Da Boot Sports
4/1/2024
By: Terrill J. Weil


   ALBANY, NY - The Lady Tigers returned to the Elite Eight for the second year in a row, finding themselves doing battle with the regions top seed, The Iowa Hawkeyes. LSU hoped to repeat the success they had against the Hawkeyes in last season's national championship contest, when the Ben-Gals defeated Iowa, 102-85 to win the programs first ever national title. But it wasn't meant to be as Caitlin Clark's 41 points was simply too much to overcome as Iowa defeated the Tigers, 94-87. 

   The Tigers finished the game shooting only 39% from the floor. 8-24 from behind the three point arc for 33%. 
They sank only 11-17 from the free throw line for 65%. 
   Johnson led the Tigers in scoring with 23 points. Williams scored 18 points. Angel Reese finished with a double-double, scoring 17 points with 20 rebounds before fouling out late in the contest. Morrow finished with a double-double, scoring 14 points while grabbing 14 rebounds. Van Lith added 9 points, while Last Tear Poa finished with 6. 

   Iowa got on the board first on a three pointer by Caitlin Clark at the 9:44 mark. Iowa would build a nine point lead, 15-6 with 6:41 left in the first quarter. 

   LSU would go on to outscore the Hawkeyes, 25-10 over the final six minutes of the period to take a 31-26 lead into the second quarter. 

   The second quarter began with both teams trading three point baskets, but Iowa would outscore LSU, 10-5 over the next eight minutes to tie the game at 39-39 with 2:34 left in the first half. 

   Both teams played even, 6-6 over the final two minutes of the period, as we went into the half even at 45-45. We were watching an Elite Eight game that was living up to the hype thus far.

   LSU shot very well from the floor in the first half, hitting 19-41 for 49%. They hit 4-11 from behind the arc for 36%. The Tigers sank 3-4 free throws for 75%. LSU forced Iowa into six turnovers while committing only five. The Lady Tigers won the first half rebound battle, 23-15. 
   Angel Reese led the team at the break with 13 points. Flau'Jae Johnson and Mikaylah Williams both had 8 points each. Hailey Van Lith scored 7, Aneesah Morrow added 6, while Last Tear Poa contributed 3 points. 


   LSU would go cold in the third quarter, allowing Iowa to outscore the them, 16-7 over the first six minutes of the period. The Hawkeyes held a 61-52 advantage at the official's timeout with 4:23 left on the clock. 

   The third quarter ended with Iowa leading, 69-58, as LSU continued to struggle to score from the floor. 

   Once again, both teams played even over the first five minutes of the final period, as LSU couldn't gain any ground on the Hawkeyes, trailing, 80-69 at the 5:05 mark. 

   Between Clark's outside shooting and LSU struggling to score in the second half, the Tigers season ended in Albany.

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Da Boot Sports
3/20/2024
By: Terrill J. Weil


   ALBANY, NY - It was a sweet day for LSU in Albany, New York as they beat UCLA, 78-69 to advance to the Elite Eight. 

   The Tigers played incredible defense late in the game and made the big shots needed, both from the floor and from the free throw line, outscoring the Bruins, 12-2 over the final 2:26, advancing to the Elite Eight.

   LSU finished the game shooting 26-57 from the floor for 46%. They were 2-5 from behind the three point arc for 40%. The Tigers sank 24-31 free throws for 77%. LSU committed 13 total turnovers while forcing the Briuns into 19. UCLA out-rebounded LSU, 44-38. 
   Flau'Jae Johnson led the Tigers with 24 points and 12 rebounds for a double-double. Aneesah Morrow finished with 17 points, Angel Reese registered another double-double, scoring 16 points while grabbing 11 rebounds. Mikaylah Williams added 12 points, Hailey Van Lith scored 7 and Aalyah Del-Rosario finished with 2 points on the day.


   UCLA controlled the opening tip and quickly put the first basket of the game on the board on a layup by Angela Dugalic, 2-0 Bruins.

   The game was living up to its sweet sixteen hype with both teams giving and receiving blows back and forth  as LSU held a 8-7 lead at the official's timeout at the 4:53 mark.

   Both teams continued to play well over the final five minutes of the opening period. As the contest headed to the second quarter the score was all even at 15-15. 

   LSU started the second period with a 6-0 run to build a 23-18 advantage with 6:51 left in the first half. 

   With the Tigers up, 25-18, UCLA would go on a 6-1. run to cut the LSU lead to two, 26-24 forcing Kim Mulkey to call a timeout to settle things down with 3:31 left on the clock. 

   LSU would finish the second quarter out-scoring the Bruins, 11-9 to take a 34-27 lead into the locker room at the halftime break.


   Both teams played even over the first five minutes of the third quarter, 10-10, as LSU held a 44-37 lead at the 4:43 mark. 

   The Bruins would then come alive, going on a 8-0 run to regain the lead, 45-44 with 2:44 left in the period. 

   The Tigers battled back to tie the game, 48-48 as the third quarter came to an end. 

   These two great teams continued to play even through the first five minutes of the final period. With 4:57 left in the contest the game was tied at 60-60. 

   Next up LSU will play the winner of the Iowa vs. Colorado game on Monday, April 1st at 6:15pm.
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John 14:6 - "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." (Accept Jesus as your Lord and Savior)

​*John 3;16 - For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

Da Boot Sports
3/24/2024
By: Jason Watson Jr.


   BATON ROUGE, LA- The LSU Women’s Basketball team is sweet again! Kim Mulkey’s squad defeated the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders 83-56 in the Round of 32 on Sunday in the Pete Maravich Assembly Center.

   Angel Reese finished with a 20-point, 11-rebound performance. Flau’jae Johnson led the way for the Tigers with 21 points in the victory. 

