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2022-23 Women's Basketball Roster

Hailey Van Lith Louisville Women's Basketball
HVL vs. Drake
HVL and Robinson vs. Wake Forest
Van Lith vs. ND
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HVL vs. UVA
Robinson vs. UNC
Van Lith vs. NC State
Hailey Van Lith
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HVL vs. VT
Van Lith vs. Georgia Tech
Hailey Van Lith
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HVL vs. Cuse
HVL vs. Pitt
Van Lith vs. Bellarmine
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Van Lith vs. IUPUI
Hailey Van Lith Louisville Women's Basketball
Hailey Van Lith Louisville Women's Basketball
Hailey Van Lith Louisville Women's Basketball
Hailey Van Lith drives vs. Notre Dame
Hailey Van Lith Louisville Women's Basketball
Hailey Van Lith shoots vs. Duke
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Hailey Van Lith drives past Belmont defender
Hailey Van Lith Louisville Women's Basketball
Hailey Van Lith Louisville Women's Basketball
Hailey Van Lith Louisville Women's Basketball
Hailey Van Lith Louisville Women's Basketball
Hailey Van Lith Louisville Women's Basketball
Hailey Van Lith Louisville Women's Basketball
Hailey Van Lith Louisville Women's Basketball
Hailey Van Lith Louisville Women's Basketball
Hailey Van Lith Louisville Women's Basketball
Hailey Van Lith Louisville Women's Basketball
HVL vs. Drake
Van Lith HS
Jersey Number 10

Hailey Van Lith

  • Position:
    Guard
  • Height:
    5-7
  • Class:
    Junior
  • Hometown:
    Wenatchee, Wash.
  • High School:
    Cashmere

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Junior Year (2022-23):

