LSU opens the Pink Flamingo Championship on Monday against Washington – LSU

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NASSAU, Bahamas – No. 7 LSU (6-0) plays the first game of the season on the road Monday at 12:30pm CT vs. Washington (6-1) in the Baha Mar Hoops Pink Flamingo Championship.

The game will be streamed on FloCollege, while Patrick Wright and Shaeeta Williams will call the action on the LSU Sports Radio Network. Monday’s second matchup in the Pink Flamingo Championship, NC State and Southern will match up. Monday’s results determine Wednesday’s showdown.

The Tigers will be back in action for the first time since Wednesday, when LSU defeated Tulane by 11 after the Green Wave made a fourth-quarter push. In the game, Flau’Jae Johnson had 12 points, 12 rebounds and 5 assists; it was her third straight game with at least 25-7-5. Aneesah Morrow recorded her fifth double-double of the season and fourth in a row with 25 points and 12 rebounds.

“I’m so excited to just play against top competition to see where we’re at,” Johnson said of this week’s games. “Just to see where your game is against people who are also good, so I’m very excited and super locked in.”

Johnson 24.0 points per match is currently ranked no. 6 in the nation. The third-year guard is averaging 8.3 rebounds per game. match. Wednesday marked her second double-double of the season. Morrow is currently pacing the nation with his five double-doubles. She leads the nation with 13.0 rebounds per game.

Jersey Wolfenbarger has continued to show progress off the bench, posting season highs in scoring in both of LSU’s last two games with 12 points against Troy and 15 against Tulane. She also had a season-high 8 rebounds in the win over Tulane.

After dropping its first game of the season a week ago in Montana, Washington beat Cal State Fullerton by four Thursday and Prairie View A&M by 15 Friday. The Huskies played back-to-back games Thursday and Friday before making the long trip from the Pacific Northwest to the Caribbean. Monday will mark both LSU and Washington’s first matchup against a Power-Four opponent this season.

“I’m excited to see our team grow, and we’ve already grown a lot,” Morrow said. “Coming together, having all these transfers and just playing off each other, especially defensively, that’s something we have to work on with our communication, but we’re growing.”