   LSU won the opening tip-off, but an empty possession for both teams came about. After a Middle Tennessee shot clock violation, LSU’s Aneesah Morrow and MTSU’s Savannah Wheeler traded back-to-back baskets. 

   Ta’Mia Scott knocked down a big three-point shot to put the Blue Raiders up 7-4, but Angel Reese responded by running downhill and earning herself an and-one opportunity. Reese would miss the FTA, but a fastbreak layup from Flau’jae Johnson and a Mikaylah Williams jumper put LSU in front 10-7, heading to the first official timeout. 

   Jalynn Gregory and Last-Tear Poa exchanged triples before Morrow got in on the action, draining one of her own. As the first quarter clock wound down, a pair of free throws from Johnson and a Wheeler three-pointer closed out the frame with LSU leading 20-15. 

   LSU got a much better start to this game than they had against Rice in the first round, as they only turned the ball over once in the opening quarter. 

​   The Tigers and Angel Reese got the second-quarter scoring started with an inside layup through contact. Scott got multiple buckets back for the Raiders through a trey and second-chance lay-in. 

​   Wheeler took advantage of her first trip to the charity stripe, sinking both. She made it a two-point deficit. After making a tough layup, Reese used her size to get another chance at a free throw attempt. 

   After another missed free throw, Middle Tennessee made a run to the lead, holding the Tigers to no field goals made over 2:15 plus.

   MTSU took a 29-26 lead into an official timeout with 3:20 left in the first half. 
Johnson made two FTA out of the timeout, but Morrow picked up her second foul on the other side, sending Courtney Whitson to the line for MTSU. Whitson converted both, getting the points back. 

   Johnson found a rhythm, scoring again on the offensive end. She made a long midrange attempt for two, pulling LSU to within one. 

   Ta’Mia Scott put the Blue Raiders on her back, scoring off a turnover and then stepping into a wide-open triple.

   Middle Tennessee would take a six-point lead, 36-30. On LSU’s final possession in the first half, Mikaylah Williams knocked down a tough stepback jumper while being fouled. Williams missed the FTA, sending both teams into the break with the Tigers trailing 36-32. 

   MTSU out-rebounded LSU in the first 20 minutes, 25-18. LSU was not doing themselves any favors, shooting just 57% from the free-throw line. 

   The Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders began the second half with scores from Anastasiia Boldyreva and Savannah Wheeler, extending their lead to nine. Reese answered with a fast-break layup, making it 41-34 MTSU. 

   An Angel Reese steal led to a Williams jump shot, trimming the lead to five. LSU’s Johnson got a strip from behind off of MTSU’s Wheeler, leading to a pair of free throws from the Georgia native. 

   Mikaylah Williams sent the PMAC crowd into a raucous after hitting a triple to tie things back up at 41 apiece. Flau’jae split a pair of FTA to put LSU in front 42-41. 

   The Tiger lead did not last long as Middle Tennessee’s Scott got a layup to fall, giving the Blue Raiders a one-point advantage. With 4:21 to go in the third quarter, LSU trailed MTSU 43-42. 

   LSU used strong offensive rebounding at the charity stripe to get the lead back on a wide-open look inside the paint from Aneesah Morrow. After a pair of FTM from Wheeler, LSU’s Williams knocked down a two-point shot. 

   A turnover from the Blue Raiders gave the Tigers all the momentum they needed to make a big wave in the round of 32. Who else would step into the spotlight than Flau’jae Johnson? The guard stepped into a massive three-pointer to put the Tigers up five. 

   With the third quarter winding down, MTSU’s Boldyreva fouled out. She is a critical loss for a gritty Middle Tennessee squad, especially with a quarter of basketball still to play. LSU outscored MTSU by 16 in the third frame, taking a ten-point advantage into the fourth quarter of play. 

   Reese earned another easy layup, using her height to her advantage. A shot clock violation from MTSU paired with free throws from Mikaylah Williams sent the PMAC crowd into the loudest frenzy of the contest. 

   Free throws came about for LSU in bunches throughout the fourth quarter as the Tigers ran out to an insurmountable 20-point lead. The LSU Tigers simply dominated the fourth quarter, or the second half, for that matter. 

   For possibly the final time, Angel Reese and Hailey Van Lith checked out of the game in front of the Pete Maravich Assembly Center crowd to a resounding applause. The LSU Tigers move onto the Sweet 16, held in Albany, New York, this year. Geaux Tigers!



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Da Boot Sports
3/22/2024
By: Jason Watson Jr.


      BATON ROUGE, LA- Kim Mulkey and the LSU Women’s basketball team kicked off their 2024 NCAA Tournament run with a 70-60 victory over the University of Rice. 
   
   LSU won the opening tip-off, and a Mikaylah Williams mid-range basket started the scoring, putting the Lady Tigers up 2-0. Flau’jae Johnson followed that up with a three-pointer, sending the sold-out PMAC crowd into a frenzy. 
   
   Sloppy play plagued the Tigers early, giving up four turnovers in the opening five minutes. Hailey Van Lith knocked down a three out of the first official timeout to put the Tigers up 10-6. Flau’jae Johnson showed off her bag of tricks with a nifty layup. 
   
   The Tigers and Owls displayed a low-scoring affair. Fourteen total turnovers and 18 total points showed on the scoreboard at the end of the first quarter, and LSU led 12-6. Rice answered back with two triples to tie the ballgame at 12 apiece. 
 
​   Although it did not look great, LSU got some much-needed firepower from Williams and Aneesah Morrow.

   The Tigers had scored on four of five possessions to go up 28-19 but got held to a 2:30+ scoring drought following. Rice made a run of their own before heading into the intermission. The Owls trailed 30-27.

   LSU went into the break with 13 turnovers but out-rebounding Rice and still had just a three-point lead. The Owls struck first in the second half, an easy layup made it 30-29. The teams exchanged buckets before LSU’s Flau’jae Johnson had the fans out of their seats on a sweet Euro step move. 

