The SEC has been the toughest conference this women’s college basketball season, and Friday features a marquee showdown between No. 2 South Carolina and No. 5 LSU. The Tigers are one of only two teams in the country still undefeated, and they will face their most difficult test so far in Columbia.
“Any victory on the road in our league is an accomplishment, but we know what we face next — a tremendous challenge to play the defending champions and do it at their place,” LSU coach Kim Mulkey said.
The game was originally scheduled for Thursday but was pushed back to Friday due to weather-related travel issues as a historic winter storm swept across the South this week. According to the National Weather Service, Baton Rouge — where LSU is located — received between six and eight inches of snow. Columbia, South Carolina, also was hit with a few inches of snow.
When these teams do finally hit the court Friday, it will be a matchup of the two most recent national champions. LSU won it all in 2023 while South Carolina followed suit the next year. Their most recent meeting was the 2024 SEC Tournament championship game, a contest South Carolina won 79-72 after a fight broke out in the fourth quarter.
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