GREENVILLE, S.C. — LSU women’s basketball guard Last-Tear Poa had to leave the court during the fourth quarter of the SEC Tournament semifinal game against Ole Miss on a medical cart.
Poa attempted to take a charge after Ole Miss’ Zakiya Stephenson stole a pass and attacked the lane. Poa hit the court hard and her head appeared to strike the floor in the process. She was visibly distraught after the sequence.
Trainers and medical staff, along with coach Kim Mulkey, came out to check on her. Poa initially attempted to try to slowly walk to the bench with assistance but couldn’t get there and went back down. That’s when the stretcher was called for.
Per team officials, Poa was transported to St. Francis Hospital in downtown Greenville for further evaluation.
The play happened with 5:44 remaining in the game with LSU leading 63-56.
Cory Diaz covers the LSU Tigers and Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns for The Daily Advertiser as part of the USA TODAY Network. Follow his Tigers and Cajuns coverage on X: @ByCoryDiaz. Got questions regarding LSU/UL athletics? Send them to Cory Diaz at bdiaz@gannett.com.
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