 Da Boot Sports 10/15/2021 By: Terrill J. Weil BATON ROUGE, LA: Former LSU Basketball Head Coach Dale Brown has written and published several inspirational books. His most recent, "Getting Over the 4 Hurdles of Life" is a fantastic read and is approaching Best Seller's status. With us soon celebrating the naming of the Pete Maravich Assembly Center court to "Dale Brown Court" and with the Holiday season around the corner, It's the perfect time to purchase this amazing book. Grab one for yourself, and several more to hand out to your family and friends as gifts. Click on the Button below to take you to the Acadian House Publishing website where can can place your order today... 
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 Da Boot Sports 10/6/2021 LSU Sports Information By: Keonte Herrera BATON ROUGE – Ten LSU softball players were named 2020-21 National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) All-America Scholar-Athletes. Aliyah Andrews, Taryn Antoine, Cait Calland, Emilee Casanova, Amanda Doyle, Maribeth Gorsuch, Ali Kilponen, Ali Newland, Taylor Pleasants, and Shelby Wickersham all joined a class of over 8,800 student-athletes to garner this achievement. It is the highest total in the Association’s history and marks the second consecutive year achieving the 8,000-plus plateau. The rankings and honors recognize the academic prowess of softball teams across the Association’s membership categories and individual student-athletes earning a 3.5 grade-point average or higher for the 2020-21 season. The NCAA Division III led the way with 2,375 student-athletes, followed by NCAA Division I and Division II totaling 1,982 and 1,727 honorees, respectively. High school weighted and High School unweighted earned 832 and 679 distinctions. NAIA amassed 643 student-athletes, while two-year programs totaled 594 recipients. Calland, Casanova, Kilponen, Newland, Pleasants, and Wickersham will all return for the 2022 season.  Photo By: LSUsports.net Da Boot Sports 9/21/2021 LSU Sports Information By: William Franques BATON ROUGE, La. – LSU Tiger Tracks, a program highlighting various aspects of the university and its athletics department, can be seen at 7 p.m. CT Wednesday on Cox Sports Television. The show, hosted by Jordy Hultberg and Bill Franques, is a weekly 30-minute production featuring interviews with LSU administrators, coaches and student-athletes, along with a look at some of the events and scholarly activity on campus. Tiger Tracks begins with a preview by correspondent Paul Boron of the LSU-Mississippi State football game that kicks off at 11 a.m. CT Saturday in Starkville, Miss. Boron later provides a profile of kickers Avery Atkins and Cade York, who combine to give LSU the best special teams combination in college football. Tiger Tracks continues with a highlights of the fifth-ranked soccer team’s win over Mississippi State before a record-breaking crowd at the LSU Soccer Complex. The show concludes with a message from LSU President William F. Tate about the university’s COVID vaccination status. Photo By: LSUsports.net Da Boot Sports 9/14/2021 LSU Sports Information By: William Franques BATON ROUGE, La. – LSU Tiger Tracks, a program highlighting various aspects of the university and its athletics department, can be seen at 9:30 p.m. CT Wednesday on Cox Sports Television. The show, hosted by Jordy Hultberg and Bill Franques, is a weekly 30-minute production featuring interviews with LSU administrators, coaches and student-athletes, along with a look at some of the events and scholarly activity on campus. Tiger Tracks begins with a preview by correspondent Paul Boron of the LSU-Central Michigan football game that kicks off at 6:30 p.m. CT Saturday in Tiger Stadium. Boron later provides a look at coach Sian Hudson and the LSU soccer team, which is ranked No. 6 in the nation with a 7-0 record. Tiger Tracks continues with highlights of LSU’s home-opening win over McNeese State last Saturday in Tiger Stadium The show concludes with an appearance by Dr. Catherine O’Neal of the LSU Health Sciences Center, who discusses the benefits of the COVID-19 vaccine.  Photo By: BRPROUD.COM Da Boot Sports 9/14/2021 LSU Sports Information By: LSU Staff Baton Rouge, La. – LSU soccer has moved up to No. 6 in the United Soccer Coaches Top 25 poll that was released on Tuesday afternoon. The Tigers put the cap on nonconference play last week as they improved to 7-0-0 on the season with a win versus ULL.LSU has outscored its opponents by a tally of 26 to 4 this season and have three ranked wins on the season to date. LSU scored five goals in last Thursday night’s win over ULL as they registered their third shutout in the last four games as well. The Tigers have won ten straight matches dating back to the spring of 2021. The 10 game win streak is a school record and is also the longest current win streak in the NCAA right now. The No. 6 nationally ranking is the highest in school history as well. LSU is set to open up SEC play on Friday