The 2021–22 Louisville Cardinals women's basketball team represented the

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during the

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. The Cardinals, were led by 15th-year head coach

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, and played their home games at the

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in their eight year in the

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. They finished the season 29–5 overall and 16–2 in ACC play to finish in second place. As the second seed in the ACC tournament, they were upset by seventh seed

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in the Quarterfinals. They received and at-large bid to the NCAA tournament and were the first seed in the Wichita Regional. They defeated sixteenth seed Albany in the First Round, ninth seed Gonzaga in the Second Round, fourth seed

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in the Sweet Sixteen, and third seed

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in the Elite Eight before falling to eventual champions, and first seed

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in the Final Four. This was the Cardinals fourth appearance in the Final Four in program history.

Previous season

The Cardinals finished the season 26–4 and 14–2 in ACC play to finish in first place. In the ACC tournament, they defeated Wake Forest in the Quarterfinals and

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before losing in the Final

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. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they were the two seed in the Alamo Regional. In the tournament they defeated fifteen seed in the First Round, seven seed Northwestern in the Second Round, and six seed

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in the Sweet Sixteen before losing to one seed and eventual champions

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in the Elite Eight to end their season.

Off-season

Departures

Incoming transfers

Recruiting Class

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Roster

Schedule and results

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Rankings

References

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