Third-ranked LSU suffered its first SEC series loss this season after dropping both games in Sunday’s doubleheader to No. 10/11 South Carolina, 5-3 in eight innings, and 4-1 on Sunday at Tiger Park. LSU (31-3,

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Maci Bergeron and Tori Edwards hit home runs in the first and second innings, respectively, as LSU dominated the No. 10 Gamecocks, 11-3, in a five-inning mercy-rule win. The game’s start was delayed for an hour by inclement weather.

South Carolina's title defense has been tested, but the Gamecocks are in the Elite Eight for a fifth straight year and are one win away from their fifth consecutive Final Four. Standing in the way is Duke, which has the talent and makeup to dethrone the defending champs.

But junior guard Flau’Jae Johnson wasn’t about to give up until the final buzzer forced her to. She drilled one more 3-pointer from the wing while Tigers coach Kim Mulkey shrugged her shoulders from the LSU sidelines and outstretched her hands. It was too late. But she appreciated the effort nonetheless. That’s Johnson for you.

Kim Mulkey has certainly established herself as one of the most polarizing coaches in college basketball. Regardless of what fans and critics say, though, no one can deny that she has transformed LSU into perennial NCAA Tournament contenders.

After a one-hour weather delay, third-ranked LSU put on a show with four runs in the first and second innings, highlighted by home runs by ca

They did not score until the four-minute mark of the first quarter. They shot just 31 percent from the field and under 21 percent from 3. They only scored 47 total points. And yet, No. 2-seed Duke has advanced to the Elite Eight for the first time since 2013,