 Photo By: LSUsports.net Da Boot Sports 10/30/2024 LSU Sports Communications By: LSU Staff BATON ROUGE – No.7 LSU finished exhibition play on Wednesday night with a win over LSU-Alexandria, 117-37. “We have a team that has speed and quickness and depth when they all get healthy,” Coach Kim Mulkey said. “We’re going to push it. I think you can throw it up the floor. We’re going to run. I think we’re athletic and can do it. I think we have posts that can do it.” The Tigers were led by Flau’jae Johnson, who finished the game with 29 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists. Aneesah Morrow finished again with a double-double with 15 points, 12 rebounds and 5 assists on the night. Kailyn Gilbert stuffed the stat sheet as she tacked on 26 points on 8-11 shooting with 7 rebounds and 5 assists. LSU was relentless on the defensive end, recording 12 steals as a team and forcing 25 turnovers. The Tigers were efficient shooting the ball as well, shooting 68 percent from the field and 56 percent from three point range. LSU held all LSUA players below 10 points as the Tigers limited the Generals’ offensive production. The Tigers will begin their season on Monday when they host Eastern Kentucky at 7 p.m. in the PMAC. Sa’Myah Smith got the night started for the Tigers, scoring buckets on back-to-back possessions to give the Tigers a quick 4-0 advantage in the first. After a stop on defense, Gilbert found Johnson on the wing for a three point shot to give LSU an 11-5 lead with seven minutes remaining in the first. Gilbert then responded with a three of her own and a layup in the paint to force an LSUA timeout. After the break, Smith found a groove in the paint, making two layups in quick succession to give the Tigers a 25-5 lead. Johnson kept the momentum going with a fastbreak and-1 layup in the paint. The Tigers got things going quickly in the second quarter, with Johnson draining an and-1 midrange jumper. After an Aalyah Del Rosario block, Johnson found Amani Bartlett in the paint to lead to an easy two points for LSU. Bartlett found her second layup of the contest off of a great dish from forward Aneesah Morrow. Jada Richard found success in the mid-range throughout the quarter, making two baskets in short order. Morrow then got a three point shot to fall to increase the LSU lead to 41 with three minutes remaining in the period. Morrow continued to make plays in the second, recording back-to-back steals that led to a layup and an assist for the Tigers. At the half, the Tigers led 67-18 over LSUA and excelled in all facets on the game. LSU kept the defensive energy going in the second half, with Johnson earning a chase-down block and stole the ball on the next possession to cash a layup. Johnson then drained a pull-up three to break the 20 point mark in the contest. The Tigers continued to find success with the ball in Johnson’s hands, with the standout guard getting to the hoop and making an and-1 layup to keep her hot streak going. LSU kept their foot on the pedal, pushing the pace on offense and swarming the Generals on defense throughout the quarter. Johnson maintained her impressive pace over the span of the entire quarter, leading the Tigers with 12 points on 5-6 shooting in the period. Morrow earned her 10th point of the night to record her second consecutive double-double of the season to begin the fourth quarter. Morrow kept the pressure in the paint, dropping an and-1 layup to continue her strong fourth quarter. Smith got in on the action, jumping for a putback layup to earn her 12th point of the night. Gilbert made her presence felt in the fourth as well with a nice jumper to help the Tigers eclipse 100 points in the game. 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. A huge Thank You to Cardio Health Solutions owned by Ron Sancho for sponsoring and believing in our publication!
