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Women’s Basketball: Virginia notches huge upset at #8 Louisville, 74-72 

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Romi Levy. Photo: UVA Athletics

Romi Levy drained a three with 13 seconds left to put Virginia on top, and the ‘Hoos got stops in the final seconds to finish off the 74-72 upset at #8 Louisville on Sunday.

Huge, huge win for the Cavaliers (19-8, 11-5 ACC, NET: 37), who recorded their second Quad 1 win of the 2025-2026 season.

Louisville (24-5, 11-2 ACC, NET: 9) had to go most of the way without Tajianna Roberts, the team’s leading scorer (11.8 ppg in 2025-2026), who left the game in the first quarter with a left leg injury.

Elif Istanbulluoglu (9.4 ppg coming in) stepped up for the Cardinals, scoring 20 points

Levy had 15 points (6-of-9 FG, 3-of-5 3FG) for UVA, which got 15 points from Kymora Johnson and 14 points and eight assists from Paris Clark.

Massive, massive dub for this Virginia team.

NCAA Tournament Resume: Virginia


Quad 1: 2-5
Quad 2: 3-2
Quad 3-4: 14-1 (loss to UMBC, NET: 194)

Topline

  • NET: 37
  • ELO: 41
  • RPI: 52

Result-based

  • HHS: 37
  • WAB: 43
  • KPI: 62

Predictive

  • Moore: 38
  • Torvik: 38

Average: 43.5
NCAA Tournament seed projection: borderline of Last Four Byes/Last Four In

Key upcoming games

  • Quad 1: North Carolina(23-6, 12-4 ACC, NET: 18), Feb. 26
  • Quad 2: Virginia Tech (21-8, 11-6 ACC, NET: 41), March 1

 

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