LSU
BATON ROUGE, La. (11/01/2026) — The LSU Tigers opened the throttle early and never let up Sunday, overwhelming the SE Louisiana Lady Lions 129-35 at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center. ZaKiyah Johnson poured in a game-high 33 points and grabbed 13 rebounds as LSU shot 56 percent from the field, hit 50 percent from three-point range, and led wire-to-wire in a game that featured zero lead changes and zero ties.
How It Happened
The tone was set in the opening minutes. Johnson got LSU on the board with a free throw at the 9:43 mark of the first quarter, and the Tigers sprinted to a 10-0 lead behind back-to-back threes — Mikaylah Williams from 24 feet at 8:29, then Jada Williams from the same distance 41 seconds later. By the time Mikaylah Williams buried a 26-footer off a Grace Knox feed at 3:23, LSU led 25-3, and Anna Minaeva's tip-in with 37 seconds left pushed the margin to 37-4 after one quarter.
The second quarter brought more of the same. Mikaylah Williams opened the period with a 23-foot three off another Knox assist, and the LSU lead swelled past 40 points before halftime. SE Louisiana found brief life when Natalie Huff drained a 25-footer off an Aliyah Collins assist at the 6:05 mark, but MiLaysia Fulwiley answered from 25 feet and Lola Lampley's free throws sent LSU to the break up 69-9.
LSU's ball movement told the story as much as its shooting. The Tigers piled up 31 assists against just 11 turnovers, while the Lady Lions managed only 5 assists and committed 38 turnovers. LSU also dominated the glass, 54 rebounds to 19. SE Louisiana shot 28 percent from the field and 21 percent from deep against a defense that converted miscues into points all night.
Turning Point
If there was a decisive stretch in a game LSU controlled from the opening tip, it was the Tigers' 20-0 run — their biggest of the night — that bridged the second and third quarters and turned a 54-9 game into a 71-12 runaway. Fulwiley bookended the surge, hitting a 25-foot three off a Chloe Larry assist at 1:16 of the second quarter and then opening the third with a layup off a Mikaylah Williams feed at 9:38. Huff finally stopped the bleeding with a 25-footer off an Eryn McKinzie assist at 9:18 of the third, but by then the outcome was long settled. LSU crossed the century mark before the third quarter ended, with Larry's layup off a Lampley assist making it 100-25 with two seconds left in the period.
Star of the Game
Johnson was relentless from her opening free throw to her 22-foot three off a Laila Reynolds assist at 1:17 of the fourth quarter. Her 33-point, 13-rebound double-double led four LSU players in double figures. Fulwiley added 20 points and 4 assists, Mikaylah Williams filled the stat sheet with 19 points, 5 rebounds, and a team-high 6 assists, and Knox contributed 14 points and 8 rebounds. Williams was especially dangerous from distance, repeatedly connecting from beyond 22 feet across all four quarters.
For SE Louisiana, Huff led the way with 12 points on a pair of deep threes, Collins added 8 points including a 26-footer in the fourth quarter, and Diana Szakolczi chipped in 6 points, closing the scoring with an 8-foot jumper in the final minute.
What It Means
For LSU, the November 1 result is an emphatic early-season statement. The Tigers showcased balanced scoring, elite perimeter shooting at 50 percent from three, and a defense that forced 38 turnovers — the kind of all-around performance that travels. With Johnson, Fulwiley, Williams, and Knox all producing, LSU demonstrated the depth it will lean on as the 2026-27 schedule stiffens.
For SE Louisiana, the trip to Baton Rouge was a difficult measuring-stick game against a deeper, more physical opponent. The Lady Lions did find moments from the perimeter through Huff and Collins, but cutting down turnovers and improving their work on the glass will be the priorities as they move forward into their own schedule.
