Mitchell scores 21, No. 25 LSU women top Nicholls St 63-32
BATON ROUGE, La. -- Ayana Mitchell made all nine of her field goals and scored 21 points to help No. 25 LSU beat Nicholls State 63-32 on Tuesday.
LSU closed the first quarter on a 10-0 run and started the second by scoring the first 14 points for a 28-4 lead. The Tigers outscored Nicholls State 21-6 in the second quarter for a 35-10 lead at the break. An 11-0 run in the fourth quarter gave LSU a 40-point lead before the Colonels scored the final nine points.
Khayla Pointer had nine points, seven assists and six rebounds for LSU (8-1), which has won seven straight. The Tigers entered holding teams to 55.9 points per game, ranking 45th in the nation.
Terris McKay and Tykeria Williams each had a team-high six points for Nicholls State (2-6), shooting a combined 3 of 20 from the field. The Colonels shot 22.6% overall and turned it over 25 times, leading to 33 LSU points.
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Game Information
- Referees:
- Beverly Roberts
- Kylie Galloway
- Saif Esho
2023-24 Southland Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Lamar | 17-1 | - | 24-7 |
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | 14-4 | 3 | 23-9 |
SE Louisiana | 14-4 | 3 | 19-12 |
Incarnate Word | 12-6 | 5 | 19-11 |
Texas A&M-Commerce | 8-10 | 9 | 15-16 |
New Orleans | 8-10 | 9 | 11-19 |
Nicholls | 7-11 | 10 | 14-18 |
Northwestern State | 7-11 | 10 | 11-19 |
McNeese | 2-16 | 15 | 6-25 |
Houston Christian | 1-17 | 16 | 6-23 |
2023-24 Southeastern Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
South Carolina | 16-0 | - | 38-0 |
LSU | 13-3 | 3 | 31-6 |
Ole Miss | 12-4 | 4 | 24-9 |
Alabama | 10-6 | 6 | 24-10 |
Tennessee | 10-6 | 6 | 20-13 |
Vanderbilt | 9-7 | 7 | 23-10 |
Mississippi State | 8-8 | 8 | 23-12 |
Auburn | 8-8 | 8 | 20-12 |
Texas A&M | 6-10 | 10 | 19-13 |
Arkansas | 6-10 | 10 | 18-15 |
Florida | 5-11 | 11 | 16-16 |
Kentucky | 4-12 | 12 | 12-20 |
Georgia | 3-13 | 13 | 12-18 |
Missouri | 2-14 | 14 | 11-19 |