Louisville finishes season strong

The start of conference play begins for all NCAA teams this upcoming week. This also means the start of the ACC tournament and Louisville’s journey to the championship. To finish off their last week of the regular season, the team was set to play #12 Notre Dame and #2 Virginia at home. Louisville had been struggling as of late dropping their team rankings to #17 in the country. After a tough loss to Notre Dame at home senior night was right around the corner and the #2 Virginia Cavilers were ready to win another game.The Cardinals started out the night to recognize seniors Wayne Blackshear and junior Montrezl Harrell who is expected to leave for the NBA draft. It was an emotional start to the night but very supportive for what each player had done for the basketball program during their duration here.  As the game started the Cardinals broke out on a run and took a comfortable lead. The Cavilers as expected battled back and kept the game close throughout the rest of the game. As the game winded down, Virginia took the lead with seconds to go. Louisville called a time out, drew a play and Mangok Mathiang drills the game winner at the top of the key! The YUM! Center had to be the loudest it has ever been in my years of college and a game fans will remember for the rest of their life. I am very proud to be a part of the University and hope the Cardinals can make a run into the tournament.