got the last laugh and let Iowa sharpshooter Caitlin Clark know about it as the Tigers won their first women’s 🐬basketball na🎀tional championship on Sunday, 102-85.
As LSU put Iowa away in the fourth quarter, Reese pointed to her finger, signifying that it was her turn to get that championship ring and hit Clark with the John Cena “you can’t see me” taunt.
Clark h൩ad made the taunt in Iowa’s Elite Eight win when she had 🥂a 40-point triple-double.
Clark had been extremely cocky over the last two games as she gained momentum in the tournament. She had 30 points in Sunday’s loss.
Basketball fans debated each other over Reese’s actions and brought up Clark’s antics in the past, which earned
Reese was named the Most Oౠutstanding Player of�� the NCAA Tournament.
With 15 points and 10 rebounds, she 𒀰set an🌃 NCAA Division 1 record for most double-doubles in a single season with 34.
The third-year forward joined LSU before the start of the 𒐪2022-2023 season after she starte🌞d her collegiate career at Maryland.
With the Terrapins🌸, she wa🉐s averaging 15.3 points and 9.1 rebounds per game. She took her game to another level when she joined LSU.
Reese played and started each of the Tigers’ games this season. Going into the national championship, she was averaging 23.3 points and 15. 6 r🌱ebounds p🦹er game.
Reese’s play in the tournament guided the Tigers to the program’s first n🅠ational championship game and eventually the first national title.
Before Sunday, LSU had been to five consecutive ; fro⛎m 2004 to 2008 but could never get to the ne༺xt level. That all changed with the win over Iowa.