WBB: Cards Set To Take On Clemson in ACC 2nd Round

Mark BlankenbakerMarch 6, 2025

The No. 6 seed Louisville Cardinals (20-9, 13-5 ACC) is set to begin the 2025 Ally ACC Women’s Basketball Tournament on Thursday and their opponent is now set. The Cardinals will face off with the No. 14 seed Clemson Tigers (14-16, 6-12 ACC) in the Second Round of the ACC Tournament tomorrow evening at 7:30 p.m. ET and the game will be broadcast on the ACC Network. Clemson advanced to the second round following a 63-46 win over No. 11 seed Stanford Cardinal in the first round.

Louisville finished the regular season in a three-way tie for fourth place in the ACC Standings but earned the sixth seed after the tiebreakers broke down. The Cardinals have finished in the Top 5 of the ACC Standings in all 11 seasons they have been in the league. They are the only program in the ACC to finish in the Top 5 of the standings in each of the last 11 seasons.

Shifting to the ACC Tournament, the Cardinals are 15-9 all-time in the tournament over the last 10 seasons. The Cardinals have reached the quarterfinals in each of the last 10 ACC Tournaments, the only school to do so over that timeframe. Louisville has advanced to the championship game four separate times and they are 2-0 all-time in the second round.

The ACC postseason awards were announced earlier this week and the Cards had two players recognized for their season accomplishments. Senior guard Jayda Curry was named to the First Team All-ACC while freshman guard Tajianna Roberts was named to the Second Team All-ACC and All-Freshman team. Curry leads the team with 13.4 points per game on the season and 14.4 points per game in ACC play. Roberts leads the team with 23 double-digit scoring games and was named ACC Rookie of the Week five times this season. Roberts is one of two freshmen to be named to the All-ACC teams.

Date: Thursday, March 6

Time: 7:30 p.m. ET

Site: Greensboro, N.C. | First Horizon Coliseum (20,000)

TV: ACCN (Pam Ward, play-by-play; Stephanie White, analyst)

Radio: 93.9-FM The Ville (Nick Curran, play-by-play; Cortnee Walton, analyst)

Series History: Louisville leads 13-3 (5-1 home, 6-1 away, 2-1 neutral)

Last Meeting: W, 78-52 (Feb. 27, 2025 at KFC Yum! Center)