After a back-and-forth opening three quarters, top-seeded Louisville did what it had to in the final frame to pull away from pesky Wake Forest and notch a 65-53 win its ACC tournament opener Friday afternoon.
Freshman Hailey Van Lith was the star of stars for the Cards, drilling six threes and scoring a season-high 24 points to carry U of L on a rare off-day for ACC Player of the Year Dana Evans. Two of Van Lith’s triples came during a critical 13-0 run in the fourth quarter to put the game out of reach from the ninth-seeded Demon Deacons.