   With 4:50 remaining in the third quarter, LSU led 40-38. Out of the official timeout, Mikaylah Williams drove hard to the paint for a basket. On the other end, Angel Reese got a steal before going coast-to-coast for a pair of free throws. 

​   The Owls got an easy basket inside the paint off a miscommunication from LSU, but Williams put up a triple, sending the crowd into an eruption. LSU entered the bonus in the third quarter, earning multiple trips to the charity stripe. Pairing an aggressive defensive effort with that mix extended the Tiger lead to 11, heading to the fourth quarter. 

   Angel Reese had a double-double entering the final frame, sitting with 10 points and 17 rebounds. The Owls scored a three-pointer to draw to within eight. With just under seven to play, the Rice Owls entered the bonus of the fourth quarter. Rice split a pair from the stripe to make it a seven-point deficit, but Hailey Van Lith responded with a side-step jumper. 

   Malia Fisher of Rice fouled out with 5:42 to go in the game. Fisher finished with
13 points for the Owls. 

   A second-chance layup from Rice’s Destiny Jackson made it a nine-point game. Aneesah Morrow committed a personal foul on the defensive end, sending the Owls to the free-throw line. They knocked down both, making it 57-50 with 4:30 to play in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament. 

   Mikaylah Williams nailed a trey, pushing the lead back up to 10. After a split free-throw trip, Last-Tear Poa came up with a clutch layup for the Tigers, but Rice was not ready to quit yet. 

   After back-to-back scores, the Owls had drawn to within six with under two minutes to play. Kim Mulkey called timeout with 1:43 on the game clock, leading 62-56. Out of the 30-second break, Flau’jae Johnson got an open look at a mid-range jumper and nailed it. 

   Rice answered with a layup and caught a break with a traveling violation called on Hailey Van Lith, but the Owls turned the ball over to no avail. The Tigers entered the bonus, sending Poa to the free-throw line for two shots. The junior made both in a “need to have it” moment. 

   After a few more free throw attempts, LSU was able to ice away the ballgame. #14 Rice gave the reigning national champions everything they could handle, but in the end, they fell just short of overcoming the #3-seeded Tigers. 

   LSU survives and advances to the Round of 32. After a staple March Madness upset, they will have a date with #11 Middle Tennessee on Sunday. The Blue Raiders defeated Louisville 71-69 on Friday. As always, Geaux Tigers!



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Photos Below By: Paige Luper

​John 14:6 - "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." (Accept Jesus as your Lord and Savior)

​*John 3;16 - For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

Da Boot Sports
3/18/2024
By: Terrill J. Weil


​   BATON ROUGE, LA - The Lady Tigers drew the #3 seed in the Albany 2 Regional. LSU will take on 14 seed Rice in the first round on Friday, March 22nd at 3pm in the Pete Maravich Assembly Center. If LSU defeats Rice, they will play the winner of the Louisville vs. Middle Tennessee State game on Sunday, March 24th, TBA... 

   Iowa, who LSU defeated in the 2023 national championship game is the regions #1 seed. 

   The game will be televised on ESPN. 

   Don't forget to tune in every Monday night on our YouTube Channel at 7pm for Talking Tigers with Da Boot Sports as we talk LSU Basketball.   GEAUX TIGERS!!
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​​John 14:6 - "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." (Accept Jesus as your Lord and Savior)

​*John 3;16 - For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

Da Boot Sports
3/10/2024
By: Terrill J. Weil


   Greenville, SC - It's the game all of America's basketball fans were waiting for. LSU vs. top ranked, undefeated South Carolina for the 2023-24 SEC Championship Tournament Championship. In a heated contest South Carolina ended up defeating the Tigers, 79-72. 

   With 2:08 left in the contest, a scuffle between both teams broke out. After everything was cleared up, the officials ejected all the players from both benches for leaving the bench and coming out onto the floor. LSU finished the contest with only five players, falling to the Gamecocks. 

   LSU finished the contest shooting 25-67 for 37%. They hit 6-14 from behind the three point line for 43%. The Tigers finished 16-20 from the free throw line for 80%. LSU suffered through 17 total turnovers to South Carolina's 13. LSU out-rebounded the Cocks, 44-37.
   Aneesah Morrow lead the Tigers with 19 points and 10 rebounds for a double-double. Angel Reese managed another double-double with 15 points and 13 rebounds. Hailey Van Lith scored 14 points. Flau'Jae Johnson added 13. Aalyah Del-Rosario contributed 6 while Janae Kent added 3 and Mikaylah Williams finished with 2. 
   
   
   The contest lived up to expectations early on. with furious face paced action from both teams. LSU held a 13-7 lead at the first official's timeout at the 4:17 mark. 

   The Gamecocks outscored LSU, 11-2 during the final four minutes of the period, taking a 18-15 advantage into the second quarter. The Tigers committed eight costly turnovers in the quarter that helped South Carolina take the lead. 

   The two SEC giants continued to battle back and forth in the second period with South Carolina barely outscoring LSU, 18-17 to take a 36-32 lead into the locker room at the halftime break. 

   LSU shot 12-29 from the floor for 41%. They hit 4-7 from behind the arc for 57%. The Tigers need to be  better from the free throw line in the second half as they only sank 4-7 in the first half for 57%. The big key stat of the first half was the turnovers with LSU committing 13 while the Gamecocks turned it over 8 times. LSU held a 22-12 edge in rebounds over the first 20 minutes.
   Aneesah Morrow led the Tigers at the break with 11 points. Flau'Jae Johnson scored 6, Hailey Van Lith added 5 points. South Carolina did a great job of slowing Angel Reese down in the first half, holding her to 4 points and 7 rebounds. Janae Kent scored 3, Mikaylah Williams had 2 and Aalyah Del-Rosario added 1 point. 


