"The perfect senior player"

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The following comes from an article in the LSU Daily Reville:

That’s how LSU women’s basketball coach Van Chancellor described guard Allison Hightower, the lone senior Lady Tiger this season.

She has been to two Final Fours in her LSU career and has evolved into the face of the Lady Tigers.

“I don’t believe I’ve ever seen a player who’s going to be as hard to replace,” Chancellor said. “[Former LSU center] Sylvia Fowles was a great player, but Allison does everything — a great defensive player, great offensive player and handles the basketball. She does it all.”

Hightower will have no trouble being remembered as one of the Lady Tiger greats. She was named to the Freshman All-Southeastern Conference team in 2007, won the SEC Sixth Woman of the Year award in 2008 and received First-Team All-SEC honors as a junior and senior.

The Arlington, Texas, native also scored her 1,000th career point Nov. 22 against Nicholls State and holds the school record for blocked shots by a guard with 88. Hightower said she wants people to remember her as a selfless player who loves the game of basketball.

“I want to be known as a person that made a big impact and continued to carry this legacy of Coach [Sue] Gunter,” Hightower said. “I just want to be known as a hard worker who always had passion for the game and wanted to do everything for my teammates.”

Hightower said one of her favorite memories as a Lady Tiger was reaching the Final Four in her freshman season by upsetting then-No. 1 UConn, 73-50.

“It was really emotional because it was my first Final Four, and I wanted to get one so bad,” Hightower said. “As a team we came closer, and it was a huge win.”


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Posted by Bill Martin