We’re not in Dallas anymore.
The LSU women’s basketball title defense started off with a whimper as the Tigers got run off the Las Vegas floor by Colorado 92-78.
It was a game that wasn’t as close as the score indicated as Colorado led by as many as 20 points. LSU is also the fourth reigning champion in women’s Division I history to lose its season opener, and the first since UConn did it in the 1995-1996 season.
“I’m disappointed by some players that I thought would be tougher,” Kim Mulkey said after the game. “But when you play a team that has that level of experience, I wasn’t surprised.