Five Cardinals finished in double figures scoring, with Khani Rooths having a career day with 20 points and seven rebounds. They shot 53.2 percent from the field whil eholding the Bulldogs to 22.8 percent, assisted on 23 of their 33 made baskets, went 26-of-33 on free throws, and produced 36 points off 25 forced turnovers.

If you believe in good starts, then the way the University of Louisville began its season Monday night against South Carolina State portends good things.

The No. 1-ranked University of Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team was victorious in its first game of the 2025-2026 season against the No. 20 Louisville Cardinals, 79-66.

Listen to what the head coach of the Cardinals, forward/center Sananda Fru, forward Kasean Pryor and guard Ryan Conwell said after their win over the Tigers:

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — University of Louisville junior Annabel Sep has been named to the All-Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Field Hockey Second Team, announced Monday.

A GoFundMe campaign for Louisville resident Matt Sweets, who was severely burned in the UPS cargo plane crash, has raised over $37,000 as the community rallies to support his recovery and family.

Follow USA TODAY's live coverage of the UPS plane crash in Louisville, KY, for Wednesday, Nov. 5. A UPS plane with three people onboard crashed near the airport in Louisville, Kentucky on Tuesday,