Aneesah Morrow Inspires an LSU Win at Home Against 2022/23 NCAA Semi-Finalists as Angel Reese Makes Her Return

The LSU Tigers faced their toughest competition this season at home on Thursday night. In a repeat of last season’s NCAA Final Four, the Lady Tigers locked horns against the No.9 ranked Virginia Tech. However, the talk of the town was the return of their power forward, Angel Reese. The Bayou Barbie makes her return to Kim Mulkey’s squad after missing four consecutive games.

Furthermore, the Tigers will be without their sophomore forward Sa’Myah Smith as she has been ruled out for the rest of the tournament following her knee injury. Nonetheless, LSU kept its winning streak alive with a comfortable 82-64 win at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center.

LSU register their 8th consecutive win

The reigning national champions made a rusty start to the game as they were trailing by 7 points in the first quarter. Additionally, All-American forward, Angel Reese committed 2 fouls while making her return to the court. Nonetheless, she finished the quarter with 4 points and 5 rebounds. The Lady Tigers stormed back in the second quarter led by their star guard Mikaylah Williams. The No.12 scored 9 points in the second quarter as LSU led Virginia 27-25 for the first time in the night with 5 minutes remaining to half-time. Following this, they held on to their lead and finished half-time sitting comfortably on 35-29. Forward Aneesah Morrow with her 11 points and 9 rebounds was the only player scoring in double-digits for the Tigers.

The defending champions carried their scoring momentum in the third quarter with Mikaylah Williams and Angel Reese shifting their game to the next gear. The Lady Tigers tightened their grip on the match as they further extended their lead. Reese soon joined Morrow and Williams and became the third LSU player with a double-digit score. As a result, LSU had a healthy lead of 13 points by the end of quarter 3. It was all too easy for them in the penultimate quarter as Flau’jae Johnson became the ‘fourth horseman’ for LSU when she joined the double-digit club. They didn’t let Virginia make any sort of comeback as they went over the finish line with a resounding 82-64 victory.

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Once again, the architect behind LSU’s win turns out to be Aneesah Morrow

Aneesah Morrow does it again

The No.24 Aneesah Morrow continued her prolific scoring in the tournament as she registered yet another double-double. WBCA Freshman of the Year stole the spotlight with another tremendous display. The 20-year-old  finished with 19 points and 15 rebounds to her name along with one assist.

The LSU Tigers just can’t stop winning at the moment. Moreover, the return of their power forward Angel Reese further boosts their confidence going ahead in the season. With still a long way to go in the tournament, the fans will be hoping they can repeat their glory and become champions once again.

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