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 Photo By: LSUsports.net Da Boot Sports 10/25/2024 LSU Sports Communications By: LSU Staff BATON ROUGE– No. 7 LSU excelled Thursday night against Xavier (N.O.) in its first exhibition 114-53 , as five Tigers scored in double figures. The Tigers were led in the contest by junior Flau’Jae Johnson who posted a 30 point, 10 rebound double-double in the dominant victory. Johnson was an efficient 13-19 from the field and 2-4 from three point range. Senior forward Aneesah Morrow was also in great form, recording a first double-double with 19 points and 10 rebounds. Morrow was 7-15 from the field and tacked on 5 steals and a team-high 4 assists. “(Flau’Jae) was phenomenal and I think what you’re seeing from her is comfort,” Mulkey said. “She’s a leader and it’s because she has all the experience and puts in the work. She and Morrow were the most comfortable out there tonight. I’m not surprised either one of them had double-doubles.” Sophomore Mjracle Sheppard thrived in her debut with the Tigers, posting 12 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists and a game-high 6 steals, bringing great energy coming off the bench. Junior forward Jersey Wolfenbarger added 12 points and freshman guard Jada Richard finished with 14 points, including 2-2 from beyond the arc. “I feel like getting steals and playing defense is a team effort,” Sheppard. If I wasn’t able to depend on my teammates and feed off of their energy, I would not be able to get those steals.” LSU swarmed the Gold Nuggets on defense, registering 18 steals and one block in the game and held Xavier to 34-percent from the field on the night. Offensively, the Tigers were efficient on the night and shot 58.2 from the field. The Tigers out-rebounded Xavier 46-28 and won the turnover battle 33-15. LSU returns next Wednesday for its final Exhibition against LSU-Alexandria in the PMAC. The Tigers open their season on November 4 against Eastern Kentucky. Johnson opened the scoring on the night, making a layup after a steal to give the Tigers the first points of the game. “I feel like I play my best games when I get an early stop defensively,” Johnson said. “When I get that first steal, I can get going.” The Tigers then responded with an Morrow jumper after LSU forced a Xavier turnover in the paint. Later in the quarter, Xavier rattled off four straight possessions that ended in points, taking a 10-9 lead. LSU quickly regained the lead, with Johnson, Morrow Wolfenbarger scoring to make the score 20-10 LSU with five minutes to play in the first. After a timeout, the Tigers came out firing, with Johnson cashing a mid-range jumper on the first possession out of the break. Richard also registered her first collegiate points, with the Lafayette native dropping a three just seconds after checking into the contest to make the score 25-12 Tigers. Senior transfer Shayeann Day-Wilson recorded her first points as a Tiger after draining a pull-up jumpshot from the mid range. LSU stifled Xavier on defense throughout the first period, forcing eight turnovers and holding the opposition to 36 percent from the field and 25 percent from three-point range. On the other side of the ball, LSU was very efficient offensively in the first quarter, as the Tigers shot an impressive 14-21(66.7%) and 3-5 from the 3-point line and ended the first quarter with a 33-13 lead. Wolfenbarger got the scoring started for the Tigers in the second quarter, making a shifty post move and dropping the layup. Kailyn Gilbert then cashed a pull-up jumper to extend the LSU lead to 35 and also earned her first points as a Tiger. After forcing a Xavier turnover, Sheppard Jada Richard in the paint for an and-1 layup. Sheppard was active on the defensive end, recording four steals in the quarter and pestering Xavier with relentless effort. The Johnson-Morrow connection did not skip a beat, with Johnson connecting with Morrow on a line-breaking pass that led to an easy LSU bucket. After an almost-turnover, center Aalyah Del Rosario hustled for the ball and made an impressive pass to Wolfenbarger for another LSU layup. Johnson then recorded three made jumpers and two free throws in a short span to give the sophomore 18 points in the half. After two quarters, the Tigers led Xavier 68-19. In the half, The Tigers won the rebounding and shooting battle, leading on the glass 23-12 and out shot 28-42 to Xavier’s 6-22. Wolfenbarger drew a shooting foul in the paint and cashed both free throws to open the half for LSU. Xavier scored on two straight possessions, but the Tigers quickly responded with a Gilbert corner three pointer. After Xavier went on a run that saw the Gold Nuggets go 5-7 and score 17 points, Richard shifted the momentum in the arena with an acrobatic and-1 layup to give the freshman 11 points on the night. Morrow also recorded her tenth rebound of the game in the third quarter to register her first double-double of the season. Xavier outscored LSU in the third quarter 23-21, but the Tigers gained momentum at the end of the period after a Johnson three pointer in the corner. Johnson kept her hot streak going to begin the fourth by dropping an off-hand layup over a Xavier defender and cashed a mid range jumper just three possessions later to increase her point total on the evening to 30. Make sure you go to DaBootSports.com for all of your LSU, Saints and Southern University coverage all season long. Also, please Subscribe to our Da Boot Sports YouTube Channel for our live 'Talking Tigers with Da Boot Sports' Football Podcast ever Tuesday night at 8:00pm. Tuesday night's special guest will be LSU Great, Eric Hill.... Thank you for all the support! GEAUX TIGERS!!! **If your a Saints fan, tune into our YouTube Channel next Monday night at 8pm for our new live Saints podcast, Fleur De Lis Focus. Check it out and join us for some fun New Orleans Saints football Talk... 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. A huge Thank You to Cardio Health Solutions owned by Ron Sancho for sponsoring and believing in our publication!
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