Northern Kentucky Norse @ Louisville Cardinals
Roberts scores 23 points, No. 20 Louisville women dominate Northern Kentucky in 2nd half
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- — Tajian Roberts matched her career high with 23 points and No. 20 Louisville pulled away from Northern Kentucky 89-61 on Sunday.
With Roberts scoring 17 points on 7-of-9 shooting, including 3 of 3 on 3-pointers, the Cardinals (1-1) outscored the Norse (1-1) 54-29 in the second half.
Reyna Scott added 13 points on 6-of-8 shooting, Mackenly Randolph 10 and three players had nine points for Louisville, including Laura Ziegler, who had 11 rebounds. The Cardinals shot 55%, 64% in the second half (23 of 36).
Kamora Morgan scored 13 points for Northern Kentucky with Mya Meredith adding 12 and Maddie Moody 11. The Norse shot 31% in the second half.
Northern Kentucky trailed 20-17 after one quarter but Moody hit a pair of 3s early in the second to put the Norse on top 25-22. Louisville scored the last eight points of the half to take a 35-32 lead.
Roberts hit 5 of 6 shots and scored 11 points in the third quarter as the Cardinals stretched their lead to 56-48. She had six in a 14-2 run and her 3 made it 56-44 before Morgan scored the last four points of the quarter for the Norse. The Cards made 13 of 18 shots, 4 of 5 3s, in the fourth quarter.
Louisville, which lost to No. 1 UConn 79-66 in its opener, is home against Colorado on Wednesday.
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Game Information
- Referees:
- Bobby Ray
- Tasha Smith
- Ashley Gloss
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| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland State | 0-0 | - | 7-1 |
| Robert Morris | 0-0 | - | 5-2 |
| Youngstown State | 0-0 | - | 5-2 |
| Green Bay | 0-0 | - | 5-3 |
| Purdue Fort Wayne | 0-0 | - | 4-4 |
| Wright State | 0-0 | - | 4-5 |
| IU Indianapolis | 0-0 | - | 3-4 |
| Oakland | 0-0 | - | 3-4 |
| Northern Kentucky | 0-0 | - | 3-6 |
| Milwaukee | 0-0 | - | 2-7 |
| Detroit Mercy | 0-0 | - | 1-5 |
2025-26 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louisville | 1-0 | - | 7-2 |
| Wake Forest | 0-0 | 0.5 | 9-0 |
| North Carolina | 0-0 | 0.5 | 8-1 |
| Stanford | 0-0 | 0.5 | 8-1 |
| Syracuse | 0-0 | 0.5 | 6-1 |
| Notre Dame | 0-0 | 0.5 | 5-1 |
| California | 0-0 | 0.5 | 6-2 |
| Virginia | 0-0 | 0.5 | 6-2 |
| Virginia Tech | 0-0 | 0.5 | 6-2 |
| Miami | 0-0 | 0.5 | 5-2 |
| NC State | 0-0 | 0.5 | 5-3 |
| Pittsburgh | 0-0 | 0.5 | 6-4 |
| Florida State | 0-0 | 0.5 | 4-5 |
| Boston College | 0-0 | 0.5 | 4-6 |
| Duke | 0-0 | 0.5 | 3-5 |
| Georgia Tech | 0-0 | 0.5 | 3-5 |
| SMU | 0-0 | 0.5 | 3-5 |
| Clemson | 0-1 | 1 | 5-3 |

