![]() Kateri Poole started in place of Jasmine Carson for her defense and helped lock down Michigan and hold the Wolverines to a season-low scoring total. LaDazhia Williams stepped up in the second-round with a 10 point, 10 rebound double-double to compliment Reese in the post. We’re a mixture of transfers, one returning starter, freshmen, go eight deep, and everybody just does what they do.” “If you watch us play, everybody has a role to play. “We’re not just an Angel Reese one-man show,” Coach Mulkey said of her team. ![]() ![]() Reese is also climbing towards to LSU single-season rebounding record, 37 away from setting the record. Reese enters the weekend with 30 double-doubles this season, one shy of the SEC record that is held by Mississippi State’s Teaira McCowan who had 31 during the 2018-19 season. Reese tied the LSU NCAA Tournament record with 34 points against Hawaii and set the LSU NCAA Tournament record with 24 rebounds against Michigan. She averaged 29.5 points, 19.5 rebounds, 4.5 blocks, 3.0 assists and 3.0 steals in the first two rounds. Angel Reese put up huge numbers, leading the Tigers in the two victories. LSU handled its business and took down Hawaii and Michigan in the first two rounds and advance to its first Sweet Sixteen in nine years. I don’t think there’s any area that we went backwards. “I wanted this year for our team to show progress, and we have,” said Coach Kim Mulkey who, in her second year at LSU, has led the Tigers to the Sweet Sixteen. The game will also be broadcast by Patrick Wright and Shaeeta Williams on the LSU Sports Radio Network, 100.7 FM in Baton Rouge. The game will air on ESPN with Courtney Lyle and Carolyn Peck. CT on Friday in the Sweet Sixteen in Bon Secours Arena as the Tigers look to advance to their first Elite Eight since 2008.
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