 16 vs. (1 BGP) No. 3 Connecticut
National Championship 		L 60–93  29–9
 New Orleans Arena (17,545)
New Orleans, LA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
OKC=Oklahoma City.
All times are in Eastern.

Source[4]

Rankings

Main article: 2012–13 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

References

  1. ^ "NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Standings - 2012-13". ESPN. Retrieved April 9, 2012.
  2. ^ "2013 NCAA Women's Basketball Rankings - AP Top 25 Postseason (Mar. 18)". ESPN. Retrieved April 9, 2012.
  3. ^ "Louisville makes title game with second-half rally". ESPN. April 8, 2013. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
  4. ^ "2012–13 Women's basketball Schedule". University of Louisville Athletics. Retrieved June 26, 2024.