Lady Tigers Advance With Win Over Rebels

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Jennifer RodriguesSr. Assoc. Communications Director



GREENVILLE, S.C. --- Chloe Jackson powered LSU with a double-double of 22 points and a career-high 14 rebounds as LSU advanced to the quarterfinals of the SEC Tournament with a 65-49 win over Ole Miss here at Bon Secours Wellness Arena Thursday evening.With the win, LSU improved to 20-10 overall, marking head coach Nikki Fargas’ fourth 20-win season with the Lady Tigers.The Lady Tigers face No. 2 seeded Mississippi State (27-3) on Friday at 5 p.m. CT. The Lady Tigers lost to the Bulldogs on the road in this year’s SEC opener, 74-48, and are 4-0 against MSU in the SEC Tournament.
Pam Ward and Gail Goestenkors will handle the commentary for SEC Network, and Steffi Sorenson will report from the sidelines. The game will be available on www.WatchESPN.com and the Watch ESPN app. The LSU Sports Radio Network will carry the game on its flagship station Talk 107.3 FM in Baton Rouge. The radio broadcast featuring Patrick Wright, the voice of the Lady Tigers, also will be available for free at www.LSUsports.net/live.
“Well, we're excited to see another day here at the SEC tournament,” said LSU head coach Nikki Fargas. “This is the most competitive conference in the country. Every game here, the feel in this gymnasium, has felt like an NCAA tournament. I can't be more proud of my group for digging deep and really finding a way to beat a very good Ole Miss team, who has gone on and had great wins and put up a great season.
“But the play of our team on the defensive end, their effort to really try to reach our defensive goal of holding our opponent to under 50, they reached it,” added Fargas. “Again, we're excited that we're continuing to play.”
Jackson, who recorded her second double-double of the season ...


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