night (Sept. 17) as they host Mississippi State at LSU Soccer Stadium. First kick is scheduled for 7 p.m. CT and admission is free. To view the United Soccer Coaches Top 25 poll, visit unitedsoccercoaches.org. 2021 Rankings for LSU August 24 – RV August 31 – No. 17 September 7 – No. 7 September 14 – No. 6  Photo By: LSUsports.net Da Boot Sports 9/10/2021 LSU Sports Information By: Robert Quiroga Lafayette, La. – The No. 7 LSU Soccer Team (7-0-0) made program history on Thursday night as they defeated the UL-Lafayette Ragin’ Cajuns (2-5-0) on Thursday night at the Ragin’ Cajuns Soccer Facility. The Tigers set the program record for most consecutive wins as they won their tenth straight match Thursday night; the streak dates back to the 2021 spring season. The previous school record for most wins in a row, nine, came in 2002. Forward Molly Thompson led the night as she recorded a hat trick with goals in the 16th, 21st, and 51st minutes. Forward Tinaya Alexander and midfielder Meghan Johnson each scored a goal in the 41st and 81st minute respectively.Box Score (PDF) “Huge amounts of momentum for our program right now as we’ve started the season off with seven wins in a row,” head coach Sian Hudson said after the match. “Really proud of everything we have accomplished since we set foot on campus. The sheer amount of effort our girls are putting in and the way they play for each other is just a credit to them.” The Tigers opened the scoring on the night in the 16th minute as midfielder Rammie Noel sent a cross into the box from the left flank that saw Thompson leap and head the ball into the back of the net from eight yards out. The goal was the second of the season for Thompson, and Noel’s team-high third assist of the year. Thompson doubled her goal tally only five minutes later as she latched on the end of a long ball and drove into the edge of the box, where she cut inside on her right foot and ripped a shot into the right corner from 17 yards out to give LSU a 2-0 lead in the match and give Thompson her third goal of the season. LSU grabbed the third goal of the match in the 41st minute after Alexander carried the ball from midfield, dashed by a defender, and burst into the box and placed her finish into the top left corner. The goal takes Alexander’s goal tally to six on the season, a team-high on a team that’s flourishing with goals. Goalkeeper Mollee Swift commanded the box and kept the ball out of her goal in 45 minutes of action, registering three saves in the 7th, 19th, and 44th minutes. Goalkeeper Jade Odom made her LSU debut in the second half, taking the spot between the posts for the final 45 minutes of the match. In the 51st minute, Alexander played a through ball into the box to Thompson, who shot it first time and slotted it past the Ragin’ Cajun goalkeeper into the bottom left corner to extend LSU’s lead to 4-0 and secure Thompson’s hat trick. The hat trick is the first in Thompson’s career, and the 20th hat trick in school history. With the assist, Alexander’s career tally moves to 19 and is tied for fifth on the all-time assist list for LSU. LSU capped off the night with one final goal in the 81st minute. Defender Grace Haggerty swung in a corner that found midfielder Tiana Caffey, who headed it down and found Johnson. Johnson lifted the ball into the top right corner to secure her first goal of the season and fourth of her collegiate career. Caffey’s assist was the first of the year and fourth of her career while Haggerty claimed the first assist of her career on the play. Odom marked her first appearance in Purple & Gold by keeping a clean sheet in the second half, registering two saves in the 60th and 64th minutes. The clean sheet means that the Tigers have now kept a clean sheet in four out of seven games to start the season. LSU outshot UL-Lafeyette by a margin of 20-10, with the Tigers registering 12 shots on target compared to the Ragin Cajuns’ five. Up Next LSU will open SEC play at home as they take on the Mississippi State Bulldogs at 7 p.m. CT on Friday, September 17th. Photo By: LSUsports.net Da Boot Sports 9/8/2021 LSU Sports Information By: William Franques LSU TIGER TRACKS THIS WEEK ON CST BATON ROUGE, La. – LSU Tiger Tracks, a program highlighting various aspects of the university and its athletics department, can be seen at 10:30 p.m. CT Wednesday on Cox Sports Television. The show, hosted by Jordy Hultberg and Bill Franques, is a weekly 30-minute production featuring interviews with LSU administrators, coaches and student-athletes, along with a look at some of the events and scholarly activity on campus. Tiger Tracks begins with a preview by correspondent Paul Boron of the LSU-McNeese football game that kicks off at 7 p.m. CT Saturday in Tiger Stadium. Boron later provides a profile of quarterback Max Johnson, who has nine touchdown passes in his three career starts for the Tigers. Tiger Tracks continues with an interview conducted by Jacob Hester with offensive lineman Austin Deculus, who has a chance to become the first player in LSU football history to appear in 60 games. The show concludes with a story about LSU President William Tate and his recent visit to the Student Union on campus, where he engaged in a friendly game of golf.  