On the back of a career performance from Katie Lou Samuelson, No. 2 UConn women’s basketball earned a gusty win over the top-seeded Louisville Cardinals, 80-73. The senior dropped 29 points while hitting 7-of-12 from three. Samuelson hit big shot after big shot as well as a pair of three throws in the final moments to seal the win.
With 1:47 remaining in the fourth quarter, UConn seemingly had the game in hand, up by 11. About a minute earlier, it looked like Samuelson iced the game with a three-pointer where she was also fouled.
But she missed the free throw and Louisville mounted a furious comeback, scoring 10 points in less than a minute to cut the Huskies’ lead to just two points with 26.