The LSU women’s basketball team will get a chance for revenge when it hosts Florida today at 6 p.m. in the PMAC.
The Gators sent the Lady Tigers spiraling into their current four-game Southeastern Conference losing streak in the teams’ first meeting on Jan. 15. LSU (14-7, 4-4 SEC) rallied from a 14-point deficit with six minutes remaining, but fell 62-58.
“We had some really good minutes at Florida,” said LSU coach Nikki Caldwell. “We just didn’t play it for 40 [minutes].”
The Gators boast the SEC’s top offensive rebounding percentage, while the Lady Tigers come in as the conference’s No. 3 defensive rebounding team. LSU, holding teams to an SEC-low 32.3 shooting percentage, hopes to avoid giving Florida (13-8, 3-5 SEC) second-chance opportunities, emphasized by Caldwell during practice.
“We have to make sure we are locating them in our transition defense,” Caldwell said. “The other thing we have to do is we have to get on the offensive quickness.”
Kenney said the Lady Tigers pride themselves on rebounding and playing staunch defense, two things she says the team has improved upon in the past two days. Mired in the four-game losing streak, she called today’s game a must-win.
“Every game is a must-win, especially at home,” Kenney said. “We can’t disappoint our home notch.”
 
____
Contact Chandler Rome at [email protected]