It’s been a rough recent stretch for the LSU women’s basketball team, but it took out its frustrations on a struggling Florida Gators team on Sunday afternoon. The Tigers took control early in the game and never looked back as they cruised to a 106-66 win, their largest in SEC play to this point, to move to 19-4 and 6-3 in league play.
LSU had a slow start and fell into an early 6-2 deficit, but that was about the highlight of the game for the Gators. The Tigers responded with a 14-0 run to seize control of the game, and they led 24-11 after the first.
[autotag]Aneesah Morrow[/autotag] came close to reaching a double-double in just the first 10 minutes, scoring seven points with nine rebounds.
LSU widened the gap even further with a 10-0 run early in the second quarter and ultimately took a commanding 54-28 lead by halftime. The snowball effect continued into the third as LSU stretched a 37-point lead heading into the fourth, its largest of the game to that point.
In the fourth, the Tigers ultimately stretched a game-high 45-point lead before taking their foot off the gas. Still, they crossed the 100-point threshold for the seventh time this season and first time in conference play.
[autotag]Hailey Van Lith[/autotag] and [autotag]Mikaylah Williams[/autotag] led the team with 21 points each, and Morrow ultimately finished with an impressive 18-point, 20-rebound line. [autotag]Angel Reese[/autotag] scored 14, while [autotag]Aalyah Del Rosario[/autotag] and [autotag]Flau’Jae Johnson[/autotag] also scored in double figures with 11 and 10 points, respectively.
The Tigers dominated on the boards, winning the rebounding battle 59-34. They scored 42 points in the paint and played strong defense, holding Florida to 35.3% shooting with 20 turnovers.
It was the kind of result LSU needed, and coach Kim Mulkey’s team will hope this level of play continues when the team returns to the court on Thursday for what will be a tougher test against Vanderbilt on the road.
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