LSU women's basketball is back in the Elite Eight for the third consecutive year.
"I think there's five in our locker room that have never been to a Sweet 16, so they certainly haven't been to an Elite 8," LSU head coach Kim Mulkey said during her team's press conference Friday "That's what excites you as a coach, is having players experience something for the first time. And you don't take it for granted. You just don't. We made plays down the stretch.... to pull it out and win, and it means we did some good stuff."
LSU looks to return to the Final Four for the first time since winning its first national championship in 2023. First, they'll have to go through the No. 1 overall seed UCLA. Here's a look at the full LSU women's basketball roster.
LSU women's basketball roster
Here's Louisiana State's roster for the 2024-25 season, including each player's jersey number, their position, grade, height and hometown:
- 1 Mjracle Sheppard G Soph. 5' 10" - Kent, WA
- 2 Amani Bartlett F Sr. 6' 3" - Cleveland, TX
- 4 Flau'jae Johnson G Jr. 5' 10" - Savannah, GA
- 5 Sa'Myah Smith F Soph. 6' 2" - Texarkana, TX
- 8 Jersey Wolfenbarger F Jr. 6' 5" - Fort Smith, AR
- 12 Mikaylah Williams G Soph. 6' 0" - Bossier City, LA
- 13 Last-Tear Poa G Sr. 5' 11" - Melbourne
- 14 Izzy Besselman G Jr. 5' 10" - Baton Rouge, LA
- 16 Kailyn Gilbert G Jr. 5' 8" - Tampa Bay, FL
- 23 Aalyah Del Rosario C Soph. 6' 6" - Santo Domingo
- 24 Aneesah Morrow F Sr. 6' 1" - Chicago, IL
- 30 Jada Richard G Fr. 5' 7" - Lafayette, LA
- 50 Shayeann Day-Wilson G Sr. 5' 6" - Toronto, ON
No. 24 Aneesah Morrow stats
Angel Reese's departure from LSU left Barbie-sized shoes to fill in Baton Rouge.
Morrow has stepped up to the plate. The 6-foot-1 forward is a double-double machine who leads the nation in rebounds per game (13.7) and double-doubles (30). Morrow scored 30 points and 19 rebounds in LSU's 80-73 win over No. 2 NC State, following her 26-point, 11-rebound performance in the
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