Sara Hammond leads Louisville past California in Final Four rematch
Sara Hammond scored 10 of her 18 points in the second half, and No. 10 Louisville beat No. 24 California 70-57 on Sunday in a rematch of last year's national semifinals.
NCAA Women's Basketball
FINAL
Louisville Cardinals
70
California Golden Bears
57
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| LOU | 42 | 28 | 70 |
| CAL | 34 | 23 | 57 |
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Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/12/26 | @ Ball State Cardinals | W 94-73 | NCAAW |
| 11/10/26 | vs Lindenwood Lions | W 71-35 | NCAAW |
| 11/8/26 | @ Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles | W 80-57 | NCAAW |
| 11/4/26 | vs Stetson Hatters | W 87-35 | NCAAW |
| 11/2/26 | vs Bellarmine Knights | W 119-47 | NCAAW |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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PersonalFoul 0:38 70-57
Foul on Gabby Green.
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PersonalFoul 1:16 70-57
Foul on Brittany Boyd.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:25 70-57
Reshanda Gray made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:25 70-56
Foul on Sara Hammond.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:35 70-56
Jude Schimmel made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:35 69-56
Jude Schimmel made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:35 68-56
Foul on Brittany Boyd.
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PersonalFoul 1:38 68-56
Foul on Brittany Boyd.
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JumpShot 2:16 68-56
Sara Hammond made Jumper. Assisted by Jude Schimmel.
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LayUpShot 2:56 66-56
Shawnta' Dyer made Layup. Assisted by Bria Smith.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:02 64-56
Brittany Boyd made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:02 64-55
Foul on Sara Hammond.
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PersonalFoul 3:46 64-55
Foul on Gabby Green.
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LayUpShot 5:16 64-55
Bria Smith made Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 7:25 62-55
Penina Davidson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Gabby Green.
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JumpShot 7:45 62-52
Sara Hammond made Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 8:28 60-52
Foul on Reshanda Gray.
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Three Point Jump Shot 8:47 60-52
Mikayla Cowling made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Reshanda Gray.
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LayUpShot 9:04 60-49
Sara Hammond made Layup. Assisted by Jude Schimmel.
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PersonalFoul 9:12 58-49
Foul on Mercedes Jefflo.
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PersonalFoul 9:20 58-49
Foul on Emmonnie Henderson.
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PersonalFoul 9:23 58-49
Foul on Sara Hammond.
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LayUpShot 9:49 58-49
Mariya Moore made Layup. Assisted by Jude Schimmel.
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LayUpShot 10:32 56-49
Mariya Moore made Layup. Assisted by Jude Schimmel.
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PersonalFoul 10:49 54-49
Foul on Emmonnie Henderson.
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PersonalFoul 11:48 54-49
Foul on Reshanda Gray.
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LayUpShot 12:14 54-49
Gabby Green made Layup.
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LayUpShot 12:37 54-47
Shawnta' Dyer made Layup. Assisted by Megan Deines.
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LayUpShot 13:10 52-47
Shawnta' Dyer made Layup. Assisted by Jude Schimmel.
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MadeFreeThrow 13:28 50-47
Reshanda Gray made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 13:28 50-46
Foul on Shawnta' Dyer.
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MadeFreeThrow 14:01 50-46
Bria Smith made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 14:01 49-46
Bria Smith made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 14:01 48-46
Foul on Reshanda Gray.
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MadeFreeThrow 14:49 48-46
Reshanda Gray made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 14:49 48-45
Reshanda Gray made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 14:49 48-44
Foul on Megan Deines.
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LayUpShot 15:15 48-44
Shawnta' Dyer made Layup. Assisted by Sara Hammond.
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PersonalFoul 15:33 46-44
Foul on Bria Smith.
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Three Point Jump Shot 16:26 46-44
Mercedes Jefflo made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Gabby Green.
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MadeFreeThrow 16:48 46-41
Mercedes Jefflo made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 16:48 46-40
Mercedes Jefflo made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 16:48 46-39
Foul on Myisha Hines-Allen.
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Three Point Jump Shot 17:21 46-39
Brittany Boyd made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mercedes Jefflo.
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JumpShot 17:38 46-36
Sara Hammond made Jumper.
