GAME DAY....CINCY

SATURDAY, SATURDAY.

saturday...saturday...saturday...saturday NIGHT'S all right! (apologies to Elton John).

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It's not a Saturday Night game against the Bearcats...tip off is 2 p.m....but the atmosphere in the KFC YUM Center will have all the excitement of a Saturday night dance fest with John Travolta and the Bee Gees. All 11,ooo tickets...gone. (I have two I'm not using...if you want them, go to the outside ticket office in front of the Center and ask for the Cardinal Couple envelope....no charge, Sarge.).

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Louisville (12-7, 3-2) looks to get back on the winning track after a morally depressing road trip last week to South Bend and Hartford. The Cards are lead by Monique Reid (16.2 ppg.) and Shoni Schimmel (16.0) a game. Put Shelby Harper out there also and you've managed to satisfy the entire Cardinal fan base...those are the three most popular Lady Cards, according to you, in a recent poll conducted here at CARDINAL COUPLE. Walz will probably use Keisha Hines for rebounding, Becky Burke (who is Bill the Goat's favorite player) to rattle the rims from beyond the arc and Tia Gibbs (Sonja says Tia looks like the fighter that messed up Hillary Swank in Clint Eastwood's movie MILLION DOLLAR BABY. WE fully expect all 12 LADY CARDS who dress for this one to play. Bring your gym shoes...Walz may ask you to fill in for a few minutes, too.

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UC isn't very good and Louisville beat them by almost 40 up in Cincinnati earlier this season. They have pulled a surprise or two since then...beating South Florida in Tampa raised our eyebrows...and they also beat North Florida this season...so we're thinking Central Florida and Florida Gulf Coast are shaking in their shoes. Shareese Ulis can score, Tiffany Turner will grab a few rebounds and they'll probably score more than the 34 they posted against St. John's. Other than that, it should be a laugh fest for the CARDS.

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We'll be back tonight with all the gory details. Don't forget, the guys play today at 5 p.m. at Providence...so get your shopping done right after you finish reading this, head to the YUM (if you have tickets) or fire up the electric radio and get ready for 5 or so hours of Cardinal hoops. If you're really bold and daring, you might try finding the WAZOO Sports Network and see who is doing the play by play on TV for the ladies game.

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