Louisville Cardinals at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
· NCAA Women's Basketball
Taylor scores 23 of her season-high 31 points before halftime, No. 20 Louisville beats Georgia Tech
Louisville, which was coming off an 86-70 loss to No. 12 Virginia Tech on Sunday, improved to 25-3 after an ACC loss in 17 seasons under coach Jeff Walz. The Cardinals will try to win back-to-back games for the first time since Feb. 1 against Virginia on Sunday.
Taylor surpassed her season high for points in the first half alone. She was 7 of 11 from the field, including 5 of 8 from distance, to give Louisville a 43-28 lead. She finished 10 of 16 with seven 3-pointers.
Curry made a 3-pointer just before the third-quarter buzzer — Louisville's eighth straight make from 3-point range — to extend the lead to 63-40.
Kara Dunn scored eight straight Georgia Tech points during a 14-2 run to get within 65-54 with 5:14 left. Louisville was able to hold on to its double-digit lead by making five of its next six free throws over the next two minutes.
Olivia Cochran grabbed 12 rebounds to go with eight points for Louisville (22-6, 11-4 ACC). Taylor, coming off the bench, nearly topped her career high of 32 points, set on Jan. 12, 2022, while leading UMass over VCU 72-60.
Dunn finished with 17 points and Tonie Morgan added 16 for Georgia Tech (15-13, 6-10).
Georgia Tech stays home to play Wake Forest on Sunday.
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Recent Plays
| 4th 0:00 |  |
End of Game | 80 - 62 |
| 4th 0:00 | |
End of 4th Quarter | 80 - 62 |
| 4th 0:07 |  |
Sydney Taylor made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Eylia Love. | 80 - 62 |
| 4th 0:35 | |
Sydney Taylor Steal. | 77 - 62 |
| 4th 0:35 |  |
Kara Dunn Turnover. | 77 - 62 |
Statistics
 LOU |
GT |
|
|---|---|---|
| 29-52 | FG | 21-50 |
| 56 | Field Goal % | 42 |
| 12-22 | 3PT | 4-11 |
| 55 | Three Point % | 36 |
| 10-13 | FT | 16-18 |
| 77 | Free Throw % | 89 |
| 31 | Rebounds | 24 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 23 | Defensive Rebounds | 16 |
| 19 | Assists | 12 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 1 | Blocks | 0 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 15 | Total Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 28 | Points Off Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 2 |
| 24 | Points in Paint | 30 |
| 18 | Fouls | 12 |
| 23 | Largest Lead | 4 |
Game Information
Location: Atlanta, GA
Attendance: 1,554 | Capacity:
2025-26 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke | 16-2 | - | 27-9 |
| Louisville | 15-3 | 1 | 29-8 |
| North Carolina | 14-4 | 2 | 28-8 |
| NC State | 13-5 | 3 | 21-11 |
| Syracuse | 12-6 | 4 | 24-9 |
| Virginia Tech | 12-6 | 4 | 23-10 |
| Notre Dame | 12-6 | 4 | 25-11 |
| Virginia | 11-7 | 5 | 22-12 |
| Clemson | 11-7 | 5 | 21-12 |
| California | 9-9 | 7 | 21-15 |
| Stanford | 8-10 | 8 | 21-14 |
| Miami | 8-10 | 8 | 18-15 |
| Georgia Tech | 8-10 | 8 | 14-19 |
| Florida State | 5-13 | 11 | 10-21 |
| Wake Forest | 4-14 | 12 | 14-18 |
| SMU | 2-16 | 14 | 9-21 |
| Pittsburgh | 1-17 | 15 | 8-23 |
| Boston College | 1-17 | 15 | 5-26 |