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LSU women’s basketball sets attendance record at PMAC in win over Mississippi State

There was a record-setting 15,721 fans on hand at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center on Sunday night.

There was a packed house on hand  — literally — at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center on Sunday evening as the LSU women’s basketball team beat Mississippi State 74-59 to close out the regular season at 27-1, matching the program-best win total from 2004-05.

With an announced attendance at 15,721 for senior night, it was the largest crowd the PMAC has seen for any event since the venue opened in 1972 with more than 2,000 more people in attendance than the official capacity.

LSU closed out one of the best regular seasons in program history under second-year coach Kim Mulkey, but it’s looking for more. The Tigers are the No. 2 seed at the SEC Tournament in Greenville, South Carolina, this week and could have the opportunity to avenge their lone loss of the year against top-ranked, undefeated South Carolina.

If LSU can make a championship run and defeat the Gamecocks, Mulkey’s team will likely be in line for a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament.

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LSU women’s basketball unveils Seimone Augustus statue

Augustus’ statue was unveiled in a ceremony outside the PMAC in front of a huge crowd.

[autotag]Seimone Augustus[/autotag]’ presence will forever be felt outside Pete Maravich Assembly Center. LSU honored the legend with a statue on Sunday.

Augustus played at LSU from 2002-06, where she has a strong argument as the greatest player in program history. She spent 15 years playing professional basketball, and she was a four-time champion and eight-time all-star in the WNBA.

Here’s a video of Kim Mulkey helping to pull the cover off the statue prior to the game.

Augustus is the first female athlete in LSU history to get a statue. Her number was previously retired in 2010. Athletic director [autotag]Scott Woodward[/autotag] said Augustus helped transform LSU women’s basketball.

She was a two-time SEC player of the year and the top overall pick in the 2006 WNBA Draft. She was national player of the year in her senior campaign and helped lead LSU to three final fours.

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