Photo By: LSU Da Boot Sports! 7/20/2021 LSU Sports Information By: Michael Bonnette BATON ROUGE – LSU’s Cox Academic Center for Student-Athletes has been named recipient of the 2021 NCLCA Outstanding Learning Center Award for Special Populations, the National College Learning Center Association announced. The purpose of the NCLCA President’s Outstanding Learning Center Award for Specialized Populations is to give national recognition to the work done by learning centers that provide learning services to a limited specialized population and to foster their future growth and development. The award considers those centers that focus on groups such as student-athletes, veterans, and TRiO (students from disadvantaged backgrounds). “The Cox Communications Academic Center for Student-Athletes continues to be a national leader in supporting students to achieve excellence in the academic sphere and beyond,” LSU Interim Executive Vice President and Provost Matt Lee said. “The innovative programming driven by first rate and extraordinarily capable staff and leadership has engendered an environment where excellence permeates everything they do. This most recent national recognition affirms their ongoing commitment to ensure our students compete at the highest levels in all realms.” With the motto, “Enter to Learn, Leave to Serve”, LSU’s Cox Academic Center for Student-Athletes provides academic support and services for nearly 500 student-athletes. Under the direction of Walt Holliday, LSU has maintained an 88 percent graduate success rate for its student-athletes for the past four years. LSU’s most recent graduation success rate of 89 percent is up 20 points from 2008. "It is an honor to receive this prestigious award as it is our vision at the center to be the premiere resource for student-athletes,” Holliday, Executive Director of the Cox Communications Academic Center for Student-Athletes, said. “Our holistic approach to student-athlete development helps our student-athletes find balance between their academic and personal development. We recognize the importance of developing them academically, cognitively, personally and professionally. Our continued success at the Cox Center is based on the collective efforts of many”. Equipped with such features as a 1,000-seat internet accessible auditorium, a tutorial center, a computer lab, a career center and a 2,800-square foot library, the Cox Academic Center for Student-Athlete is among the best of its kind on a college campus. Another unique feature of the Cox Academic Center is Project Graduation, a program dedicated to helping those student-athletes that leave school early, for whatever the reason, return to LSU to finish their degree. Since 2010, 87 former LSU student-athletes have returned to LSU and earned their college diploma. The Cox Academic Center for Student-Athletes isn’t focused solely on graduation, but also about developing student-athletes for a successful life after athletics. The goals of the center include:
“I am immensely proud this achievement,” Dorothy Kemp, director of educational support services, said. “As the criteria for this award evaluated all components of CCACSA programs, ultimately, this honor is a reflection of the hard work and dedication to excellence of the entire team. Brad Jones, the manager of student support Services/math specialist, worked very hard to ensure that our application captured the great work that we do every day for our student-athletes.”  Photo By: LSUsports.net 6/19/2021 LSU Sports Information By: Aaron Hyder Baton Rouge, La. – LSU track and field sprinter Terrance Laird announced he was turning pro on Friday afternoon. The world class sprinter has signed a contract with Adidas. Laird, who arrived at LSU in January of 2020, has done it all for LSU. He led the LSU men's team to a national title a week ago by scoring a team and meet high 20.5 points at the NCAA Championships after winning titles in the 100 meters (10.05 seconds) and 4x100 meter relay (38.48), while also placing second in the 200 meters with a time of 19.94. Laird was just named the 2021 U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association Outdoor Track Athlete of the Year earlier this week after his scintillating performances during the outdoor season; he's also one of 10 semifinalists for The Bowerman. You name, and he's pretty much accomplished it on the collegiate level. He completed the sprint triple at the SEC meet after winning the 100 meters, 200 meters, and 4x100 meter relay. A lightning bolt out the blocks, Laird has put the world on notice with his performances this year in the 200 meters. He's run the two fastest wind legal times of the year in the 200 meters, a 19.81 at the Texas Relays in late March and a 19.82 at the