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Prior to a 3 percent pay raise in the 2014-15 school year and a 4 percent pay raise in the 201314 school year, faculty members didn’t receive a pay raise for five years, according to the Office of Budget and Planning.
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According to data from the National Center for Education Statistics, most of the University’s Flagship 2020 peer institutions exceed the University’s average professor salary by roughly $5,000 to $10,000. Cope said between 2008 and 2014, the University’s faculty size decreased from 1,450 to 1,225, not taking into account faculty members who were replaced.
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BY KATIE GAGLIANO @katie_gagliano Hopes for a mid-year faculty pay raise may be dimming as Louisiana’s Commissioner of Administration Jay Dardenne prepares to address the state’s remaining $315 million budget shortfall Friday. The raise would bring a much-needed boost to faculty morale, LSU Faculty
Senate President Kevin Cope said. Many faculty members feel betrayed that faculty compensation hasn’t kept pace with peer institutions, and a raise would show faculty the University is moving in the right direction, Cope said. LSU President F. King Alexander said a faculty raise is a high priority for University administration. Despite this, nothing is imminent until the budget situation is resolved, LSU Media Relations Director Ernie Ballard said. A pay raise may be difficult to institute regardless of the University’s intentions.
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Construction begins for Kappa Sigma’s new house
Campus Life holds final event of semester, Painting on the Geaux
BY ALLISON BRUHL @albruhl__ Groundbreaking for Kappa Sigma’s new house began at a ceremony Oct. 21 on Dalrymple Drive. After a house inspection in August 2015, the house was deemed unsuitable to live in. The 1930s fraternal abode suffered from foundational and structural damage. Alumni leadership, concerned about the building’s condition and high repair and maintenance costs, formed the House Steering Commission in 2013 to create and carry out a long-term plan for a house on campus. “This will be the first in a new generation, hopefully, of
BY EVAN SAACKS @evansaacks
fraternity houses so we can at least be in the same ballgame as the sororities that have all these great houses along the way for decades,” said House Steering Commission member Roger Ogden. The new 22,000 square foot house will be large enough to house 52 men, with the project estimated to cost more than $7 million. The fraternity raised a total of $6.4 million as of November 2016. Ogden urges for more donations to be made from former Kappa Sigma members to complete their remaining goal of $500,000. Donations ranged from less
LSU Campus Life brought paint, paper and paintbrushes to Free Speech Alley on Tuesday to hold its final event of the semester — Painting on the Geaux. Campus Life is a studentrun organization that brings the student body together through events put on by their six suborganizations. The Student Activities Board sponsored Painting on the Geaux, where all students were welcome to show up and paint. Student Activities Board Adviser Shaquille Lowe said
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Students swipe into the SAB’s painting on the Geaux session on Tuesday at Free Speech Plaza, just in front of the Student Union.
page 2 HOUSE, from page 1 than $1,000 to $1,000,000 from current members and alumni of Kappa Sigma. Milton J. Womack Contractors and the Bani, Carville & Brown architectural firm were chosen to construct the new facility. “While we still have some work left to do, the finish line is near,” said Michael Busada, House Steering Commission
Wednesday, November 16, 2016 co-chairman. Draft plans include an entry crest, 32 bedrooms, energy efficient housing, sleeping a minimum of 45 men, a full-service kitchen and large dining hall, a Housemother’s suite, a library and study room and an external courtyard patio for private gatherings. The new house will have three stories and construction should take around 18 months.
Groundbreaking for Kappa Sigma’s new house began on Oct. 1. The construction for the new house should take around 18 months.
