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Student government hosts candidate forum ahead of ongoing election MADELIN SHELTON @THECARDINALNEWS

The Student Government Association hosted a forum for the “Top 4” candidates Feb. 19 ahead of SGA elections. Candidates introduced themselves, answered questions from current Top 4 officers and the audience and gave closing statements. The Top 4 positions are: Student Body President, Executive Vice President, Executive Services Vice President and Academic Vice President. Student Body President This office deals with university-wide issues and administration. The first candidate, Brandon McClain, is the current director of outreach for SGA and founded the fourth branch of SGA, the Student Organization Advisory Board. McClain advocated for altering the meal plan system at the university to better accommodate students at affiliated properties and to better serve students by creating a housing cheat sheet for affiliated and unaffiliated properties. This cheat sheet would allow students to comparatively look at information about rent and amenities for the various properties on and close to campus.

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McClain also would like to have recognized student organizations become official members of SGA, wherein they would be required to attend one senate meeting every year or two. Academic Vice President Sabrina Collins is also running for president. Collins wants to create more transparency in SGA. She also wants to implement an SGA Cares hotline, where students could submit questions or request advice for navigating university life. Collins said she would also allocate more funds to the PEACC Center due to increasing demand and advocate against hidden student fees. Executive Vice President The person elected to this office will be president of the student senate, promote diversity initiatives and work closely with the athletics department. Candidate Joenima Wani said she was qualified for the position through her experience holding meetings for service committees and serving as Assistant Services Vice President. Wani said she will make more funding available to the PEACC Center and the Counseling Center. She also wants to provide more support to The Ville’ns, a registered student organization on cam-

pus that seeks to create, reinforce and enhance the fan experience of Cardinal Athletics. Lexi Raikes is the other executive vice president candidate. She said her work as appropriations committee chair for SGA Senate and her diversity initiatives qualify her for the job. Raikes said she helped add a diversity committee to SGA and is getting a more diverse group of people involved in SGA. She said she would create more avenues of involvement in SGA, including creating a mentorship program for people from diverse backgrounds and elevating student voices that often get left out. Service Vice President This position focuses on working with student services, including housing, safety, dining and construction. Candidate Henny Ransdell, executive director of the Engage Lead Serve Board, described herself in that role as working towards the principles of “sustainability, affordability and inclusivity.” Ransdell said she would seek to accomplish these goals through elevating student voices. She has advocated designating the bathrooms in new residence halls safe for transgender students, en-

couraged university administration to not increase tuition as a first resort and prioritized student voices in the construction of the new Cultural Center. Savannah Fairfield is on the ballot for SVP but was not at the forum. Academic Vice President This officer works directly with deans and faculty. Lone candidate Ben Barberie currently serves as the deputy chief of staff for the SGA Executive Cabinet. Barberie emphasized retention of students and proposed adding intervention points between students’ first and second years, as well as between their second and third years. He said the university could use this point to provide more resources to students. He also highlighted the need for leveraging more community partnerships, like with UPS. He also advocates for making college more affordable, specifically through lowering the cost of online classes for full-time students. Ballots for the SGA candidates were sent to students through their U of L emails, and voting ends Feb. 26. PHOTOS BY ANTHONY RILEY / THE LOUISVILLE CARDINAL

From left: Brandon McClain and Sabrina Collins From left: Lydia Burns and Henny Ransdell

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U of L comes away with twelve Fulbright Scholars in 2019 MATTHEW KECK @THECARDINALNEWS

It was a big year for the University of Louisville alumni and students who applied for Fulbright Scholarships. Twelve U of L alumni and students received the prestigious award, with 30 percent of students who applied winning. “We’re proud of the U of L scholars who represent our University abroad because they’re using their Fulbright awards to do exciting and worthwhile projects all over the globe--whether that means studying the modification of lipid groups in Belgium, researching interpretation methods in Spain, or teaching English in Taiwan,” said U of L fellowships coordinator Bethany Smith. “Their success is a testament to U of L’s mission of being a great place to learn.” These 12 new scholars put U of L’s total at 133 scholars over the last 17 years. Since 2003, U of L has been known as an outstanding producer of Fulbright Scholars.