  • Played and started in 37 games during her junior season.
  • Led the team in scoring (19.7), was second in assists (3.2), steals (1.5) and was third in rebounding (4.5).
  • She was one of two Power-5 players (Caitlin Clark) to average at least 19 points, four rebounds and three assists per game.
  • Scored 729 points on the year, a mark that ranks fifth-best in program history for a single season. Her 19.7 points per game average ranks eighth all-time in program history.
  • She finished with the sixth-most field goals (256), fifth-most free throws (159) and fifth-best free throw percentage (.874) in program history.
  • Seattle 4 All-Region Team
  • Scored a NCAA Tournament career-best 27 points with three assists and two rebounds against No. 2 Iowa. The 27 points is tied for sixth-most in a single game in the NCAA Tournament in program history.
  • She scored 20 or more points in each of the four NCAA Tournament games.
  • Scored 21 points with five rebounds and four assists in the win over No. 8 Ole Miss.
  • WBCA Region Finalist
  • Led the team with 21 points, shot 8-for-15 and had three rebounds, three assists and two steals in the win over No. 4 seed Texas.
  • Scored a team-best 26 points on 10-for-20 shooting with three assists and two steals in the win over No. 12 seed Drake.
  • AP Honorable Mention All-American
  • USBWA Honorable Mention All-American
  • CSC Second Team Academic All-American
  • ACC First Team All-Tournament
  • Scored 12 points against No. 3 seed Virginia Tech in the ACC Finals.
  • Had a team-high 15 points with three rebounds and three steals in the win over No. 1 seed Notre Dame in the ACC Semifinals. She has scored 15 or more points in each of her last nine games.
  • Scored a team-high 26 points, including 17 in the first quarter, in the ACC Tournament win over Wake Forest.
  • Drysdale Award Finalist
  • First Team All-ACC
  • Had a team-high 23 points to go with seven rebounds and three assists against #10 Notre Dame.
  • Led the Cards with 25 points on 9-of-17 shooting to go with four rebounds and two assists in the win over Miami.
  • Scored a team-high 17 points to go with four rebounds, three steals and two assists against Boston College. She has scored 17 or more points in each of the last five games and two or more steals in each of the last four games.
  • Led the Cards with 19 points on 8-for-16 shooting and was 3-for-4 from three and played all 45 minutes on the road in overtime against #10 Notre Dame. She led the team in rebounds with six and tied a career high with five steals.
  • Had a team-high 19 points on 6-for-12 shooting and set a season high with five threes against Clemson. She also tallied five assists, her second-straight game with five assists.
  • Led the Cards with 17 points and added five assists, four rebounds and two steals in the win over Virginia. It was the seventh time she has had five or more assists in a game.
  • Naismith Women's Player of the Year Midseason Team
  • Led the Cards with 17 points and added seven rebounds in the win over #11/14 North Carolina.
  • Drysdale Award Top 10 List
  • Wooden Award Late Season Top 20 List
  • Had 11 points, three rebounds and two steals against #20/18 NC State.
  • Scored a team-high 24 points with six rebounds, two steals, a block and an assist in the win over Boston College. She has scored 20 or more points in seven conference games this season.
  • ACC Player of the Week (Jan. 16)
  • Tallied 20 points, eight rebounds and had career highs with eight assists and five steals in the road win over Florida State. She is the only player in the NCAA this season with at least 20 points, eight rebounds, eight assists and five steals in a game.
  • Scored a season-high 29 points with five rebounds, three assists and three steals against #13 Virginia Tech. The 29 points were the second-most she has scored in a game in her career.
  • Had 18 points, season-high four threes, set a career high with seven assists and tied a career high with two blocks in the win over Pitt.
  • Scored 24 points and had a team-high four assists against Georgia Tech. It was her third-straight game with 20-plus points. She shot 50 percent from the floor (10-20), the third-straight game she has shot 50 percent or better.
  • Led the Cardinals in scoring with 23 points on 11-of-21 shooting against Duke.
  • Scored a team-high 24 points, tied a career high with six assists and added five rebounds and a block against Syracuse. It was her third-straight game leading the team in assists.
  • Scored 17 points in the win over DePaul and tied for the team lead with five assists.
  • Led the team with 20 points and four assists to go with four rebounds in the win over Pitt.
  • Tallied a team-high 19 points, six rebounds and three assists against Bellarmine.
  • Scored 21 points for the second straight game in the win over Kentucky. Set a career high with 13 free throws made, tied for fourth most by a Louisville player in a single game in program history.
  • Surpassed the 1,000-point mark for her career in the win over SIUE. Led the team with 21 points and tied a career high with six assists.
  • Tallied a double-double for the second-straight game with 12 points and 10 rebounds against Middle Tennessee. It is the first time in her career that she had double-doubles in back-to-back games. Also the first time she has had 10 plus rebounds in consecutive games.
  • Recorded her second double-double of the season with a team-high 20 points and 10 rebounds against #4/5 Ohio State.
  • Played every minute of the game for the second time this season and had a team-high 26 points against South Dakota State.
  • Scored 18 points in the win over #3/5 Texas and had a team-high six rebounds.
  • Led the team with 18 points and four assists and tied a career high with four steals against Gonzaga.
  • Eclipsed the 20-point plateau for the second time this season with a team-high 25 against Belmont. She also led the team with two steals.
  • Posted her second career double-double in the win over IUPUI. Van Lith tallied 12 points and 10 rebounds and added four assists.
  • Scored a team-high 28 points in the opener against Cincinnati. It was the fourth-most points scored in a season opener in program history. The 28 points were also the second highest scored by an ACC player across the season-opening games.
  • Wooden Award Midseason Top 25 Watch List
  • Second Team Preseason All-American (The Athletic)
  • Wade Award Watch List
  • Wooden Award Preseason Top 50 Watch List
  • Naismith Award Women's Watch List
  • Preseason All-ACC
  • Ann Meyers Drysdale Award Watch List

