Shoni Schimmel guides Louisville past Middle Tennessee in opener
Shoni Schimmel scored 20 points, and the fifth-seeded Louisville beat Middle Tennessee 74-49 on Sunday for their fifth straight opening NCAA tournament win under coach Jeff Walz.
NCAA Women's Basketball
FINAL
Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders
49
Louisville Cardinals
74
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| MTSU | 27 | 22 | 49 |
| LOU | 34 | 40 | 74 |
Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/12/26 | @ Tennessee Lady Volunteers | L 64-110 | NCAAW |
| 11/6/26 | @ Memphis Tigers | L 38-47 | NCAAW |
| 11/2/26 | vs Saint Louis Billikens | W 91-84 | NCAAW |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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Foul Turnover 0:57 49-74
Cortnee Walton Turnover.
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Foul Turnover 1:09 49-74
Shanice Cason Turnover.
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LayupShot 1:12 49-74
Jude Schimmel made Two Point Layup.
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Foul Turnover 1:20 49-72
Lauren March Turnover.
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Free Throw 1 of 1 1:34 49-72
Shelby Harper made Free Throw.
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Foul Turnover 1:34 49-71
Foul on Janay Brinkley
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Foul Turnover 1:50 49-71
Foul on MacKenzie Sells
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Foul Turnover 1:52 49-71
Foul on Jude Schimmel
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Foul Turnover 2:03 49-71
Foul on Shelby Harper
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Free Throw 1 of 1 2:21 49-71
Sheronne Vails made Free Throw.
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Foul Turnover 2:21 49-70
Foul on Lauren March
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LayupShot 2:26 49-70
Ebony Rowe made Two Point Layup.
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LayupShot 2:45 47-70
Jude Schimmel made Two Point Layup. Assisted by Bria Smith.
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Foul Turnover 3:11 47-68
Kortni Jones Turnover.
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Free Throw 1 of 1 3:25 47-68
Jude Schimmel made Free Throw.
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Free Throw 1 of 1 3:25 47-67
Jude Schimmel made Free Throw.
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Foul Turnover 3:25 47-66
Foul on Ebony Rowe
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Free Throw 1 of 1 3:27 47-66
Ebony Rowe made Free Throw.
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Foul Turnover 3:27 46-66
Foul on Bria Smith
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Foul Turnover 3:47 46-66
Bria Smith Turnover.
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LayupShot 3:55 46-66
Ebony Rowe made Two Point Layup.
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Free Throw 1 of 1 4:16 44-66
Jude Schimmel made Free Throw.
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Free Throw 1 of 1 4:16 44-65
Jude Schimmel made Free Throw.
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Foul Turnover 4:16 44-64
Foul on Shanice Cason
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Foul Turnover 4:19 44-64
Caroline Warden Turnover.
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LayupShot 4:29 44-64
Monique Reid made Two Point Layup. Assisted by Bria Smith.
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Foul Turnover 4:41 44-62
Foul on Jude Schimmel
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Free Throw 1 of 1 4:55 44-62
Bria Smith made Free Throw.
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Foul Turnover 4:55 44-61
Foul on Caroline Warden
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Foul Turnover 5:21 44-61
Kortni Jones Turnover.
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JumpShot 5:23 44-61
Shoni Schimmel made Two Point Jumper.
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Foul Turnover 5:32 44-59
Shanice Cason Turnover.
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Free Throw 1 of 1 5:47 44-59
Monique Reid made Free Throw.
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Foul Turnover 5:47 44-58
Foul on Ebony Rowe
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Foul Turnover 6:08 44-58
Icelyn Elie Turnover.
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LayupShot 6:28 44-58
Monique Reid made Two Point Layup. Assisted by Jude Schimmel.
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LayupShot 6:49 44-56
Ebony Rowe made Two Point Layup. Assisted by Kortni Jones.
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JumpShot 7:00 42-56
Sheronne Vails made Two Point Jumper. Assisted by Jude Schimmel.
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Foul Turnover 7:47 42-54
Foul on Sheronne Vails
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JumpShot 8:06 42-54
Shoni Schimmel made Two Point Jumper.
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LayupShot 8:27 42-52
Laken Leonard made Two Point Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 8:48 40-52
Jude Schimmel made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Monique Reid.
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Foul Turnover 9:04 40-49
Shanice Cason Turnover.
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JumpShot 9:07 40-49
Shoni Schimmel made Two Point Jumper. Assisted by Bria Smith.
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Foul Turnover 9:14 40-47
Ebony Rowe Turnover.
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LayupShot 9:43 40-47
Bria Smith made Two Point Layup.
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Free Throw 1 of 1 10:00 40-45
Shoni Schimmel made Free Throw.
