“Every time she does this, you better fall, you better sell it”: What Kim Mulkey told LSU star Last-Tear Poa in guarding Iowa star Caitlin Clark

LSU coach Kim Mulkey has won four national championships with Baylor (three) and the Lady Tigers (one).

She provided an evidence of her coaching wisdom and mentality during an engagement in Louisiana in April 2023, weeks after guiding the LSU Lady Tigers to the national championship, beating Iowa, 102-85.

She revealed the defensive strategy to counter Iowa superstar guard Caitlin Clark. Kim Mulkey assigned guard Last-Tear Poa on Clark and told the Australian to sell the push-offs well to intimidate the prolific scorer/playmaker.

"(And Last-Tear) Poa she goes in and gets the two push-offs and on Clark, and she listened to the scouting report. I said: 'I'm gonna work the referee I said every time she does this, you better fall, you better sell it," Mulkey said (24:00).

"That was big while it didn't put Clark on the bench really what did it do it got in her head," the veteran coach added (24:16).

Kim Mulkey lauded her team for stepping up and noted that she's proud that everybody on the LSU roster peaked in the 2023 national championship game, from the starters to the bench players.

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Kim Mulkey-led LSU beats Vanderbilt, grabs 19th straight win

Kim Mulkey's LSU stretched its unbeaten streak to 19 games, beating Vanderbilt, 83-77, in an SEC regular season game on Monday at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center.

The No.5-ranked Lady Tigers outscored the Commodores 46-40 in the second half to preserve the win. They share the conference lead with No. 2-ranked South Carolina and No. 12 Kentucky.

Flau'Jae Johnson scored 25 points, while Aneesah Morrow added 23 for LSU, fending Vanderbilt's attempts to steal the game. Johnson and Morrow combined for 10 of the Lady Tigers' last 12 points to preserve the win.

Morrow had a double-double, grabbing 15 rebounds, while Johnson finished with five rebounds, four assists, one steal and one block. Mikaylah Williams contributed 20 points, five rebounds, five assists and two steals for LSU, who shot 47.9% from the field.

Khamil Pierre topped Vanderbilt's offense with 28 points, while Iyana Moore added 23 for the Commodores, who dropped to joint 11th place in the SEC with a 1-3 record and 14-4 overall.

LSU will go for win No. 20 when they visit Florida on Sunday. The Gators won their last game over Missouri 93-67 on Sunday to improve to 11-7 (2-2).