2008–09 Louisville Cardinals women's basketball team

Intercollegiate basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Women's Basketball 2008–09 Louisville Cardinals Louisville Cardinals wordmark.svg 250 Big East Conference (1979–2013) Big East 2https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/rankings 2020-21 Women's College Basketball Rankings for Final Rankings 34–5 14–2 Jeff Walz Stephanie Norman Michelle Clark-Heard Bethann Shapiro Ord Freedom Hall (18,865) NCAA Division I women's tournament Runner up The 2008–09 Louisville Cardinals women's basketball team represented the University of Louisville in the 2008–09 NCAA Division I basketball season. The Cardinals were coached by Jeff Walz, and the Cardinals played their home games at Freedom Hall in Louisville, Kentucky. The Lady Cardinals are a member of the Big East Conference and advanced to the NCAA championship match. Regular season Roster Number Name Height Position Class 4 Gwen Rucker 6-1 Forward Freshman 11 Becky Burke 5-11 Guard Freshman 13 Candyce Bingham 6-1 Forward Senior 14 Janae Howard 6-1 Forward Freshman 24 Laura Terry 6-1 Forward Sophomore 33 Monique Reid 6-1 Forward Freshman 35 Angel McCoughtry 6-1 Forward Senior 42 Chauntise Wright 6-3 Center Senior 45 Keshia Hines 6-2 Forward-Center Sophomore 50 Deseree Byrd 5-9 Guard Sophomorehttp://www.uoflsports.com/sports/w-baskbl/mtt/lou-w-baskbl-mtt.html University of Louisville Official Athletic Site - Women's Basketball 2009-05-18 2011-02-21 https://web.archive.org/web/20110221132136/http://www.uoflsports.com/sports/w-baskbl/mtt/lou-w-baskbl-mtt.html dead Schedule Date Location Opponent Cards points Opp. points Record Nov. 15/08 Cookeville, Tennessee Tennessee Tech 82 49 1–0 Nov. 17/08 KICC Austin Peay 72 42 2–0 Nov. 22/08 Cintas Center Xavier 65 55 3–0 Nov. 25/08 Huntsman Center (Salt Lake City) Utah 59 48 4–0 Nov. 28/08 Lawlor Events Ctr. (Reno) Alabama 73 56 5–0 Nov. 29/08 Lawlor Events Ctr. (Reno) Nevada 82 85 5–1 Dec. 4/08 Murfreesboro, Tennessee Middle Tennessee 67 44 6–1 Dec. 7/08 Freedom Hall Ball State 82 51 7–1 Dec. 10/08 Freedom Hall Hartford 70 42 8–1 Dec. 14/08 Freedom Hall Kentucky 75 59 9–1 Dec. 21/08 Freedom Hall Vermont 67 56 10–1 Dec. 28/08 Freedom Hall Morehead State 66 38 11–1 Dec. 29/08 Freedom Hall Central Michigan 95 72 12–1 Dec. 30/09 Freedom Hall New Hampshire 82 40 13–1 Jan. 3/09 Freedom Hall DePaul 78 60 14–1 Jan. 6/09 Freedom Hall Seton Hall 76 47 15–1 Jan. 11/09 Freedom Hall Rutgers 64 59 16–1 Jan. 14/09 USF Sun Dome (Tampa) South Florida 76 60 17–1 Jan. 17/09 Washington, D.C. Georgetown 74 58 18–1 Jan. 20/09 Freedom Hall Cincinnati 66 50 19–1 Jan. 26/09 Gempel Pavilion Connecticut 65 93 19–2 Jan. 31/09 Alumni Hall (Providence) Providence 81 49 19–2http://www.uoflsports.com/sports/w-baskbl/stats/2008-2009/teamstat.html University of Louisville Athletics Uoflsports.com 2022-11-03 2022-12-27 Big East tournament The Cardinals qualified for the finals of the Big East Women's Basketball Tournament. The Cardinals fell to Connecticut 75–36. The game was played at the XL Center in Hartford. Player stats Player Games played Minutes Field goals Three pointers Free throws Rebounds Assists Blocks Steals PointsAngel McCoughtry 39 1252 329 43 200 362 73 42 164901 Candyce Bingham 39 1196 170 10 138 284 66 13 63488 Desiree Byrd 38 1221 105 21 58 105 191 2 35289 Keshia Hines 39 820 104 0 40 188 25 2554 248 Monique Reid 36 616 83 5 42 137 9 5 15 213 Becky Burke 38 770 58 37 38 67 30 124 191 Brandie Reed 21 398 29 19 2 39 18 1 779 Janae Howard 33 262 38 20 12 47 7 8 9108 Gwen Rucker 32 354 23 2 32 68 4 1410 80Laura Terry 21 167 19 2 9 20 6 16 49Mary Jackson 38 416 23 2 39 94 13 1 1087Tiera Stephen 37 378 9 2 14 30 51 528 34http://www.uoflsports.com/sports/w-baskbl/stats/2008-2009/teamcume.html#TEAM.TEM University of Louisville Athletics Uoflsports.com 2022-11-03 2022-12-27 Postseason NCAA basketball tournament Raleigh Regional Louisville 62, Liberty 42 Louisville 62, Louisiana State 52 Louisville 56, Baylor 39 Louisville 77, Maryland 60 Final Four Louisville 61, Oklahoma 59 Connecticut 76, Louisville 54 http://www.ncaamarchmadness2009.com/womens/ Women's 2009 Final Four Official Site 2009-05-18 https://web.archive.org/web/20090417023842/http://www.ncaamarchmadness2009.com/womens/ 2009-04-17 dead Team players drafted into the WNBA Round Pick Player NBA club 1 1 Angel McCoughtry Atlanta Dream 3 39 Candyce Bingham San Antonio Silver Starshttp://www.wnba.com/draft2009/draft_board.html WNBA.com: 2009 WNBA Draft Board 2009-08-04 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090825071441/http://www.wnba.com/draft2009/draft_board.html 2009-08-25 See also Kentucky–Louisville rivalry References External links Official Site Category:Louisville Cardinals women's basketball seasons Category:NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament Final Four seasons Louisville Louisville Louisville Cardinals women's basketball, 2008-09 Louisville Cardinals women's basketball, 2008-09 Category:2008 in Louisville, Kentucky Category:2009 in Louisville, Kentucky