   South Carolina started the second half with a quick 6-1 run, forcing Kim Mulkey to call a time out to settle things down. With 8:08 left in the third quarter South Carolina held  42-33 lead.

   Three minutes later at the period's official's timeout, LSU found themselves trailing by eight, 46-38 at the 4:54 mark.

   The battle continued with South Carolina leading, 59-53 at the end of the third period. Ten minutes remained to decide a Conference Champion...

   Trailing by ten, 67-57 with 7:10 left in the game, LSU would go on a 9-0 run to cut the South Carolina lead to 67-66 with 4:36 remaining. 

   LSU fought till the very end but the Gamecocks simply were just a little too much for the Lady Tigers! Kim Mulkey and the Tigers now need to rest up and get ready for the opening round of the NCAA Tournament. There's a lot of basketball left to be played. 

   

   Don't forget to tune in every Monday night on our YouTube Channel at 7pm for Talking Tigers with Da Boot Sports as we talk LSU Basketball.   GEAUX TIGERS!!
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John 14:6 - "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." (Accept Jesus as your Lord and Savior)

​*John 3;16 - For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

Da Boot Sports
3/9/2024
By: Terrill J. Weil


   GREENVILLE, SC - LSU advanced to the SEC Championship Game by defeated the Ole Miss Rebels, 75-67 in a tough game. The Tigers took the best blows that the Rebels had to offer and still sent Ole Miss back home to Oxford. 

   LSU finished the day shooting 27-64 from the floor for 42%. They only hit 4-12 from behind the three point arc FOR 33%. The Tigers sank 17-21 from the free throw line for 81%. Both teams made their share of turnovers, with LSU committing 17, while Ole Miss had 18 total. The Tigers won the rebound battle, 37-31.
   Flau'Jae Johnson and Angel Reese both led the Tigers with 21 points each. Reese managed her 22nd double-double of the season, grabbing 17 rebounds to go with her 21 points. Hailey Van Lith and Aneesah Morrow each finished with 12 points. Morrow also finished with a double-double grabbing 12 rebounds with her 12 points. Last Tear Poa scored 5 points before she left the game with injury. Janae Kent and Aalyah Del-Rosario both finished with 2 points each. 

   LSU returns to the SEC Tournament Championship game for the first time since 2012. 



   The first quarter saw both teams play well before LSU started to pulled away over the final 2:46 of the period, going on a 7-1 run. The game headed to the second quarter with LSU leading, 19-12.

   The second quarter began with both teams running the floor at a fast pace, trading baskets. LSU held a 29-21 lead at the the official's timeout with 4:47 left in the first half. 

   Both teams played even, 7-7 over the final 4:47 of the second period, as LSU headed into the halftime break holding a 36-28 advantage. 

   LSU shot the ball well in the first half, going 17-42 from the floor for 40%, while hitting 2-9 from three point land for 22%. The Tigers missed both of their free throw attempts and turned the ball over six times while forcing Ole Miss into five first half turnovers. LSU dominated on the boards, out-rebounding the Rebels, 27-18 at the break.
   Aneesah Morrow and Flau'Jae Johnson both lead the team with 10 points each. Angel Reese scored 8 points, Hailey Van Lith added 4 points, while Janae Kent and Aalyah Del-Rosario had 2 points each. 


   Ole Miss started the second half on fire, cutting into the LSU lead, outscoring them 9-5 over the first four minutes of the period. But the Lady Tigers held a 41-37 lead at the official's timeout with 5:44 left in the third quarter. 

   Ole Miss outplayed LSU over the final five minutes of the third quarter, outscoring them, 14-12. The Lady Tigers held a slim 53-51 lead as the contest headed to the fourth quarter.

   LSU continued to make the plays when need to hold onto their lead. With the Tigers up, 62-56 at the 5:44 mark, Last Tear Poa went down on the floor hard, hitting her head on the court. She was taken off the floor on a stretcher with either a head or neck injury. 

   The Tigers ended up controlling the game over the final five minutes, outscoring the Rebels, 13-11 to win
75-67. 

   LSU will now rematch #1, undefeated South Carolina in the SEC Championship Game on Sunday at 2:00pm CST. The game will be televised on ESPN. 

​   Prayers for Last Tear Poa...  May God lay his hands on you and keep you protected from any and all serious injuries.  

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Da Boot Sports
3/8/2024
By: Terrill J. Weil


   GREENVILLE, SC - LSU played their first game of the 2023-24 SEC Tournament against Auburn in the Quarterfinal Round on Friday afternoon. The Lady Tigers didn't mess around, blasting Auburn, 78-48.

   LSU finished the game shooting 46% from the floor, 5-9 from three point land for 56%. They had a solid night from the free throw line, hitting 27-31 for 87%. LSU out-rebounded Auburn, 41-31. 
   Flau'Jae Johnson led the team with 25 points. Angel Reese finished with her 21st double-double of the season with 18 points and 11 rebounds. Last-Tear Poa finished with 14 points. Hailey Van Lith added 11 points, while Aneesah Morrow contributed 10. 


   LSU exploded out of the gate to start the contest, going on a 21-0 run over the first six and a half minutes of the opening quarter. 

   The first quarter came to an end with LSU up, 27-5. The Lady Tigers were outstanding over the first ten minutes of the contest, both offensively and on defense. 

   The Ben-Gals would go on a 10-2 run to start the second quarter to increase their lead to 37-7 at the 7:03 mark.

   Auburn refused to quit, outscoring LSU 8-4 over the final 4:42 of the first half. The Lady Tigers held a 43-19 advantage at the half.

