Poa was trying to take a charge
LSU women’s basketball lost a key player in its pursuit of an SEC Tournament Championship on Saturday.
Last-Tear Poa suffered a concussion in the team’s 75-67 victory over Ole Miss in the SEC Tournament semifinals. Poa hit her head hard on the floor while trying to take a charge. She was stretchered off the court and taken to a hospital as LSU won the game.
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Last-Tear Poa of the LSU Lady Tigers is taken off the court on a stretcher after an injury against the Ole Miss Rebels during the semifinals of the SEC Women's Basketball Tournament at Bon Secours Wellness Arena on March 9, 2024, in Greenville, South Carolina. (Eakin Howard/Getty Images)
Poa was released from the hospital overnight, but LSU said she wouldn’t be at the arena for the team’s championship game against undefeated South Carolina.
"The kid took quite a lick on the back of her head," LSU head coach Kim Mulkey said Saturday night. "I did not see it. I saw it on the film just a minute ago, and I wouldn't even look at it."
At the time of the injury, Mulkey said Poa seemed "unresponsive."
The LSU Lady Tigers bench reacts after Last-Tear Poa was taken off the court on a stretcher during the semifinals of the SEC Women's Basketball Tournament on March 9, 2024 in Greenville. (Eakin Howard/Getty Images)
"She could squeeze your hand, lightly," she said. "She'd tell you she could feel her legs, but she really couldn't articulate good enough for you not to be afraid."
Poa, who is from Australia, started 10 of the 32 games she’s appeared in for the Tigers this season. She’s averaging 5 points and 1.5 rebounds per game.
Madison Scott of the Ole Miss Rebels celebrates getting fouled by Last-Tear Poa of the LSU Lady Tigers at Bon Secours Wellness Arena on March 9, 2024, in Greenville. (Eakin Howard/Getty Images)
LSU is likely to be in the NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament regardless of the result against the Gamecocks on Sunday.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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