Cherry on the cake for LSU as Flau'jae Johnson completes impressive feat on Kim Mulkey's special night

It was a night of celebration and accomplishment for the LSU Tigers as Flau'jae Johnson achieved a milestone during coach Kim Mulkey’s 100 career win with the program. Johnson set the record as the fastest SEC player to score 200 points this season.

The Tigers’ 131-44 victory over North Carolina Central on Sunday improved their record to 9-0. Johnson, who has led LSU in scoring in six games this season, contributed a game-high 22 points, along with two assists and four steals, reaching the 200-point mark in just nine games.

The 5-foot-10 junior guard has been a pivotal player in LSU’s perfect start, averaging 22.3 points per game. The night was made even more special by coach Mulkey achieving her 100th win with LSU, making her the fastest coach in program history to reach the milestone, doing so in just 114 games.

"Throughout my career, I've been blessed to coach players that believe in our system and what we do," Mulkey said. "Coming to LSU is not any different than when I was at Baylor for 20-plus years. Kids have to believe in you and let you coach them. All of those wins belong to them."

Flau'jae Johnson, a second-team All-SEC selection, has made significant strides this season, improving on her performance from last year, when she averaged 14.9 points per game.

Her offensive efficiency has been on display throughout the season, shooting 54.7%, including 43.2% from 3-point range.

Flau'jae Johnson stats vs. NC Central

Flau'jae Johnson, a Savannah, Georgia native, made her sixth 20-point game of the season against the North Carolina Central Eagles on Sunday at PMAC.

She hit eight of her 14 field goal attempts, including three of four from beyond the arc. She was perfect from the free-throw line, connecting on all three of her attempts.

Flau'jae Johnson game by numbers

• 20 minutes played
• 22 points
• 0 rebounds
• 2 assists
• 4 blocks
• 1 steal
• 8-14 FG
• 3-4 3PT
• 3-3 FT

The 131 points No. 7 LSU scored in the victory over the Eagles marked the second-most in a single game in school history. Kim Mulkey praised Johnson when speaking with the press after the game.

"I just think Flau'jae has just this crazy work ethic," she said (6:57)."When you think about this kid - gets up at 5 o'clock in the morning, she has to go to school, she has to do her music, she has to work on her game, then she has to come to practice — I don't know how she does it."

LSU hosts the Stanford Cardinals on Thursday as part of the ACC–SEC Challenge.