The 2008–09 Louisville Cardinals women's basketball team represented the
University of Louisville
The University of Louisville (UofL) is a public research university in Louisville, Kentucky. It is part of the Kentucky state university system. When founded in 1798, it was the first city-owned public university in the United States and one o ...
in the 2008–09
NCAA Division I
NCAA Division I (D-I) is the highest level of intercollegiate athletics sanctioned by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) in the United States, which accepts players globally. D-I schools include the major collegiate athletic ...
basketball season. The Cardinals were coached by
Jeff Walz, and the Cardinals played their home games at Freedom Hall in
Louisville, Kentucky
Louisville ( , , ) is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Kentucky and the 28th most-populous city in the United States. Louisville is the historical seat and, since 2003, the nominal seat of Jefferson County, on the Indiana border ...
. The Lady Cardinals are a member of the
Big East Conference
The Big East Conference is a collegiate athletic conference that competes in NCAA Division I in ten men's sports and twelve women's sports. Headquartered in New York City, the eleven full-member schools are primarily located in Northeast and ...
and advanced to the NCAA championship match.
Offseason
Regular season
Roster
Schedule
Big East tournament
*The Cardinals qualified for the finals of the Big East Women's Basketball Tournament. The Cardinals fell to Connecticut 75-36. The game was played at the XL Center in Hartford.
Player stats
Postseason
NCAA basketball tournament
*Raleigh Regional
**Louisville 62, Liberty 42
**Louisville 62, Louisiana State 52
**Louisville 56, Baylor 39
**Louisville 77, Maryland 60
*Final Four
**Louisville 61, Oklahoma 59
**Connecticut 76, Louisville 54
Awards and honors
Team players drafted into the WNBA
See also
*
Kentucky–Louisville rivalry
The Kentucky–Louisville rivalry refers to the rivalry between the University of Kentucky Wildcats (Kentucky) and the University of Louisville Cardinals (Louisville). The Kentucky–Louisville rivalry is one of the most passionate rivalries, ...
References
External links
Official Site
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Louisville Cardinals women's basketball seasons
NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament Final Four seasons
Louisville
Louisville ( , , ) is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Kentucky and the 28th most-populous city in the United States. Louisville is the historical seat and, since 2003, the nominal seat of Jefferson County, on the Indiana border.
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Louisville
Louisville ( , , ) is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Kentucky and the 28th most-populous city in the United States. Louisville is the historical seat and, since 2003, the nominal seat of Jefferson County, on the Indiana border.
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Louisville Cardinals women's basketball, 2008-09
Louisville Cardinals women's basketball, 2008-09