Breaking News,Jayda Curry is OUT!!
Louisville women’s basketball guard Jayda Curry had just picked off a Notre Dame pass and was headed down the court for a transition layup three minutes into the second quarter of an ACC Tournament quarterfinal Friday in Greensboro, North Carolina.
Curry’s miss was the story of the fifth-seeded Cardinals’ day. Between an inability to make shots — including free throws — and its struggles to keep the ball, Louisville fell to No. 4 seed Notre Dame, 77-68.
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Curry wasn’t ready to go home and caught fire in the second half. With Notre Dame going up by as many as 22 points three minutes into the third quarter, Curry was more aggressive on offense and scored 23 of her team-best and season-high 26 points in the second half.
“I’m just trying to do whatever I can to help my team win,” Curry said. “I think we have such a selfless team. At times, it’s to a fault. That first half, we were passing up a lot of open shots and overpenetrating. But I think just in the second half, we did a good job of finding each other moving the ball, getting downhill, attacking and drawing fouls. That’s the type of basketball we want to play and we know we can play.”
Despite her willing Louisville (24-9) to another comeback, narrowing the deficit to three points in the final minute, the Cardinals ran out of time. They had to finish the game without coach Jeff Walz, who picked up his second technical foul with 18 seconds left.
The Cardinals now have lost three of their last five meetings against the Fighting Irish, who will play either top-seeded Virginia Tech or ninth-seeded Miami in the ACC Tournament semifinals at noon Saturday.
