Lady Tigers use 3-ball to defeat Alabama
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- Senior preseason All-American Allison Hightower scored 29 points, including a career-high six three-pointers, as the 18th-ranked LSU women's basketball team continued its dominance of Alabama with a 78-41 rout of the Crimson Tide on Sunday afternoon at Coleman Coliseum.LSU (15-5, 4-4 Southeastern Conference) snapped a two-game losing streak and improved to .500 in league play with its 11th consecutive win over the Crimson Tide. The Lady Tigers shot a conference season-high 8-of-18 from 3-point range and finished 46.3 percent from the floor. The eight threes were the most by LSU since making 10 in the season-opener against Centenary.Hightower scored 19 of her 29 points in the first half and she finished 11-of-18 from the floor for the entire game. Her six 3-pointers tied for the seventh-most in LSU single-game history and the most since Quianna Chaney drained six against Arkansas on Feb. 28, 2008. It was also Hightower's highest scoring output of her career in an SEC game."I've struggled shooting the ball lately, but I came out today and knocked down some open shots," Hightower said. "This was an important win for us."Sophomore forward LaSondra Barrett added 13 points and 11 rebounds for her fourth double-double of the season. Freshman guard Adrienne Webb, playing in front of dozens of family members in her home state, chipped in 11 points in her best SEC performance of the season.
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