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PHOTOS: LSU women’s basketball beats Michigan in NCAA tournament 2nd round, moves on to Sweet 16

The Tigers are heading to the Sweet 16 for the first time since 2014.

The LSU women’s basketball team is heading to the Sweet 16 for the first time since the 2014 season.

The No. 3-seeded Tigers dominated No. 6-seeded Michigan on Sunday night in a 66-42 win in the second round of the NCAA women’s tournament. [autotag]Angel Reese[/autotag] led the team once again with 25 points and 24 rebounds, notching her 30th double-double of the season.

LSU controlled this one from start to finish and will move on to play Utah, the No. 2 seed in the region, in Greenville, South Carolina, on Friday. In the meantime, here were the best photos as the Tigers took down the Wolverines.

LSU women’s basketball leaves no doubt against Michigan, advances to 1st Sweet 16 since 2014

Angel Reese was once again dominant as LSU moves on to face Utah in the Sweet 16.

No. 3-seeded LSU avoided a repeat of last year’s disappointing finish, taking down a No. 6-seeded Big Ten team in Michigan in blowout fashion. With the Tigers’ 66-42 win over the Wolverines on Sunday night, they advance to the Sweet 16 for the first time since 2014.

Now, coach Kim Mulkey’s team will take on two-seeded Utah on Friday in Greenville, South Carolina.

After a tight first quarter, LSU pulled away in the second and took a 30-15 lead to the locker room. Michigan fought to open up the third quarter, cutting LSU’s lead to eight, but it never got closer than that as the Tigers outscored UM 19-11 in the fourth quarter to finish things up.

[autotag]Angel Reese[/autotag] shined once again, recording her 30th double-double of the year with 25 points and 24 rebounds. [autotag]Alexis Morris[/autotag] (11) and [autotag]LaDazhia Williams[/autotag] (10) also scored in double figures, while [autotag]Jasmine Carson[/autotag] had nine points, all of which came on threes.

LSU will be a seed underdog for the first time this tournament in its next outing, and Mulkey’s team will look to reach the program’s first Elite Eight since 2008.

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PHOTOS: LSU women’s basketball opens NCAA tournament with 73-50 win over Hawaii

The Tigers advance to face Michigan in Round 2 on Sunday.

The Tigers have matched their result from last March as they defeated Hawaii 73-50 on Friday in the first round of the 2023 NCAA women’s basketball tournament. Three-seeded LSU will now look to improve upon it and advance to its first Sweet 16 since 2014 when it faces Michigan on Sunday.

[autotag]Angel Reese[/autotag] had another huge game, leading the team with 34 points and 15 rebounds. It was double-double No. 29 on the year for the transfer from Maryland, who was named a First Team All-American this week, which puts her above [autotag]Sylvia Fowles[/autotag] on the school’s all-time leaderboard.

Here were the best photos from Friday night’s win.

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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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: These women’s college basketball stats may surprise you

LSU’s Angel Reese leads D1 women’s basketball with the most double-doubles with 28 through 30 games with BYU’s Lauren Gustin coming second with 26 double-doubles in 32 games.

The stage is set for the 2023 March Madness Women’s Division 1 NCAA tournament. The First Four games are Wednesday and Thursday, March 15-16. Before the action gets underway, we compiled some interesting statistics for the basketball aficionado.

All stats are current through games Sunday, March 12, 2023. While players like Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese, and teams like the University of Connecticut and South Carolina being on the list aren’t surprising, some other teams and players are a bit less expected.

Villanova’s Maddy Siegrist holds the top spot in points per game with 28.9. Following a close second is Drexel’s Keishana Washington with 27.2 and rounding out the top three is the University of Iowa’s Caitlin Clark with 27.0.

While the top-scoring offense is Iowa with 87.5 per game, the top-scoring defense is HBCU Norfolk State with their opponent’s points per game being 50.

LSU’s Angel Reese leads D1 women’s basketball with the most double-doubles with 28 through 30 games with BYU’s Lauren Gustin coming second with 26 double-doubles in 32 games. The two then switch rankings when it comes to rebounds per game with Gustin taking the top spot with 16.6 and Reese taking second with 15.5.

BYU was not selected on Sunday to attend the tournament, so they will compete in the 2023 WNIT Postseason Tournament and will host the Rice Owls on Friday, March 17 at 7 p.m. in the Round of 64. Drexel women’s basketball also continues their season in the WNIT against Fordham on Thursday, March 16 at 7:00 pm ET.

Iowa, LSU, Villanova, and Norfolk State will all be in the 2023 March Madness Women’s Division 1 NCAA tournament, however, so you can catch Reese, Clark, Washington, and Siegrist in action.

For the full information on tournament including the schedule and how to watch the games, see our article here.

