DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — LaSondra Barrett scored 20 points to help LSU beat Hartford 60-39 on Saturday in the first round of the NCAA tournament.
Courtney Jones and Allison Hightower each added 10 for the Tigers (21-9), the No. 7 seed in the Memphis Regional. LSU went on an early 17-0 run and was never seriously challenged from there, marking the 12th straight year that the Tigers have won at least one tournament game.
LSU advanced to the second round to play the Hampton-Duke winner on Monday night.
Diana Delva scored 12 points for the 10th-seeded Hawks (27-5), who ended the season with back-to-back losses after running off 20 straight victories. Hartford was coming off a loss to Vermont in the America East Conference tournament final.
Things got so bad Saturday for Hartford that coach Jennifer Rizzotti was ejected after picking up her second technical foul with 7:27 to play and her team down 52-29.
