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Louisville Upsets UK Hoops

Freshman guard Shoni Schimmel poured in a season-high 26 points, including six 3-pointers, and Louisville rolled past No. 8 Kentucky 78-52 on Sunday. Becky Burke added 21 points and the Cardinals (6-3) held the Wildcats to 29-percent shooting to avenge a 34-point loss to their rivals a year ago. Louisville turned it over a school-record 38 times in that game but were much steadier this time behind the play of Schimmel, Burke and sophomore walk-on Shelby Harper, who helped the Cardinals handle Kentucky's pressure defense with relative ease.[IMAGE1]

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