LSU women’s basketball heading to national championship after Final Four win over Virginia Tech
For the first time in program history, the LSU women’s basketball team will be playing for a national championship.
The Tigers survived in a Final Four contest against a No. 1 seed in the Virginia Tech Hokies, winning 79-72 to advance to the championship game for the first time in just coach Kim Mulkey’s second season.
LSU led this one by three after the first quarter but saw its lead disappear as it trailed by two points at the half. The Hokies came out of the gate in the second half playing very well, and they stretched out a 12-point lead at one point in the third quarter.
The fourth, however, was all Tigers. LSU outscored VT 29-13, including a 15-0 run at one point, and another strong finish guided this team to its fifth win in a row.
Alexis Morris and Angel Reese had big games offensively, totaling 27 and 24 points respectively, while the latter also recorded yet another double-double with 12 boards. LaDazhia Williams, meanwhile, scored 16 points.
With the win, LSU will advance to play the winner of South Carolina and Iowa on Sunday. The former would represent a rematch of LSU’s lone loss during the regular season, which came by 24 points in Columbia.
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