Moore leads No. 7 Louisville women past Georgia Tech

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Mariya Moore tied a career high with 22 points No. 7 Louisville was tested early in its Atlantic Coast Conference debut before pulling away for a 75-48 win over Georgia Tech on Friday night.

Moore, a freshman forward and the team's leading scorer, eclipsed her season average in the first half with 14 points, including nine of the first 10 for the Cardinals (13-1, 1-0). Moore was 9 of 12 from the field with eight assists.

Aaliyah Whiteside led Georgia Tech (10-5, 0-1) with 17 points and 10 rebounds. Kaela Davis hit just 1 of her first 14 shots for Georgia Tech. The preseason Wooden Award finalist finished with 11 points, well off her scoring average of 21.2 points a game. She finished 2 of 15 and fouled out with 4:39 to play.

Georgia Tech trailed 22-20 with 4:30 remaining in first half before the Cardinals scored 11 straight points in less than 3 minutes to give Louisville a 33-20 advantage at halftime.

That stretched into a 24-2 run, capped by a Sara Hammond spin move, that gave Louisville a 46-22 advantage with 16:33 to play.

The Yellow Jackets missed their first 10 3-pointers before Katarina Vuckovic's shot from the top of the arc fell with 8:21 to play. Davis hit her second shot of the night, a 3 with 7:50 remaining, to cut the Louisville lead to 60-37. The Cardinals led by as many as 31.

Moore was the only Cardinals player in double figures but 11 players scored. Louisville 22 assists on 30 made shots (50 percent shooting) characterized the total team effort.

TIP-INS

Louisville: The move to the ACC marks Louisville's third conference in three seasons and sixth since the program began in 1975. While the Cardinals will no longer play perennial power and former Big East/American Athletic Conference rival Connecticut, their path to a conference title isn't any easier as the ACC currently boasts three other programs - Notre Dame, Duke and North Carolina - ranked in the top 10.

Georgia Tech: The loss ended a five-game winning streak. Roddreka Rogers added 11 points and was 5-of-6 shooting. Sydney Wallace (second leading scorer at 13.1 points per game) did not play due to a knee injury.

UP NEXT

Louisville: At Pittsburgh on Sunday.

Georgia Tech: Hosts Clemson on Sunday.