On Sunday, in Dallas, Texas, the LSU Tigers won their first NCAA women’s basketball national championship by defeating the Iowa Hawkeyes 102-85 Lsu vs Iowa.
LSU had an exceptional first half, shooting 58% from the field and 75% from three-point range. They set a new record for most points scored in a half in a women’s championship game with 59 points, giving them a 17-point lead at halftime.
Highlights
Jasmine Carson was instrumental in the Tigers’ dominant first-half performance, scoring 21 points off the bench, including five of five from beyond the arc. She ended the game with 22 points, leading the Tigers to victory Lsu vs Iowa.
Reflecting on the game, Carson expressed her amazement, describing it as “surreal.”
“As a player, you always dream of playing on a big stage like this and having the game of your life. To see it come true means a lot,” she said.
In addition to their win, LSU also set a new record for most points scored by a team in a women’s championship game, with a total of 102 points.
Result
Caitlin Clark, the star player for Iowa, scored a game-high 30 points, setting a new record for most points scored in a women’s tournament with a total of 191 points. This surpassed the previous record of 177 points set by Sheryl Swoopes in 1993 while playing for Texas Tech, although Swoopes achieved this record in five games compared to Clark’s six.
Hall of Fame coach Kim Mulkey was overcome with emotion during the game’s final seconds, as her team, LSU, secured their first women’s basketball championship in only her second year as coach.
“Coaches dedicate their whole lives to the sport, and I’ve been blessed four times,” said an emotional Mulkey, who had previously won three NCAA women’s basketball national championships during her time at Baylor, speaking to ESPN.
“I’m shedding tears of joy because this is the first time in LSU basketball history, for men or women, that we’ve played for a championship and won it. I’m so thrilled for everyone back in Louisiana,” said the coach.
The Tigers made history as the third No. 3 seeded team to win the championship and the first to do so since 1997.
A record-breaking crowd of 19,482 fans were in attendance to witness LSU’s victory. According to the NCAA, over 350,000 people have turned out to watch the women’s March Madness tournament, which is a new record for the competition.
