LSU grabs 200th career SEC win over Vanderbilt

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"We Just wanted to come and get the win at home.
We wanted to reclaim our house back.
We owed it to our fans, our families, and
everyone who comes out here and supports us."

-Allison Hightower

BATON ROUGE -- Four LSU players reached double-figures, and the 23rd-ranked Lady Tigers held No. 20 Vanderbilt to its lowest point total ever as LSU claimed its 200th all-time Southeastern Conference victory by a score of 55-39 in a Women's Basketball Coaches Association "Pink Zone Game" on Thursday night at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center.
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The Lady Tigers (18-7, 7-6 SEC) won their third straight SEC game by a double-digit margin and jumped from sixth to a tie for fourth place with Vanderbilt and Georgia in the league standings.
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Katherine Graham led the way with 15 points and nine rebounds, one shy of a double-double. Graham was recognized prior to the game for just the third triple-double in LSU history in her last home game against Ole Miss. Allison Hightower added 13 points and Lasondra Barrett scored 11 points and dished out a career-high seven assists.

"They ran their matchup, and any time Allison (Hightower) went through, they played her man, and when she caught the ball, everybody in the world was on her," Chancellor said. "I thought all the players did a great job or countering that. (Katherine) Graham gave us some points early. Then, (LaSondra) Barrett and Jones gave us some. I thought Destini Hughes' defense was really good tonight."

LSU, which snapped a three-game home losing streak, held the Commodores to 37.0 percent shooting for the game. Vanderbilt, one of the nation's top 3-point shooting teams, finished just 2-of-12 from beyond the arc and had entered the game averaging 71.9 points per contest.

LSU would outscore Vanderbilt, 28-15, in the second half. The Lady Tigers amassed a 13-4 run to close the game. Courtney Jones' turnaround shot made it 44-35 and Graham and Hightower followed with back-to-back buckets with less than six minutes to play.

Vanderbilt Head Coach Melanie Balcomb on KG:
"Katherine is smart and has good size. I noticed her assist-to-turnover ratio is very good. She's been very steady, hitting wide-open shots and making good decisions. I think Graham is playing very well for them, and she is the most improved player I've seen from this team from last year."

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Posted by Bill Martin