Kailyn Gilbert reinvent touch, helps LSU women hang out to defeat Tennessee – nola.com

Flau’jae Johnson, with three of her fouls, sat on the side line. Both of the LSU Post players have refused to support roles against a Lady Vols team who likes to manage the floor and take 3S.

On Sunday, there was no great choice. She had to throw Michael Williams and a small, rag range of reserve guards on the floor, asking them to carry it through a decisive section of LSU win 82-77 over Tennessee.

“This may be where the game is won,” Blvish said.

Tigers No. 6 (25-1, 10-1 sec) surpassed No. 19 Lady Vols with four points in these five minutes. Williams organizes the insult. Kailin Gilbert, in the midst of the cancellation of a monthly shooting, scored 12 of his highest 23 points. Even Jada Richard, a freshman who saw the floor in just five minutes, caught a jumper in the paint.

This shot extended the LSU lead to six points-the whole pillow that he needed to hook up and sweep a series for the home and home with Tennessee for the first time in the history of the program.

“When you pick up two of your three main players,” said Blvocurial, “and they sit there on the bench, you wonder how your bench and your players you have on the floor will answer. And I thought they did beautifully.”

Just a month ago, these two teams met for a frenetic battle for insult, a clash that Gilbert decided by driving, a hook shot in the last second. Since then, LSU has proven that there has been the ability to win close games, and since then Tennessee has cemented his status as a player on the national stage.

Lady Vols (17-7, 4-7) threatened disorders over # 4 Texas and No. 2 South Carolina, after which he removed # 5 Uconn on Thursday for the first time since 2007, winning a statement on the way to them Baton Rouge S

The crime into Tennessee converts effective 48% of its shots against LSU.

But LSU counters, forcing enough speed and grabbing enough struggles. Tigers may not have fired him well from the pitch-only 38%-but they turned 19 Lady Wols’ gifts into 24 points and scored 16 points from the second chance of 15 offensive boards.

With the first year coach, Kim Caldwell Tennessee wants to take many shots and win many possessions. But on Sunday, he tried 12 less field targets than LSU.

“We are developing those who are not on the floor,” said the Burners, “To be ready to leave and do not miss a rhythm.”

Williams scored 16 points and rejected seven assists. Johnson and Morow combined to score only 26 points when firing at 8 to 26 while fighting with trouble, but the Gilbert, Richard and Mjracle Sheppard reserves raised most of their rating.

Sheppard Chipir with eight points, and Gilbert broke the 20-point brand for the first time after the last Tiger match with Tennessee. The LSU bench scored 34 points.

On the other hand, Tennessee’s reserves represent only six. Jewel Spear, Taleysia Cooper, Ruby Whitehorn and Zee Spearman were in double figures, but their contribution was not enough to beat a more balanced LSU team.

“They did some special things in the skills they have,” said the Burlides. “(Shepard) just carries this energy, this defensive intensity. It is better to find out where she is, because she will enter there and take offensive advice. She will enter there and block a large shot. She is just active and makes everyone else play a little faster. “

LSU has already hosted seven matches against SEC’s ranked opponents since Mulkey made the program in 2021. Before Sunday, it was 4-2 in these matches, with both losses coming to South Carolina.

Tigers have only five games in the regular season, and four of these competitions are likely to be Quad 1 games.

The next LSU match, the Texas road collision, is one of these games. Next Sunday will head at 14:00.

As Longhorns defeated South Carolina by 66-62 on Sunday, tigers are already in equality for the first place on SEC.