Next Game: at Georgia Tech 1/3/2016 | 2:00 pm

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Mariya Moore scored 20 points, including four 3-pointers, with eight assists to help Louisville upset No. 15 Florida State 79-69 Friday in front of 9,126 fans in the Atlantic Coast Conference opener for both teams.

Briahanna Jackson had 15 points and four steals, Myisha Hines-Allen scored 13 with a career-high three blocked shots, and Arica Carter added 11 points for Louisville (9-5), which has won six in a row and earned its second victory over an Associated Press top-25 team this year.

The Cardinals' aggressive defense also proved to be a major factor in the game. Louisville, which entered the game 23rd in the country in turnovers forced at 21.23, pressured the Seminoles into 24 turnovers and converted the change of possessions into 30 points.

Adut Bulgak's layup gave Florida State (10-4) a 2-0 lead about 90 seconds into the contest, but Louisville's defense held the Seminoles scoreless for nearly six minutes – with Florida State committing six turnovers during that span - and Louisville used a 13-0 run to hold a 19-6 advantage at the end of the first period. It's the fewest points the Seminoles have scored in a quarter this year.

The Cardinals scored 26 points, their second-most in a quarter this season, in the third to take a 13-point lead into the fourth.

Jackson was pivotal to the Cardinals' offense in the third, scoring 11 points on 5-of-7 shooting. She scored six-consecutive points early in the period, with Hines-Allen converting a layup to push the Cardinals' lead to double digits. Jackson then nailed a 3-pointer at the 4:33 mark that allowed Louisville to secure its largest lead of the quarter at 55-44.

Back-to-back 3s by Bulgak pulled the Seminoles within 66-61 with 5:36 to play, but they got no closer.

Bulgak led Florida State with 22 points.

Louisville has a quick turnaround, playing at Georgia Tech in Atlanta on Sunday. Tip is set for 2 p.m. on ESPN3.