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working on events for the spring PAINTING, from page 1 2017 semester. Students can find students run the organization and more information about these choose what kind of events are set events on the myLSU homepage, up for the student body to connect TigerLink or the official website at lsu.edu/ and work together campuslife. The on campus. Campus Life’s events Students Activi“Anybody can throughout the Fall ties Board Staff join those committees,” Lowe said. 2016 semester included hopes students “Only thing you Homecoming festivities, can find enjoyhave to do is have a a talent show, open mic ment and comfort 2.25 [GPA]. You can nights, movie screenings in the events they join the committee, on the Parade Grounds sponsor. want to and then you can and multiple food drives. give“We back to the come up with the students,” Lowe events.” said. “Next sePainting on the Geaux is the last event of the fall mester, we have lots of events that semester, but the organization is we would love to see people at.” Campus Life’s events throughstill taking applications for Leadership LSU, where juniors and out the Fall 2016 semester inseniors learn about ways to be cluded Homecoming festivities, leaders in their last semesters of a talent show, open mic nights, movie screenings on the Parade college life. Campus Life will now start Grounds and multiple food drives.
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SAB holds its Painting on the Geaux session on Tuesday at Free Speech Circle, just in front of the Student Union.
PAY, from page 1 Division of Administration communication manager Cody Wells said Dardenne informed Commissioner of Higher Education Joseph Rallo that no pay raises would be approved this year. In June, Gov. John Bel Edwards suspended all performancebased pay raises for fiscal year 2016-2017, including those for University employees. Cope said the Association of Louisiana Faculty Senates is advocating for Dardenne to grant university faculty an exemption from Edwards’ executive order. Universities are held to national standards, and adequate faculty compensation is crucial for Louisiana’s universities to remain competitive with peer institutions,
he said. Faculty compensation rates have suffered since the state’s current budget crisis began in 2008, Cope said. Prior to a 3 percent pay raise in the 2014-2015 school year and a 4 percent pay raise in the 2013-2014 school year, faculty members didn’t receive a pay raise for five years, according to the Office of Budget and Planning. The lack of raises has placed the University at a disadvantage, Cope said. According to data from the National Center for Education Statistics, most of the University’s Flagship 2020 peer institutions exceed the University’s average professor salary by roughly $5,000 to $10,000. The University can’t expect to maintain its reputation if faculty
pay remains a backburner issue, he said. “In no other place is average acceptable,” Cope said. “Average, in the case of football, would be a 6-6 season. That would not be acceptable.” Cope said the University needs to make pay raises a habitual practice to improve the compensation disparity. At the very least, compensation needs to keep pace with inflation, and ideally keep pace with regional averages, he said. Raises are critical to prevent faculty members from leaving the University. After years of standstill pay rates, many faculty members doubt the system will improve and are seeking employment elsewhere, Cope said. Cope said between 2008 and 2014, the University’s faculty size
decreased from 1,450 to 1,225. This number doesn’t provide an accurate picture, however, because it doesn’t take into account faculty members who were replaced, he said. Continued faculty flight could create significant problems for the University, Cope said. Fewer faculty members will decrease the number of courses and laboratories offered as existing faculty struggle to manage increased workloads. Additionally, replacing faculty members is often more expensive than maintaining the current faculty, Cope said. Replacing faculty members has associated recruitment costs and often the University will need to offer a more competitive starting salary to attract top candidates, he said.
