LSU women’s basketball part of record-setting weekend for sport
No. 5 LSU women’s basketball was part of a record setting effort on Sunday.
Per a social media post by ESPN on Wednesday, the Tigers’ game against No. 3 Texas averaged 1.7 million viewers and peaked at 2.3 million viewers. It was the third most-watched regular-season women’s college basketball game in ESPN’s history broadcasting the sport.
The. matchup was part of a women’s basketball doubleheader as No. 4 South Carolina and No. 7 UConn faced off in the earlier window. It was the fourth most-watched regular season women’s basketball behind LSU-Texas. It averaged 1.8 million viewers and peaked at 2.2 million viewers. College GameDay was the most-watched regular season installment of the women’s basketball edition since 2010.
The Longhorns prevailed with a 65-58 over head coach Kim Mulkey’s team. The Huskies handed the Gamecocks their first regular season home loss in dominating fashion with a 87-58 victory.
LSU closes out the regular season with games against Georgia, No. 14 Kentucky and No. 18 Alabama.
Related
Fresno State basketball players allegedly bet on own games this…
This year's SEC is proving they should be in the conversation for strongest conferenceUSA TODAY Sports' Jordan Mendoza explains what makes the SEC so dominant i
Will Campbell pushes back against arm-length concerns
Every year, plenty of players who are drafted by the various NFL teams don’t pan out. When a player busts, those who pull
Tradition continues of athletes competing in two sports at once…
For years, Arlington has been somewhat unique in having high-school varsity athletes successfully participate in two sports during the same season. One year,
Bill Belichick’s Hard Knocks turn raises eyebrows in league circles
During his twenty-plus years with the Patriots, Bill Belichick never would have agreed to allow his team to serve as the fo
