Louisville Outlasts Michigan to Decide Final Four Situation

The Louisville women's basketball program had a veritably close fight for their NCAA Event rematch,

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but still came out with a 62-50 win Monday night to punch their ticket to the Final Four.

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The top-seeded Cardinals (29-4, 16-2 ACC) clinch their fourth Final Four appearance in program history,

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and they are the first since 2018. No. 1 overall South Carolina now awaits Louisville,

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with a tip-off from the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minn.

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Minn. set for Friday, Apr. 1 at either 7:00 p.m. or 9:30 p.m. No. 1 Stanford and No. 2 UConn make up the other side of the Final Four.

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Van Lith finished with a game-high 22 points,

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becoming the first Louisville player with four straight 20-point NCAA Tournament games.

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Kianna Smith adding 11. Emily Engstler had just five points, but contributed with 16 rebounds and six steals.

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Michigan All-American Naz Hilmon was the Wolverines' only double-digit scorer,

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finishing with an 18 point/11 rebound double-double.

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Michigan to 34.8 percent from the field and forced 22 turnovers that led to 24 points,

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Louisville only shot five free throws prior to the final minute of the game, going 7-9 overall,

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while also shooting 43.1 percent overall.

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