US EditionRoberts, Ziegler combine for 23 as No. 16 Louisville women beat Eastern Kentucky 76-51
Louisville's reserves scored 38 points, outpacing Eastern Kentucky's bench by 27 points as the Cardinals secured their fourth straight win.
- On December 17, 2025, Louisville Cardinals women's basketball team beat Eastern Kentucky Colonels women's basketball team 76-51 at the KFC Yum! Center on the ACC Network.
- Bench players powered Louisville Cardinals women's basketball team's 38-11 advantage, with Yevheniia Putra and Skylar Jones each scoring 10 and Louisville averaging 35.3 bench points per game.
- Following a tight first quarter, Louisville opened the second half on a 9-0 run and outscored Eastern Kentucky 24-10 in the third quarter.
- The result leaves Louisville positioned to face No. Tennessee at the Women's Champions Classic at the Barclays Center on Saturday, maintaining a 12-game streak of holding opponents below their scoring average.
- Freshman Grace Mbugua, Louisville freshman forward, made her collegiate debut at the 3:25 mark of the second quarter, while Eastern Kentucky Colonels, averaging 76 points per game, will face Presbyterian on Friday.
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Roberts, Ziegler combine for 23 as No. 16 Louisville women beat Eastern Kentucky 76-51
Tajianna Roberts and Laura Ziegler combined for 23 points to lead the No. 16 Louisville women 76-51 over Eastern Kentucky on Wednesday.
Louisville women’s basketball sleepwalks toward a victory over EKU
By Derek DeBurger No. 16 Louisville survived a bit of a scare against the Eastern Kentucky Colonels. Back to the mean After nailing a three-pointer on their first possession, the Cards got out to a rough start. EKU matched the score with a three of their own, then took the lead and held it for ...
No. 16/17 Louisville Takes Care of Business Against Eastern Kentucky, 76-51 - University of Louisville Athletic
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - The No. 16/17-ranked University of Louisville women's basketball team (11-3, 2-0 ACC) rallied back from a first quarter deficit to defeat in-state rival Eastern Kentucky (7-4) by a score of 76-51 Wednesday night at the KFC Yum! Center. After trailing by five in the first quarter, the Cardinals outscored the Colonels 62-32 over the final three quarters to improve to 8-2 at home this season.
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