Louisville Women’s Basketball 2026 NCAA Tournament Capsule

March 3, 2026 · CSM Staff
 
Louisville Cardinals
 
ACC (27-7, 15-3)
 
 
Big Wins: 12/14 at North Carolina (76-66), 12/20 vs Tennessee (89-65)
Bad Losses: 2/22 Virginia (72-74), 3/1 Notre Dame (62-65)
Coach: Jeff Walz
 
Probable Starters:
Anaya Hardy, Sophomore, Forward, 5.1ppg, 4.3 rpg
Mackenly Randolph, Sophomore, Forward, 8.3 ppg, 5.2 rpg, 1.4 apg
Elif Istanbulluoglu, Junior, Forward, 9.8 ppg, 5.0 rpg, 1.7 apg
Laura Ziegler, Senior, Forward, 11.1 ppg, 6.8 rpg, 3.0 apg
Tajianna Roberts, Sophomore, Guard, 11.4 ppg, 3.1 apg, 2.5 rpg
 
Key Role Players:
Imari Berry, Sophomore, Guard, 11.2 ppg, 2.7 apg, 4.8 rpg
Skylar Jones, Junior, Guard, 8.4 ppg, 1.0 apg, 2.9 rpg
Reyna Scott, Senior, Guard, 8.3 ppg, 2.8 apg, 2.6 rpg
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 80.7 (18th in nation, 1st in conference)
Scoring Defense: 60.6 (92, 5)
Field-Goal Percentage: 45.9 (27, 2)
Field-Goal Defense: 39.2 (133, 9)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 7.8 (52, 4)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 34.2 (58, 4)
Free-Throw Percentage: 74.4 (84, 7)
Rebound Margin: 8.4 (18, 3)
Assists Per Game: 17.0 (28, 4)
Turnovers Per Game: 13.2 (36, 4)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
2025 NCAA First Round win over Nebraska
2025 NCAA Second Round loss to TCU
2024 NCAA Round of 64 loss to Middle Tennessee
2023 NCAA Round of 64 win over Drake
2023 NCAA Round of 32 win over Texas
2023 NCAA Regional Semifinal win over Mississippi
2023 NCAA Regional Final loss to Iowa
2022 NCAA Round of 64 win over Albany
2022 NCAA Round of 32 win over Gonzaga
2022 NCAA Regional Semifinal win over Tennessee
2022 NCAA Regional Final win over Michigan
2022 NCAA National Semifinal loss to South Carolina
2021 NCAA Round of 64 win over Marist
2021 NCAA Round of 32 win over Northwestern
2021 NCAA Regional Semifinal win over Oregon
2021 NCAA Regional Final loss to Stanford
2019 NCAA First Round win over Robert Morris
2019 NCAA Second Round win over Michigan
2019 NCAA Third Round win over Oregon State
2019 NCAA Quarterfinal loss to Connecticut
2018 NCAA Round of 64 win over Boise State
2018 NCAA Round of 32 win over Marquette
2018 NCAA Regional Semifinal win over Stanford
2018 NCAA Regional Final win over Oregon State
2018 NCAA National Semifinal loss to Mississippi State
2017 NCAA Round of 64 win over Chattanooga
2017 NCAA Round of 32 win over Tennessee
2017 NCAA Regional Semifinal loss to Baylor
2016 NCAA Round of 64 win over Central Arkansas
2016 NCAA Round of 32 loss to DePaul
2015 NCAA Round of 64 win over BYU
2015 NCAA Round of 32 win over South Florida
2015 NCAA Regional Semifinal loss to Dayton
2014 NCAA Round of 64 win over Idaho
2014 NCAA Round of 32 win over Iowa
2014 NCAA Regional Semifinal win over LSU
2014 NCAA Regional Final loss to Maryland
2013 NCAA Round of 64 win over Middle Tennessee
2013 NCAA Round of 32 win over Purdue
2013 NCAA Regional Semifinal win over Baylor
2013 NCAA Regional Final win over Tennessee
2013 NCAA National Semifinal win over California
2013 NCAA National Final loss to Connecticut
2012 NCAA Round of 64 win over Michigan State
2012 NCAA Round of 32 loss to Maryland
2011 NCAA Round of 64 win over Vanderbilt
2011 NCAA Round of 32 win over Xavier
2011 NCAA Regional Semifinal loss to Gonzaga
2010 WBI First Round loss to Bradley
2009 NCAA Round of 64 win over Liberty
2009 NCAA Round of 32 win over LSU
2009 NCAA Regional Semifinal win over Baylor
2009 NCAA Regional Final win over Maryland
2009 NCAA National Semifinal win over Oklahoma
2009 NCAA National Final loss to Connecticut
2008 NCAA Round of 64 win over Miami of Ohio
2008 NCAA Round of 32 win over Kansas State
2008 NCAA Regional Semifinal loss to Kentucky
2007 NCAA Round of 64 win over Brigham Young
2007 NCAA Round of 32 loss to Arizona State
 
*all team stats through 3/5