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LOST Weeks after postponement, LSU-Florida rivalry still fresh
BY JOSH THORNTON @JoshuaThornton_
As LSU sophomore defensive end Arden Key watched No. 23 Florida play on offense, he noticed a glaring weakness. “[Their] offensive line [isn’t] that good in pass blocking,” Key said. “Run blocking, I feel like the right side is stronger than the left side. … We’re just ready for them to come out.” To Key’s credit, the Gators’ offensive numbers rank near the bottom in the Southeastern Conference. Florida is 12th in the SEC in total offense and 11th in points per game. For the third straight season versus LSU, the Gators will trot out a backup
quarterback in senior Austin Appleby. Appleby, who played alongside LSU junior quarterback Danny Etling at Purdue, said he and Etling are on good terms. “We’re not mortal enemies,” Appleby said about Etling. During his freshman year at Purdue, Etling said he and Appleby roomed together during road football games. Etling transferred after his sophomore season because he lost the starting quarterback job to Appleby, but even after what happened at Purdue, there isn’t bad blood between the two — Etling and Appleby still keep in contact with each
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BY JOURDAN RILEY @jourdanr_TDR The LSU women’s basketball team can’t seem to escape player injuries, much like the Lady Tigers struggled in 2015-16. Freshman center Faustine Aifuwa is out for the season because of a knee injury she received during practice at the end of October. The squad is also experiencing the loss of senior guard Rina Hill, who is out because of a hip injury. Hill has missed two games to begin this season. She had not missed any in her 96-year career prior to the 2016-17 season. Coach Nikki Fargas said the team has experienced this before and is taking each day, and injury, step by step. “With Rina [Hill], every day she’s getting better, so the more we can rest her, the better she’s going to feel,” Fargas said. “It’s really bothering her that she’s not out there.” Fargas also said LSU will be welcoming sophomore forward Tatum Neubert back to the team in the near future. Neubert missed last season because of transfer rules and will miss some of the beginning of this season because of a knee injury as well. RICE The Lady Tigers hope to keep up their win streak alive
othHASKELL WHITTINGTON / The Daily Reveille er. LSU then-sophomore running back Leonard Fournette (7) runs the ball during the “I
Tigers’ 35-28 victory against Florida on Oct. 17, 2015, in Tiger Stadium.
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VOLLEYBALL
Tigers win at home; confident about upcoming road matches BY CHRIS CALDARERA @Caldarera_TDR
LSU’s volleyball team is riding a wave of confidence after two wins last weekend against Georgia, 3-2, on Nov. 11 and Mississippi State, 3-0, on Nov. 13 in the PMAC. Prior to last weekend’s sweep, the Tigers (9-16, 4-10 Southeastern Conference) were stuck in a six-game losing streak and had yet to win a game in the friendly confines of the PMAC, an arena in which they were 0-11 prior to Friday. “We’ve been working really hard to get over the hump, and it feels great to get back into the win column again,” said junior defensive specialist Kelly Quinn. Much of LSU’s woes at home were a product of unforced er-
rors and a lack of offensive tempo. Those became issues of the past last weekend as the Tigers recorded attack percentages of .249 and .340 and only suffered from 31 errors through eight total sets. “We went back to instinctive volleyball, and that’s a big reason we were able to have success last weekend,” said LSU coach Fran Flory. “We didn’t overthink things, and we let the game come to us.” TIGERS RETURN TO THE ROAD LSU hopes to build on its lateseason momentum as the team prepares to play at Kentucky on Nov. 18, at Tennessee on Nov. 20 and at Texas A&M on Nov. 23. Out of those three teams, LSU has only played Texas A&M this
season, but the Tigers say that will not affect how they prepare for their road trip. “We don’t really want to overanalyze our opponents because that’s been a problem for us this season,” Quinn said. “The best thing for us to do right now is keep our focus on what we need to improve on.” Flory has also emphasized to the team the importance of staying healthy for long road trips like the one LSU is about to embark on. “Coach told us to make smart decisions this week and get a lot of rest,” said junior setter Cheyenne Wood. “We have to make sure we are taking care of our bodies so that we are able to play our best at the tail end of the
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LSU senior middle blocker Tiara Gibson (6) celebrates with teammates during the Tigers’ 3-2 victory against Georgia on Nov. 11, at the PMAC.
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RIVALRY, from page 3 each other. “I wish him the best, obviously,” Etling said. “Whenever he does well, that’s good for where we were. Shows we had a lot of talent in that room. We’re good friends with each other.” LSU also has six players from Florida, and Key said he’s friends with Florida defensive end CeCe Jefferson and defensive lineman Joey Ivie. Jefferson is one of 11 players listed on Florida’s injury report. The Gators are expected to be down seven starters on offense and defense, which makes No. 16 LSU comfortable, Key said. “Watching the South Carolina game this past weekend, it was just injury after injury,” Key said. “I know they’re scared to come up here because they don’t have all their stars and whatnot.
