LSU Cruises To 111-41 Victory Over Mississippi Valley

BATON ROUGE – For the second sport in a row, LSU (2-0) scored over 100 factors, cruising to a 111-41 win over Mississippi Valley State (0-2) Friday night time within the PMAC.

Friday marked the second time in program historical past (additionally in the course of the 1995-96) that LSU scored over 100 factors in consecutive video games. With a 75-point win Monday towards Bellarmine and tonight’s 70-point win, LSU has opened its season with consecutive wins by at the least 70 factors. LSU will host Western Carolina on Sunday at 3 p.m. within the PMAC on the SEC Community.

“It was a sport the place I’m glad the opposite crew performed zone,” Coach Kim Mulkey. “We have to play towards groups that play zones, and I believed we attacked the zones higher late within the sport. When the sport began, I believe we have been confused about in the event that they have been in a 3-2 or a 2-3 zone and we didn’t have individuals in the correct positions. We’ll get the movie out tomorrow and have a look at ourselves earlier than we have a look at Western Carolina.”

Alexis Morris had a game-high 18 factors and likewise had 7 assists, one shy of a career-high. LaDazhia Williams scored 17 factors on 8-9 capturing. In her second sport at LSU, Angel Reese had her second double-double with 16 factors and 15 rebounds, additionally including 5 assists, 4 steals and a pair of blocks. Jasmine Carson and Flau’jae Johnson each scored 12.

Kyrianna Jones led the Devilettes with 11 factors as their solely participant to attain in double figures.

L. Williams, Morris and Reese received LSU began, combining to attain the primary 10 factors of the sport as Mississippi Valley known as timeout, down 10-0. Carson received on the board, laying it up in transition and getting fouled, finishing the three-point play to go up 13-2. Johnson received on the board with a 3 with 1:58 left within the opening quarter to present LSU a 21-point, 27-6 lead. Following an and-one play by Reese, LSU led 32-9 after the primary quarter. Reese dominated the glass within the opening quarter, hauling in 7 rebounds.

LSU’s first two buckets of the second quarter got here on fast-breaks after two defensive possessions that resulted in tipped passes and steals. LSU went up 30 for the primary time, 41-11, when Carson knocked down a 3 on the correct wing. The Tigers surpassed the 50-point mark when Final-Tear Poa scored on a runner down the center of the lane with 3:53 left within the second quarter. Alisa Williams noticed her first collegiate motion late within the second quarter and shortly received on the stat line, grabbing an offensive board and scoring on a second likelihood lay-in bucket. Smith scored with the time operating out to place LSU forward, 59-17, on the half.

LSU went into the half with a 12-4 help to turnover ratio and the Tigers dominated the glass within the first half, out rebounding the Devilettes, 32-10. LSU held Mississippi Valley to 23.1-percent capturing within the first half and the Tigers shot 53.7-percent from the sphere. 

Already with 11 factors, Reese grabbed her tenth rebound early within the third quarter, giving the switch her second double-double in as many video games at LSU. Carson knocked down her third triple of the sport with 7:12 left within the third, giving LSU a 52-point lead and Morris added on to that hitting a nook three the subsequent possession. LSU was on cruise management for the rest of the third, taking a 93-32 lead into the ultimate quarter with its eyes set on on one other 100-point sport.

Within the fourth quarter, LSU cruised on its approach to one other 70-point win.