LSU beats Iowa 102-85 for program’s first-ever national championship
LSU is officially a women’s basketball school. All head coach Kim Mulkey needed was two years and nine new players to pull off the incredible turnaround.
The No. 3 Tigers won the program’s first ever national championship on Sunday, beating No. 2 Iowa 102-85 in Dallas. This comes two years removed from a 9-13 season, the year before Mulkey returned home to Louisiana.
LSU was led by a breakout performance from reserve guard Jasmine Carson.
The graduate student came off the bench when Angel Reese found herself in foul trouble. She finished with 22 points — all in the first half — and went 5 of 6 from beyond the arc.
Meanwhile, Iowa’s Caitlin Clark continued to add to her pedigree, making eight 3-pointers — a national title record — and passing Sheryl Swoops’ record for most points in a single NCAA Tournament. The junior finished her six-game stretch with 191 points.
This is the first national title for LSU and the fourth for head coach Kim Mulkey, who won three during her 18-year tenure at Baylor.
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