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Hammond's effort propels Louisville past Houston
Feb 20, 2014 - 3:08 AM Louisville, KY (SportsNetwork.com) - Sara Hammond led the way with a team-high 17 points as the No. 3 Louisville Cardinals handily defeated the Houston Cougars, 81-62, KFC Yum! Center.Shoni Schimmel supplied 15 points with eight rebounds and three assists for the Cardinals (26-2, 14-1 AAC), who have won three straight and 19 of their last 20. Emmonnie Henderson chipped in 12 points off the bench in the win.
The Cougars (5-21, 1-14) were paced by Marche Amerson, who had a game-high 23 points. Jessieka Palmer contributed 16 points and five rebounds in Houston's third straight loss.
Louisville started off the game on a 13-3 burst. Hammond had seven points and Schimmel scored six in the run.
Amerson got the Cougars within 24-22 off her triple with under eight minutes to go in the first half, but the Cardinals went on a 14-5 run to end the period.
Palmer's layup cut Louisville's lead to 11 points, 42-31, early in the final frame, but that was the closest Houston would get as Louisville's lead swelled to 26 points down the stretch.
- HOUSTON: 62
LOUISVILLE: 81
Final
Feb 19 8:58 PM - HOUSTON: 27
LOUISVILLE: 38
Halftime
Feb 19 7:49 PM - HOUSTON: 0
LOUISVILLE: 0
1st Half - 20:00
Feb 19 7:15 PM
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