Theresa Plaisance names Student-Athlete of the Month
BATON ROUGE - The Cox Communications Academic Center for Student-Athletes honored six LSU student-athletes for their academic achievements and community service for the month of October.
Each month, five student-athletes are recognized for their academic improvement, dedication and proven ability. In addition, one student-athlete is chosen through the CHAMPS Challenging Athletes Minds for Personal Success program for their volunteerism and commitment to the community.
October's Student-Athletes of the Month are Smylie Kaufman [Men's Golf], Austin Nola [Baseball], Theresa Plaisance [Women's Basketball], Patrick Peterson [Football] and Sidney Sanabria-Robles [Gymnastics]. Laura Carleton [Cross Country] was selected as the Shaquille O'Neal CHAMPS/Student-Athlete Affairs Athlete of the Month.
A freshman forward from Houma, Plaisance and the Lady Tigers basketball team opened practice earlier this week. She comes to LSU as one of the top prep post players in the nation and was rated No. 3 by ESPN HoopGurlz.com at that position. A two-time Gatorade Louisiana Player of the Year, Plaisance averaged 7.8 points over five games to help the Americans to a gold medal at the 2010 FIBA Americas 18 Championships.
