Geaux Lady Tigers: The LSU women’s basketball team was predicted to win the 2009-10 Southeastern Conference championship in voting by a panel of regional and national media. The Lady Tigers return four starters from last year’s team, which reached the second round of the NCAA Tournament. They earned 206 points and 12 first-place votes, followed by Tennessee with 190 points and six first-place votes, Georgia with 156 points and one first-place vote, and Vanderbilt with 126 points and one first-place vote. Mississippi State (120) was picked fifth, followed by Florida (105), Arkansas (92), Auburn (85), Ole Miss (70), South Carolina (61), Kentucky (40) and Alabama (24). LSU senior guard Allison Hightower was voted the preseason player of the year. Hightower, who led the Lady Tigers in six categories and ranked fifth among SEC scoring leaders with a 14.9 average, is joined on the preseason all-conference first team by Georgia’s Ashley Houts and Angel Robinson, Mississippi State’s Alexis Rack and Tennessee’s Shekinna Stricklen. LSU’s LaSondra Barrett was a second-team selection.
Own a bit of history: LSU baseball fans will be able to buy everything from seats to infield dirt from the old Alex Box Stadium through a new memorabilia Web site. AlexBoxAuctions.net is a venture between the Tiger Athletic Foundation, which is in charge of handling the demolition of the ballpark, and Maxon Media. Proceeds from the auction will be split between the LSU athletic department and the academic side. Gold Seat holders will be able to buy their seats from the stadium for $500 each, while bleacher seats are available for $199 each.
