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from The Reveille 2-2-23
by Reveille
role. She led the Tigers with a career-high of 31 points, six rebounds and three assists.
“I had to be the player to stay poised because of my experience. I’ve been here before,” Morris said. “I went and had a great game and played for my teammates…it was fun.”
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Tennessee made an effort to limit Angel Reese, as she went into halftime with four points and four rebounds. But she eventually found her rhythm. Her double-double streak lives on, as she finished the game with 18 points and 17 rebounds.
“In the second half, I tried to just go out there and do what I could, be aggressive,” Reese said. “My teammates needed me, so I had to do whatever I could to go and get the win.”
The effort wasn’t just a twowoman show, however. Everyone that saw the floor did their part. LaDazhia Williams and Sa’Myah Smith both scored six points for the Tigers. Williams also grabbed eight rebounds. Flau’jae Johnson and Last-Tear Poa both added five points. Johnson also grabbed eight rebounds.
BY TYLER HARDEN @ttjharden8
The most anticipated game thus far in the LSU women’s basketball season lived up to the hype Monday.
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The sell-out crowd of 15,157, the largest in PMAC history since it was renovated, was as electric as they’ve been all season, and the whiteout helped fuel the fire for the Tigers. In their biggest test of the season, the Tigers pulled off a 76-68 win over Tennessee.
“Everyone in the SEC picked Tennessee to finish ahead of us,” coach Kim Mulkey said. “Right or wrong, to me, if I’m a competitor, I’ll take that as a challenge.”
In games with as much pressure and expectations as possible, the veterans emerge, displaying their experience in these games. In this game, Alexis Morris took comfort in that
For Tennessee, Jordan Walker and Rickea Jackson led the way. Walker led the team with 19 points, five rebounds and three assists. Jackson was right behind her with 17 points, eight rebounds, and five assists. Jordan Horston also added 11 points with three rebounds.
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