Angel Reese and Aneesah Morrow Lead Dominate Display As LSU Storm Past Louisiana at Home

The LSU Tigers are back in action as they hosted the Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns on Sunday at PMAC. After being absent for two weeks, LSU’s kingpin Angel Reese made an impactful return in LSU’s win over Virginia Tech. The All-American forward impressed with 19 points and 9 rebounds in LSU’s 82-64 victory.

She stepped up again as the reigning national champions extended their winning run with a commanding 83-53 victory at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center.

The Lady Tigers secure their 9th consecutive win

The Lady Tigers made a nervy start to the game as Louisiana drew first blood by opening the scoring. Apparently, they trailed in the opening minutes of the first quarter by 4 points. However, freshman guard Mikayla Williams and center Aalyah Del Rosario wasted no time in getting LSU in front.

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Both of them scored 5 points apiece as the Tigers finished the first quarter in the lead at 13-8. The Ragin’ Cajuns showed some fight in the second quarter with forward Tamera Johnson and senior guard Brandi Williams providing Louisiana with a marginal lead of 3 points five minutes before half-time. Although, they didn’t manage to hold on to it as LSU leveled the match 28-28 halfway through the game.

The impactful No. 24 for LSU this season, Aneesah Morrow, took matters into her own hands in the third quarter. She led the charge for them as LSU gained a 15-point lead within a few minutes. Morrow showed her class yet again as her prolific scoring put the Tigers in control. She kept them in the lead by the end of the third quarter. However, the Most Outstanding Player of last year’s NCAA tournament, Angel Reese, roared in the penultimate quarter.

The All-American forward was unstoppable as she reached double figures in no time.

Forwards Angel Reese and Aneesah Morrow take LSU home

The WBCA Freshman of the Year, Aneesah Morrow, and the Bayou Barbie stole the night as LSU hammered Louisiana on home turf. Both the players played a significant hand with their double-digit scores and made the encounter a one-sided affair for the Tigers. Reese was rusty at the start, but she picked up her game in the fourth quarter.

Eventually, she ended the night with 20 points, 9 rebounds and 2 assists. Freshman Aneesah Morrow is showing why Kim Mulkey wants her in the squad. The 20-year-old registered a double-double for the night and finished with 27 points, 10 rebounds and 1 assist.

The defending champions are letting everyone know that they won’t stop until they get their hands on the championship again. More importantly, their star attraction, Angel Reese, has been flawless ever since her come back. Further, it will be extremely difficult for anyone to stop Kim Mulkey’s champions in their current form.

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