TALLAHASSEE, Fla.– In a game that featured countless back and forth swings, the 17th-ranked Florida State Women’s Basketball team found a way to outlast No. 4 Louisville as it emerged with a 68-63 victory on Thursday evening in front of an inspired crowd at the Donald L. Tucker Center.
The Seminoles’ (18-2, 5-1) big win over the Cardinals (17-2, 5-1) marks their highest-ranked win since defeating No. 3 Texas A&M, 68-63, on Jan. 5, 2009 in Tallahassee. Adding to FSU’s impressive résumé is that it delivered its second Top 15 win of the season after also defeating then-No. 13/12 Duke, 74-58, on Jan. 11.
“I love this team’s heart. I love their character. I love their fight,” FSU head coach Sue Semrau said. “We jumped out early obviously. They made a couple of adjustments, and we had to make some more adjustments at halftime. You have a fifth-year senior (Maegan Conwright) and a freshman (Shakayla Thomas) that are coming together with a team that is really becoming unified and becoming different.
“Defensively, I thought they just moved well, extremely well. Offensively, I know I have two weapons right here (Conwright and Thomas). We’ve still got a lot to work on. We’ve got a lot we need to do to get better. But it was a nice win for us today.”
The win was Semrau’s 32nd career Top 25 victory at FSU, and is tied for her fourth highest-ranked win. The Seminoles’ top-ranked win continues to be their 80-74 victory over No. 2 (both polls) Duke on Feb. 8, 2004.
FSU returns to the Tucker Center to host Wake Forest on Sunday afternoon at 2 p.m.
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