LSU reaches first women’s Final Four in 15 years
So much for Kim Mulkey’s timelines and cautioning against expecting too much, too soon at LSU.
Alexis Morris scored 21 points and Reese added 13 for the third-seeded Tigers , who asserted control of a grinding, defense-first game. LSU’s length caused Miami problems even with Reese – an Associated Press first-team All-American – having a brutal shooting day, and the Tigers offset their offensive hiccups by dominating the glass.“Coach Mulkey, she’s had a plan for us, since Day One,” Morris said, pausing from munching on chicken wings in the locker room.
Maybe so, but they’re ahead of schedule after pushing their way through the NCAA Tournament’s Greenville 2 Region. The Tigers head to Dallas to face Ohio State or Virginia Tech in Friday’s national semi-finals. LSU shot 30.2% and went 1 for 12 from 3-point range, including misses on its first nine attempts. But Miami was even worse from 3, missing all 15 tries.
The last win set off an emotional on-court celebration for Katie Meier’s bunch, which had played with toughness and athleticism to get to its first Elite Eight. The Hurricanes were trying to match the record for lowest-seeded team ever to reach a Final Four, set by Arkansas in 1998. “I know we were exhausted because we were pouring our heart and soul into the defensive end and the rebounding effort,” Meier said, adding: “And that’s all the credit to LSU for being so hard to guard inside and for taking our legs out so much.”
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