JSU women happy to receive respect with No. 15 seed

There were distinctly different reactions from the Jackson State women's basketball team as the Lady Tigers watched the NCAA Tournament announcements inside the Walter Payton Center on Monday.

Observers would have thought JSU's name was called when a graphic showed No. 1 seed Connecticut playing No. 16 Cornell in Bridgeport, Conn. Early predictions had Jackson State playing the nation's top team and there was a sense of thrilled relief in the air.

"I was like, 'Oh Lord', that's a tough team to beat," JSU guard LaSharee Christian said about UConn. "Once we saw Connecticut, it was like now we don't know where we're going to be."

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