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LayUpShot 18:00 44-36
Reshanda Gray made Layup. Assisted by Gabby Green.
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LayUpShot 18:38 44-34
Sara Hammond made Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:12 42-34
Megan Deines made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cortnee Walton.
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PersonalFoul 0:41 39-34
Foul on Arica Carter.
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PersonalFoul 0:48 39-34
Foul on Cortnee Walton.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:59 39-34
Gabby Green made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mikayla Cowling.
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JumpShot 1:40 39-31
Shawnta' Dyer made Jumper. Assisted by Megan Deines.
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JumpShot 2:12 37-31
Reshanda Gray made Jumper. Assisted by Mikayla Cowling.
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JumpShot 2:35 37-29
Megan Deines made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:57 35-29
Reshanda Gray made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:57 35-28
Foul on Myisha Hines-Allen.
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Three Point Jump Shot 3:20 35-28
Sara Hammond made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cortnee Walton.
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JumpShot 3:41 32-28
Brittany Boyd made Jumper.
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LayUpShot 3:54 32-26
Myisha Hines-Allen made Layup. Assisted by Sara Hammond.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:16 30-26
Reshanda Gray made Free Throw.
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End Game 0:00 70-57
End of Game
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Steal 0:25 70-57
Jude Schimmel Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 0:26 70-57
Brittany Boyd Turnover.
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Defensive Rebound 0:38 70-57
Reshanda Gray Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:38 70-57
Sara Hammond missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:38 70-57
Foul on Gabby Green.
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Defensive Rebound 0:43 70-57
Sara Hammond Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:43 70-57
Brittany Boyd missed Three Point Jumper.
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ShortTimeOut 0:49 70-57
California Timeout
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Steal 0:50 70-57
Mercedes Jefflo Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 0:52 70-57
Shawnta' Dyer Turnover.
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Defensive Rebound 1:04 70-57
Louisville Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:04 70-57
Mercedes Jefflo missed Three Point Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 1:16 70-57
Reshanda Gray Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:16 70-57
Bria Smith missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:16 70-57
Foul on Brittany Boyd.
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Defensive Rebound 1:25 70-57
Shawnta' Dyer Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:25 70-57
Reshanda Gray missed Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:25 70-57
Reshanda Gray made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:25 70-56
Foul on Sara Hammond.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:35 70-56
Jude Schimmel made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:35 69-56
Jude Schimmel made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:35 68-56
Foul on Brittany Boyd.
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ShortTimeOut 1:38 68-56
California Timeout
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PersonalFoul 1:38 68-56
Foul on Brittany Boyd.
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Defensive Rebound 1:53 68-56
Mariya Moore Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 1:53 68-56
Brittany Boyd missed Jumper.
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JumpShot 2:16 68-56
Sara Hammond made Jumper. Assisted by Jude Schimmel.
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Defensive Rebound 2:38 66-56
Sara Hammond Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 2:38 66-56
Reshanda Gray missed Jumper.
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LayUpShot 2:56 66-56
Shawnta' Dyer made Layup. Assisted by Bria Smith.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:02 64-56
Brittany Boyd made Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 3:02 64-55
California Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:02 64-55
Brittany Boyd missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:02 64-55
Foul on Sara Hammond.
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Defensive Rebound 3:27 64-55
Reshanda Gray Defensive Rebound.
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LayUpShot 3:27 64-55
Sara Hammond missed Layup.
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OfficialTVTimeOut 3:46 64-55
Official TV Timeout
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Lost Ball Turnover 3:46 64-55
Gabby Green Turnover.
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PersonalFoul 3:46 64-55
Foul on Gabby Green.
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Team Stats
LOU
CAL
27-60
FG
19-59
45
Field Goal %
32
7-13
3PT
6-18
54
Three Point %
33
9-14
FT
13-23
64
Free Throw %
57
41
Rebounds
37
10
Offensive Rebounds
12
31
Defensive Rebounds
25
17
Assists
13
7
Steals
6
7
Blocks
4
15
Turnovers
16
1
Team Turnovers
0
15
Total Turnovers
16
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
8
Points Off Turnovers
11
8
Fast Break Points
4
32
Points in Paint
20
21
Fouls
15
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