Sandy Is Back To Her Laundry

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TUESDAY CARDINAL COUPLE


( Staff Columnist Sandy Walker brings us her weekly Laundry list of UofL women's sports today. Voted 'most likely to spin and rinse' by her high school classmates...Sandy is a fixture at Cardinal Womens' athletic events and likes to sit in the visiting team's section...where she hands out detergent samples, discount coupons and maps to the UofL coaches' houses. Folded up and in the hamper, we bring you Sandy.)


Thanks to a back up repair call for Sandy's washing machine she is again showing off various team issues but it seems that she is getting off to a slow start.

ALL THINGS SOFTBALL



Hannah Kiyohara

Louisville junior Hannah Kiyohara was named as BIG EAST Softball Player of the Week.  She is hitting .462 with a .588 on-base percentage and went 3-for-4 with two runs and two RBI to give Louisville an 8-0 win against Stony Brook. 



Also recognized was junior Rachel LeCoq who was named to the Big East honor roll. 

She had two wins and did not allow an earned run in 22.0 innings. In 3 complete games she pitched two shutouts, struck out five and only giving up one walk.

Rachel LeCoq

This years complete team roster can be found at http://www.gocards.com/sports/w-softbl/mtt/lou-w-softbl-mtt.html

PROMOTIONS

The team has released their 2013 promotional schedule which includes fan friendly giveaways, special events and season long promotions.   The first fans specials are set for March 12 v Western KY and March 20 against IU where fans can enjoy dollar hot dogs and beer.  Bring your blankets and lawn chairs for the outfield or take advantage of comfortable chair seats in the stadium.

With most home games at Ulmer Stadium have no admission the school is still offering a “2013 season ticket” which includes additional promotions, team schedule and the right to enter ticket stubs for special season long give-aways.  The list of current season promotions can be found at http://www.gocards.com/sports/w-softbl/spec-rel/021813aaa.html.

SCHEDULE

The next game is at home for the 8-2 Cards against Kent State in the Cardinal Classic this Friday at 2:30.  The complete season schedule is shown at http://www.gocards.com/sports/w-softbl/sched/lou-w-softbl-sched.html.

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BASKETBALL

Congratulations to the basketball women as they completed their return defeat of DePaul.  In case you want more on this match or the game recap, stats and notes can be found at http://www.gocards.com/sports/w-baskbl/recaps/021713aad.html.

Be sure and mark your calendar for tomorrow night’s 7:00 KFC YUM! CENTER game against the University of South Florida who is displaying a deceptive season record of 17-7 and BIG EAST 6-5.  This will be the Lady Cards next-to-last regular season home game and has not been announced as televised by any national stations. Come downtown and put your bucket in the seats so your support for the team can be shown.  We were fortunate to defeat them earlier in the season while in Florida and it is a definite that they would love to return the favor.  The 21-5 Louisville Women have struggled all season with major injuries which have required new people to step up to each task as needed.  Although it is reported that Mo is healthy and can play this Wednesday  the injury report as a whole is no different and they need the fans to act as their 6^th player.
 

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LACROSSE
 

It is not the time to let the ladies of Louisville Lacrosse down now.   They have risen to their own expectations and plan to continue to cause others to take notice.  The 2-0 Cardinals next meet Old Dominion at the UL Lacrosse Stadium this Saturday at 1:00.   Dress warm and bring the hot chocolate.  It appears that this season will be worth the effort as their upset win over number 13 Ohio State shows.

DOUBLE AWARDS FOR BOLTJA!

Nikki Boltja

Nikki Boltja was named the BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week and also WomensLax.com Player of the Week.  She totaled 4 goals, an assist, a ground ball and a caused turnover in the 12-11 upset victory over the Buckeys.  Her complete bio can be found at http://www.gocards.com/sports/w-lacros/mtt/nikki_boltja_733695.html.

LACROSSE RULE OF THE WEEK
 

“When a whistle blows, all players must stop in place. When a ball is ruled out of play, the player closest to the ball gets possession when play is resumed. Loss of possession may occur if a player deliberately runs or throws the ball out of play. “  Complete rules can be found at http://www.gocards.com/sports/w-lacros/spec-rel/081506aab.html

Kellie Young’s complete team roster can be found at http://www.gocards.com/sports/w-lacros/mtt/lou-w-lacros-mtt.html.  This is an extremely young team with four starting freshmen so come out and show them what Cardinal Support is all about.

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TUESDAY CARDINAL COUPLE


(Tuesday brings another edition of Sandy's laundry day, read by fastidious homemakers and hotel employees from sea to shining sea...and complimentary breakfast bar.)



This week I am trying out one load in each of the machines in laundry where a later report indicating the best to worse wash results will be issued.

GOLF

The golf team is preparing for their upcoming Sunday – Tuesday matches in Sorrento, Florida where they will participate in the UCF Golf Tournament.   Even if we can’t go, perhaps we can all do our part with a shout out to the team with words of encouragement and maybe they will bring some of that warm Florida weather back to us.

02/10/13	UCF Challenge	Sorrento, Fla.	All Day
02/11/13	UCF Challenge	Sorrento, Fla.	All Day
02/12/13	UCF Challenge	Sorrento, Fla.	All Day

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VOLLEYBALL

As we all were fortunate to read this week’s Sunday edition where events from the Volleycards sold out banquet at PNC were described.  A special link labeled as Photo Gallery can be found at http://www.gocards.com/sports/w-volley/spec-rel/020313aaa.html# where transitions and a slide show are available.  For those of you who cannot get enough of the evening, the link also provides an additional read of the night’s events from another perspective.

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Louisville Women’s Sports Teams Schedule for the Week

Thanks to http://www.gocards.com/ we can find this week’s complete U of L’s team schedules with a portion shown here.

