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NCAA, College League, USA Womens Basketball: Final Four National Championship-Louisiana State vs Iowa Apr 2, 2023 Dallas, TX, USA LSU Lady Tigers forward Angel Reese 10 reacts and gestures during the second half against the Iowa Hawkeyes during the final round of the Women s Final Four NCAA tournament at the American Airlines Center. Dallas American Airlines Center TX USA, EDITORIAL USE ONLY PUBLICATIONxINxGERxSUIxAUTxONLY Copyright: xKevinxJairajx 20230402_krj_aj6_0010
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NCAA, College League, USA Womens Basketball: Final Four National Championship-Louisiana State vs Iowa Apr 2, 2023 Dallas, TX, USA LSU Lady Tigers forward Angel Reese 10 reacts and gestures during the second half against the Iowa Hawkeyes during the final round of the Women s Final Four NCAA tournament at the American Airlines Center. Dallas American Airlines Center TX USA, EDITORIAL USE ONLY PUBLICATIONxINxGERxSUIxAUTxONLY Copyright: xKevinxJairajx 20230402_krj_aj6_0010
The largest crowd in Alabama Women’s Basketball history witnessed a resounding double-double from Angel Reese (20 points and 17 rebounds) and Aneesah Morrow (20 points and 11 rebounds) as LSU handed the Crimson Tide a 78-58 defeat.
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After their unsuccessful trip to Auburn, the defending champions got the better of Alabama in front of 5,575 in attendance at the Coleman Coliseum and got their campaign back on track.
LSU is back to winning ways
The battle was head-to-head in the opening quarter, with LSU holding a slight lead. Following this, Alabama’s vibrant forward Aaliyah Nye went on a scoring spree and got the home team ahead in the closing minutes. Consequently, the Crimson Tide were a point ahead by the end of the first quarter.
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After this, Angel Reese tried to get the lead back for the Lady Tigers with the help of Flau’jae Johnson and Mikayla Williams. But the home team didn’t let their guard down. They remained in front of the back of Nye’s double-digit score. Eventually, despite a combined fightback from Reese and Johnson to get LSU on a 9-0 run, the contest ended 35-34 at half-time in favor of the home team.
The visitors began the second half, firing at all cylinders. Aneesah Morrow, with some assistance from the No. 23 Aalyah Del Rosario, gets the Tigers off to a flying start. Moreover, Morrow became the first LSU Tiger to go past double-digits. Sophomore guard Flau’jae Johnson soon joined her as LSU quickly found themselves in the driving seat. Apparently, they were 20-3 in the first 6 minutes of the third quarter.
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In the end, Alabama was unable to contain the ruthless LSU offense led by Reese and Morrow and ended up losing the contest.
Angel Reese and Aneesah Morrow tarnish the crowd’s hopes
The All-American forward combined with LSU’s latest recruit to wreak havoc at the Coleman Coliseum. Both the Lady Tigers roared out loud as Alabama’s defense was blown to bits in front of their tenacious attack. Morrow became the team’s leader ending her night with her 12th double-double. Meanwhile, Reese got her second consecutive double-double to get her tally reach 10.
Evidently, the reigning national champions got their groove back after their disappointing outing against the Auburn Tigers. In addition to this, they seem to have worked on their defense to get the desired margin in their victory. As they play their next two games at home, fans will be hoping them perform to the best of their abilities.
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