   LSU shot 15-33 from the floor for 45% in the first half. They hit 2-4 from behind the arc for 50%. They were perfect from the charity stripe, sinking 11-11. LSU forced Auburn into 13 first half turnovers while only committing five. The Tigers held a slim 21-20 edge in rebounding.
   Flau'Jae Johnson led the Tigers at the half with 17 points. Angel Reese scored 10. Last-Tear Poa added 8 points, while Aneesah Morrow finished with 6 points. Hailey Van Lith closed the first half with 2 points.


   LSU continued their dominance in the second half, outscoring Auburn, 26-12 to lead 69-31 going into the fourth quarter.

   The Tigers took a 38 point lead into the final period and continued to play at a high level, dominating Auburn, outscoring them 17-9 to win 78-48. With the victory LSU will advance to the semi-finals on Saturday. 

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​John 14:6 - "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." (Accept Jesus as your Lord and Savior)

​*John 3;16 - For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

Da Boot Sports
3/3/2024
By: Jason Watson Jr.


      BATON ROUGE, LA- The LSU women’s basketball team showed out in front of a sold-out PMAC crowd with a 77-56 victory on Senior Day. Kim Mulkey’s squad emphatically defeated the Kentucky Wildcats behind double-double performances from Aneesah Morrow and Angel Reese. 
   
   Flau’Jae Johnson tallied 21 points in addition to her seven boards on the day. Hailey Van Lith finished with 15 scoring. In the loss, Kentucky Wildcats forward Ajae Petty secured a double-double of her own with a 13 point, 15 rebound performance. 
   
   Star forward Angel Reese got the first points of the game for the Tigers before Hailey Van Lith followed it up with four early free throw makes. Aneesah Morrow tallied four points in the opening five minutes played. 
   
   Kentucky held the Tigers to a 1-8 shooting stretch during the first quarter to keep the contest close. Morrow knocked down a step-back jumper to break the drought. Flau’jae Johnson earned her first game bucket through an acrobatic reverse layup off of a fast break. 
   
   The stifling defensive effort from LSU held the Wildcats to just nine first-quarter points. If that is not impressive enough, Kentucky finished the opening 10 minutes with as many points as they did turnovers. 
   
   LSU’s Van Lith and Reese exchanged a streak of layups with one another. The Tiger offense got hot and extended their lead to 31-17 with 4:11 remaining in the opening half. 
   
   As soon as they heated up, the LSU women got ice cold. Throughout the final 3:28 of the first half, the Tigers got held scoreless as Kentucky drew to within six. The teams headed to the locker rooms with LSU leading
33-27. 
   
   The Wildcats out-rebounded and outshot the Tigers in the first half, but halftime still provided an electric atmosphere as the seniors were honored. Escorted by their families and the legendary Shaquille O’Neal, Hailey Van Lith and Angel Reese walked to mid-court to meet Coach Mulkey. 
   
   LSU erupted out of the break, running out to a 13-2 run and going back up by a wide margin. Johnson got flashy off a steal and tossed a behind-the-back pass to the tailing Van Lith for the easy breakaway basket. The Tigers got to their scoring prowess, leading 58-43 with just over a minute to go in the third quarter. 
   
   Following baskets from each side, both teams headed to the fourth quarter as Kentucky trailed 60-45. 
   
   Kentucky got the first bucket in the final period, but LSU’s Morrow responded quickly. LSU led 69-53 with 4:02 remaining in the basketball game. Although it was a relatively uneventful fourth quarter, LSU maintained its lead and delivered a win in the regular season finale. 
   
   Up next, LSU will turn its sights onto the SEC tournament set to be held in Greenville, SC on March 6-10. LSU has already clinched the 2-seed for the tournament behind only Dawn Staley’s South Carolina Gamecocks. 
   
   An impressive performance would help LSU’s chances of moving up in seeding for the 2024 March Madness tournament. As always, Geaux Tigers!



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​John 14:6 - "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." (Accept Jesus as your Lord and Savior)

​*John 3;16 - For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

Da Boot Sports
2/29/2024
LSU Sports Communications
By: LSU Staff


   ATHENS, Ga.  -- All five starters reached double figures for No. 9 LSU (25-4, 12-3 SEC) on Thursday night as the Tigers ran away from Georgia (12-16, 3-12 SEC), 80-54. The crowd of 7,406 inside Stegeman Coliseum was the largest for a women’s basketball game at Georgia since 2012. 

   With the win on Thursday night, LSU locked the No. 2 seed in the SEC for the third year in a row and the Tigers will play next Friday in Greenville, South Carolina at 5 p.m. CT.

   Angel Reese finished the night with a double-double after scoring 17 points and hauling in 15 rebounds. She now has 19 double-doubles on the season. Aneesah Morrow recorded her 17th double-double with 16 points and 10 boards. Morrow added a new season high of 5 assists. 

   “I never take that for granted,” Coach Kim Mulkey said of having two players who consistently get double-doubles. “I always tell our coaches, we see those kids everyday and we see what they do in games– we can’t take it for granted. What they do in getting double-doubles, Angel and Morrow, that doesn’t just happen. Those rebounds don’t just fall in their lap. Those points don’t just happen, They work in there.”  

   Hailey Van Lith led all scorers with 18 points that featured 4 made three-pointers and a perfect 4-4 from the foul line. Flau’Jae Johnson finished with 14 points as she played in her home state of Georgia for the first time as a Tiger. Mikaylah Williams rounded out the starting five that reached double digits with 11 points. 

   Javyn Nicholson led the Bulldogs with 17 points on 7-13 from the field and 5 rebounds. Asia Avinger added 10 points with a pair of three pointers. No other Bulldogs reached double figures. 

   The Tigers went 32-71 from the field for 45-percent compared to Georgia’s 21-58 and 36-percent from the field. LSU only allowed 9 turnovers while forcing 16 and scoring 20 points off those turnovers. LSU won the rebounding battle 43-25 and outscored the Bulldogs in the paint by 30, 38-8. 