Courier Journal (March 24, 2022) - Louisville's Hailey Van Lith has found her confidence. The Sweet 16 field is in trouble
Courier Journal (Jan 22, 2022) - Hailey Van Lith now shows her grit
Courier Journal (Nov 11, 2021) - Hailey Van Lith found her own way and is Louisville's rising star
Courier Journal (Oct 27, 2021) - How Louisville basketball's Hailey Van Lith has prepared for starring role

Sophomore Year (2021-22):

  • Named NCAA Wichita Regional Most Outstanding Player
  • Named All-ACC First Team
  • Named to midseason Ann Meyers Drysdale Award Watch List
  • Listed at No. 18 in ESPN’s Top 25 Players in the NCAA Tournament
  • In ACC Play, she ranked sixth in the league with 15.4 points per game, while shooting 45.7 percent from the floor, which ranked
    eighth.
  • Reached double figures in 14 of 17 ACC games, including four 20-plus point performances and a 34-point game at Clemson
  • Grabbed a team-high nine rebounds while adding nine points in the Final Four of the NCAA tournament vs. South Carolina on 4/1
  • Recorded her fourth straight 20+ point game, scoring a team high 22 points on 9-15 from the field, and added 3 rebounds, one
  • assist, two steals and one block in the Elite 8 win of the NCAA tournament vs. Michigan on 3/28
  • Recorded her third straight 20+ point game, scoring a team high 23 points on 7-21 from the field and tied her career high with six assists in the Sweet 16 win of the NCAA tournament vs. Tennessee on 3/26
  • Led the team with 21 points on 8-17 shooting including 3-6 from deep, while grabbing six rebounds in the second round win of the NCAA tournament vs. Gonzaga
  • Scored a team high 20 points, adding four total rebounds and three steals in the opening round win of the NCAA tournament vs. UAlbany
  • Led team with 20 points on 4-5 shooting from deep, while adding six rebounds and five assists at Notre Dame
  • Led the team with 20 points, marking her third game this season with 20-plus points, adding five rebounds and two steals in
    the win over Virginia Tech on 2/20
  • Second on the team with 13 points, contributing three rebounds, one assist and one steal in the win at Pittsburgh on 2/24.
  • Recorded a team-high 17 points on 7-13 from the field, in addition to four rebounds and two assists at North Carolina on 2/17
  • Second on the team with 16 points, adding two rebounds, two assists and two steals in the win over Notre Dame on 2/13
  • Scored a career-high 34 points in the win at Clemson. It marked the most points in a game by a Cardinal since Asia Durr tied
    her career-high and program record with 47 points against NC State on Feb. 28, 2019. Van Lith shot a perfect 6-6 from the
    3-point line, which tied her career-high for made 3’s in a game. Her six 3-pointers with no misses mark the most makes without a
    miss in program history. The previous high was five, which has been accomplished three times. Jill Morton did it on Dec. 4, 1999
    vs. Maryland Eastern Shore and on Jan. 1, 1999 vs. DePaul, and Mariya Moore did it on March 20, 2017 against Tennessee in
    the NCAA Tournament. Last season, Van Lith twice made six threes in games against Syracuse and Wake Forest.
  • Contributed a team-high 17 points on five threes, in addition to four rebounds and a team-high three assists vs. Duke on 1/30
  • Racked up a career-high six assists, scoring 17 points on 6-13 from floor including a season-high three threes in the win over Wake Forest on 1/23.
  • Scored 13 points while leading the team with four assists in the loss at NC State on 1/20/22
  • Finished with 16 points, including 10 in the second half, with two rebounds in the win at Boston College on 1/16/22
  • Posted a team-high 20 points, making nine of 16 shots from the floor including 2-6 from deep, adding three rebounds, three
    assists and one steal in a career-high 39 minutes in the win against Syracuse on 1/13/22
  • Tallied a team-high 12 points, adding a season-high four assists and three steals in the win over Pitt on 1/6
  • Scored 12 points, hitting 2-3 from deep while shooting 50% from the field (5-10) in the win over Boston College on 12/30
  • Recorded team-highs with 16 points and three assists, adding four rebounds vs. UConn on 12/19, had 10 of her 16 points in
    fourth quarter and was 2-2 from deep and 4-4 from free throw line
  • Scored 13 points on 6-12 from the field, in addition to three rebounds vs. EKU on 12/16
  • Finished with 13 points, including eight points on perfect 4-4 shooting in the fourth quarter, in the win vs. No. 14 Kentucky
  • Led team with 16 points, shooting 7-15 from the field, while recording five rebounds vs. Belmont
  • Scored 11 points on career-high 17 field goal attempts (4-17), while recording three assists and two steals at Washington
  • Led team with 19 points, shooting 11-12 from the free throw line vs. Arizona on 11/12, 8 of her 19 points came in fourth quarter
  • Named preseason All-ACC, Nancy Lieberman Award Watch List, Naismith Trophy Watch List, no. 18 on ESPN Top 25 list

