No. 5 Cardinals cruise past South Florida
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Louisville, KY (SportsNetwork.com) - Tia Gibbs scored 19 points to lead fifth- ranked Louisville to a 79-59 victory over South Florida on Sunday.
Shoni Schimmel tallied 14 points and five helpers for Louisville (22-1, 10-0 AAC), which hasn't lost since Dec. 1 against Kentucky. Antonita Slaughter and Sara Hammond contributed 12 points apiece, while the latter added eight boards.
Courtney Williams finished with 17 points and eight rebounds for the Bulls (11-10, 6-4), who have lost two of their last three. Inga Orekhova totaled 16 points and Akila McDonald added 11 points and 11 boards.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The first 16 minutes of the game was back-and-forth until Schimmel knocked down a 3 to spark a 13-0 burst to close out the half for Louisville. The Cardinals led, 45-28, at the break.
The closest the Bulls came in the second half was 13 with 17:42 to play as Louisville sailed to the finish.