We feel comfortable.” “Either way [it goes], it was going to be hard for them to get the win, from when we first were supposed to play them and now.” The last SEC East team to defeat LSU at home was, coincidentally, Florida. Led by Tim Tebow, the then-No. 1 Florida defeated LSU 13-3. For a second time this season, LSU will prepare to play Florida, and this weekend’s game is just as important as it was seven weeks ago. With a Florida win, the Gators clinch the SEC East crown. “This is a game they want to win,” LSU coach Ed Orgeron said. “This is an SEC opponent they play every year. It’s a rivalry game for us.” For LSU, a win could put them one game closer to playing in the Sugar Bowl on Jan. 2.
But Orgeron is blocking out that noise. “Florida. Noon. Saturday,” he said. “That’s all I can think about, man.” Instead of Florida playing its originally scheduled home game, the Gators will travel to Tiger Stadium Saturday. When asked if he empathizes with Florida’s Jim McElwain for having to travel to Tiger Stadium for a divisionclinching game, Orgeron didn’t offer any sympathy. “No,” he jabbed. McElwain echoed the same sentiments: he’s not upset about the location of the game. “I mean, you can sit and cry about it, or do whatever, or you can just move on,” McElwain told reporters in Gainesville. “That’s what we’ve got to do. You know what it is what it is. We’re going there to play, and that’s the way it is.”
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LSU junior guard Jenna Deemer (1) carries the ball during the Lady Tigers’ 81-34 win against LeMoyne-Owen on November 6 at the PMAC.
when they host Rice at 7 p.m. on Wednesday in the PMAC. LSU (2-0) will be challenged when they contest against Rice (1-0) Fargas said. “With Rice, I see a team that has a balanced attack,” she said. “They really do a great job of pushing the ball and transition and looking for early offense. They’re going to spread you with the ability to shoot the three and play of the bounds.” The Tigers didn’t play Rice last season, but LSU must increase its defensive play, Fargas said. Rice is tied for ninth with
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LSU junior quarterback Danny Etling (16) attempts a pass during the Tigers 10-0 loss against Alabama on Saturday Nov. 5 at Tiger Stadium. Southern Mississippi and UAB in the C-USA standings and finished the season with a 9-22 overall record and a 7-11 record in a conference play last year. UCONN The Lady Tigers will face off against the undefeated Big East Conference’s University of Connecticut at 4:30 p.m. on Sunday in the PMAC. UConn ranked first in the Big East with a 18-0 record in conference play and an overall record of 38-0. Mitchell said the Lady Tigers could capitalize on some of the
mistakes they are seeing earlier on, like “paint points” and “high posts,” to win the rest of the season. “Mistakes that we’ve had, especially in the previous games that we’ve played, is paint points and hot posts,” Mitchell said. “Paint points are like low block coverage, so the posts are touching the ball too easily, so that means we’re playing behind and we’re not getting good position. “High posts is when the team is at the free throw line and we just let them catch it there … once they catch it there, we collapse, and then they have vision to see everything else which is open.”
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LSU volleyball players celebrate their 3-2 victory against Georgia on Friday Nov. 11 at the PMAC.