USA Basketball (2021):

  • Represented the USA at the FIBA 3x3 Women's Series stop in Montreal on Sept. 3-4, finished with 3-1 record and Van Lith paced the USA in its three victories with 18 points, which tied as the top output on the day, added four key assists and eight rebounds
  • Along with Emily Engstler, played with the USA 3x3 women's team at the FIBA 3x3 U23 Nations League in Voiron, France, finished with 5-3 record with all losses coming to host France
  • One of 20 top collegiate athletes, including 10 who have captured a combined 21 gold medals competing on past USA Basketball teams, to participate in the 2021 USA Basketball Women's AmeriCup Team trials on April 18-21.

Freshman Year (2020-21):

  • One of 20 top collegiate athletes, including 10 who have captured a combined 21 gold medals competing on past USA Basketball teams, to participate in the 2021 USA Basketball Women's AmeriCup Team trials on April 18-21.
  • One of two players, joined by Dana Evans, to start all 30 games.
  • Ranked second on the team with 30.2 minutes and 1.2 steals per game, third with 11.2 points and 5.2 rebounds and fourth with 2.1 assists. Shot 49-128 (.383) from 3-point range and 44-53 (.830) from the free throw line.
  • Named to ACC All-Tournament First Team.
  • Named to 2020-21 ACC All-Freshman Team.
  • Named to All-ACC Academic Team.
  • Named to Lieberman Award Top 10 List.
  • Ranked in top six among ACC freshmen in points per game, 3-point field goals, steals, assists and rebounds.
  • Twice named ACC Freshman of the Week. She earned the honor after averaging 11.3 points, 7.0 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.7 steals, while shooting a perfect 10-10 from the free throw line to help the No. 2 Cardinals get wins over UT Martin, Virginia Tech and Clemson. She was also named ACC FOW after averaging 16.5 points and 9.5 rebounds, and shooting 52 percent from the floor and 6-12 from deep, in her first two games at UofL. She is the first UofL women’s basketball player to earn ACC Freshman of the Week honors since Asia Durr did so on Feb. 1, 2016.
  • Reached double figures in 18 of 30 games, including a season-high six game streak to begin her career.
  • Made at least one 3-pointer in 21 of 30 games.
  • Recorded a team high seven rebounds in addition to eight points and two steals in the Sweet 16 vs. Oregon.
  • Scored 13 points, converting on all of her attempts from the field in the second round of the NCAA Tournament vs. Northwestern.
  • Led all scorers with 17 points on 7-11 from the field, in addition to a team-high four assists in the first round of the NCAA Tournament vs. Marist.
  • Contributed eight points, seven rebounds, three assists and two steals in the ACC Semifinals vs. SYR on 3/6.
  • Recorded season-highs in minutes (39), points (24), field goals made (9), and steals (4) in the ACC Quarters vs. WF on 3/5.
  • Recorded 10 points, four rebounds, two assists and two steals in the regular season finale at Notre Dame on 2/21.
  • Recorded eight rebounds, five points and two assists at Florida State on 2/21.
  • Scored 13 points, her 14th game in double figures this season, in addition to six rebounds and a season-high four assists at Pittsburgh on 2/18.
  • Recorded 15 points on 6-12 from the field, adding three assists and three rebounds at Boston College on 2/4.
  • Scored 11 points on 4-11 from the field and tied a season-high four assists vs. North Carolina on 1/28.
  • She had 18 points on 6-11 3-point shooting, while pulling down a team-high eight rebounds against Syracuse on 1/21. Her six made 3-pointers are the most by a UofL freshmen since Mariya Moore made six 3-pointers (6-9) in a 69-56 win over Ball State on Nov. 23, 2014.
  • Had 15 points on 6-9 shooting, 3-5 from deep, along with four rebounds and three assists in win over FSU on 1/17.
  • Led the team with a season-high four assists, in addition to 13 points and five rebounds, in a win vs. Boston College on 1/14.
  • Recorded a team-high nine rebounds in a win vs. Clemson on 1/10.
  • Led the team in rebounds and assists, in addition to 15 points, in a win at Virginia Tech on 1/7.
  • Scored a team-high 21 points on 8-11 shooting, 3-5 from deep, vs. DePaul on 12/4.
  • Named ACC Freshman of the Week on Nov. 20 after averaging 16.5 points and 9.5 rebounds in her first two games at UofL.
  • Recorded a team-high 20 points and 11 rebounds, while shooting 5-9 from deep, in win over EKU on 11/29.
  • Scored 13 points and grabbed a team-high 8 rebounds in 28 minutes in collegiate debut at SEMO on 11/25.
  • Named to Preseason ACC Newcomer Watch List.
  • Named to Naismith Trophy Watch List.

