Louisville Cardinals at Clemson Tigers
· NCAA Women's Basketball
Laura Ziegler's double-double helps No. 22 Louisville women beat Clemson 65-54 in ACC opener
Ziegler made 5 of 11 shots and 7 of 8 free throws to help Louisville (3-1) improve to 15-0 against Clemson (3-2) since joining the ACC prior to the 2014-15 season.
Tajianna Roberts scored 12 on 4-for-16 shooting with two 3-pointers for the Cardinals. Reserve Reyna Scott pitched in with 10 points and five rebounds.
Rusne Augustinaite led the Tigers with 17 points, sinking 6 of 8 shots including all three of her 3-pointers. Reserve Raven Thompson scored 12 and Mia Moore totaled 11 points, eight rebounds and five assists before fouling out.
Augustinaite hit a 3-pointer and scored seven to help Clemson jump out to an 11-8 lead. Ziegler hit a jumper to spark a 7-0 run over the final 3:41 and Louisville led 15-11 after one quarter.
Elif Istanbulluoglu scored on both sides of a Roberts' 3-pointer and the Cardinals scored the first 11 points of the second period to take a 26-11 lead. Hadley Periman's layup with 45 seconds remaining left the Tigers trailing 30-20 at halftime.
Imari Berry came off the bench to hit all four of her shots and her only free throw, scoring nine of 17 third-quarter points for the Cardinals in upping their advantage to 47-36.
The Tigers closed within six on three occasions — the final one when Roberts hit a jumper to cut it to 55-49 with 2:54 remaining. Ziegler and Mackenly Randolph hit back-to-back shots to push the lead to 10 and end the threat.
It was the earliest conference opener in Louisville's history.
Clemson: The Tigers travel to play Furman on Sunday in a nonconference matchup.
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Recent Plays
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End of Game | 65 - 54 |
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End of 4th Quarter | 65 - 54 |
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Rachael Rose made Layup. | 65 - 54 |
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Laura Ziegler made Free Throw. | 65 - 52 |
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Laura Ziegler made Free Throw. | 64 - 52 |
Statistics
 LOU |
CLEM |
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|---|---|---|
| 24-55 | FG | 23-48 |
| 44 | Field Goal % | 48 |
| 3-10 | 3PT | 4-15 |
| 30 | Three Point % | 27 |
| 14-15 | FT | 4-14 |
| 93 | Free Throw % | 29 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 26 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 5 |
| 25 | Defensive Rebounds | 21 |
| 10 | Assists | 7 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 0 | Blocks | 2 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 18 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 23 | Points Off Turnovers | 13 |
| 11 | Fast Break Points | 2 |
| 32 | Points in Paint | 32 |
| 11 | Fouls | 20 |
| 15 | Largest Lead | 4 |
Game Information
Location: Clemson, SC
Attendance: 1,004 | Capacity:
2025-26 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louisville | 1-0 | - | 6-2 |
| Wake Forest | 0-0 | 0.5 | 9-0 |
| North Carolina | 0-0 | 0.5 | 8-1 |
| Stanford | 0-0 | 0.5 | 8-1 |
| Notre Dame | 0-0 | 0.5 | 5-1 |
| Syracuse | 0-0 | 0.5 | 5-1 |
| California | 0-0 | 0.5 | 6-2 |
| Virginia Tech | 0-0 | 0.5 | 6-2 |
| Miami | 0-0 | 0.5 | 5-2 |
| Virginia | 0-0 | 0.5 | 5-2 |
| NC State | 0-0 | 0.5 | 5-3 |
| Pittsburgh | 0-0 | 0.5 | 5-4 |
| Florida State | 0-0 | 0.5 | 4-4 |
| 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 | 2-5 |
| Clemson | 0-1 | 1 | 5-2 |