 Photo By: Michael Bacigalupi Da Boot Sports 1/11/2024 By: Terrill J. Weil BATON ROUGE, LA - The 7th ranked Lady Tigers (15-1) returned home to take on the Texas A&M Lady Aggies (13-2) looking to keep their winning streak alive and that they did as they took down A&M, 87-70 in front of 11,536 fans in the P-MAC. Aneesah Morrow led the Lady Tigers with 21 points, while Angel Reese registered a double-double with 20 points and 18 rebounds. Mikaylah Williams added 16 points, Hailey Van Lith scored 14 and Flau'jae Johnson scored 11 on the night. The Tigers finished the contest shooting 47% from the floor while hitting 6-11 from behind the three point arc for 55%. They were solid from the free throw line sinking 25-32 for 78%. LSU out-rebounded A&M, 44-35. The scoring started slow as the first basket of the game came when A&M's Janaiah Barker scored with 8:04 left in the opening period putting the Aggies up 2-0. After the slow start both teams heated up as the game turned into a fast track meet with LSU holding a 13-11 lead at the official's timeout with 3:47 left on the clock. Both Angel Reese, (8 points) and Aneesah Morrow (5 points) carried the Tigers offense early on. LSU finished the first quarter with a 9-3 run to lead 22-14 as the horn sounded to end the period. The second quarter was a tight battle as the Tigers were able to outscore a tough A&M squad, 19-17 over the first 11 minutes, helping LSU hold onto a 41-31 lead with 3:51 left in the first half. The Aggies would outscore LSU, 6-3 over the final four minutes of the quarter as the Tigers lead 44-37 at halftime. LSU finished the first half shooting 15-37 from the floor for 41%. 50% from three point range, hitting 3-6. They finished 11-13 from the free throw line for 85%. The Lady Tigers out-rebounded the Aggies 24-16. The tough stat of the first half was the turnovers, as LSU had 10 while A&M committed 11. Angel Reese lead the team at the break with 12 points. Mikaylah Williams and Aneesah Morrow both added 9 points each, while Hailey Van Lith contributed 8. The third quarter was a carbon copy of the second, with both teams trading baskets and playing tough, physical defense. LSU was able to outscore the Aggies, 10-8 over the first five and a half minutes of the period to lead 55-45 at the 4:37 mark. LSU would go on a 13-4 run to end the third quarter as they held a 68-49 lead as the game headed to the fourth period. The Lady Tigers controlled the first four minutes of the quarter, building a 76-57 lead with 6:24 left in the contest. LSU would out last Texas A&M over the final 6:24 of the game to earn their 16th straight victory, 87-70. With the win, LSU is now 16-1 overall and 3-0 in SEC play. Next up the Lady Tigers will travel to Alabama to play Auburn on Saturday, January 14th. Tipoff is set for 2:00pm and the game will be televised on ESPN. Photos Below By: Michael Bacigalupi Photos Below By: Jonathan Mailhes ohn 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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