2012–13 Louisville Cardinals women's basketball team

The 2012–13 Louisville Cardinals women's basketball team represented the University of Louisville during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cardinals, led by sixth-year head coach Jeff Walz, played their home games at the KFC Yum! Center as members of the Big East Conference before the conference would split. They finished the season 29–9, 11–5 in Big East play to land third in the regular season standings. They lost to Notre Dame in the semifinals of the Big East women's tournament. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA women's tournament. As the No. 5 seed in the Oklahoma City region, they defeated Middle Tennessee and Purdue to advance to the Sweet Sixteen. There they defeated No. 1 seed Baylor and No. 2 seed Tennessee in the Elite Eight to advance to the school's second Final Four. Playing as one of three Big East teams in the Final Four, they defeated Spokane regional champion California Golden Bears in the National semifinal round. In the National Championship, they lost to Connecticut.

2012–13 Louisville Cardinals women's basketball
NCAA tournament, Runner-up
Conference	Big East
Ranking
Coaches	No. 2
AP	No. 16
Record	29–9 (11–5 Big East)
Head coach	Jeff Walz (6th season)
Assistant coaches	Stephanie Norman Samantha Williams Sam Purcell
Home arena	KFC Yum! Center

2012–13 Big East Conference women's basketball standings

	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 2 Notre Dame†	16	–	0		1.000			35	–	2		.946
No. 3 Connecticut	14	–	2		.875			35	–	4		.897
No. 16 Louisville	11	–	5		.688			29	–	9		.763
St. John's	11	–	5		.688			18	–	13		.581
South Florida	9	–	7		.563			22	–	11		.667
Villanova	9	–	7		.563			21	–	11		.656
DePaul	9	–	7		.563			21	–	12		.636
Rutgers	7	–	9		.438			16	–	14		.533
Marquette	7	–	9		.438			16	–	16		.500
Georgetown	5	–	11		.313			15	–	16		.484
Seton Hall	5	–	11		.313			11	–	20		.355
Cincinnati	4	–	12		.250			12	–	18		.400
Providence	2	–	14		.125			7	–	23		.233
Pittsburgh	0	–	16		.000			9	–	21		.300
† 2013 Big East Basketball Tournament winner As of April 9, 2013 Rankings from AP poll

