 Photo By: Michael Bacigalupi Da Boot Sports 2/20/2025 By: Terrill J. Weil BATON ROUGE, LA - LSU returned home after their disappointing loss at Texas and bounced back with a 79-63 victory over the Georgia Bulldogs. The Lady Tigers controlled the game from beginning to end, never trailing. LSU at times struggled on offense, but played fantastic defense to keep the Lady Bulldogs in check. The Lady Tigers finished the night shooting 42% from the floor. They were 6-22 from behind the arc for 27%. At the free throw line, they hit 15-22 for 68%. LSU committed ten turnovers while Georgia had 17. LSU won the re-bound battle, 42-39. Flau'Jae Johnson led the team with 21 points. Jersey Wolfenbarger scored 16 points and had 12 rebounds for a double-double. Kailyn Gilbert scored 15. Mikayliah Williams finished with 12 points. Sa'Myah Smith had a double-double with 11 points and 12 rebounds. The Lady Tigers began the contest playing with intensity on both ends of the court, as they raced out to a 17-8 lead over the first five minutes of the opening period. Both teams would go ice cold over the final 3:21 of the quarter as we headed to the second period with LSU leading, 20-12. The poor shooting by both squads continued into the second period. LSU ended up going over five minutes without a basket. The Lady Tigers were able to survive a run by Georgia to hold a 37-30 lead at halftime. LSU shot only 36% from the floor in the first half. They sank 4-12 three point attempts. At the free throw line, the Lady Tigers hit 5-8 for 63%. LSU committed six turnovers while forcing Georgia into ten. The Bayou Ben-Gals out-rebounded the Lady Dawgs, 25-17 over the first 20 minutes. Jersey Wolfenbarger led the team at the break with 11 points. Flau'Jae Johnson scored 10. Kailyn Gilbert added 5 points. Sa'Myah Smith and Mikaylah Williams both finished with 4 points each while Last-Tear Poa contributed 3 points. The Lady Tigers continued to struggle offensively early in the third period, but were able to stay in control of the contest. At the 5:13 mark, LSU led, 46-35. Flau'Jae Johnson hit the three pointer at the buzzer to end the third period. We headed to the final quarter with LSU leading, 58-45. The Lady Tigers outscored Georgia, 12-10 over the final five minutes of the third. LSU started the fourth period with a 6-2 run, forcing Georgia to call a timeout. With 7:48 left on the clock, the Lady Tigers led, 64-47. The Lady Tigers started to pull away late in the game, increasing their lead to twenty, 73-53 at the 2:53 mark. With the win, LSU improves to 26-2 overall and 11-2 in the SEC. Next, the Lady Tigers will travel to Lexington to play Kentucky on Sunday, Feb. 23. Tipoff is set for 3:00 pm and the game will be available on ESPN. 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. A huge Thank You to Cardio Health Solutions owned by Ron Sancho for sponsoring and believing in our publication!
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