   LSU is slated to return home for a match up against Kentucky on Sunday at 1 p.m. CT inside the PMAC on the SEC Network. It will be the final contest before the conference tournament that will begin on March 8th in Greenville, SC.

  Morrow scored the first six of LSU’s points as the Tigers took a 8-5 lead before the opening timeout. Morrow was 3-3 from the field in the first three minutes of action. After the timeout, Morrow added a couple more and Williams knocked down a triple to force Georgia to call its first 30-second timeout. Avinger made a pair of threes to lead the Bulldogs on a 8-2 run that cut the LSU lead to two. The Tigers extended their lead to 9 before the end of the quarter as Van Lith connected on a three-point buzzer beater, her third straight game with a last-second shot to end a quarter.

   After a quick bucket from Georgia, LSU went on an 8-0 run to take a 15-point advantage 4 minutes into the second quarter. Morrow reached double figures with 3:30 minutes to play in the first half. Williams split two defenders in transition to find Reese downcourt for an easy lay that gave the Tigers their first 20 point lead of the night. LSU took a 45-23 lead into the break after the Tigers outscored the Bulldogs 21-8 in the second quarter. Both Reese and Morrow finished the half with 12 points each while the pair combined for 12 of the team’s 22 rebounds. 

   LSU scored 24 points in the first half to outscore Georgia’s total points of 23. The Tigers were dominant on the glass with 9 more boards than their opponent, 22-13. Just one Bulldog scored more than six points while LSU had all five starters with 6 points or more in the first half. 

   The Tigers opened the third on a 7-0 run to move its margin to 29 before the media break just under three minutes into the action. Savannah Henderson broke the field goal drought for Georgia with a triple to move back within 30. Late in the quarter LSU was unable to score for the final 3:30, while UGA scored 14 unanswered points to make it a 15-point LSU lead heading to the fourth. 

​   Morrow ended the 16-0 Georgia run with a second chance putback to put the Tigers back up by 15 with over 8 minutes remaining in regulation. LSU built off the much needed bucket to produce a 9-0 run and hold the Bulldogs scoreless for over 4 minutes. The Tigers held a 73-48 lead at the final media timeout. LSU rode it lead and  cruised to its 7th consecutive win, 80-54.


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John 14:6 - "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." (Accept Jesus as your Lord and Savior)

​*John 3;16 - For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

Da Boot Sports
2/252024
By: Terrill J. Weil


   KNOXVILLE, TN - LSU took their five game winning streak to Knoxville to play a very good Tennessee ball club, coming out on top of Rocky Top, 75-60. 

   After having a 12 point halftime lead disappear during a tough third quarter, the Ben-Gals turned it up and took control in the final period for the big victory on the road.

   Hailey Van Lith led the Tigers with 26 points, Mikaylah Williams had 15 points, Angel Reese recorded another double-double, scoring 11 points while grabbing 16 rebounds. Flau'Jae Johnson added 9 points, Aneesah  Morrow finished with 8. Last-Tear Poa and Aalyah Del-Rosario both had 3 points each.



   The first quarter was a tough back and forth battle. With the game even at 16-16, Hailey Van Lith hit a three pointer with three seconds left on the clock to give LSU a 19-16 lead as the contest headed to the second period.

   The Tigers would start the second quarter with a 7-2 run to build a 26-18 lead with 7:36 left in the first half. 

   LSU slowly increased their lead over the final seven minutes of the period, outscoring the Volunteers, 12-8 to take a 38-26 lead into the locker room at the halftime break.

   The Lady Tigers shot 15-48 from the floor in the first half for 31%. They sank 4-9 from behind the three point arc for 44%. They hit 4-5 from the free throw line for 80%. LSU out-rebounded Tennessee, 31-26.
   Hailey Van Lith led the team at the half with 12 points, Aneesah Morrow scored 8 points, Mikaylah Williams added 7, while Angel Reese, Last-Tear Poa and Aalyah Del-Rosario all scored 3 points each. Flau'Jae. Johnson has 2 points. 


   The third quarter began with both teams running the floor, but shooting poorly. The Vols would manage to outscore LSU, 10-7 to cut the Tigers lead to 45-36 at the official's timeout with 4:59 left in the period.

   With LSU going ice cold and struggling to score, a physical, aggressive Tennessee team continued to chip away at the Tigers' lead, pulling to within three, 48-45 at the end of the third quarter.

   Tennessee continued to play with high intensity, staying right on the Lady Tigers' heals, trailing, 52-51 at the 7:30 mark. 

   Hailey Van Lith took charge for the struggling Tigers, heating up to score 8 points over the next two minutes  to help extend the LSU lead to 62-55 with 4:54 left in the contest. 

   Van Lith's play lit a fire under the rest of her teammates as the Tigers began to raise their level of play, pulling away from the Vols.
   LSU outscored Tennessee, 25-12 over the first seven minutes of the fourth quarter to lead, 73-57 with only 2:43 left on the clock. 

   A huge win for LSU in Rocky Top! 

   With the win the Tigers are now 24-4 overall and 11-3 in the SEC.

   Next Up LSU will stay on the road to battle the Georgia Bulldogs in Athens on Thursday, Feb. 29th. Tipoff is set for 8:00pm CST. The game will be carried on ESPN2.



   Don't forget to tune in every Monday night on our YouTube Channel at 7pm for Talking Tigers with Da Boot Sports as we talk LSU Basketball.   GEAUX TIGERS!!

​John 14:6 - "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." (Accept Jesus as your Lord and Savior)

​*John 3;16 - For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

Da Boot Sports
2/22/2024
By: Terrill J. Weil


   BATON ROUGE, LA - The LSU Women's Basketball Team returned home and won their 5th straight game, beating Auburn, 71-66 in front of 11,453 fans in the Pete Maravich Assembly Center on Thursday night.


