LSU forward Angel Reese drives to the basket against Rice forward Malia Fisher and guard Destiny Jackson during the second half of a first-round college basketball game in the women’s NCAA Tournament in Baton Rouge, La., Friday, March 22, 2024. LSU won 70-60. Middle Tennessee head coach Rick Insell talks to center Iullia Grabovskaia and center Anastasiia Boldyreva during the first half of a first-round college basketball game against Louisville in the women’s NCAA Tournament in Baton Rouge, La.
The defending national champion and third-seeded Tigers will be on their home court when they meet No. 11 seed Middle Tennessee on Sunday in the second round of the women’s NCAA Tournament. Boldyreva also has noticed the emotion Reese plays with, and is bracing for some psychological gamesmanship. Reese is widely remembered for“It’s always difficult because they get the crowd and they get hyped,” Boldyreva said. “We just need to not get sucked into talking back or being chippy. We just have to stay in our game.”