{"id":670036,"date":"2026-03-20T21:46:15","date_gmt":"2026-03-20T21:46:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/670036\/"},"modified":"2026-03-20T21:46:15","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T21:46:15","slug":"lsu-women-take-on-jacksonville-in-ncaa-opener","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/670036\/","title":{"rendered":"LSU women take on Jacksonville in NCAA opener"},"content":{"rendered":"

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) – The LSU Tigers women\u2019s basketball team begins its NCAA Tournament run as they face the Jacksonville Dolphins in the first round. <\/p>\n

The Tigers earned a No. 2 seed in the 2026 NCAA Women\u2019s Basketball Tournament and will host first and second round games at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center. <\/p>\n

LSU enters the tournament looking to make another deep postseason run after a strong regular season in the SEC. <\/p>\n

The game is scheduled to begin at 5:00 p.m. CT.<\/p>\n

Below are live updates and highlights from WAFB Sports Director Jacques Doucet throughout the game:<\/b><\/p>\n

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