by Cedric ‘BIG CED’ Thornton
‘I told myself when I came back that I wanted to be the energy for the team,’ Johnson said. ‘I know that’s what we needed.’
Rapping Louisiana State University basketball player Flau’Jae Johnson returns to the court after an injury to help her team register a blowout win against San Diego State University.
Johnson had a team-high 22 points in the victory, while her teammate, Aneesah Morrow, had a double-double as she scored 12 points and snatched 12 rebounds.
“I felt we always made the right plays,” Johnson said. “I think it helped us get in our flow. It helped everybody; it balanced the floor. That’s what we’ve been practicing on.”
The Tigers shot a season-high 55.6% from behind the three-point line and outrebounded San Diego State 53-31.
ESPN reported that Johnson wore a compression sleeve over her lower leg due to the injury to her right shin, which caused her to miss the Southeastern Conference tournament, where the team lost to the University of Texas.
“I told myself when I came back that I wanted to be the energy for the team,” Johnson said. “I know that’s what we needed.”
The next team that LSU will face is Florida State in the second round. The contest can be viewed on ESPN on March 24 at 5 p.m. CT.
The current record for LSU, which is trying to win its second NCAA Championship in three years, is 29-5 overall and 12-4 in conference play.
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Source: Black Enterprise