Wednesday, Feb 6
SPORT		OPPONENT		LOCATION			TIME				COVERAGE
Friday, Feb 8
Softball		Texas Tech			Las Vegas				4:15 PM
Softball		UNLV			Las Vegas				6:45 PM
Women's Tennis		Eastern Michigan			Yipsilanti, Mich.				1:00 PM
Saturday, Feb 9
Women's Basketball		PITTSBURGH				KFC YUM! CENTER			2:00 PM
Softball		DePaul				Las Vegas			12:00 PM
Softball		UCF				Las Vegas			4:30 PM
Sunday, Feb 10 SPORT OPPONENT            LOCATION TIME COVERAGE Softball    Minnesota             Las Vegas 1:15 PM Women's Tennis    Michigan State             East Lansing, Mich. 10:00 AM Women's Lacrosse    CANISIUS             UofL LACROSSE STADIUM 12:00 PM Women's Golf    UCF Challenge             Sorrento, Fla. All Day Monday, Feb 11 SPORT OPPONENT LOCATION TIME COVERAGE Women's Basketball Notre Dame South Bend, Ind. 9:00 PM WatchESPN Women's Golf UCF Challenge Sorrento, Fla. All Day
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                                                        SOCIAL MEDIA

CONTACT OUR TEAMS AND SHOW YOUR SUPPORT

Louisville Athletics' Official Social Media Accounts

U of L Teams and Coaches Twitter and Facebook accounts can be found at http://www.gocards.com/ot/connect-with-cards.html.

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BASKETBALL

“SHOWTIME”

“Showtime” is back as Shoni Schimmel was named Big East Player of the Week.  The award obviously was strongly influenced by her 38 point South Florida game where she also tied the school record with 8 made 3 pointers.  The complete story can be read at http://www.gocards.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/020413aaa.html

PITTSBURGH GAME

Fans need to gear up for Saturday’s 2:00 Pittsburgh game at the KFC YUM! Center as our number of regular season home games are drawing to a close.  My understanding is that there will be no television broadcast of the game which leaves radio and Cards TV.  I only wish the timing of the audio from Matt and AJ matched the action on the court as it would be a great addition to following the action on the court.   Add instant replay on the big screen and no home transmission could ever match.  Past time for another record crowd to be cheering on the team!

GEORGETOWN GAME

Go to http://www.gocards.com/sports/w-baskbl/recaps/020213aac.html  to see the Recap/ Final Stats/ Photo Gallery and Notes from quotes by Jeff Walz.

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THIS WEEKS’S TELEVISION BROADCAST

Day	Broadcast Date	Broadcast Time (ET)	Network	Network Attribute	Status	Description
Saturday	02/09/2013	NOON	Metro Sports2		Live	Division II Women's Basketball - Regular Season - Nova Southeastern at Florida Southern
Saturday	02/09/2013	NOON	CBS Sports Network		Live	Division II Women's Basketball - Regular Season - Nova Southeastern at Florida Southern
Saturday	02/09/2013	NOON	NCAA.com		Live	Division II Women's Basketball - Regular Season - Nova Southeastern at Florida Southern
Sunday	02/10/2013	6:00 PM	Cox Sports Television (CST)		Tape Delay	Division II Women's Basketball - Regular Season - Nova Southeastern at Florida Southern

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LACROSSE

The Lacrosse teams long awaited and announced first match is upon us.   They play next Sunday at our home field against Canisius with a start time of 12:00.

RECRUITS

Thanks to  http://www.gocards.com/sports/w-lacros/spec-rel/012813aad.html  we have a great overview of each of the 7 new Lacrosse recruits.  Connect with the hyperlink above to have the opportunity to read about each new Louisville Card. 

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SOCCER UPDATES AND SPOTLIGHT

All semester GoCards.com  will be writing weekly updates on this year’s team in a  "Behind the Scenes" blog. In February Nicole Gerber will give us a special glimpse into the world behind these Cardinals.  Check it out at http://www.gocards.com/sports/w-soccer/spec-rel/020113aab.html.  The site also spotlights midfielder Erin Yenney at http://www.gocards.com/sports/w-soccer/spec-rel/020413aab.html.

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SOFTBALL
 

On the 8^th, 9^th and 10^th the softball team opens in the Sportco Kick-Off Classic in Las Vegas, NV.    Over the course of the 3 days they will play Texas Tech, UNLV, DePaul, UCF and Minnesota.

 

Coach Pearsall
 

There is a special article on Coach Pearsall by Brian Davis, NFCA Director of Media Relations which you won’t want to miss.  His story goes not only inside the balls and strikes of softball but also focuses on her other life-long interest.   Read about it at http://www.gocards.com/sports/w-softbl/spec-rel/020413aab.html.

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SWIMMING AND DIVING
 

The swimming and diving teams are taking a short competition break in order to better prepare for the February 27 and 28^th Big East Championships which are being held in a short driving distance to Indianapolis.  The coaches are moving practices to private pool where they will not be disturbed.

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TENNIS

Last week the women's Tennis team upset the nationally ranked Minnesota Gophers.  The article is located at http://www.gocards.com/sports/w-tennis/recaps/020213aaa.html.

Next up on the 8^th then 10^th of February will be Eastern Michigan held at Ypsilanti, Michigan and then Michigan State which is also away but at their campus East Lansing location.

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TRACK

The Track team is nearing the end of their indoor season by using this time to prepare for the February 16 and 17 Big East Championships which this year are held in Geneva, Ohio.

In preparation, on February 2^nd  Louisville had 9 top 5 finishes in the Meyo Invitational.   The complete results can be found at http://www.gocards.com/sports/w-track/recaps/020213aaa.html.