LSU’s Aneesah Morrow named Co-SEC Player of the Week
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – LSU’s Aneesah Morrow was named Co-SEC Player of the Week with two big performances as she averaged 21.5 points and 16.0 rebounds against Seton Hall and at UIC.
Morrow continued her impressive start to the season as she continues the lead the nation with 12 double-doubles and 14.0 rebounds per game. With double-doubles in both is LSU’s games, Morrow has 86 career double-doubles as she moved past Stanford’s Chiney Ogwumike for the sixth most in NCAA DI history. In both games, Morrow was 2-3 from beyond the arc.
Morrow was named MVP of the Basketball Hall of Fame Showcase with 24 points, 19 rebounds, 3 steals, 2 assists and a block. It was her fifth game this season with at least 20 points and 15 rebounds. It was also her fourth straight game with at least 15 rebounds.
Morrow got her homecoming game against UIC as LSU played in her hometown of Chicago. During a visit to her high school, Morrow’s No. 24 Simeon jersey was retired. She went on to record 19 points, 13 rebounds, 4 steals, 3 assists and 2 blocks.
LSU vs. UIC game recap
CHICAGO – Aneesah Morrow recorded her 12th double-double of the season in her homecoming game as No. 5 LSU (14-0) took down UIC (2-6), 91-73, Thursday in Credit 1 Union Arena before the Tigers’ holiday break.
Morrow’s 86th career double-double is the sixth most in Division I history, passing Chiney Ogwumike’s 85 double-doubles with Stanford. The Chicago native finished the contest with 19 points, 13 rebounds, 4 steals, 3 assists and 2 blocks.
“I always tell my teammates that I want them to always know they can depend on me to show up every night,” Morrow said following her 12th double-double of the season. “That’s my mindset going into every game that my teammates are going to be able to depend on me to score, and if I’m ot scoring I need to do something else.
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Earlier in the day Morrow visited her high school Simeon Career Academy where she became the school’s first women’s basketball player to have her jersey retired. She led the team to its first ever City and State Championships.
“It was a great experience,” Morrow said. “I teared up a little bit. It was a little bit of deja vu. Just being able to see how much of an impact I’ve made was amazing.
Flau’jae Johnson recorded her third double-double of the season with a 23 point, 11 rebound performance. Mikaylah Williams also had a strong performance with 17 points and 7 assists.
Sa’Myah Smith finished the night a perfect 4-4 from the field with 8 points.
Arin Freeman led UIC with 19 points on 7-11 shooting and 6 rebounds.
LSU has one more non-conference game remaining when it returns from the break on December 29 in the PMAC against Albany.
“We’re all getting ready to scatter (for the holiday),” Coach Kim Mulkey said as LSU heads into Christmas undefeated for the second time in four years under her leadership. “Focus is the word that I would use. You worry about your team’s focus the night before they leave.”
