LSU women's basketball has one of the toughest jobs it's had all season on Sunday: defending UCLA's Lauren Betts.
The Tigers and Bruins will take the floor in the Elite Eight with a trip to the Final Four on the line. Eyes will be on the post-matchup between Betts and Tiger forwards Aneesah Morrow and Sa'Myah Smith.
Kim Mulkey met with the media on Saturday and shed some light about how LSU is approaching this one.
"Her height is really an advantage, but its also her skill level. She's learning how to really post you deep, and that just comes with experience and age and just probably them working with her everyday," Mulkey said of Betts.
"Every time I watch her play, she does something really, really good," Mulkey said.
LSU relies on offensive rebounds and points in the paint. Mulkey acknowledged Betts complicates that.
"We're very cognizant of the fact that Betts is pretty big in there and whatever offensive board we get, we may not score on it because she can block it. But just getting an offensive rebound vs. UCLA would be good," Mulkey said.
Mulkey called Betts a special talent, but thinks LSU has the intangibles to compete.
"We're going to try our best to rebound with them. They're big. They're big at all positions. They're bigger than we are. But I'm an old point guard that was always told how little I was, and I always have a philosophy that you can't measure heart. Go play," Mulkey said.
For all the talk about Betts, Mulkey said you can't forget about UCLA's other weapons.
"If you focus too much on Betts, she'll pick you apart and find her open teammates. So do what we do, make a few adjustments, and go have fun and play and see what happens."
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