Roster

2012–13 Louisville Cardinals women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown F 00 Sara Hammond 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Rockcastle County Mount Vernon, Kentucky G 1 Shelby Harper 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) Sr Allen County Scottsville Scottsville, Kentucky G 2 Monny Niamke 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) So Lindsey Wilson Rouen, France C 3 Sheronne Vails 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Jr Arundel Odenton, Maryland G 4 Antonita Slaughter 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Christian Academy Louisville, Kentucky F 12 Shawnta' Dyer 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS So Marion Harding Marion, Ohio F 13 Cortnee Walton 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr St. Mary's Surprise, Arizona G 15 Megan Deines 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Glendale Springfield, Missouri G 21 Bria Smith 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Christ the King Massapequa, New York G 22 Jude Schimmel 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So Franklin (Portland, OR) Mission, Oregon G 23 Shoni Schimmel 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Franklin (Portland, OR) Mission, Oregon G 25 Tia Gibbs 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS Jr Butler Vanderbilt Louisville, Kentucky F 31 Asia Taylor 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Whetstone Columbus, Ohio	Head coach Jeff Walz (Northern Kentucky) Assistant coach(es) Stephanie Norman (Arizona State) Samantha Williams (Auburn) Sam Purcell (Auburn) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
10/31/2012* 7:00 pm		Eckerd College	W 83–29	–	KFC Yum! Center (N/A) Louisville, KY
Regular season
11/9/2012* 7:00 pm		Texas A&M	W 47–45	1–0	KFC Yum! Center (10,896) Louisville, KY
11/11/2012* 12:00 pm		Portland	W 95–48	2–0	KFC Yum! Center (6,423) Louisville, KY
11/15/2012* 8:00 pm		at Austin Peay	W 90–52	3–0	Dunn Center (826) Clarksville, TN
11/20/2012* 7:00 pm		vs. UCF Hardwood Tournament of Hope	W 94–73	4–0	Puerto Vallarta International Convention Center (136) Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
11/21/2012* 9:30 pm	No. 6	vs. Gonzaga Hardwood Tournament of Hope Semi-finals	W 55–42	5–0	Puerto Vallarta International Convention Center (167) Puerta Vallarta, Mexico
11/22/2012* 9:30 pm		Oregon State Hardwood Tournament of Hope	W 61–43	6–0	Puerto Vallarta International Convention Center (224) Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
11/26/2012* 8:00 pm		at UT Martin	W 79–61	7–0	Kathleen and Tom Elam Center (3,223) Martin, TN
11/28/2012* 7:30 pm		Eastern Kentucky	W 76–42	8–0	KFC Yum! Center (7,942) Louisville, KY
12/2/2012* 6:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 6	No. 9 Kentucky The Battle For The Bluegrass	L 47–48	8–1	KFC Yum! Center (15,453) Louisville, KY
12/8/2012* 7:30 pm		Valparaiso	W 96–40	9–1	KFC Yum! Center (7,856) Louisville, KY
12/14/2012* 9:00 pm		at Colorado	L 66–70	9–2	CU Events Center (3,408) Boulder, CO
12/18/2012* 7:00 pm		Washington State	W 75–39	10–2	KFC Yum! Center (7,341) Louisville, KY
12/21/2012* 7:00 pm		Wagner	W 106–32	11–2	KFC Yum! Center (7,876) Louisville, KY
12/31/2012* 6:00 pm		Tennessee State	W 88–25	12–2	KFC Yum! Center (9,023) Louisville, KY
1/5/2013 6:00 pm		at DePaul	L 80–86	12–3 (0–1)	McGrath–Phillips Arena (3,212) Chicago, IL
1/8/2013 7:00 pm		Rutgers	W 66–57 OT	13–3 (1–1)	KFC Yum! Center (9,557) Louisville, KY
1/12/2013 2:00 pm		at Providence	W 70–62	14–3 (2–1)	Alumni Hall (681) Providence, RI
1/15/2013 9:00 pm		at Connecticut	L 58–72	14–4 (2–2)	XL Center (8,702) Storrs, CT
1/18/2013 7:00 pm		Cincinnati	W 72–33	15–4 (3–2)	KFC Yum! Center (9,752) Louisville, KY
1/22/2013 9:00 pm		at Marquette	W 64–63	16–4 (4–2)	Al McGuire Center (1,189) Milwaukee, WI
1/27/2013 1:30 pm		St. John's	W 57–54	17–4 (5–2)	KFC Yum! Center (11,543) Louisville, KY
1/30/2013 7:00 pm		South Florida	W 78–75	18–4 (6–2)	Sun Dome (1,227) Tampa, FL
2/2/2013 2:00 pm		Georgetown	W 74–60	19–4 (7–2)	KFC Yum! Center (10,495) Louisville, KY
2/9/2013 2:00 pm	No. 11	Pittsburgh	W 78–45	20–4 (8–2)	KFC Yum! Center (10,733) Louisville, KY
2/11/2013 9:00 pm		at Notre Dame	L 64–93	20–5 (8–3)	Purcell Pavilion (8,368) South Bend, IN
2/17/2013 1:30 pm		DePaul	W 81–55	21–5 (9–3)	KFC Yum! Center (10,906) Louisville, KY
2/20/2013 7:00 pm		South Florida	L 62–73	21–6 (9–4)	KFC Yum! Center (8,201) Louisville, KY
2/24/2013 2:00 pm		at Villanova	W 55–49	22–6 (10–4)	The Pavilion (1,239) Philadelphia, PA
2/27/2013 7:00 pm		Seton Hall	W 72–62	23–6 (11–4)	KFC Yum! Center (9,232) Louisville, KY
3/4/2013 9:00 pm		at Syracuse	L 57–68	23–7 (11–5)	Carrier Dome (441) Syracuse, NY
Big East Women's Tournament
3/10/2013* 12:00 pm		vs. St. John's	W 62–55	24–7	XL Center  Hartford, CT
3/11/2013* 6:00 pm	No. 16	vs. No. 2 Notre Dame Semifinals	L 59–83	24–8	XL Center  Hartford, CT
NCAA Women's Tournament
3/24/2013* 2:40 pm	(5 OKC) No. 16	(12 OKC) Middle Tennessee First round	W 74–49	25–8	KFC Yum! Center (5,977) Louisville, KY
3/26/2013* 7:00 pm	(5 OKC) No. 16	(4 OKC) Purdue Second round	W 76–63	26–8	KFC Yum! Center (9,236) Louisville, KY
3/31/2013* 7:00 pm, ESPN2	(5 OKC) No. 16	vs. (1 OKC) No. 1 Baylor Regional Semifinal – Sweet Sixteen	W 82–81	27–8	Chesapeake Energy Arena (9,162) Oklahoma City, OK
4/2/2013* 9:00 pm	(5 OKC) No. 16	vs. (2 OKC) Tennessee Regional Final – Elite Eight	W 86–78	28–8	Chesapeake Energy Arena (6,147) Oklahoma City, OK
4/7/2013* 6:30 pm	(5 OKC) No. 16	vs. (2 SPK) No. 6 California National Semifinal – Final Four	W 64–57	29–8	New Orleans Arena  New Orleans, LA
4/9/2013* 8:30 pm, ESPN	(5 OKC) No. 16	vs. (1 BGP) No. 3 Connecticut National Championship	L 60–93	29–9	New Orleans Arena (17,545) New Orleans, LA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. OKC=Oklahoma City. All times are in Eastern.

Source

Rankings

Main article: 2012–13 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings