Destini leading Lady Tigers with her defense

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The following our excerpts from an article by The Advocate's Scott Hotard. Read the entire article at: http://bit.ly/dxDPgB

Combining athletic bloodlines, the wisdom of a coach’s daughter and classroom smarts, Destini Hughes has all the earmarks of a defensive stopper.

Little wonder the Texas-bred point guard chose to attend LSU, the women’s basketball equivalent of Nebraska’s black shirts.

“Every time I watched them on TV, they were stressing defense,” Hughes said of the Lady Tigers.

LSU has led the Southeastern Conference in scoring defense the last six seasons. Back at it again, the Lady Tigers enter this week’s SEC tournament surrendering only 51.8 points per game.

Players like Hughes set the tone. Players who love to play defense.

Since her emergence last month as a full-time starter, Hughes has helped LSU win five of six games.

“She has given us somebody who can stop the ball,” LSU coach Van Chancellor said of Hughes.

Posted by Bill Martin