High School:

  • Named a 2020 McDonald's All-American.
  • One of five players named 2020 to the Jersey Mike's Naismith National High School All-American First Team.
  • Named 2020 Naismith Trophy Player of the Year Finalist.
  • Named 2020 Gatorade and MaxPreps Player of the Year in the state of Washington.
  • Also named USA Today All-USA first team, All-USA Washington first team (2019), Naismith High School All-America honorable mention (2019), Washington Interscholastic Activities Association Class 1A MVP (2018, 2019), Washington State Class 1A Player of the Year (2018, 2019) and WIAA All-State Class 1A first team (2017, 2018, 2019).
  • Ranked as the No. 2 prospect in the nation by Prospect Nation and No. 7 overall by espnW HoopGurlz. 
  • As a senior, helped lead Cashmere High School to a 24-1 record and a trip to the WIAA 2020 Girls Basketball Hardwood Classic 1A championship game. She averaged 33.8 points, 9.5 rebounds and 4.7 assists per game.
  • A member of the U19 USA squad that won a gold medal in the 2019 FIBA World Cup. She has been a part of four USA gold medal teams (2019 FIBA U19 World Cup, 2019 FIBA 3x3 U18 World Cup, 2018 Youth Olympic Games, 2018 FIBA U17 World Cup).
  • Named 2019 FIBA 3x3 U18 World Cup MVP and 2018 USA Basketball 3x3 U18 National Championship MVP. She competed alongside Olivia Cochran in leading the USA to gold at the 2019 FIBA 3x3 U18 World Cup in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia and scored a tournament sixth-best 36 points over seven games. 
  • As a junior, she helped lead Cashmere to a 23-3 record and the Washington Class 1-A state semifinals. She averaged 34.4 points, 8.3 rebounds, 5.2 steals and 4.9 assists a game. She scored more than 2,000 points after her junior season and set every major statistics record at Cashmere with one year to play, including single-game records for points (52) and 3-point field goals made (12).
  • Picked Louisville over Baylor.

Personal:

  • Born on September 9, 2001.
  • Daughter of Corey and Jessica Van Lith, has one brother Tanner.
  • Majoring in business.