GULF SHORES, Ala. - No. 4 LSU fell to No. 5 Loyola Marymount, 3-2, in the first round of the NCAA Championship Friday morning in Gulf Shores setting up an elimination match where the Tigers will face TCU this afternoon at 1 p.m on ESPNU.
"We've just got to play better," said head coach Russell Brock. "That's the bottom line. We knew that LMU would be a tough matchup. They are a solid team with great coaching. They handled that moment better than we did.
"I like our team with its back against the wall against a team that we know.