For the first time in a program history that spans nearly 50 years, the LSU women’s basketball team is standing atop the women’s college basketball mountaintop.
The Tigers were crowned national champions on Sunday evening with a dominant 102-85 win over Iowa and national Player of the Year Caitlin Clark. The title is the fourth overall for [autotag]Kim Mulkey[/autotag], who is in her second season in Baton Rouge after winning three championships at Baylor.
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After leading by five at the end of the first, the Tigers took a 17-point to the locker room. They stretched that lead up to 21, but Iowa managed to rally and cut it down to just seven at one point in the third quarter.
The fourth, however, was LSU’s domain. It kept the Hawkeyes at bay and ultimately held on for a 17-point win.
National Champions – yeah, those National Champions pic.twitter.com/VsICeRrX6v
— LSU Women's Basketball (@LSUwbkb) April 2, 2023
It was a dominant offensive performance for the Tigers, who shot 54.3% from the field for the game while crossing the century mark. [autotag]Jasmine Carson[/autotag] led the team with 22 points, while [autotag]Alexis Morris[/autotag] (21), [autotag]LaDazhia Williams[/autotag] (20), [autotag]Angel Reese[/autotag] (15) and [autotag]Flau’Jae Johnson[/autotag] (10) all scored in double figures.
Reese also recorded 10 rebounds, setting an NCAA record with her 34th double-double of the year en route to winning tournament Most Valuable Player.
One. Of. One.
The double-double queen đź‘‘ pic.twitter.com/1ej8Sz5VsY
— LSU Women's Basketball (@LSUwbkb) April 2, 2023
Mulkey had already orchestrated an impressive two-year turnaround, and after achieving a new milestone and taking this program to heights previously unseen, the sky seems to be the limit for Mulkey’s program in Baton Rouge.
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