Louisville women's basketball star has tense altercation with Texas player after win

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There was a tense moment after No. 5 Louisville took down No. 4 Texas in the women’s NCAA Tournament Monday night in Seattle. 

The Cardinals’ star guard, Hailey Van Lith, who led the way with 21 points, three rebounds and three assists in the 73-51 win, made her way to the handshake line, and the Longhorns' Sonya Morris was the first to meet her. 

Morris made sure to hold on to Van Lith’s hand as she exchanged words with her. While the camera didn’t pick up 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 March 4, 2023, in Greensboro, N.C. (Lance King/Getty Images)

Van Lith pushed aside Morris’s hand and continued to work her way down the line before eventually looking back and saying something else. 

Asked about it in the postgame press conference, Van Lith believed Morris was angry about the loss. 

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"I think there was some frustration going on," she told the Courier-Journal. "I’m not gonna let no one disrespect me. But my teammates got my back. And I don’t have nothing bad to say.

"They’re coached great. They have great players. So, it is what it is. People are sad when they lose. I’d be sad too."

Rory Harmon of the Texas Longhorns, center left, and Hailey Van Lith of the Louisville Cardinals, center right, bump fists during the second round of the 2023 women's NCAA Tournament at the Moody Center March 20, 2023, in Austin, Texas. (Scott