SAN ANTONIO, Texas — A sweet start turned sour.
Trying to advance to its first Sweet Sixteen in program history, Northwestern women’s basketball (16-9, 11-7 Big Ten) fell to 2-seed Louisville (25-3, 16-3 ACC) in a 62-53 nail-biter.
The 7-seed Wildcats’ Blizzard defense stifled Louisville in the opening 20 minutes, but after jumping out to a large early lead, their offense slowed down as the Cardinals made adjustments to advance from the Round of 32.
After a 25-point outing against UCF on Monday, Lindsey Pulliam scored just four points on 1-of-11 shooting. Veronica Burton added 13, and Courtney Shaw added 10.