LSU star Flaujae Johnson believes head coach Kim Mulkey will hit a ref one day as a result of her passionate on-court actions.
On Thursday night, Mulkeys LSU sealed a 94-88 victory over Stanford. Mikaylah Williams was the star of the show for LSU, tallying 32 points and nine rebounds as the Tigers continued their unbeaten start to the 2024-25 season.
With two minutes remaining in overtime, guard Kailyn Gilbert – who finished with 25 points – rose up and knocked down a clutch jump shot. The play extended LSUs lead to six points, and the Tigers held on to clinch the win.
As the ball found the bottom of the net, Mulkey was seen frantically reacting to the play. She swung her arms in delight while screaming to the crowd.
It was a unique and passionate sequence even for Mulkey, who is known to gesticulate during games. As a result, Johnson said: Mulkey gone hit a ref one day.
Johnson contributed heavily to the win. The guard, who became the second college athlete to sign an NIL deal with the new professional women’s 3-on-3 Unrivaled basketball league after Paige Bueckers, contributed tremendously to the victory, tallying 21 points and six assists.
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But it was Gilberts incredible shot that sparked the celebration out of Mulkey. During her postgame press conference, the 62-year-old heaped praise on her and said: KG just – shes deceptively quick. She looks like sometimes shes not playing hard or going faster or as fast as she can, and then all of a sudden shes got that little explosive step to get in the paint and make things happen. I thought, again, her on-ball defense was good.
Mulkey added: We are certainly happy shes at LSU. I say that every press conference.
On the campaign, Gilbert is averaging 11.1 points, 3.6 rebounds, 2.7 assists, and two steals. If she can keep her play consistent, she will likely feature more prominently as the 2023 NCAA champions search for more silverware.
Victory over Stanford took LSU to 10-0. Mulkeys unbeaten team is next in action against 2-6 Grambling State on Sunday, Dec. 8.
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