   The Lady Tigers were their own worse enemy, committing 23 total turnovers. The officials also made several bad and questionable calls against LSU in the second half.


   “It is a good sign and we will find the positive tomorrow when we look at the film,” Coach Kim Mulkey said about the defense. “We will continue to show film on the things we have to clean up. We have to clean up turnovers.”

   
​   LSU shot 23-50 from the floor on the night for 46% while hitting only 2-5 from behind the tree point arc for 40%. They finished 23-27 from the charity stripe for 85%. LSU also out-rebounded Auburn, 42-28. 
   Angel Reese led the Tigers with a double-double, scoring 25 points while grabbing 20 rebounds. Last-Tear Poa scored 13 points, Flau'Jae Johnson added 11, Hailey Van Lith had 7 points, Aalyah Del Rosario scored 6, Aneesah Morrow finished with 5 points and Mikaylah Williams contributed 4. 



   The Tigers controlled the opening tip. Aneesah Morrow took the ball straight to the basket drawing a foul. She sank both free throws to give LSU an early 2-0 lead. 


   Auburn would race out to a 6-2 lead, but the Tigers fought back going on a 8-0 run to hold a 10-6 lead at the 4:47 official's time out. 


   Auburn outscored LSU 11-9 over the final 4:47 of the first quarter, but a three pointer at the buzzer by Hailey Van Lith gave the Ben-Gals a 19-17 lead as the period ended. 


   The contest had shaped up to be a physical back and forth affair, with the visiting Tigers holding a 25-23 lead with 7:02 left in the first half.  


   With Auburn leading 28-25, LSU would go on a 15-2 run to end the half, taking a 40-30 lead into the locker room at the break. 


   The Tigers shot 16-30 from the floor for 53% in the first half. 2-4 for 50% from the three point line and 6-8 from the free throw line for 75%. 
   Angel Reese finished with 11 points, Flau'Jae Johnson added 7 points, Aalyah Del Rosario scored 6 points. Annesah Morrow finished with 4 points, Hailey Van Lith had 3 points, while Mikaylah Williams added 2. 


   The third quarter remained a physical battle over the first five minutes, with Auburn outscoring LSU, 12-8. The Lady Tigers held a 48-42 advantage at the official's time out with 4:58 to go in the 3rd period.


   Over the final five minutes of the third period, LSU out-played Auburn, 10-7, taking a 58-49 lead into the fourth quarter. 


   LSU struggled to pull away from a hustling, pesky Auburn team that came to Baton Rouge ready to play. With five minutes remaining in the contest, LSU lead by eight, 64-56.


   LSU did what they needed to do over the final two minutes of the contest, playing great defense, grabbing big rebounds and making their free throws to hold off Auburn for the victory.


   With the win LSU is now 23-4 overall and 10-3 in SEC play.


   Next up the Tigers will travel to Knoxville to take on Tennessee on Sunday, Feb. 25th. Tip-Off is set for 11:00am CST. The game will be televised on ESPN. 


   

    Don't forget to tune in every Monday night on our YouTube Channel at 7pm for Talking Tigers with Da Boot Sports as we talk LSU Basketball.   GEAUX TIGERS!!

Photos Below By: Michael Bacigalupi

John 14:6 - "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." (Accept Jesus as your Lord and Savior)

​*John 3;16 - For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

Da Boot Sports
2/19/2024
LSU Sports Communications
By: LSU Staff


   COLLEGE STATION, Texas -- A staunch first half defensive effort boosted No. 13 LSU over Texas A&M, 81-58, on Monday night inside Reed Arena. The Tigers held the Aggies to just 14 points in the first half and finished the night shooting 52.5-percent from the field. 

   Aneesah Morrow earned her 16th double-double of the season as she led all scorers with 25 points and 15 rebounds to lead both teams off the glass. Morrow looked to be back in her groove after not reaching double figures for just the second time this season against Alabama last week. Morrow scored 19 points in the second half alone. 

   Flau’Jae Johnson finished with 20 points and 9 rebounds as she recorded her 16th-straight double figure game.  Johnson went 7-11 from the field and connected on 2 three-point attempts. The Sophomore dropped 13 in the first half and was just one rebound shy from her first double-double this season.  

   Angel Reese recorded her 50th double-double in an LSU uniform on Monday night with a 13 and 10 performance. Reese has earned a double-double in nine of her last ten games this season, she now has 16 this year. 

   Texas A&M, who was without starting point guard Endyia Rogers with an injury, was led by Janiah Barker and Aicha Coulibaly. The duo combined for 37 points scoring 21 and 16, respectively. Sahara Jones was the only other Aggie to reach double figures with 10. No Aggie hauled in more than 9 boards off the glass. 

   LSU will be back at home on Thursday night as it hosts Auburn at 8 p.m. CT inside the PMAC. In their last meeting, Auburn won by a narrow 5-point margin to give LSU its second loss of the season. 

   Both teams started 0-3 from the field through before Reese scored the first points of the game with a fast break layup on an assist from Morrow. The Aggies responded with 4-straight points before Van Lith silenced the crowd with a triple. LSU extended the run to 9-0 to take a 11-4 lead at the first media timeout where Morrow had already grabbed five rebounds. Texas A&M put together a 6-0 run to get within five before LSU went on a 6-0 run of its own to end the quarter. The quarter was capped off with a buzzer beater finish from Johnson that gave the Tigers a 21-10 advantage heading into the second. 

   Johnson rolled over her momentum to open the second quarter with a spot-up three-pointer. LSU improved to a 12-2 run as it shot an impressive 58-percent from the field to start the game. At the first timeout the Tigers were up 33-21 with just under five minutes to play before the half. The Aggies were held to just 2 points in the final 5 minutes of the second. LSU was only able to score 3, all from the foul line, in the final 5 minutes. The Tigers owned a 36-14 lead after the first half. 

