Van Wagon Sighting: Woodlawn Middle School

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WOODLAWN MIDDLE SCHOOL (11-3-09):

The Van Wagon hit the highway tonight to transport the Lady Tiger to visit Woodland Middle School so they could help participate in some school activities. Make sure you stay tuned for detailed updates on tonight's activities as well as future locations where might see the Van Wagon!

 

 

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Things I Love About The Lady Tiger Way #1

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BOB STARKEY (11-03-09):
The title of this blog is The Lady Tiger Way. That concept is about a culture that was started during Coach Gunter's tenure and continues to this day under Coach Chancellor. I'm often asked what is The Lady Tiger Way and it is easy to see in its parts but difficult to simply define. It's a combination of always doing the right thing for the right reason but it also involves in doing more than is normally required. From time to time I'll list an example. For instance, this morning at 6 AM Coach Mays and myself brought the perimeter players in for some extra shooting. Andrea Kelly has had a foot injury the past week and been out of commission working out the crutches pretty good. Low and behold guess who comes in a 6 AM on her crutches to support her perimeter teammates? That's right -- Nicci Kelly! I never even thought about her coming since she couldn't dress out but that's THE LADY TIGER WAY!

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Get To Know Adrienne Webb

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BILL MARTIN (11/3/09 - 2 p.m.)
Freshman guard Adrienne Webb was the 2009 Gatorade Alabama Player of the Year at Sparkman High School in Madison, Ala. As a high school senior, she averaged 17.1 points, 5.2 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1.6 steals. In 2009-10, she is one of four new faces to join the LSU women’s basketball team.

A proven leader ranked as one of the top 100 prep players in America last season by ESPN.com, Webb is eager to contribute in her first season as a Lady Tiger. She joined LSUsports.net for a question and answer segment.

Read the Q & A at the link below:

http://www.lsusports.net/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=5200&ATCLID=204826677

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Lady Tigers on Sports Monday Tonight

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MEDIA UPDATE (11-2-09):
Catch Sports Monday with Lee Feinswog tonight on Cox 4 at 6:30 p.m. with a replay at 11 p.m. His guest tonight include Temeka Johnson and Bob Starkey along with a special feature on Jasmine Nelson. There were also be clips of interviews with Tyrus Thomas and Dale Brown. Sounds like a great basketball show that Lee has put together!

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Mike the Tiger - Our Live Mascot

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COURTNEY JONES (11-2-09):

The many wonders of LSU -- The name itself says a lot. The one thing that caught my attention was the live tiger we have on our campus. I mean other schools have dogs for mascots or birds, But we have a WILD tiger on our hands -- Mike the Tiger! I mean whose idea was this? I believe that it adds flavor to our campus and community. I helps bring people from all over to see what the roar is all about. Sometimes when we have 6am workouts on the track or in the PMAC we hear him roar. It’s a frightening feeling because we don’t know if he's out of his cage or just hungry! The team and I always talk about what we would do if he were to ever escape. Majority of us said run but what human can out run a Tiger? Then there’s the option of playing dead, but where would that leave us? I would probably be too afraid to even sit still that long.

 

 

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Van and the Fans

TOM HARLUCOWICZ (11-2-09):
As the lead person for the marketing and promoting of LSU Lady Tiger Basketball, Van Chancellor is the dream head coach! Whenever you have someone in the lead position that has charisma and charm it's a good thing but the bonus is that Coach Chancellor genuinely loves people. In his two years, he has never said no to an appearance no matter how large or small the group or how early or late the start time. I know that during the season he is going hard to get our team ready to play but he has a great appreciation for helping us grow our fan base.

 

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Our Little Helper For The Day

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VAN CHANCELLOR (11-1-09):
I always get excited about Mall Ball because I love getting out and talking to the LSU fans. One of the most enjoyable things about coming to Louisiana State University is finding out the great passion everyone has to everything from football to gumbo -- and of course, for Lady Tiger Basketball! Today though we got an extra surpise with a new "assistant." Tiffany Creel heads out tickets for women's basketball at LSU and she has an incredible work ethic and a great personality. She makes a difference in our program. Our fans know her by her first name because she cares about them. Well, today she introduced the Lady Tiger fans to her daughter Ava and Ava stole the show. She is just as cute as she can be and we all enjoyed her!

 

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Van Wagon Makes Appearance at Mall Ball


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BOB STARKEY (11-1-09):
Well it didn't take long but the Van Wagon is already getting some great buzz out there! Today it was parked at the Mall of Louisiana while the team and Coach Chancellor signed autographs inside. But there was always a large gathering outside checking it out! It's really excited because this week we really put it to use! As we take our team out to various community service events we will be transporting them in the Van Wagon. Want an idea of where the Van Wagon will be? Check it out at:

 

 

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Mall Ball a Huge Success!

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BRITTANY CARVALHIDO (11-1-09):

Today was our annual Mall Ball event where our team goes to the Mall of Louisiana to sign autographs, meet the fans and sell some tickets. Needless to say it was a great success as we signed for over 500 fans in a two hour span. The fans took photos, bought tickets and chatted with their favorite players. And of course Coach Chancellor was there as well as the Van Wagon which was parked outside. Here are just a few photos from Mall Ball...please keep coming back because we are going to post more!

 

 

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Tailgating with TAF

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TRAVIS MAYS (10-31-09):

Yesterday we had our annual Tailgate with TAF which is a great event. TAF is of course Tiger Athletic Foundation and they do an amazing job of keeping LSU Athletics and elite program. It is also an amazing group in terms of the numbers of people involved. Each year we come to one of their pre-game parties held in the PMAC and have our team introduced. We feel a lot of love with these ardent Tiger fans!

 

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