The LSU women's basketball team scheduled its third nonconference matchup of the season as a homecoming game for star senior guard Flau'jae Johnson .

At 1 p.m. Sunday (ESPN+), the No. 5 Tigers (2-0) will face Georgia Southern in Statesboro, Georgia — a city that sits just more than 50 miles west of Johnson's hometown Savannah, Georgia.

"For me, it's just another game," Johnson said, "but I'm very excited."

LSU has played similar contests in each of the past three seasons. In 2023, it faced Coppin State in Angel Reese's hometown of Baltimore. Then, last year, it played homecoming games for two of its stars — one against Grambling in Bossier City for Mikaylah Williams and another on the road against Illinois-Chicago for Aneesah Morrow.

Now it's Johnson's turn.

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