   The Tigers were 15-32 for 47-percent from the field and were 29-percent from deep in the opening half. Texas A&M went 7-35 from the field for just 20-percent and were 0-8 from three in the first 20 minutes of action. LSU’s stout defense led the Tiger to 14 fastbreak points in the first half.

   LSU opened the third with a 6-0 run that saw all 6 points come from the charity stripe inside the first two minutes. Both squads traded buckets through the middle of the quarter that featured some words exchanged back and forth by both teams. Technical fouls were assessed to Reese and A&M’s Kay Kay Green, those fouls offset and no free throws were taken.  The Aggies started to chip into the Tiger leader after Reese was subbed out with 4 fouls halfway through the quarter. The Aggies went on an 11-2 run at the end of the quarter to trail by 21 heading into the final quarter. 

   Texas A&M continued to gain on the Tigers as it put together a 7-2 run to get to as close as 18 points with over 8 minutes to play. LSU had 3 players with 4 personal fouls halfway through the fourth quarter. Last-Tear Poa, Mikaylah Williams, and Reese made up the trio. The Tigers got back on track with a 5-0 run led by Morrow to go up by 23. LSU held on to its lead and made free throws down the stretch to cruise to a 23-point victory.

John 14:6 - "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." (Accept Jesus as your Lord and Savior)

​*John 3;16 - For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

Da Boot Sports
2/15/2024
LSU Sports Communications
By: LSU Staff


      BATON ROUGE – LSU was projected as a No. 4 seed in the Albany Regional 2 Thursday night on ESPN2 during the first official top-16 seed projection for the NCAA Tournament.
The Tigers have five regular season games plus the SEC Tournament remaining before the NCAA Tournament. LSU is 21-4 overall and 8-3 in conference play with a team that scores 90.1 points per game (No. 2 in NCAA). All five of LSU’s starters are averaging in double-figures and both Aneesah Morrow and Angel are tied atop the SEC, both with 15 double-doubles.
Thursday was the first of two top-16 seed reveals. The second one will air on ESPN on February 29. The top 16 overall seeds all have the advantage of hosting first- and second-round games in the NCAA Tournament. LSU has been a No. 3 seed in both of the past two seasons. Last year LSU became the third No. 3 seed to go on and win the national championship.

Da Boot Sports
2/11/2024
By: Terrill J. Weil


   BATON ROUGE, LA - The Lady Tigers returned home to host Alabama on Sunday afternoon in front of 12,228 LSU fans and dominated the second half after trailing at halftime to win, 85-66.

   Kim Maulkey made a couple of key changes at the half. LSU switched from man defense to a 2-3, which helped shut down the Crimson Tide attack. Mulkey also replaced Hailey Van Lith with Last-Tear Poa at point guard. Poa had a great second half to spear-head the come back win. 

   Defensively, the Ben-Gals turned up the heat, holding Alabama to only 9 points in the third quarter and only 16 in the fourth.

   Angel Reese finished with a double-double to lead the Tigers with 27 points and 19 rebounds. Flau'jae Johnson scored 16 points, while Mikaylah Williams added 14 points. Last-Tear Poa had a career high 11 points. Aneesah Morrow finished with 9 points and Hailey Van Lith scored 6 on the day. 

   LSU finished the day shooting 30-71 from the floor for 42%. They finished 2-14 from three point land for 14% while sinking 23-29 from the free throw for 79%. LSU turned the ball over 13 times, but forced Bama into 17 total turnovers. The Tigers out-rebounded the Tide, 54-34. 



   Alabama would get on the board first on a three pointer by Loyal McQueen.

   LSU responded with two quick baskets to take the lead 4-3 at the 8:10 mark.

   The Tide would outscore LSU 20-10 over the final eight minutes of the first quarter to hold a 23-14 lead as the contest headed to the second period. 

   Bama was red hot from the three point arc over the first ten minutes hitting 6-12 attempts.

   The Crimson Tide continued their strong play in the second quarter, outscoring LSU, 12-10 over the first six minutes of the period to extend their advantage to, 35-24 with 3:53 left in the first half. 

   The Lady Tigers were unable to gain any ground on the Tide over the final four minutes of the period, as Alabama would lead, 41-31 at the half. 

   Angel Reese lead the Tigers at the half with 10 points. Mikaylah Williams scored 5 points, while Hailey Van Lith, Flau'jae Johnson and Last-Tear Poa all finished with 4 points each. Aalyah Del-Rosario and Aneesah Morrow both. added two points each. 
   LSU forced Bama into five first half turnover while committing eight..  LSU out-rebounded Aalabama, 28-20.

   The Tide sank eight three pointer in the first half to help their cause. 


   The Tigers started the second half looking like a different team, going on a 6-0 run, cutting the Bama lead to 41-37 with 8:47 left on the clock in the third quarter. 

   After a single Bama free throw, LSU would score four unanswered to pull to within one point, 42-41 at the 7:08 mark. 

   LSU regained the lead at the 6:13 mark on a basket by Angel Reese, 43-42, Ben-Gals.

   The Tigers were now wide awake and roaring as they outscored Bama, 18-8 over the final six minutes of the third quarter, taking a 61-50 lead into the final period. 

   LSU continued to play at a high level, outscoring the Tide 8-3 to start the fourth quarter. 69-53, Tigers with 6:56 left in the contest. 

   LSU stayed in control for the remainder of the game, dominating Alabama over the final seven minutes for the 85-66 victory.

   With the win LSU improves to 21-4 overall and 8-3 in the SEC.

   Next up the Tigers travel to College Station on Monday, Feb. 19th to take on Texas A&M. Tipoff is set for 6:00pm CST. The game will be televised on SEC Network. 

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