Tournament time is upon us, and the LSU women’s basketball team is set to begin its postseason run on its home court on Friday afternoon as the No. 3-seeded Tigers take on the No. 14-seeded Hawaii Rainbow Wahine.
LSU enters at 28-2 on the year, though it’s coming off a disappointing loss to Tennessee in the SEC Tournament semifinal, which may have cost it a spot on the two-seed line. It will face a Hawaii team that enters at 18-14 having won the Big West tournament as a No. 3 seed.
This is the second year in a row that the Tigers have drawn a No. 3 seed. Last year’s team won its opener but was bounced in the second round in an upset against Ohio State. Veteran [autotag]Alexis Morris[/autotag] is the only returning piece from that team among a new-look roster.
“We’re not much more prepared than last year because you have nine new pieces,” Coach [autotag]Kim Mulkey[/autotag] said in a release. “See, that’s what people keep forgetting. [autotag]Alexis Morris[/autotag] was with us last year. Angel (Reese) may have a little taste of it when she was at Maryland.”
LSU begins what it hopes will be its first run to the Sweet 16 (or beyond) since 2014 on Friday afternoon at 4:30 p.m. CT. Here’s everything you need to know to follow this one.