There was a tense moment after No. 5 Louisville defeated No. 4 Texas in the women’s NCAA Tournament on Monday night in Seattle.
Cardinals star guard Hailey Van Lith, who led the way with 21 points, three rebounds and three assists in a 73-51 win, came to the handshake line and the Longhorns’ Sonya Morris was the first to meet her. .
Morris made sure to hold Van Lith’s hand as he exchanged words with her. While the camera didn’t catch what was said, Van Lith clearly didn’t like what she heard.
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Hailey Van Lith of the Louisville Cardinals against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in the semifinals of the ACC women’s basketball tournament at Greensboro Coliseum on March 4, 2023, in Greensboro, NC (King Spears/Getty Images)
Van Lith pushed Morris’s hand away and continued down the line before finally looking back and saying something else.
When asked about it at the postgame press conference, Van Lith believed that Morris was angry about the loss.
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«I think there was some frustration,» he told the Courier-Journal. «I’m not going to let anyone disrespect me. But my teammates have my back. And I have nothing bad to say.»
«They are very well trained. They have great players. So, it is what it is. People are sad when they lose. I would be sad too.»
Texas Longhorns’ Rory Harmon, center left, and Louisville Cardinals’ Hailey Van Lith, center right, bump fists during the second round of the 2023 NCAA Women’s Tournament at the Moody Center on March 20, 2023 in Austin, Texas. (Scott Wachter/NCAA Photos via Getty Images)
Morris is a role player with the Longhorns. He came off the bench in the second-round matchup to play 11 minutes and scored two points. Texas struggled to score throughout the contest. Forward DeYona Gaston, the team’s leading scorer, scored 12 points in 26 minutes.
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Van Lith averaged 19.5 points per game this season, his best finish in three years with Louisville. His 40-minute efforts led the Cardinals to their sixth straight Sweet 16 appearance.
Hailey Van Lith of the Louisville Cardinals during the first half of a game against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in the semifinals of the ACC women’s basketball tournament at Greensboro Coliseum on March 4, 2023 in Greensboro, NC (King Spears/Getty Images)
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Louisville will face No. 8 Ole Miss, who defeated No. 1 Stanford in the second round.