Vanderbilt Commodores Drop Third Straight Game In Loss to LSU Tigers
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The Vanderbilt Commodores women's basketball team fought hard against one of the best team's in the country, the No. 5 LSU Tigers, but ultimately fell short in a 83-77 loss.
With the defeat, the Commodores now drop to 14-4 overall. They are also now just 1-3 in conference play.
Vanderbilt has now lost three straight games. It was at a much closer game than its other two losses, as they were complete blowouts.
It has still been a great start to the season, but this would have been a nice feather in their cap to upset the Tigers at the Maravich Center.
The Commodores got a stellar performance from the duo of Khamil Pierre and Iyana Moore, despite the loss.
Pierre had a well-rounded game with 28 points on 50% from the field and eight rebounds.
That was a terrific game from her. Moore, a senior guard, was the real breakout star in this one. She accounted for 23 points on just nine shots. She was lights out from deep, making 5-of-8 attempts.
On the other side of the court, Tigers guard Flau'jae Johnson took over in the fourth quarter and pushed her team to the victory, with a whopping 11 of her 25 points coming in the last frame.
The clear biggest difference in this game was on the boards. LSU out-rebounded Vanderbilt in dominant fashion, 45-to-25.
Tigers star forward Aneesah Morrow is one of the best rebounders in the country, but that is still a difficult margin to overcome.
Morrow had a great night overall with 23 points and 15 rebounds. Like Johnson, she also took over in the fourth quarter.
Rebounding hasn't been a big issue this season for the Commodores. They average over 40 per game. It could be something to keep an eye on against the better teams,.
Vanderbilt will have a chance to get back into the win column on Sunday against the Tennessee Volunteers.
Dylan Sanders graduated from Louisiana State University with a degree from the Manship School of Mass Communication in 2023. He was born in raised in Baton Rouge, LA but has also lived in Buffalo, NY. Though he is a recent graduate, he has been writing about sports since he was in high school, covering different sports from baseball to football. While in college, he wrote for the school paper The Reveille and for 247Sports. He was able cover championships in football, baseball and women's basketball during his time at LSU. He has also spent a few years covering the NFL draft and every day activities of the New Orleans Saints. He is a Senior Writer at Inside the Marlins and will also be found across Sports Illustrated's baseball sites as a contributing writer. You can follow him on Twitter or Instagram @dillysanders