Florida State Seminoles @ Louisville Cardinals
Taylor scores 16, fuels game-breaking run as No. 22 Louisville women top Florida State 70-55
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- — Sydney Taylor scored 10 of her 16 points in a game-changing run in the second quarter, Olivia Cochran and Nyla Harris each had a double-double and No. 22 Louisville defeated Florida State 70-55 on Thursday night.
Kiki Jefferson broke a tie at 24 with consecutive baskets before Taylor hit a free throw and drilled three straight 3-pointers. By the half, the Cardinals led 43-26 after a 19-2 run.
Louisville can earn a top-four seed and double-bye in the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament with a win over No. 17 Notre Dame in the regular-season finale on Sunday The Cardinals, Irish and North Carolina State are all 12-5 in league play. Syracuse finished at 13-5 after an overtime loss to the Wolfpack. Florida State was knocked out of top-four contention.
Cochran had 16 points and 11 rebounds for Louisville (12-5, 23-7) and Harris had 11 points and a career-high 15 rebounds.
Ta'Niya Latson had 18 points for the Seminoles (20-9, 11-6) and Makayla Timpson had 17 with 11 rebounds. O'Mariah Gordon added 11 points.
Florida State missed five-straight shots before Timpson ended Taylor's run with a jumper that made it 38-26. The Seminoles missed four more shots to end the second quarter and their first eight of the third quarter. When Latson scored to end the drought, Louisville led 51-32.
The Cardinals went 3 of 12 in the fourth quarter but shot 41%. (28 of 68) and outrebounded FSU 57-32 to offset an 18-7 difference in turnovers.
Florida State shot 32%, going 2 of 20 from 3-point range.
The Seminoles close with a home game against Clemson on Sunday.
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Game Information
Louisville, KY

Referee:Maj Forsberg
Referee:Bryan Brunette
Referee:Teresa Stuck

2025-26 Standings
| Atlantic Coast ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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