LSU’s Alexis Morris calls out Iowa’s ‘disrespectful’ defense ahead of national championship game

Alexis Morris isn’t afraid to let Iowa know the way she feels forward of the Tigers’ nationwide championship showdown with the Hawkeyes.

Iowa notably didn’t guard the perimeter in opposition to the Gamecocks. The strategy labored, as South Carolina went simply 4-of-20 from 3-point vary in a Remaining 4 loss.

Forward of the LSU-Iowa sport, Morris known as the Iowa protection “disrespectful,” letting the Hawkeyes know it could be unwise to depart her open on the perimeter.

“I watched the sport, and I’m watching them guard South Carolina. I don’t assume they will guard us that approach,” Morris mentioned, per ESPN’s Andrea Adelson. “I don’t assume you possibly can simply depart me open on the perimeter or depart us open on the perimeter. Me personally, I discover it very disrespectful, so I’m going to take that personally going into that sport. You’re going to have to protect us. That’s simply the competitor in me, and the need to win.”

Morris’ quote grabbed headlines and made the rounds on social media, however followers most likely don’t want to fret about any drama on the court docket. Iowa celebrity Caitlin Clark has already mentioned the Hawkeyes will guard LSU in another way.

No. 3 seed LSU and No. 2 seed Iowa play for the ladies’s nationwide championship Sunday at 3:30 p.m. ET. The sport will air on ABC.