U of L’s total number of Fulbright Scholars is more than all Kentucky public institutions combined. This is also the second most Fulbright’s for U of L in the last five years, with the highest being 14 in 2016. “When I heard that we had so many winners of prominent awards—including a dozen Fulbrights—I marveled at how we are able to achieve such high honors year after year,” said U of L President Neeli Bendapudi. “We have an astounding track record as a producer of top scholars and I’m so proud of our incredible students, faculty and staff because they all work together to make this possible.” Each of the 12 scholars graduated from U of L last May and are teaching or conducting research in: Europe, South America, Caribbean and Southeast, East, and South Asia. Applicants for this scholarship are chosen based on criteria of their training, background and experience. The career fields typically funded by this

scholarship include artists, journalists, scientists and independent scholars. “Having this many winners, and consistently, is like winning in sports,” said Charles Leonard, executive director for the Grawmeyer Awards. “We begin with great talent, and as coaches, we learn what it takes to win the fellowships,” he said. “The students who have succeeded in the Fulbright process inspire their friends and classmates, and in turn we get more successful applicants the next cycle.” The Fulbright Scholars are Ben

high across multiple age groups. DirectCBD, a company specializing in cannabis oil products, analyzed the CDC’s data and found that Kentucky had the fourth highest increase in mental distress. Kentucky also ranked 14th among the states for highest rate of mental distress

for Generation Z and 19th for Millennials. The data, which covered 14 years of information from 2004 to 2018, sought to see how many Americans experience mental distress on a regular basis. They found that women are much more likely to experience mental dis-

Anderson, Noela Botaka, Seth Drake, Chelsea Flint, Eric Hahnert and Miranda Hale. Also receiving the Fulbright Scholarship are Alexander Kaliannan, Samir Kušmić, Macey Mayes, Natasha Mundkur, Ethan Connor, Libby Pelletier and Elizabeth Schaaf. Students who are interested in the Fulbright Scholarship program can contact NISO@louisville.edu for more information. PHOTO COURTESY BY THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE

Kentucky ranked high for mental distress ELI HUGHES AND MADELIN SHELTON @THECARDINALNEWS

A recent study that analyzed the mental distress of Americans based on the Center for Disease Control and Prevention data showed that Kentucky ranks

tress, especially Generation Z women with a 64 percent rate of distress. The state of Kentucky’s rate of mental distress increased from 29 percent to 35.7 percent. The study believes that possible factors could include the shortage of mental health resources and the opioid crisis. Gordon Strauss, a professor at the University of Louisville and the director of student mental health services, said the first step to stopping this rise of mental distress is ending the sitgma around mental illness. “If we can begin to regard mental illness as just one more instance of illness in general, much of the shame and avoidance can be reduced or even eliminated,” Strauss said. Strauss also highlighted the many resources available to U of L students who are struggling. “The University Counseling Center provides therapy and counseling—both 1:1 and in groups—for students,” he said. The university also has a psychiatric department as a part of Campus Health Services where students can be evaluated and treated for mental illness. Both the Counseling Center and Campus Health Services provide these services free-of-charge. For more information, visit the Counseling Center’s website at https:// louisville.edu/counseling or call their number at (502) 852-6585.

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Students raise thousands of dollars for charity at annual raiseRED event

University of Louisville greek students raised nearly $700,00 for charity afer their 18 hour dance marathon.

This happened in the SAC on Feb. 21 and 22.

All the money the students raised goes towards research for pediatric cancer and blood diseases.

Students were not allowed to sit down for the entire dance marathon.

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Two artists share their glass-blowing passion with students AALIYAH BRYANT @THECARDINALNEWS

Dante Marioni and John Kiley led the “Sutherland Endowed Chair in Glass Lecture Series” at the Cressman Center Feb. 20. Kiley started working with glass in 1991, and Marioni started over 40 years ago. As experts, they have to take safety precautions such as wearing protective eyewear and not touching hot materials since the melted sand that makes the glass is at a high temperature. Kiley mentioned that he is inspired by a spherical shape while Marioni is inspired by pattern. They both agreed they could combine the two to make beautiful artwork. With both men creating such wonderful pieces and the amount of people that were there at this event, their art is known and loved by many others. At this event, Kiley and Marioni made their collaborative piece and a couple of

wineglasses. Ché Rhodes from the Art Department explained the process. Rhodes said they use a long pole called a blowpipe. They then add the melted sand material at the end of the blowpipe and spin it around to make it more even. Rhodes said to make it larger they would either add more material or blow the blowpipe. To make the glass colorful they start off with a base of clear glass, then add a colored glass on top of it followed by a clear glass. He said the patterns they made on the glass is made from a large metal clamp. They would rub the clamp across the spherical glass or clamp the edges. There is another piece of glass that holds the piece on the end of the sphere. Marioni and Kiley then detach that part and add another on the other end of the sphere. This is because they can’t manipulate and heat both ends of the sphere at the same time. As Marioni and Kiley made their glasses the desired size, they kept the melted glass hot so they could fuse the

two spheres together. The end result was a spherical masterpiece. They made the wine glasses next, using basically the same process but shorter. Most pieces are made from the base up as it is easier. To make a pattern on

a wine glass, Marioni and Kiley stick the not-so fully formed glass in a cup with patterns engraved in them. As they made the wine glasses, they added a ceramic brick material to make the glass less sticky. They fused the two parts together to make a wine glass.

