This is really cool.

It has become a tradition in New York to light up one of the most iconic structures in the world, the Empire State Building, with a team's colors after they win a championship.

Well, the LSU Women's Basketball team defeated Iowa Sunday afternoon in Dallas to capture the university's first-ever Women's Basketball Championship.

LSU dominated Iowa and in the end, it was the ladies in the purple and gold holding up the trophy as confetti rained down on them.

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So, with all of that said, Sunday night the Empire State Building went Purple and Gold and here's a look at this iconic structure in New York.

Congratulations to the LSU Women's Basketball team and their coaching staff on the most successful year ever in women's basketball at LSU.

 

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