LSU defeats Iowa to win its first NCAA Women’s Basketball Championship The LSU Tigers beat the Iowa Hawkeyes 102-85 on Sunday to win the program’s first NCAA women’s basketball national championship in Dallas, Texas
LSU also shot a blistering 58% from the field in the first 6 months, including 75% from three-point range.
The Tigers’ 59 first half points set a new record for most points scored in a single half in a women’s championship game and also gave LSU a 17-point lead going into the locker room.
LSU defeats Iowa to win its first NCAA Women’s Basketball Championship-
Clarke, Iowa and Kim Mulkey, as well as “Tana”, “Let Them Play” and “The Refs”, were still training together in the hours after the game.
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This type of superstition was first seen, which rages white-hot after every important and some non-important events in the men’s game. These side conversations are what keep the game in the spotlight long after the final buzzer sounds, and ensure that interest in the game and the people playing them are not dependent on a single game.
LSU’s 102 points was a good outing by a team in a women’s championship game.
Iowa star Caitlin Clarke led all scorers in the game with 30 points, setting a new record for most points scored in a women’s tournament in the process with 191. The 2023 National Player of the Year broke the previous women’s record of 177 points set by Sherrill. Swoops while playing for Texas Tech in 1993. Swoopes also set a record of playing five games compared to Clarke’s total of six games.
The Tigers’ first half barrage was spearheaded by Jasmine Carson, who came off the bench to score 21 points for LSU in the opening half, including going perfect five of five on three-pointers. Carson finished with 22 points to lead the Tigers.
After the game, Carson described the game as “unreal” for his side.
“Every player keeps dreaming of being on a big stage like this and having the game of their life, and for it to come through – it means a lot,” she added.