BATON ROUGE, LA − LSU women’s basketball now stands alone in the NCAA record books after a March Madness blowout 101-47 win over Texas Tech at Pete Maravich Assembly Center.

On Sunday, the Tigers broke a Division I women’s NCAA record for the most 100-point games in a single season with their 16th. The previous record of 15 games was held by Long Beach State (1986-1987). LSU tied Long Beach State’s record on Friday, March 20, with a 116-58 win over Jacksonville. Per ESPN, the Tigers are the second team ever to open an NCAA Tournament run with consecutive 50-point victories.

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“Obviously, as a basketball player, and just like a little girl growing up watching basketball, it’s everybody’s dream to have their names in the history books,” junior guard Mikaylah Williams said. “So, it’s truly a good feeling and a blessing to even be able to do this and show our talent on the biggest stage.”

“Super cool,” senior guard Flau’jae Johnson added.

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Players to watch in 2026 women’s NCAA basketball tournament

UConn’s Azzi Fudd and Sarah Strong are among the top players set to tipoff March Madness. Here’s the best players in women’s college basketball:

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Players to watch in 2026 women’s NCAA basketball tournament

UConn’s Azzi Fudd and Sarah Strong are among the top players set to tipoff March Madness. Here’s the best players in women’s college basketball:

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Players to watch in 2026 women’s NCAA basketball tournament

It’s hard to believe Sarah Strong could top her record-breaking freshman season, but she’s one-upped herself. Strong has career highs in points (18.5), assists (4.1), steals (3.4), field goal percentage (60.1%) and free throw percentage (87.3%). She leads UConn in nearly every statical category, including points, rebounds, steals and blocks. Expect Strong to have a strong showing in the NCAA Tournament. She set the freshmen points record in an NCAA Tournament (114) last season.

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Players to watch in 2026 women’s NCAA basketball tournament

UCLA Bruins center Lauren Betts’ stats are slightly down from last season, but she’s no less dominant. She leads UCLA in points (16.4), rebounds (8.6) and blocks (1.9) per game and has 11 double-doubles. Her efforts earned her Big Ten Player of the Year and Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year honors, becoming the first player in Big Ten history to earn both in the same season.

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Players to watch in 2026 women’s NCAA basketball tournament

Texas Longhorns forward Madison Booker has reached new heights this season earning first-team All-SEC after recording career highs in points (18.9), steals (2.3) and field goal percentage (51.6%), which she raised from 46.1% last season. Booker leads the Longhorns in scoring and has been in double-digits for all but two games this season. She’s only a junior, but she’s already climbed to No. 6 on Texas’ all-time scoring list with 1,873 points career points entering March Madness.

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Players to watch in 2026 women’s NCAA basketball tournament

UConn Huskies senior guard Azzi is shooting lights out from the 3-point line. She’s averaging a career-high 44.6% from beyond the arc and her 104 3-pointers rank second in the nation. Her field goal percentage (48.9%) also marks a career-high. Fudd has also helped anchor UConn’s top-ranked scoring defense. She’s one of three Huskies to have at least 85 steals this season, joining Sarah Strong (111) and KK Arnold (93). Fudd is also flirting with the 50-40-90 stat line — 50% from the field, 40% from the 3-point line and 90% from the free throw line.

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Players to watch in 2026 women’s NCAA basketball tournament

Vanderbilt’s Mikayla Blakes was named the SEC Player of the Year after leading Vanderbilt to its first 27-win regular season in program history. Blakes leads the nation in scoring averaging 27.0 points per game, including 12 games of 30 or more points. Ten of those 12 games came in conference play. Blakes has recorded double-digit points in every game this season and is currently riding a 50 game double-digit scoring streak, the longest active streak in the SEC and third longest in NCAA Division I women’s basketball. Blakes is the second Vanderbilt star to win SEC Player of the Year and the first sophomore since South Carolina’s A’ja Wilson in 2016.

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Olivia Miles’ transfer from Notre Dame to TCU has been seamless if you look at her stat line. Miles is the centerpiece of the Horned Frogs’ offense and has upped her scoring average from 15.4 points last season to a career-high 19.6 points. Miles tops the nation with five triple doubles and has done so efficiently, with career highs in field goal percentage (48.7) and free throw percentage (84.4%).

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Players to watch in 2026 women’s NCAA basketball tournament

Iowa State Cyclones center Audi Crooks ended the regular season with a bang, dropping 41 points and 13 rebounds against Kansas State — shooting an efficient 16-of-19 from the field. That marked Crooks’ fourth 40-point game of the season and 12th double-double. Crooks has scored in double digits every game this season, extending her streak to 97 straight career games — the longest active streak in the nation. She became the fastest player in Big 12 history to reach 2,000 points on Jan. 28 and picked up an unanimous first-team All-Big 12 nod.

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Ohio State’s Jaloni Cambridge has arrived! The sophomore guard is in midst of a breakout season. She upped her points per game from 15.4 last season to 22.8, which ranks seventh in the nation. Her field-goal percentage also increased by nearly eight points to 49.0%. She’s scored double-digit points in every game this season and became the 40th Buckeye to surpass 1,000 career points on Feb. 8 against Oregon. She’s only the fifth Ohio State player to record 700 points in a season.

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South Carolina Gamecocks forward Joyce Edwards has taken a large step this season. The 6-foot-3 forward slid into the starting lineup after senior forward Chloe Kitts was ruled out for the season with an ACL injury in her right knee. Edwards has powered South Carolina to the fourth-best scoring offense in the nation (86.3 points per game). She’s averaging a team-high 19.6 points in 34 starts, up from 12.7 points and one start her freshman year. Her stat line is rounded out by 6.3 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 1.7 steals per game.

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Notre Dame Fighting Irish guard Hannah Hidalgo has been a walking highlight reel. Hidalgo turned in career highs in points, steals, rebounds, field-goal percentage and made ACC history by winning both Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year in consecutive seasons. Hidalgo set an NCAA record with 16 steals in a game and scored a school-record 44 points in Notre Dame’s 85-58 win over Akron on Nov. 12. She leads the nation in total steals (173), which set a single-season ACC record.

The Tigers ended their 100-point victory over Texas Tech with four players in double-figures, including Williams and Johnson ― who both had 24 point. Two other teammates, Kate Koval (10 points and 10 rebounds) and Amiya Joyner (11 points and 11 rebounds), added double-doubles to the tally sheet.

If you ask LSU coach Kim Mulkey, the record for most 100-point games in a season doesn’t matter much.

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“I don’t think one thing about it,” Mulkey said postgame.

“That is not something that, when I’m in my rocking chair, I’m gonna tell the grandkids, ‘You know what we did one year?’ I’ll forget it, but I won’t forget those national championships, those conference championships. I won’t forget those kids that played for me. I probably would forget this because, really, what does it mean? What does it mean? It means I got to coach some talented teams. It means we played some sorry teams and scored it. We played some good teams and scored it. That’s just never a goal of ours.”

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: LSU women’s basketball sets NCAA record for 100-point games