GREENVILLE, S.C. — LSU women's basketball has dealt with adversity at various stretches throughout this season.

And the hits keep coming for the Tigers (28-4), who held off Ole Miss in the SEC Tournament semifinals and will play No. 1 South Carolina for the SEC Tournament championship Sunday (3 p.m., ESPN).

LSU will possibly have face the Gamecocks (31-0) without junior point guard Last-Tear Poa, who suffered a concussion in the fourth quarter of the Ole Miss game Saturday night. Poa attempted to take a charge on the Rebels' Zakiya Stephenson and the hard contact knocked her down with the back of her head hitting the floor.

The team released a statement several minutes following the 75-67 win over Ole Miss that Poa had movement and feeling in all extremities and that she is expected to be released from the hospital sometime Saturday night.

It's unclear if Poa will be able to play versus South Carolina.

If Last-Tear Poa is out, what does that mean for LSU women's basketball?

LSU was already shorthanded heading into the SEC Tournament.

Star freshman Mikaylah Williams missed the regular season finale against Kentucky with a right foot injury and has not played during LSU's first two games in the conference tournament.

Tigers coach Kim Mulkey has said Williams "could play" through her foot ailment but hasn't risked it to this point during the SEC Tournament.

Williams and Last-Tear Poa both possibly out — not to mention Sa'Myah Smith being lost for the season with a knee injury she suffered back November — LSU's short bench shrinks that much more.

Against South Carolina, Mulkey would have a sophomore walk-on Izzy Besselman and three freshmen, center Aalyah Del Rosario and guards Janae Kent and Angelica Velez, available.

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Poa has given LSU vital minutes the past couple months but what she brings to the team from a defensive perspective is where her absence, if she can't play, is going to be felt the most. Like Angel Reese said, Poa puts her body on the line for the team, taking close to 30 charges this season.

That production, and the timing of it, will be hard for anyone on LSU's roster to duplicate.

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 Twitter: @ByCoryDiaz. Got questions regarding LSU/UL athletics? Send them to Cory Diaz at bdiaz@gannett.com.

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