Lady Cards fall to Marist 74-68

SUNDAY @ CARDINAL COUPLE

Tough way to start the three day event for Louisville, the Cards not hot early...Shoni Schimmel with 26 points in the loss but Louisville unable to close the margin late because of clutch Marist free throw shooting down the stretch.
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Keisha Hines added 11 for Louisville and Monique Reid 10 for Louisville (8-4). The road doesnt get any easier for the Cards Sunday with Houston up next.

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Asia Taylor, pictured here, returned to the court for Louisville and grabbed a couple of rebounds for the Lady Cards in limited playing time. Louisville grabbed 31 overall, one shy of Marist's total.

Schimmel got her 26 points on 10-26 shooting, including 3-10 from long range. She was the only Lady Card to play all forty minutes. Hines nearly had a double double with nine rebounds to go with her 11 points

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The Cards went 23-54 from the field for 42.6%. They were 7-20 from trifecta range...good for 35%.

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Both Hines and Sherrone Vails fouled out for Louisville...the Cards has 25 fouls whistled on them...compared to 17 for Marist.

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Marist goes to 7-2 with the win. Cornelle Varde had 25 for Marist in the win. They led early, 26-13 at one time in the first half. Louisville drew within one in the second half....before a 10-0 Marist run put the Cards away for good.