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LSU player named to AP All-America First-Team

Louisiana State University’s women’s basketball player Angel Reese was named to the Associated Press All-America First Team.

Louisiana State University’s women’s basketball player Angel Reese was named to the Associated Press All-America First Team. Reese is also on the All-SEC First Team and All-Defensive Team.

She transferred to LSU from Maryland as the nation’s No. 1 impact transfer and led the SEC with 23.4 points per game and 15.5 rebounds per game. Reese is also a finalist for the Katrina McClain Award as one of the nation’s top five players and a semifinalist for the Naismith Player of the Year Award.

Her double-double records are impressive as well. In the first 23 games of the season, she recorded a double-double in each game which is the longest streak in LSU history and the longest streak by an SEC player ever to begin a season.

Reese has 27 double-doubles through 28 games, tied with Sylvia Fowles, for the most ever in a season by an LSU player. She received seven SEC Player of the Week honors throughout the season.

As per LSU’s press release, “Reese is the only NBA, WNBA or Division I men’s or women’s player in the last 20 years to have at least 30+ points, 15+ rebounds, 4+ assists, 4+ steals and shoot over 80-percent in the same game.”

LSU finished the regular season ranked 9th amongst Division 1 NCAA women’s basketball teams with a 28-2 record. They will play their first game in the 2023 March Madness women’s NCAA tournament against Hawaii at 5:30 pm ET on ESPN2 on Mar. 17, in the first round of the tournament.

PHOTOS: LSU women’s basketball upset by Tennessee in SEC semifinal

The Tigers’ run in Greenville, South Carolina, came to an end on Saturday as they were upset by the Volunteers.

LSU’s hopes of avenging its lone loss to South Carolina and capturing an SEC title in coach Kim Mulkey’s first season came to an end on Saturday night.

The No. 2-seeded Tigers suffered just their second loss of the year against No. 3-seeded Tennessee in Greenville, South Carolina, losing 69-67 to the Vols, who advanced to take on the Gamecocks on Sunday instead.

LSU outshot Tennessee in this game, though neither squad was particularly strong offensively. Still, the Tigers’ stars showed out. [autotag]Angel Reese[/autotag] got back to her double-double ways with 22 points and 11 rebounds, while [autotag]Alexis Morris[/autotag] also crossed the 20-point threshold.

But LSU gifted the Volunteers 21 points at the charity stripe and allowed 26 to UT star Rickea Jackson as its run ended one game shy of the championship.

Now, LSU will have to wait to find out its NCAA Tournament fate until selection sunday next weekend on March 12. As the No. 4 team in the country, a No. 1 seed is a possibility for this squad, though a No. 2 seed seems more likely.

Here were the photos from Saturday’s semifinal loss.

LSU women’s basketball falls short in SEC Tournament semifinal vs. Tennessee

The Tigers are going home after a frustrating two-point loss on Saturday.

The Tigers’ run in Greenville, South Carolina, came to a disappointing end on Saturday night as No. 2-seeded LSU lost 69-67 in Bon Secours Wellness Arena to the No. 3-seeded Tennessee Volunteers in the SEC Tournament semifinals.

The Tigers led 22-10 after the first quarter and took a 14-point lead to the locker room. However, LSU collapsed in the second half, hitting just 33.3% of its shots. It had a chance at the end with a potential game-winning three-pointer at the buzzer, but it fell short.

[autotag]Angel Reese[/autotag] recorded a 22-point, 11-rebound double-double in the loss, while [autotag]Alexis Morris[/autotag] had 20 points. However, the Tigers struggled against Tennessee star Rickea Jackson, who had a game-high 26 points.

LSU will now put wait for the tournament committee’s decision as far as seeding goes. Given that it didn’t have the chance to avenge a loss to South Carolina, it seems unlikely that this team will land a No. 1 seed, but we will have to wait until Sunday to find out.

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PHOTOS: LSU women’s basketball beats Georgia handily in SEC Tournament opener

The Tigers are moving on to the semifinals after Friday night’s win.

The Tigers didn’t have a repeat of last season’s opening-round disappointment as a two-seed at the SEC Tournament.

LSU dominated Georgia on Friday night in the quarterfinal, winning 83-66 to give coach [autotag]Kim Mulkey[/autotag] her first win in the SEC Tournament as LSU’s coach.

Despite a relatively off night from [autotag]Angel Reese[/autotag], who didn’t record a double-double for just the second time this season, [autotag]Alexis Morris[/autotag] had a monster game, leading the team with 28 points. Recently crowned SEC Freshman of the Year [autotag]Flau’Jae Johnson[/autotag] also scored 21 points.

LSU is moving on to the semifinal, where it will take on the winner of Tennessee and Kentucky in the late game. Here were the best photos from the win over UGA.