The Lady Tar Heels basketball team was knocked out of the NCAA Women’s Tournament by the Tigers of LSU on Monday.
The final score was 56-50.
The Tar Heels scored only 21 points in the first half — and while Latoya Pringle scored 19 in the second, the rest of the Heels could add only 10.
LSU’s Sylvia Fowles led the Tigers with 21 points, 12 rebounds and five blocks. The loss ended a 16-game winning streak and keeps the Number 1-seeded Lady Heels out of the Final Four.
The match was tough defensively. Both teams shot less than 40 percent and combined for 30 turnovers.