SEC Championships in mid-May. The 19.82 at SECs broke Justin Gatlin's meet record. He also owns a wind-aided time of 19.82 seconds (+2.4 meters per second) that he clocked at the LSU Alumni Gold meet in late April. He's set to compete for his spot on the U.S. Olympic team June 25-27 at the Olympic Trials. He'll run the first round of the 200 meters on Friday at 4:04 p.m. CT. The semifinals will be at 9:33 p.m. CT Saturday night, and then the finals are scheduled for 7:22 p.m. CT on Sunday (June 27). He will also be a candidate for the USA's 4x100 meter relay team. A native of Coatesville, Pennsylvania, Laird has been an absolute pleasure to have on the LSU track and field team. He arrived in January of 2020 and left his mark on the program. He's made those around him better, he's pushed the limits, he's shown that hard work pays off, and he's a true student of the game. We look forward to him representing LSU on the world stage for years to come.  6/16/2021 DA BOOT SPORTS! 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LSU won five individual event titles and the 4x100 meter relay at the meet as the Tigers showed their brute dominance over the rest of the field. Results "It means a lot because there have been so many times we've been second at this meet," Shaver said after the victory. "To be able to win it is pretty exciting. We came out here and dominated the meet in a lot of ways and that made it special for us." LSU's six event titles at the NCAA outdoor meet are the second most ever in meet history. Ohio State captured seven in 1936. LSU won event titles in the javelin (Tzuriel Pedigo), 100 meters (Terrance Laird), high jump (JuVaughn Harrison), long jump (JuVaughn Harrison), 400 meter hurdles (Sean 'Squirrel' Burrell), and the 4x100 meter relay. LSU led the event wire to wire. After scoring 24 points on the opening day of the meet, the Tigers added 60 more to their final tally on Friday that saw the Purple & Gold bring home three more individual national titles and the 4x100m relay as well. JuVaughn Harrison (high jump), Sean 'Squirrel' Burrell (400m hurdles), Terrance Laird (100 meters) captured national titles on Friday in their respective events. Dylan Peebles, Noah Williams, Akanni Hislop, and Terrance Laird brought home the win in the 4x100 meter relay. We'll start with the best to ever do it in the long jump/high jump combo in world history, JuVaughn Harrison. Harrison wowed the crowd and won his sixth straight NCAA title with a clearance of 7' 7.75" (2.33 meters). It wasn't a perfect day, but he got the job done and secured his 20th point of the meet for the Tigers. Going back to NCAA comps since the 2019 outdoor meet, he's 6-0 between the long jump and high jump. In 2019, he became the first man in NCAA outdoor meet history to sweep the long jump and high jump national titles. He's now done that at three straight meets – 2019 NCAA outdoor, 2021 NCAA indoor, 2021 NCAA outdoor – to stake claim as one of the best jumpers in NCAA history. The six NCAA titles rank Harrison No. 3 on the all-time LSU list for national titles won behind Xavier Carter (7) and Kelly Willie (7); it also ties him with Walter Davis. "I'm very proud of my team and what we came out here and did," Harrison mentioned. "We've got a lot of dudes on this team that excel in their events. So to see us score the points we did and win in the fashion we did, it's something we'll never forget." Sean 'Squirrel' Burrell won his first career national title on Friday with a world U20 record time of 47.85. So let us point out that this has been an event contested since 1900 and no U20 athlete in world history has ever run faster. In fact, Burrell became the first U20 athlete to crack 48 seconds in the event as the previous U20 world record was 48.02 by Danny Harris June of 1984 . The time of 47.85 moved Burrell up to No. 4 on the all-time collegiate list and it ranks as the second fastest time in LSU history behind his coach, Bennie Brazell (47.67). He's the third LSU 400 meter hurdler to win an NCAA title in the event. "It's an honor to just win my event title," Burrell said. "I run for my city, Baton Rouge is where I grew up. So to become a national champion at this school means the most to me. I kept preaching to myself that I was gonna go sub 48, and I got out today. I knew I could finish strong and when that time popped up I was like 'oh yeah." We're five paragraphs in and we haven't even mentioned the High Point Scorer of the Meet. That would go to Terrance Laird as he dropped 20.5 half points thanks to his national titles in the 4x100 meter relay and 100 meters; he also took second in the 200 meters. Laird was worked to the max on Friday as he ran in three races. He started his day off by chasing down Georgia's Matt Boling for the win; the LSU relay clocked a time of 38.48 in the event. Laird returned to the track 50 minutes later and stunned the crowd with his late race speed to win the 100 meter national time with a clocking of 10.05 seconds. Laird