DALLAS — Kim Mulkey is back in another title game at the NCAA women’s basketball tournament, this time taking the flagship university from her home state of Louisiana there for the first time.
It took LSU only two seasons to get there with the feisty and flamboyantly dressed coach — and a big comeback in the national semifinal that was quite an undercard Friday night at the Final Four.
Alexis Morris scored 27 points and had two of her misses in the fourth quarter turned into putback baskets by teammate Angel Reese in a big run as LSU, a No. 3 seed, rallied to win 79-72 against Virginia Tech, a No. 1 seed, and advance to Sunday’s championship matchup.
“I’m never satisfied. I’m super excited that we won, but I’m hungry,” said Morris, who jumped on a courtside table and fired up Tigers fans after the game. “Like, I’m greedy. I want to win it all so I can complete the story.”
Reese finished with 24 points and 12 rebounds for LSU (33-2), which came up short of a title at the Southeastern Conference tournament in early March, losing to Tennessee in the semifinals. Now they’ll take aim at an even bigger crown.