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Literature conference returns to Louisville for 48th year ZOE WATKINS @THECARDINALNEWS

The 48th Louisville conference on “Literature and Culture since 1900” took place from Feb. 20 through Feb. 22 with various seminars being held throughout the Bingham Humanities Building. Since its debut, this international event invites people to submit their own literary work along with topics that correlate to literature and culture.

Through a rigorous process, select proposals and creative works are grouped together and prepared for a presentation. Co-Program Coordinator Janna Tajibaeva explained the event focuses on 20th century literature, cultures, cinema and poetry. Tajibaeva said the event is the longest ongoing conference in the midwest. “Sometimes people will tell us that it

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is better to have it on campus than some other institution because it has some academic field. Nowadays, most conferences are held at hotels or convention centers,” Tajibaeva said. Besides being around for 48 years, another specialty of the conference is that the event expands on a singular subject, said co-program coordinator Brandon Harwood. “This conference tries to look at the

ways that literature and the literary arts, which is a little bit broader, affects cultures and culture affects it. It asks political questions, religious questions. It asks how is it that literature is changing, how is it the way people digest literature is changing,” Harwood said. He explained the event is forwardthinking and said the value of the conference lies in how it teaches people to look past just reading a good book and to start asking questions such as, “How does this literature piece affect society?” The conference’s seminars ranged from creative panels that covered fiction, to lectures such as one titled “Nocturnal Variations: Revising the Night in Fiction and Film.” “Since it’s at a university, it has a homier feel. Most of these people teach at universities, so it feels like they are gathering around and talking about these ideas that they usually teach. So now they get to listen to what other people think about it, dialogue about it and help further their own research,” Harwood said. The event is semi-annually, so the next conference will be held again in February 2021.

FEATURES 7 “A Season of Black Plays” continues with “Six Degrees of Separation” FEB. 25, 2020 LOUISVILLECARDINAL.COM

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John Guare’s play “Six Degrees of Separation” opened at the Playhouse Feb. 20 as the fifth play in the Department of Theatre Arts’ “A Season of Black Plays.” The play follows the chain of events set off by a young man named Paul who scams people by telling them he’s the son of famous actor Sidney Poitier. It takes place in the 90s, but it still includes relevant issues such as socioeconomic differences and racial tensions. Jordan Tudor Haggard, a graduate student pursuing her MFA in performance, plays Ouisa Kittredge while Zachary Stone, a senior theatre major, plays Haggard’s husband, Flan Kittredge. “I think this play is important because it deals with race and class relations. The couple at the beginning of the play are oblivious to anyone that is not like them and they do not understand the struggles lower class people have,” Haggard said. “Ouisa has an epiphany halfway through the play that she is connected to everyone on the planet and that we all need to be there for one another. We are all responsible for each other, in a way, and it is good to remember that,” she said. Paul, played by second-year graduate

student Tyler Tate, charms the couple with his stories during the evening, but in the morning, they figure out he has conned them. The conman’s identity only gets more confusing as Ouisa and Flan track down others who have been scammed by him. The pacing is steady at first, but it picks up quickly as more unexpected things begin to happen. Strong performances from all the cast make this play entertaining and memorable. Haggard was wonderful as the lead-

ing lady who took the audience through both the funniest and most thoughtprovoking scenes. Stone provided both reassurance and conflict to Ouisa as the story progressed. Tate was enrapturing with his charming, goofy and intelligent portrayal of Paul and his ability to portray the complexities of his character with ease. Even smaller parts, like senior Chasidy Moore and sophomore Thomas Simpson as Ouisa and Flan’s unpleasant children and junior graduate stu-

dent Manuel Viveros’ brief but hilarious role as a hustler are fun and memorable. “Six Degrees of Separation” is a cleverly written show and narration intersects with dialogue to make scenes flow naturally from one to the next. Through this unique writing style, the audience gains access to the thoughts of characters as they make thoughtful, witty and sometimes incredibly important observations on their situation that adds philosophical value to the play.