would go for the sprint triple 45 minutes later in the 200 meters and was narrowly beat out for the top spot as he ran a 19.94 to Joseph Fanbulleh's (Florida) 19.91. "We had a razor sharp focus coming into this meet," Laird said of his team's performance this week. "We got the ball rolling today with the 4x100 meter relay. The whole day was the LSU show. We talked about doing this and we did. Proud of this group." The men's 4x100 meter relay kicked things off with a dub in the sprint relay. The lineup went Dylan Peebles, Noah Williams, Akanni Hislop, and Terrance Laird as the unit clocked a 38.48 to run away with the event. It's LSU's 10th national title in the event and first since 2016. Noah Williams turned in a time of 44.93 in the 400 meters to take third and add six points to the LSU point total. Freshman Sean Dixon-Bodie went out and PR'd at his first NCAA outdoor meet with a leap of 54' 6" (16.61 meters) to take fourth place in the triple jump; the mark is the fifth best in LSU history. The final point scorer of the day for LSU was Damion Thomas in the 110 meter hurdles; he placed eighth with a time of 13.76 for a point. This team was loaded with potential and they made the most of it to bring home LSU's first men's outdoor national title since 2002; they were ranked No. 1 in 9 of 10 ratings polls released throughout the season and will end up as the top team in the land for the 2021 outdoor season. LSU's other four outdoor men's national titles came in 1933, 1989, 1990, and 2002. LSU's 31 point margin of victory is the largest gap since Arkansas won by 38 points in 1994. LSU's track and field program as a whole – women & men combined – has now won 32 team national titles. LSU's 84 team points are the third most in the modern era of track and field at the men's NCAA outdoor meet. LSU's Point Total – 84 Terrance Laird – 20.5 JuVaughn Harrison – 20 Tzuriel Pedigo – 10 Sean Burrell – 10 Noah Williams – 8.5 Sean Dixon-Bodie – 5 Dylan Peebles – 2.5 Akanni Hislop – 2.5 Jon Nerdal – 2 Rayvon Grey - 2 Damion Thomas - 1  Photo By: LSUsports.net 5/12/2021 LSU Sports Information By: Judy Willson BATON ROUGE --- The LSU women’s golf team will advance to the NCAA Championships in Scottsdale, Arizona following today’s cancellation of the NCAA Baton Rouge Regional. The Tigers were the No. 1 seed in the regional field. It will be the 14th time in program history that LSU has advanced to the national championship field. The No. 4-ranked Tigers will compete for a national title for the first time since 2015 when they take the Grayhawk Golf Club course, May 21-26. It will be the first time that the team has advanced in head coach Garrett Runion’s three-year tenure. Statement from the NCAA: NCAA Division I Women’s Golf Committee Statement – Baton Rouge Regional The NCAA Division I Women's Golf Committee regrets that the 2021 NCAA Division I Women’s Golf Championships regional in Baton Rouge could not be conducted as scheduled this week. The University Club has taken on over 7 inches of rain in the past several days. The Division I Women’s Golf Committee, NCAA staff and the Games Committee in Baton Rouge have been in constant communication throughout the past several days about the course conditions that have led to this unprecedented and most difficult decision. Committee policy states that since play could not take place Wednesday, advancement will be determined by the original seeding of teams used for selection to the 2021 championship, with the top six teams and top three individuals, not on an advancing team, going to the national championships. Those teams and individuals are as follows:
 Photo By: LSUsports.net 5/8/2021 LSU Sports Information GULF SHORES, Ala.- The Tigers' beach season came to an end Sunday evening in Gulf Shores when they fell to UCLA, 3-2. The match came down to the third set on Court 5 where LSU fell by the closest of margins, 15-13. "I could not be more proud of this team," said senior-leader Kristen Nuss, the winningest player in college beach volleyball history. "The way we fought until the very end is something that I will remember forever. "We'll forever be a team no matter the wins and losses." This marks the end of the road for the LSU Beach team that clawed its way back to being one of the final four teams standing after dropping its opening round match to Loyola Marymount. LSU finishes the season with a 27-9 record. After finishing the 2020 season as the No. 1 team in the country when it was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic. All six seniors from last year's team returned to fight for a national championship one more time. The Tigers entered this season ranked in the same spot. LSU remained inside the top-four for the entire season. "They risked this feeling to do it again," said head coach Russell Brock. "That says a ton about their character and not just their ability." For Claire Coppola, Taryn Kloth, Jess Lansman, Toni Rodriguez, and Kristen Nuss, Olivia Ordonez and Kahlee York this is the