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Foul Turnover 10:00 40-44
Foul on Ebony Rowe
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JumpShot 10:00 40-44
Shoni Schimmel made Two Point Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 10:23 40-42
Laken Leonard made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kortni Jones.
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Free Throw 1 of 1 10:42 37-42
Bria Smith made Free Throw.
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Foul Turnover 10:42 37-41
Foul on Ebony Rowe
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Free Throw 1 of 1 10:42 37-41
Bria Smith made Free Throw.
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Foul Turnover 10:56 37-40
Shanice Cason Turnover.
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LayupShot 11:39 37-40
Monique Reid made Two Point Layup. Assisted by Sara Hammond.
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Free Throw 1 of 1 11:56 37-38
Kortni Jones made Free Throw.
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Free Throw 1 of 1 11:56 36-38
Kortni Jones made Free Throw.
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Foul Turnover 11:56 35-38
Foul on Shoni Schimmel
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Foul Turnover 12:20 35-38
Caroline Warden Turnover.
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JumpShot 12:40 35-38
Shoni Schimmel made Two Point Jumper.
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End Game 0:00 49-74
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Defensive Rebound 0:18 49-74
Lauren March Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 0:18 49-74
Jude Schimmel missed Two Point Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 0:46 49-74
Cortnee Walton Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:46 49-74
Shanice Cason missed Three Point Jumper.
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Offensive Rebound 0:51 49-74
MacKenzie Sells Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:51 49-74
Janay Brinkley missed Three Point Jumper.
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Lost Ball Turnover 0:57 49-74
Lauren March Steal.
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Foul Turnover 0:57 49-74
Cortnee Walton Turnover.
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Lost Ball Turnover 1:09 49-74
Cortnee Walton Steal.
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Foul Turnover 1:09 49-74
Shanice Cason Turnover.
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LayupShot 1:12 49-74
Jude Schimmel made Two Point Layup.
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Lost Ball Turnover 1:20 49-72
Jude Schimmel Steal.
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Foul Turnover 1:20 49-72
Lauren March Turnover.
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Free Throw 1 of 1 1:34 49-72
Shelby Harper made Free Throw.
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Not Available 1:34 49-71
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Free Throw 1 of 1 1:34 49-71
Shelby Harper missed Free Throw.
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Foul Turnover 1:34 49-71
Foul on Janay Brinkley
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Defensive Rebound 1:50 49-71
Shelby Harper Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 1:50 49-71
Janay Brinkley missed Two Point Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 1:50 49-71
MacKenzie Sells Defensive Rebound.
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Free Throw 1 of 1 1:50 49-71
Cortnee Walton missed Free Throw.
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Not Available 1:50 49-71
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Free Throw 1 of 1 1:50 49-71
Cortnee Walton missed Free Throw.
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Foul Turnover 1:50 49-71
Foul on MacKenzie Sells
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Defensive Rebound 1:52 49-71
Cortnee Walton Defensive Rebound.
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Free Throw 1 of 1 1:52 49-71
Janay Brinkley missed Free Throw.
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Foul Turnover 1:52 49-71
Foul on Jude Schimmel
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Offensive Rebound 2:03 49-71
Shanice Cason Offensive Rebound.
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Free Throw 1 of 1 2:03 49-71
Kortni Jones missed Free Throw.
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Foul Turnover 2:03 49-71
Foul on Shelby Harper
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Defensive Rebound 2:21 49-71
Shanice Cason Defensive Rebound.
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Free Throw 1 of 1 2:21 49-71
Sheronne Vails missed Free Throw.
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Free Throw 1 of 1 2:21 49-71
Sheronne Vails made Free Throw.
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Foul Turnover 2:21 49-70
Foul on Lauren March
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RegularTimeOut 2:22 49-70
Middle Tennessee Full Timeout.
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LayupShot 2:26 49-70
Ebony Rowe made Two Point Layup.
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RegularTimeOut 2:45 47-70
Louisville Full Timeout.
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LayupShot 2:45 47-70
Jude Schimmel made Two Point Layup. Assisted by Bria Smith.
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Defensive Rebound 2:52 47-68
Bria Smith Defensive Rebound.
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Team Stats
MTSU
LOU
18-52
FG
30-63
35
Field Goal %
48
8-25
3PT
2-12
32
Three Point %
17
5-10
FT
12-22
50
Free Throw %
55
42
Rebounds
36
14
Offensive Rebounds
11
28
Defensive Rebounds
25
11
Assists
19
4
Steals
18
5
Blocks
3
24
Turnovers
8
0
Team Turnovers
0
24
Total Turnovers
8
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Points Off Turnovers
0
0
Fast Break Points
0
0
Points in Paint
0
18
Fouls
15
0
Largest Lead
25
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