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Chelsie Hall supplied 15 points for the Cardinals (29-4), who
reached the Final Four for the fourth time in the program's
history and first since 2018. Kianna Smith added 11 points for
Louisville, while Emily Engstler grabbed 16 rebounds and Olivia
Cochran tossed in nine points.
Louisville will play South Carolina in Minneapolis on Friday.
Naz Hillmon led Michigan (25-7), which was making its first-ever
appearance in the Elite Eight, with 18 points and 11 rebounds.
The Wolverines committed 22 turnovers and didn't score in the
last 5:42.
Michigan also didn't score in the first five minutes. Both teams
heated up the rest of the quarter and Louisville carried a 17-13
lead into the second quarter.
Hall, who scored 13 first-half points, had a 3-pointer and layup
in the first three minutes of the quarter to stretch the
Cardinals' lead. Van Lith's layup with 4:56 left in the half
gave Louisville a 26-19 lead. Michigan closed the gap to one
point with an 8-2 spurt before Smith made a layup to give
Louisville a 30-27 halftime edge.
Louisville had a 6-0 spurt early in the second half, including a
Hall layup, to gain a 38-31 lead. Van Lith made a jumper to
extend the Cardinals' lead to 43-34. The Wolverines went more
than seven minutes without a field goal but when Maddie Nolan
rattled in a 3-pointer, they were within four at 43-39.
Louisville was clinging to a 45-43 lead entering the fourth. It
scored the first five points of the quarter, including Van
Lith's three-point play. Her putback with 8:05 left made it
52-45.
The Cardinals then went scoreless for more than five minutes but
Michigan could only cut its deficit to two. Cochran ended
Louisville's drought with a layup. Cochran then made another
layup after a Hillmon turnover and the Wolverines had no
answers.
--Field Level Media
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