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Garden Commons teaches students and community how to start gardening earlier using seeds CHRISTIAN GRACE @THECARDINALNEWS

The University of Louisville’s Garden Commons hosted a workshop for locals and students with a focus on starting seeds early and sustainable gardening. Bethany Pratt, an agent of the Jefferson County Cooperative Extension, promotes education on gardening practices for all types of people in all areas. Pratt discussed problems people within city limits might face. “In an urban landscape, I feel like we have more of an issue with food insecurity than in a rural area,” Pratt said. Pratt gave tips on how to construct homemade greenhouses using clear plastic bags or plastic wrap to seed earlier in the year. “It’s an individual’s responsibility to have a basic understanding of the process it takes to get food on the table. It’s important to diversify food sources to alleviate a reliance on farming and to get in more connected with nature,” said Alanis Harris, one of Pratt’s university interns. Harris said noon to 1 p.m. is a great

time to have workshops because that is when most students have a break from classes. “We wanted the garden and resources to be accessible to everyone and a chance to connect with other students while experiencing nature. The communal garden was so important because it gives students on campus a chance to understand their food and have access to fresh items,” Harris said. There was no shortage of students, faculty and community members in the greenhouse. Everyone had a chance to experience a hands-on demonstration of readying soil and planting seeds in containers to transport later to soil. The event concluded with the attendees labeling their plant holders, sharing seeds from home and discussing future projects. The greenhouse will be moved in the coming weeks as construction begins on campus. Its new home will be behind Betty Johnson Hall.

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SGA Elections should be your priority this week MAGGIE VANCAMPEN @GOINCAMPEN

Student Government Association elections are underway and should be on everyone’s radar. Even though people question what SGA actually does, it really is quite simple. SGA advocates for students at the administrative level and protects student rights. Our current Student President Jasper Noble, and every president before him, serves on the Board of Trustees. The Board of Trustees runs the university

and Noble serves as a voice for students in making final decisions on issues such as raising tuition. The current Academic Vice President Sabrina Collins said her position sits on faculty senate and the executive board of faculty senate, committees regarding the Cardinal Core and implementation committees for President Neeli Bendapudi’s strategic plan. Collins said Executive Vice President Kayla Payne is designed to run the student senate, promote diversity and works with athletics.

Service Vice President Lydia Burns is on committees that have to do with housing, parking and sustainability Collins said. These are powerful committees that have student voices. They can make a difference. However, SGA needs to know what students want. And the best way students can have their voices be heard is by voting. Voter turnout has been historically low; the 2018-2019 school year election only had a 15 percent response rate with

3, 125 participants. Over 3,800 voted the previous year. SGA hosted a forum for all candidates Feb. 19 so they could talk about what they wanted to improve within the University of Louisville community. When this story is published, U of L will be in the midst of voting. Voting will end Feb. 26. More information about the candidates can be found at SGA’s website under the elections tab. The Cardinal also has a story on page 3.

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Baseball sweeps Valparaiso in home opening series COLE EMERY

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Louisville swept Valparaiso in their home opening series at Jim Patterson Stadium Feb. 21-23. Game 3 Louisville defeated Valpo 14-10 in the final game of their series. The Crusaders scored the first two runs of the game thanks to an error from the Cards and a homerun to left field by freshman Nolan Tucker. The Cards answered in the bottom of the second inning with back-to-back single RBIs from senior Justin Lavey and sophomore Jared Poland. Later in the bottom of the third inning, sophomore Ben Metzinger scored off senior Danny Oriente’s sacrifice fly. After Valpo brought a new pitcher in to start the fourth inning, the speedy sophomore Levi Usher scored from first base thanks to a Poland double to left field. This run gave the Cards their first lead of the game at 4-3. In the bottom of the fifth, the Cards

scored two more runs thanks to RBI singles from Oriente and sophomore Henry Davis, but left two runners in scoring position to finish the inning. After Valpo hit a two-run single in the top of the sixth, freshman Evan Webster came in to relieve senior Luke Smith from his pitching duties. Webster walked the first batter he faced and loaded the bases, but struck out the next two batters to retire the side. Smith allowed nine hits, four earned runs and struck out one batter for the contest. The Cardinals went through their entire lineup and scored six runs in the bottom of the sixth to secure a 12-5 lead over Valpo. Two more runs for the Cards in the bottom of the seventh gave them a comfortable 14-5 lead. The Crusaders scored five more runs in the final two innings, but Louisville was able to hold off for the victory. Game 2 In their second game of the series,

