![]() ![]() The Hokies ended the first half with an 11-0 run to lead for the first time, at 34-32 on Traylor's driving layup with 53 seconds left. Morris had opened the fourth quarter with a 3-pointer for LSU, then had a driving layup in a quick 7-0 run that prompted a timeout by Hokies coach Kenny Brooks. The Hokies didn't make another basket until King's 3 with 1:19 left. The big run for LSU came right after Amoore made her last 3-pointer with 7:52 left for a 62-57 lead. Arizona's Aari McDonald had 22 in six NCAA tourney games two years ago. She passed Kia Nurse's record 22 set in the 2017 tourney for UConn, which lost in the national semifinals on the same court. Georgia Amoore and Kayana Traylor each had 17 points, while Cayla King had 14.Īmoore set an record for the most 3-pointers in a single NCAA Tournament with 24, though she had a tough night shooting - 4 of 17 overall, including 4 of 15 from beyond the arc. LaDazhia Williams added 16 points for LSU.Įlizabeth Kitley had 18 points and 12 rebounds for Virginia Tech (31-5), the ACC champion that was in the Final Four for the first time. Reese had a second-effort follow of her own miss after rebounding another miss by Morris. Reese had six points in that game-turning spurt, including a basket after Morris' attempted 3-pointer clanked off the front rim. They led for the first time since late in the first half when Falu'jae Johnson had a steal and drove for a layup to make it 64-62. Trailing 59-50 after three quarters, LSU went ahead with a 15-0 run over a five-minute span in the fourth period. Vivian Stringer, with Cheyney in the inaugural 1982 women's tournament and Rutgers in 2007. Mulkey, who won three national titles in four Final Four appearances over her 21 seasons at Baylor, is only the second coach to take two different teams to the national championship game. LSU will play Sunday against the winner of the South Carolina-Iowa semifinal. The win came in the second season since feisty and flamboyantly dressed coach Kim Mulkey - in a carnation pink top this time - returned to her home state to take over a Tigers program that lost five consecutive national semifinal games from 2004-08 the only other times they made it this far. Reese finished with 24 points and 12 rebounds for LSU (33-2), which is going to the national championship game for the first time. DALLAS (AP) Alexis Morris scored 27 points and had two of her misses in the fourth quarter turned into putback baskets by Angel Reese in a big run as LSU rallied to beat top-seeded Virginia Tech 79-72 in a national semifinal game Friday night. ![]()
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