No. 9 LSU women make history with 109-point rout over Texas Southern — SkimNews
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- LSU beat Texas Southern 131-22 on Thursday night in Baton Rouge, the largest win in women's Division I history against a Division I opponent, according to ESPN Research.
- Baylor's 140-32 rout of Winthrop on Dec. 15, 2016, a team coached by current LSU coach Kim Mulkey, was the mark LSU's 109-point margin surpassed.
- Kim Mulkey's LSU put together a 50-0 run during the second and third quarters, the largest by any team against a Division I opponent since she took over in 2021-22, according to ESPN Research.
- Texas Southern's own 44-0 quarter from 2024 remained the standard ahead of LSU's 40-0 second quarter, the second-largest shutout quarter since Division I switched to quarters in 2015-16.
- Freshman Anna Minaeva scored 21 points and six teammates reached double figures — Mikaylah Williams with 20, Jada Williams with 18, ZaKiyah Johnson with 17, Grace Knox and MiLaysia Fulwiley with 15 apiece, and Lola Lampley with 10 — while transfer Jada Williams, scoreless in the first quarter, hit 6 of 7 shots including three 3-pointers in eight minutes of the second.
- Jayla Cornelius led 0-2 Texas Southern with six points as the Tigers shot 13% (8 of 55) and committed 38 turnovers; LSU outscored them 55-0 in points off turnovers.
- Angel Reese was presented flowers by LSU at the game; the former All-American helped the Lady Tigers to their first national championship in 2022 and is this year's WNBA Defensive Player of the Year.
Why it matters: Kim Mulkey's LSU claimed the largest win in women's Division I history with a 109-point margin, passing the 140-32 rout of Winthrop her Baylor team ran in 2016. Texas Southern, at 0-2, absorbed a 55-0 points-off-turnovers deficit after 38 turnovers and 13% shooting, while seven LSU players reached double figures.
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