SPORTS
Louisville softball rally for comeback win in Lexington, beats UK 8-7
By Hallie Conley
The University of Louisville Softball team defeated the University of Kentucky 8-7 in a comeback on Wednesday, March 25, winning their 7th game in a row this season.
The game started slowly for the Cardinals. After scoring zero in the first inning and allowing a two-run home run from Maddy Clark, it was looking bleak for Louisville.
The Cardinals… Read more
Women’s Basketball season ends with 71-52 loss to Michigan
By Harrison Plank
The Louisville Cardinal Women’s Basketball team lost to the Michigan Wolverines 71-52 in the Sweet Sixteen.
Back and forth battle
Elif Istanbulluoglu continued where she left off in the previous round of the NCAA Tournament, nailing a three to get Louisville on the board… Read more
Women’s basketball endures a late-game battle with Alabama, comes away with 69-68 victory
By Harrison Plank
The Louisville Cardinals fought hard to defeat the Alabama Crimson Tide on Monday and advance to the third round of the NCAA Tournament.
Ready for a fight
Slow, methodical play defined the first quarter of this game for both teams. Neither team was hitting their shots… Read more
Assistant coach Jena Otec is ready to defend U of L volleyball’s reign
By Destiny Cater
The whistle cuts through practice at the University of Louisville L&N Credit Union, and a drill stops mid-rep.
New assistant coach Jena Otec… Read more
Louisville men’s basketball can’t survive in second round, loses to Michigan State 77-69
By Justin Taylor
The Louisville Cardinals are done dancing.
An uphill battle
Vangelis Zougris got off to a hot start with a second-chance point and a push shot in the paint. Ceon Carr helped the Spartans gain footing, draining two bombs from deep.
Michigan State picked up the pace, going on a 9-0 run… Read more
Men’s basketball survives second-half surge from USF, beats the Bulls 83-79
By Harrison Plank
Despite still missing all-star Freshman Mikel Brown Jr., the Louisville Cardinals survive the University of South Florida Bulls, winning their first NCAA Tournament game since the 2016-17 season.
We’re in the madness
J’vonne Hadley nailed a three to start the match, and an emphatic Sananda Fru… Read more
Cardinal editors have fun with March Madness brackets
By Harrison Plank and Vinny Porco
Following the Sunday evening release of the 2026 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament Bracket, your Louisville Cardinal editors have been hard at work compiling both competitive and fun brackets for your viewing pleasure. Please enjoy the more conventional picks of Sports Editor Harrison Plank and Opinion… Read more
Has the “ReviVille” really happened? Students share opinions on head coach’s performance
By Braden Reigel
On March 28, 2024, Pat Kelsey was named head coach of the Louisville Cardinals men’s basketball team, signing a five-year contract running through the 2028-29 season.
Replacing Kenny Payne after an abysmal twelve wins in two seasons, the former Colonial Athletic Association coach had the… Read more
Men’s basketball falls to Hurricanes, exits ACC tournament
By Harry Barsan
The Cards fall to the Miami Hurricanes 78-73 in the quarterfinals of the ACC tournament.
You again?
After playing no longer than five days ago, these evenly matched squads were set to duke it out for the chance to play Virginia tomorrow.
After his strong showing against the Hurricanes last game,… Read more
Women’s basketball suffers overtime loss to Duke in ACC championship, 70-65
By Harrison Plank
Louisville women’s basketball finishes as runner-up in the ACC after a close loss to Duke.
A hard-fought game
Elif Istanbulluoglu started eating early, scoring the first two buckets for the Cards while wide open in the paint.
Toby Fournier got her night started by scoring in the… Read more



