Stetson Hatters at Louisville Cardinals
LOUISVILLE (Interstat) — Stetson will visit Louisville in a women’s NCAA Division I basketball game Wednesday at KFC Yum! Center in Louisville, Ky. Both teams enter with 1-0 records. Stetson is the visiting team, and Louisville is the home team. The meeting is one of several early-season games for both programs. Stetson is listed with 10 upcoming games, and Louisville is listed with 10 upcoming games. Those schedules include home and road contests for both teams. The Hatters and Cardinals will continue their seasons after this matchup.
Stetson opened its season with a 75-52 home win over Flagler. Candela Garcia-Escribano was one of Stetson’s most productive players in that game, finishing with 21 points, six rebounds, four assists and two blocks in 28 minutes. Desireck Nieves added 18 points, three rebounds, two assists and one block in 32 minutes. Sophie Locatelli had 16 points, three assists and one block in 35 minutes. Garcia-Escribano is the player to watch for the Hatters.
Louisville opened with a 119-47 home win over Bellarmine. The Cardinals will host Stetson before continuing a stretch that includes games at Southern Indiana and Ball State, home games against Lindenwood and Connecticut, and a trip to Alas. Anchorage. Louisville also is scheduled to play Akron and East Tennessee State at home, visit Texas, host Eastern Kentucky and visit Kentucky. The Cardinals’ early schedule includes several home dates and road tests.
Stetson’s upcoming schedule includes road games at Miami (Fla.), Florida International, Clemson and UCF. The Hatters then are scheduled to host Wright State, Robert Morris, Florida A&M and Fort Lauderdale. Stetson also will face Robert Morris and Boise State in Daytona Beach, Fla., and will visit Texas-Arlington. After the Louisville game, Stetson will travel to Miami (Fla.) and Florida International before visiting Clemson and UCF. The Hatters then have home games against Wright State, Robert Morris, Florida A&M and Fort Lauderdale, along with the Daytona Beach contests and the trip to Texas-Arlington.
Louisville will continue its early-season schedule with home games and road trips against a mix of opponents. The Cardinals’ upcoming slate includes a home game against Connecticut and a road game at Kentucky later in the stretch. Louisville also is scheduled to visit Southern Indiana, host Lindenwood, visit Ball State, travel to Alas. Anchorage, host Akron, host East Tennessee State, visit Texas and host Eastern Kentucky. Stetson will aim to carry its opening performance into the matchup with Louisville before returning to a schedule that includes several home games and neutral-site contests.
Interstat’s game simulator projects Louisville to defeat Stetson 72-60.