Louisville stormed past LSU, 73-47, in the NCAA Regional Semifinals while USF advanced to the WNIT Final Four with a 60-58 win over Mississippi State Sunday evening.
The Cards will face Maryland on Tuesday, April 1 in a NCAA Elite Eight matchup at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN2.
Shoni Schimmel had 19 points and six assists in the win over the Lady Tigers. Tia Gibbs added 15 points on 5-for-9 shooting from beyond the arc and Asia Taylor pulled down a game-high 10 rebounds.
A buzzer beater by Courtney Williams gave USF a 60-58 road win over Mississippi State. The Bulldogs pulled ahead on a layup by Martha Alwal with 4.2 seconds remaining, but Williams' buzzer-beating 3-pointer gave the Bulls the victory and allowed USF to continue pursuing WNIT history.
The Bulls are looking to become the first program in WNIT play to win the title twice. USF will face the winner of the Rutgers-Bowling Green quarterfinal that takes place Monday at 7 p.m.
Shalethia Stringfield added a career-high 20 points off the bench while Alisia Jenkins had eight rebounds and a game-high three steals on the defensive end.