Bobby Miller throwing heaters from the mound. PHOTO BY ANNA CLAIRE WILL / THE LOUISVILLE CARDINAL

Louisville defeated Valpo 6-1. Junior Bobby Miller (1-0) continued Louisville’s dominant pitching. He struck out 12 batters and gave up one run during his six innings on the mound. Junior Michael Kirian achieved his third save of the season with the final two outs. Valparaiso scored the first run of the game with a blooper into centerfield in the fourth inning. The Cards responded in the fifth inning with three runs of their own. Lavey started the inning off with a leadoff triple and scored the tying run thanks to a double from sophomore Tim Borden II. After junior Luke Brown reached on a bunt single, Metzinger bounced a single up the middle and brought both baserunners in for the score. Louisville scored three more runs in the eighth inning thanks to a throwing error by the Crusaders. Usher stole four bases during the contest, tying the Jim Patterson Stadium record for the most by a Louisville player since 1999.

Game 1 Louisville won the first game 3-0 against Valparaiso. A dominant pitching performance from the Cards resulted in 22 strikeouts during the contest. This marked a Jim Patterson Stadium record and the most in a nine-inning game for the Cards since 1999. Junior Reid Detmers (2-0) retired the first nine batters in order with eight strikeouts. He finished the game with 14 strikeouts, allowed three hits and no earned runs in six innings pitched. In the second inning, Davis knocked a double inside the third base line. Lavey brought him home with a sacrifice fly to give the Cards a 1-0 lead. Junior Ben Bianco cranked a 1-1 pitch over the left field wall in the sixth inning for a two-run homer, putting the Cardinals up 3-0. Strong relief pitching allowed the Cards to cruise for the victory as juniors Glenn Albanese and Kirian struck out eight of the last 10 batters.

Levi Usher exposing Vaparaiso’s defense ability with the steal.

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Men’s basketball blow out the Tar Heels COLE EMERY

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The No. 11 Cardinals defeated North Carolina 72-55 Feb. 19 at the KFC Yum! Center. The contest had a very sloppy start as both teams accumulated seven turnovers collectively in the first four minutes of the game. Freshman David Johnson made the first basket of the game with an open three-pointer from the left wing. After a three minute scoring drought for both teams, junior Jordan Nwora got the Cards back on track with a mid-range jumper. Johnson suffered three turnovers early in the game. Senior Ryan McMahon replaced him and drained his first shot from beyond the three-point line. Freshman Cole Anthony for North Carolina displayed his ability to score inside with his first six points coming from inside the paint. Graduate Fresh Kimble stole the ball and scored the transition layup to give the Cardinals a double digit lead with less than a minute left in the first half. The Cardinals took a 36-23 lead into halftime. Nwora led the charge for the Cardinals with nine points and five rebounds. Junior Malik Williams scored seven points,

grabbed four rebounds and dished an assist. Johnson scored five points and assisted three baskets, but did not suffer another turnover for the rest of the half. Senior Dwayne Sutton scored the first basket of the second with a two-handed slam. Louisville noticeably slowed the game down to start the second half. They scored eight points in the first four and a half minutes without allowing the Tar Heels to score a single point. Nwora achieved a double-double in points and rebounds early in the second half as the Cardinals started the half on a 14-3 run. The Cardinals went to the free-throw line more often in the second half after they shot only two free-throws in the first half and found themselves in the bonus with nine minutes left in the contest. The Cardinals cruised to the victory and maintained a double digit lead the entire second half. Nwora finished the game with 18 points, 11 rebounds and two steals. Williams finished with 17 points, nine rebounds, two assists and a block. Regarding Louisville’s team, future Hall of Fame coach Roy Williams said after the game the team has a chance to win the tournament.

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Women’s basketball shows off defense against Georgia Tech COLE EMERY

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The No. 5 Cardinals defeated the Yellow Jackets 58-47 Feb. 20 at the McCamish Pavilion in Atlanta. The Cardinals are known as an offensive powerhouse, leading the ACC in field-goal percentage and free-throw percentage, displayed their defensive ability in this game. They racked up eight blocks compared to zero from Georgia Tech. Senior Kylee Shook said after the game, “We knew they can drive amazing and their posts can score, so we did a good job helping out. We were strong on the perimeter, too.” Shook made her impact known early on with the first basketball of the contest from a three-pointer assisted by sophomore Elizabeth Balogun. The Cards jumped out to an early 12-4 lead before Georgia Tech showed any life on offense. Junior Dana Evans made her presence known in the second quarter, scoring seven points in less than two minutes of play. Senior Jazmine Jones showed off the ice in her veins with a jumper right before the buzzer to end the first half.

