Long-time best friends and the Lady Tigers' two leading scorers this past season were drafted Wednesday by the same team in the WNBA draft. Former LSU center Sylvia Fowles and former guard Quianna Chaney will join the Chicago Sky roster. The Sky drafted Fowles with the No.
In case you didn't hear, the LSU men's basketball team lost its second-leading scorer Tuesday. Freshman forward Anthony Randolph, coming off a season in which he garnered a Freshman All-American honorable mention award, shocked no one when he followed in the footsteps of Brandon Bass, Tyrus Thomas and Glen Davis and declared early for the NBA Draft.
LSU loaded the bases in the first inning of its Wednesday game against Southern Miss, but no players reached home plate. The Tigers loaded the bases a second time and everyone circled the diamond. With one out in the fourth, sophomore second basemen Ryan Schimpf blasted a grand slam to left field to catapult the Tigers (21-11, 5-7) to an 8-4 victory against the Golden Eagles (20-11) at Pete Taylor Park in Hattiesburg, Miss.
A five-day delay of the Lady Tigers' tennis match against Mississippi State did not prevent LSU from sealing its fifth Southeastern Conference win of the season Wednesday morning at W.T. "Dub" Robinson Stadium. LSU's match against the Bulldogs was suspended Friday because of rain with LSU leading 3-0 in singles.
LSU's track and field program has a history of producing world -class sprinters and national championships. That trend could continue this season with the leadership of senior sprinter Richard Thompson. Thompson set a school record in the 100-meter dash this past weekend at the Texas Relays with a time of 10.
After an uncharacteristic six-game losing streak with sweeps coming at the hands of No. 3 Florida and No. 2 Alabama, the LSU softball team (31-10, 10-6) got back on track Wednesday with a double-header sweep at Kentucky (15-24, 3-13). "It is great to get back in the win column," said coach Yvette Girouard.
