LSU suffered a 73-63 loss to No. 2 seeded Cal in the third round of the NCAA tournament in Spokane, Wash.
LSU and Cal were tied at 26 at halftime, but Cal used a second-half spark from senior guard Layshia Clarendon and LSU offensive struggles to pull away.
LSU finishes its season with a 22-12 record.
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LSU’s head coach Nikki Caldwell exchanges words with an official in the first half of a regional semifinal game against California in the NCAA women’s college basketball tournament, Saturday March 30, 2013 in Spokane, Wash. (AP Photo/Jed Conklin)
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LSU’s Jeanne Kenney (5) fouls California’s Layshia Clarendon late in the second half of a regional semifinal game of the NCAA women’s college basketball tournament Saturday, March 30, 2013, in Spokane, Wash. California won 73-63. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
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California’s Layshia Clarendon, left, drives against LSU’s Adrienne Webb in the first half of a regional semifinal game in the NCAA women’s college basketball tournament Saturday, March 30, 2013, in Spokane, Wash. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
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