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Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin Says Jeff Walz Was 'Outcoached' During Louisville's Elite Eight Loss

Kentucky governor Matt Bevin blames Louisville coach Jeff Walz for the team's Elite Eight loss in the women's NCAA tournament this year.

Speaking on WHAS-840, Bevin said that Walz was "outcoached" during the Cardinals' defeat against the No. 2 seeded UConn Huskies.

"I feel bad saying this, but it's true. If he'd been a little more focused on game strategy and coaching that weekend, and a little less on this kind of silliness, the better team would have won," Bevin said. "We got outcoached, straight up."

On March 30, Walz called out Bevin after the governor took to Twitter to congratulate the Kentucky men's basketball team on its trip to the Elite Eight but overlooked Louisville's similar accomplishment.