BATON ROUGE, Louisiana -- Adrienne Webb scored 18 points to lead five LSU scorers in double figures Thursday in a 75-34 women's basketball exhibition victory against Xavier University of Louisiana.
Theresa Plaisance had 17 points and 11 rebounds for the Lady Tigers, who reached the second round of last season's NCAA Tournament. Shanece McKinney scored 12 points, and Bianca Lutley and Jeanne Kenney had 11 points apiece. Kenney had 11 assists and five steals.
Andraquay Quinnine scored nine points for the Gold Nuggets, ranked 11th in NAIA Division I, and made 3-of-7 3-pointers. SiMon Franklin, playing in her hometown, had seven points.
Xavier never led and trailed 37-12 at halftime. LSU outshot Xavier 41.3 to 24.1 percent from the floor and had advantages of 47-40 in rebounds and 21-1 in made free throws. LSU committed 14 turnovers and gained 31.
It was the second consecutive season that the Lady Tigers beat the Gold Nuggets in an exhibition. LSU won 102-42 a year ago.
Xavier will begin its 35th regular season of the Title IX era with a 3 p.m. game Saturday against Johnson & Wales (Fla.) at XU's new Convocation Center. The facility, which seats 3,937 for athletic contests and 4,500 for other events, will open to the public for the first time that day. The Gold Nuggets' game will follow a 1 p.m. men's game between Xavier and Morehouse.
Read more later about this exhibition online at http://www.xula.edu/athletics/news/2012/1101b.html
By Ed Cassiere, Sports Information Director
XULAATHLETICS
XAVIER UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA
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