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LSU tops Iowa in Women's NCAA basketball final for 1st championship title

Louisiana State University is the champion of women’s college basketball.

In a back-and-forth game, the Tigers ran out as comfortable winners at the end, trouncing the favored University of Iowa Hawkeyes 102-85. Big talking points coming out of the game were questionable officiating calls, a taunting backlash and how bright the future is for the women’s game.

The Athletic’s Nicole Auerbach watched all this weekend’s action and joins host Jane Clayson for a breakdown of it all.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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