Iowa and LSU would rather not be playing each other on Monday night. It’s not that they don’t relish the challenge of a rematch of last year’s national championship game, but both teams wish the stage was just a little bit bigger. “We talk about growing the game,” LSU coach Kim Mulkey said. “Didn’t that […]
The year-long wild ride that has been LSU women's basketball is over — for now. The defending national champion Tigers (31-6) fell one game short of returning to the Final Four with a 94-87 loss to Iowa on Monday night, almost a year after beating the Hawkeyes and star Caitlin Clark for the title. In between, coach Kim Mulkey and her players made headlines on and off the court and become symbols for a new, brash generation of college stars — none more so than star forward Angel Reese.