Tag: 2023 Women’s NCAA tournament

Angel Reese dominates as LSU women’s basketball advances past Hawaii, will play Michigan in second round

Reese notched her 29th double-double in LSU’s 73-50 win over Hawaii.

[autotag]Angel Reese[/autotag] was her usual unstoppable self on Friday night as the No. 3-seeded LSU women’s basketball team breezed by No. 14-seeded Hawaii with a 73-50 win in the first round of the 2023 NCAA women’s basketball tournament.

Reese — a First Team All-American according to multiple publications —notched her 29th double-double of the season with a game-high 34 points and 15 rebounds, surpassing [autotag]Sylvia Fowles[/autotag]’ single-season school record in the process. With the win, the Tigers advance to face No. 6-seeded Michigan in the second round on Sunday.

This one was never really in doubt for LSU, which took a 13-point lead to the locker room and stretched it in the final two quarters. Reese was the primary contributor for LSU, though [autotag]Flau’Jae Johnson[/autotag] also scored 10 points while adding six rebounds and five assists.

Coach Kim Mulkey has matched last season’s result. Now, she’ll try to exceed it and avoid another second-round loss to a Big Ten squad on Sunday.

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How to watch No. 3-seeded LSU women’s basketball vs. No. 14-seeded Hawaii in NCAA tournament opener Friday

The Tigers open their postseason run against Big West champion Hawaii on Friday afternoon..

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.

LSU’s Angel Reese earns multiple First Team All-America honors

Reese has been one of the nation’s most dominant players this season.

It’s been a dominant first season in the SEC for Maryland transfer [autotag]Angel Reese[/autotag].

She’s been LSU’s best player — as well as one of the nation’s best players — and she’s adding yet another piece of hardware to a growing collection. On Wednesday, Reese was named a First Team All-America selection by the Associated Press and the U.S. Basketball Writers Association.

Reese is averaging 23.4 points and 15.5 assists this season, both of which lead the SEC. She has 27 doubles in 28 games, tying [autotag]Sylvia Fowles[/autotag]’ regular-season school record, and she also set the conference single-season record with seven SEC Player of the Week selections.

She has five games in 2022-23 with at least 20 points and 20 rebounds, which leads the nation.

Choosing Reese as a First-Teamer was a no-brainer, and she’ll now look to lead LSU — a No. 3 seed in the NCAA tournament — beyond last year’s second-round exit. The Tigers begin their postseason run against Hawaii on Friday at 4:30 p.m. CT on their home court at the PMAC.

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LOOK: A rundown of LSU’s region in the women’s NCAA tournament

A look at all the opponents LSU could potentially face in a hypothetical Final Four run.

LSU’s women’s basketball team enters the NCAA tournament on a bit of a sour note after an unexpected exit in the SEC semifinal against Tennessee, but regardless, coach Kim Mulkey’s team earned a No. 3 seed in this year’s event and will hope to advance past the first weekend after last year’s second-round exit.

The Tigers were placed in Greenville Regional 2 and would return to Bon Secours Wellness Arena if they advanced to the Sweet 16. They sit on the three-seed line despite their 28-2 record and as a result could have to face both two-seeded Utah and one-seeded Indiana to advance to the Final Four.

Here’s a full rundown of the region and all the teams LSU could potentially face in a hypothetical Final Four run.

Kim Mulkey makes expectations clear as LSU women’s basketball prepares to begin NCAA tournament run

Mulkey isn’t comparing this year’s squad to her past title teams at Baylor.

The LSU women’s basketball team begins its postseason push in coach Kim Mulkey’s second season.

After last season ended with a second-round upset as a No. 3 seed against Ohio State, the Tigers — who earned a No. 3 seed once again after a 28-2 regular season — will open the NCAA tournament on Friday with a first-round matchup against Hawaii on their home floor in Baton Rouge.

Mulkey is no stranger to the tournament. As the head coach at Baylor, she won three national titles. The hope is that LSU will get there eventually, too, after a quick turnaround in the last two seasons.

However, Mulkey was adamant that she isn’t comparing this team to her Baylor squads, according to On3’s Matthew Brune.

“I can’t even compare my Baylor teams to what we’re doing here,” Mulkey said. “We are on a fast track and I think sometimes the fast track blinds the media and the fans on really what we should be achieving, but it doesn’t blind me. I know what our strengths are. I know how hard it is to build a program and we are way ahead of schedule.”

LSU’s 24-point loss to South Carolina in what was then a matchup between undefeated teams proved to be a good measuring stick for how far this team has to come to compete for national championships against the country’s elite teams.

We’ll soon see how much progress Mulkey’s team has made since then.

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5 things to know before LSU women’s basketball begins NCAA tournament play

Here’s everything you need to know before the Tigers begin their postseason run on Friday.

For the second year in a row, LSU women’s basketball has earned a No. 3 seed in the NCAA Tournament.

Ohio State upset LSU in the second round in 2022. Now in her second year, [autotag]Kim Mulkey[/autotag] hopes her group can make the jump and contend for a national title.

After remaining unbeaten long into February, the Tigers were probably hoping for at least a No. 2 seed, but a loss to South Carolina and an early exit in the SEC tournament put the group as a three-seed.

Here are five things you need to know before tournament play gets underway against Hawai’i on Friday.

BREAKING: LSU women’s basketball earns No. 3 seed in NCAA Tournament

The Tigers will open their postseason run against Hawaii on their home floor.

The Tigers are dancing once again as coach Kim Mulkey’s squad earned a No. 3 seed in the NCAA Tournament for the second year in a row. LSU will open its run on Friday against 14-seeded Hawaii, and it will be playing on its home floor in Baton Rouge.

The Tigers went 28-2 during the season, suffering just one loss in the regular season against undefeated South Carolina, but they fell in the SEC semifinals against Tennessee, a loss that likely cost it a No. 2 seed in the tournament.

Despite earning a No. 3 seed last year, LSU suffered a second-round loss. Mulkey’s team will hope to expand on that result and make a run to the second weekend — if not further — this time around.

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Projecting LSU’s seeding in the 2023 women’s NCAA basketball tournament

Here’s what the latest tournament projections have to say about the Tigers after their semifinal exit in the SEC tournament.

The LSU Tigers saw their run in Greenville, South Carolina, this week end a bit earlier than they hoped.

The No. 4 team in the country — and No. 2 seed in the SEC tournament — won its opener in the quarterfinals against Georgia but was upset in the semifinal round against the Tennessee Volunteers, who went on to lose a blowout in the championship on Sunday against top-seeded South Carolina.

LSU sits at 28-2 on the year, and coach Kim Mulkey’s squad could be in contention for a No. 1 seed when the NCAA tournament field is revealed next Sunday. However, a loss in their toughest test against the Gamecocks and being unable to set up an SEC tournament rematch isn’t doing them any favors.

With that being said, here’s what the latest bracket projections have to say about the Tigers.