HAMMOND, La. — LSU All-America forward Angel Reese was not with the Tigers for their game at Southeastern Louisiana. Despite her absence, LSU prevailed over SLU 73-50.
After the game, head coach Kim Mulkey gave a brief response.
"It's very obvious Angel was not in uniform," she said. "Angel is a part of this basketball team and we hope to see her sooner than later."
When pressed further, she said, "I'm not gonna answer any more. That's it. That's all you need to know."
Reese was benched for the second half of LSU’s 109-79 victory over Kent State on Tuesday. Mulkey has said that was a “coach’s decision” and did not elaborate.
Reese had started LSU’s first four games, during which the Tigers went 3-1, and averaged 17 points and 10.3 rebounds. Reese averaged 23 points and 15.4 rebound per game last season in leading LSU to its first national championship in women's basketball.
