Jeff Walz's first brush with Kentucky nearly included a cracked skull.
In 2007, Walz's first season as head coach of the Louisville women's basketball team, the Cardinals beat the Wildcats 80-65 in Rupp Arena. But a decade later, Walz was hard-pressed to recall anything about the game other than Louisville star Angel McCoughtry splitting her head open while diving for a loose ball.
"I remember Angel's mom calling me right after the ballgame to make sure she was OK, and she's like, 'Do we need to do any X-rays to make sure there's no fracture?'" Walz said.