LSU women's basketball coach

The LSU Tigers defeated the Iowa Hawkeyes 102-85 Sunday to win the program's first NCAA women's basketball national championship in Dallas, Texas.

Swoopes set the record playing in fives games compared to Clark’s six game total. Carson finished with 22 points to lead the Tigers. The Tigers’ 59 first half points set a new record for most points scored in a half in a women’s championship game and gave LSU a 17-point lead headed to the locker room.

At the end of the game, LSU star Angel Reese drew attention for appearing to taunt Clark as the Tigers celebrated. Clark had done the same after Iowa beat South ...

As she usually does, Clark buried multiple tough shots to keep the Hawkeyes alive, but Iowa could not stop LSU on the other end of the floor. Clark had done the same after Iowa beat South Carolina on Friday in the national semifinal game. The Hawkeyes star set the NCAA Tournament record for most points of the course of March Madness thanks to yet another big game.

LSU women's basketball coach Kim Mulkey holds up the national championship trophy after the Tigers beat Iowa 102-85 on Sunday. It is LSU's first basketball ...

After one of them, she threw her hands in the air and Mulkey mimicked it on the sidelines. She had 11 points in this NCAA Tournament before the finale. After Katari Poole hit a 3-pointer in front of the LSU bench with 1:13 remaining, Mulkey started weeping. She swatted the ball away on the floor after a foul call against a teammate. She scored 40 in the semifinals to knock out unbeaten South Carolina one game after she had the first 40-point triple-double in NCAA history in the Elite Eight. [The Associated Press national player of the year](https://apnews.com/article/march-madness-caitlin-clark-player-of-year-ed943aa5f1e86a1bb04505497bd4c9b3), couldn’t lead the Hawkeyes to their first national title despite one of the greatest individual performances in NCAA Tournament history.

Two days later, she led the flagship institution of her home state to its first NCAA Basketball Championship and the 50th team national title in LSU Athletics ...

3 seed in the Greenville 2 Region after finishing the regular season second in the SEC, erased a nine-point fourth-quarter deficit with a 22-3 run in the national semifinal to defeat No. The Tigers’ lead ballooned to 63-42 with Reese’s free throws early in the third quarter before Iowa went on a 15-2 run that included four three pointers and a three-point play. LSU’s lead was cut from 21 to eight in a span of 2:49 in the third quarter, 65-57. Senior guard [Alexis Morris](https://lsusports.net/roster/alexis-morris/), who played for three Power 5 teams prior to transferring to LSU to play for Mulkey for the second time, also picked up a second foul with 6:36 left in the half. With 38 seconds left, LSU’s Carson made a three pointer from the top of the key to give LSU a 27-22 lead after one quarter of action. Her final three pointer was banked in at the halftime buzzer to give LSU a 59-52 lead. The LSU guard made seven-straight shots including five three pointers to tally 21 points in 12 minutes off the bench. Iowa’s Clark made consecutive three pointers to tie the game at 18-18, then 10 free throws were scored in the next three minutes as LSU led 24-22. She led five Tigers in double figures, as LSU lit up the scoreboard while shooting better than 50 percent from the field for most of the contest. Carson, who had scored 11 points in the tournament but was without a basket since the second round, made her first seven shots from the field to score 22 points and spark the Tigers before halftime. The 187 combined points was also the most in a Final Four game. Two days later, she led the flagship institution of her home state to its first NCAA Basketball Championship and the 50th team national title in LSU Athletics’ 130-year history.

Kim Mulkey wasn't able to let those who are keened in on what she's wearing down for LSU women's basketball's national championship game vs. Iowa.

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Kim Mulkey crouched down and cried in the final seconds of the NCAA Title game, where LSU defeated Iowa 102-85.

LSU women's basketball coach Kim Mulkey crouched down and shed tears in the final seconds of the NCAA championship game as the Tigers won the first national title in program history. Mulkey shared a few tears of joy on the sideline as the Tigers enjoyed an extensive lead over the Iowa Hawkeyes with 53.7 seconds left, knowing she'd win her fourth national title in her second year with LSU. LSU women's basketball coach Kim Mulkey cries in final seconds of NCAA championship win for home state

LSU captured its first women's basketball national championship in program history Sunday, cruising to a 102-85 win over Iowa in the national title game at ...

Clark finished with 30 points, two rebounds and eight assists for the Hawkeyes, while Monika Czinano, Kate Martin and Gabbie Marshall scored in double figures with 13, 13 and 12, respectively. Angel Reese was named Most Outstanding Player after posting her 34th double-double of the season with 15 points and 10 rebounds to go along with five assists and three steals, and Flau’jae Johnson finished with 10 points to round out the five LSU players to score double figures. The Tigers turned in a lights-out shooting performance against the Hawkeyes en route to a national championship-record 102 points, shooting 54.3% from the field and 64.7% from three-point range.

Mulkey's L.S.U. players say they appreciate her tough approach. But her relationship with Brittney Griner continues to receive scrutiny.

Griner has said she respected Mulkey’s disciplined approach to coaching at Baylor and appreciated the way Mulkey defended her against brutal taunting at games. “When I came to L.S.U., I needed a coach to keep it real with me. The emotions on Mulkey’s face served as a kind of play-by-play during the game, from celebration to anguish to anger. “We like sparkles, we like diamonds, we like Mardi Gras, we like to eat, and we like to party.” There appears to still be tension between Mulkey and Maryland Coach Brenda Frese, whose team the star Angel Reese left to join L.S.U. And I think that transcends any of the X’s and O’s.” And you’ve got to put some respect on Coach Kim Mulkey.” “I may snicker sometimes at the way she does things,” U.C.L.A. “But you’ve got to put some respect on L.S.U. Earlier, when she grew upset, she stomped her feet and clapped in a referee’s face and mimicked Clark throwing an elbow to free herself for shots. Arizona Coach Adia Barnes, who took her team to the 2021 national championship game, said she believed that Mulkey’s strategic maneuvers were underrated. Her most recent came in only her second season at L.S.U., with nine new players on the roster.

The controversial coach wore some eye-catching ensembles while leading the Louisiana State University women's basketball team to the National Championship ...