Allison takes the PMAC floor one final time
From an article written by Scott Hotard at The Advocate:
When he stands at midcourt before today’s game against Mississippi State, LSU women’s basketball coach Van Chancellor will celebrate the career of only one senior.So happens, the one senior is the heart and soul that drives his team.The one senior is LSU’s leading scorer, best defender and hardest worker.The one senior is Allison Hightower, LSU’s stabilizing force during an era of transition.For all those reasons, Senior Day finds Chancellor torn.
On one hand, Chancellor looks forward to the opportunity of honoring Hightower’s legacy. On the other, he dreads the reminder of life at LSU without her.She is getting more help than last season, when she ranked first on the team in six categories. But while continuing to anchor the SEC’s best defense, she has lifted her scoring average from 14.9 points as a junior.“I’m not sure this is the proper wording,” said Bob Starkey, a longtime LSU assistant, “but in a way, she saved our program. She was the constant during a difficult time. She is, in my mind, one of the five most influential people to ever play here.”Through the coaching change and — one season later — the birth of the program’s most significant rebuilding effort in years, Hightower continued her business as LSU’s brightest rising star.“It’s been everything I wanted in a school,” Hightower said. “The fan base and all of the support is great. I believe in the coaches. A lot of people go to school as a great player, but they never improve. I can honestly say I’ve improved in my time here.”Read the entire article by Scott Hotard of The Advocate at: http://bit.ly/cHh0ue