end of the road for their careers at LSU. It is a group that has led LSU to become one of the nation's top programs. Before they arrived in Baton Rouge, LSU had never made it to the NCAA Championship. Since they joined the program, LSU has not missed out on being one of the final eight teams invited to Gulf Shores. "Anybody that has seen our team play the past five years has seen the body of work," said Brock. "All the stats are almost incalculable. Even as we stand in the circle, it's daunting to think about how we will replace them. It's not just their skill. It's their accountability level, the way that they commit to the program, their understanding of what it means to be who we are. "Where we came from and where we are as a program, they are that. Without them it will be tough, but they will always be remembered fondly and as the greatest group that as ever put on the purple and gold." The match in the sand against the Bruins was intense and it came down to the bitter end. Jess Lansman and Sydney Moore got the Tigers started with a strong performance on Court 4, 21-15 and 21-17. Claire Coppola, who has 121 wins in her career (fourth most in college beach history), and Kelli Greene-Agnew fell on Court 2 as UCLA tied the overall dual, 21-19 and 21-13. Taryn Kloth and Kristen Nuss capped off a perfect season on Court 1 as they won both sets by a score of 23-21. Nuss finished her LSU career with 139 victories, the winningest player in the history of college beach volleyball. As a pair, Kloth and Nuss finished the season 36-0 which ties the best record by an undefeated pair on Court 1 ever. Kelly Claes and Sarah Hughes from USC had the same undefeated record in 2016. On Court 3, Ashlyn Rasnick-Pope and Toni Rodrgiuez fell, 23-21 and 21-18, as UCLA evened the match once again. Rodriguez finishes her seven-year LSU career after competing for both the indoor and beach programs. The attention shifted to Court 5 where Olivia Ordonez and Kahlee York won the first set, 21-15, and dropped the second set, 21-19. The LSU duo battled back after trailing by three, 8-5. They were able to get the score within one but were unable to ever tie it up and UCLA took the third set, 15-13, claiming the match.  Photo By: LSUsports.net 5/8/2021 LSU Sports Information GULF SHORES, Ala. - No. 4 LSU took down No. 8 TCU, 3-1, in an elimination match at the NCAA Championship to keep its season alive. "Everytime we step in the sand now we know it's going to be win or go home," said head coach Russell Brock. "If it's pretty, if it's ugly or if it's somewhere in between. We've got to find a way to get it done. We got it done in good fashion." The Tigers will face Florida State at 1 p.m. Saturday on ESPN2. The Tigers are 0-4 against the Seminoles this season, but each match has been razor thin. In the CCSA Championship match, LSU fell, 3-2, and the deciding court (Court 4) was decided by just two points in the third set. "We know both of those teams really well and we'll have film," said Brock. "We'll have a good idea of what it's going to take. We owe them both a lot and I'm sure they figure they owe us as well. No matter what, it will be an elimination match against two of the top four teams in the country. There's a lot riding on that." LSU fell to No. 5 Loyola Marymount this morning, 3-2, making to road to a championship more difficult. The Tigers will need to rattle off for more wins, moving through the elimination bracket, in order to claim its first national championship. After the loss in the morning, LSU came out locked in with its back against the wall. Taryn Kloth and Kristen Nuss handled Court 1 in straight-sets, 21-17 and 21-19, advancing to 34-0 on the season and earning their 31st straight-set win. TCU evened the match when Claire Coppola and Kelli Greene-Agnew dropped Court 2, 21-18 and 21-14. Jess Lansman and Sydney Moore moved the Tigers closer to advancing when they won on Court 4, 21-14 and 21-16. Moments later, Ashlyn Rasnick-Pope and Toni Rodriguez clinched the match for LSU with a win on Court 3, 21-12 and 21-17. "We had to regroup after this morning after we didn't get the win, but we came back after that game and regrouped," Rodriguez said. "We went in with an attack mindset and just went after them." Olivia Ordonez and Kahlee York were in a position to win on Court 5. They won the first set, 21-9, but LSU clinched the match before they were able to finish. They were leading 19-11 in the second set when the horn blew to signify the Tigers had won.  Photo By: LSUsports.net 4/29/2021 LSU Sports Information By: Chris Blair Voice of the Tigers Chris Blair sits down with LSU Athletics Director Scott Woodward to discuss major announcements this week from the Athletics department. The two discuss the homecoming of new women's basketball head coach Kim Mulkey, outdoor athletics events moving to 100 percent capacity, this week's NFL Draft and more. Interview is Below... Enjoy... GEAUX TIGERS!!! |
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