The Cardinals took a 36-26 lead into halftime. The third quarter was the lowest scoring quarter for both teams, and the only quarter Georgia Tech outscored Louisville. Even though the Yellow Jackets outscored the Cards this quarter, the Cards ended the quarter on a 6-0 run thanks to an Evans three-pointer and Jones scoring a free-throw along with a layup in the final minute of the quarter. The Yellow Jackets struggled to make a game ending run. They brought their deficit to seven points, but sophomore Mykasa Robinson drained a jumper and assisted a Jones layup on the following possession. Shook made a couple of layups along with two Jones free-throws to hold off the Yellow Jackets from making a comeback in the fourth. Shook finished the game with 13 points, 13 rebounds and four blocks. Jones finished with 18 points, seven rebounds, three assists and two steals. Evans finished with 14 points, two rebounds and two assists.

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Men’s basketball juice the Orange COLE EMERY

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Jordan Nwora over the defender for the floater. PHOTO BY ANNA CLAIRE WILL / THE LOUISVILLE CARDINAL

No. 11 Louisville defeated the Syracuse Orange 90-66 Feb. 19 at the KFC Yum! Center, putting their two-game losing streak behind them. The Cards showed their dominance from behind the arc immediately when senior Dwayne Sutton drained a threepointer assisted by freshman David Johnson on the first play of the game. Senior Ryan McMahon matched the energy with a couple of three-pointers to a quick 11-5 lead to begin the game. Freshman Quincy Guerrier helped keep Syracuse in the game early on with his ability to grab rebounds and make shots. McMahon finished the half with two more three-pointers which ended up being the last shots he made from the field. This help allowed the Cards to take a 4134 lead into half-time. To begin the second half, junior Malik Williams fired on all cylinders, scoring eight points and grabbing four rebounds in the first five minutes of play. This mo-

mentum allowed the Cards to develop a double digit lead. The Orange found difficulty scoring in the second half. Two minutes of scoreless basketball from Syracuse allowed the Cards to go on a 13-0 run and brought their lead to 25 points with nine minutes left in the game. The Cardinals ability to move the ball helped them tremendously in this game as they racked up 23 assists as a team, the most they accumulated for a game this year. Their ability to grab offensive rebounds greatly helped them as they had four more than Syracuse and outrebounded them 45-36 as a team. Sophomore Buddy Boeheim had 15 points and Guerrier had 14 for Syracuse in their loss. Williams matched his career high in rebounds with 13 in his first start of the year while scoring 14 points as well. Sutton helped the team with 16 points, eight rebounds and five assists. Nwora only shot 5-18 but still put together 17 points, seven rebounds and three assists to end the game.

Baseball loses home opener against Wright State COLE EMERY

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Baseball team preparing prior to the home opener. PHOTO BY ANNA CLAIRE WILL / THE LOUISVILLE CARDINAL

The No. 1 Cardinals suffered a 10-3 loss against Wright State Feb. 19 in their home opener at Jim Patterson Stadium. This marked the first time Louisville lost three straight games since 2017. The Cardinals were without junior Lucas Dunn and sophomore Alex Binelas during the contest due to injuries. Wright State jumped out to an early lead and scored twice in the top of the first inning thanks to redshirt sophomore Damon Dues and redshirt junior Quincy Hamilton hitting two-strike singles. Redshirt sophomore Gehrig Anglin brought the base runners home with a two-out, two-strike triple before the Cardinals turned the side. Dues and Hamilton extended Wright State’s lead further in the top of the second with two more RBIs. Louisville freshman Michael Prosecky

pitched the first four innings for the Cardinals and allowed six hits, four earned runs and struck out four against 18 batters faced. The Cards cut into the lead in the bottom of the second with a two-run double by sophomore Tim Borden. This marked the closest deficit for the Cardinals during the contest. The Raiders added two more runs in the fifth inning after Anglin’s fielder’s choice brought home the first runner. Redshirt sophomore Justin McConnell drove in sophomore Tyler Black with a two-out single to left-center field. Louisville scored only one more time in the seventh inning thanks to a wild pitch. Louisville’s pitching led in strikeouts and walked less batters but Wright State had the hot bat during the contest. The Raiders out-hit the Cardinals 16 to five.

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