Opinion
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Conservative, liberal perspectives equally important in media ALL’S NAIR IN LOVE AND WAR ANJANA NAIR @anjanaaanair If you’ve seen Eliza Byard’s tweet about the way the electoral map would’ve looked if only 18-25 year olds voted in the 2016 presidential election, you probably had one of two reactions. Either your hope in our generation was revitalized because only five states would’ve been red, or you recognized the isolation our generation is placing upon conservatives and the dwindling value of traditional Republican views. Millennials are becoming increasingly progressive, and to
a die-hard liberal like me, that’s a wonderful thing. At our University and colleges along the Bible Belt, the right wing dominates the student body. Conservatives are born and bred here, making it hard for liberals to feel like their voices are heard. That’s why you find them in the basement of Student media’s halls sitting in big circles talking about gay marriage, women’s rights and racial politics. Well, not really. But we all tend to surround ourselves with like-minded people to feel more validated. When Donald Trump won the presidential election, it was a shock for many of us. We couldn’t understand how
America could take such a huge step back in time and hand the reigns completely to the right. Who even voted for Trump? It’s easy to say his voter base was made up of uneducated white males in rural areas, but the truth is the people who voted for Trump and whose parents voted for Bush and grandparents voted for Reagan are all around us. They’re our peers, our friends and even our teachers. They got Trump elected. Silently. In the background. The key to understanding this phenomenon is understanding the people who caused it. We’ve always been divided in our beliefs as a country, closing our ears off to what the
other side has to say and being ferocious in our fight for control. This time, we lost. They won. And we can’t just blame the old, traditional white men anymore because the millennials had a say this time, too. The media plays a large part in perpetuating these divides between us, and there is a huge responsibility that comes with that. It is well understood that conservatives have their news sources like Fox and liberals have the New York Times and CNN. We are all receiving news with the colored lens of our political parties, and it’s reckless. My dream for Student Media is to have a bipartisan output that expresses all the
views of the student body. It’s hard to penetrate the leftist that we and other media outlets have, but as people who must soon assume the responsibility of controlling the infrastructure of this country, we can come together. We, the liberals at The Daily Reveille, invite you to join us for our hiring night, which will be held Thursday at 7 p.m. in the basement of Hodges Hall, in room B22. Come out of the shadows and help us to understand. Like the saying goes, I’ll hug your elephant if you kiss my ass. Anjana Nair is an 18-year-old international studies sophomore from Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Obama still holds presidential office post-election MY BLACK IS BEAUTIFUL CLARKE PERKINS @ClarkePerkins There is currently one President of the United States, and his name is Barack Hussein Obama. He is the one and only person serving as commander-in-chief at this time. Donald Trump is presidentelect. Also known as: not the president yet. When the media calls the election at 2 a.m. — or whatever the time may be — the newly elected president doesn’t pack up his bags and jump on the first flight to the White House. As taught by most high school civic classes, the 20th amendment prevents that from happening. It states that the current president’s term ends at noon on January 20th. Then, the president-elect will be inaugurated. Trump has some months to wait until he jumps on his luxurious private plane and heads to Washington, D.C. Why? Because he’s not the president. And really, he may never pack up, because according to the The New York Times, Trump has already shown interest in limiting his physical
time in the White House. He’s considered staying at his extravagant Trump Tower penthouse many nights while serving as president. I wouldn’t be surprised if Trump convinced the American people to let Vice President-elect Mike Pence occupy his White House living space instead of him. So, for those people glorifying or drowning in their tears that “we have a new president,” hold off for a little bit because it’s not over yet. President Obama is still our president. So stop trying to run this great man of a president out of office. He has over two months left. We need to take in these last couple of months with every breath we have. It’s the last time the White House will see such elegance, class and grace — at least for the next four years. It’s also the last time it will see a president fight and care for a better county for all people, and not just the Americans that look like him. And the last time we see of a president that attempts to find good in all people, even his bigot of a successor. We can’t forget about Joe Biden either — we absolutely can’t rush him out. Even in
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Barack and Michelle Obama and Joe and Jill Biden attend an event in August 2008. the worst times, Biden has the ability to turn everyone’s frown upside down. Biden and Obama are a dynamic duo composed of humor, morals, intelligence and class. At the end of the day, it isn’t just about missing Obama and Biden. America needs this time to cope with what’s about to happen and to sit down to
understand what we’re really about to go through. Or, should I say, sit down and guess what’s about to happen, since our president-elect is already backing from his campaign promises about Obamacare and same-sex marriage and throwing in new ideas like cancelling billions of dollars to climate change programs
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Quote of the Day “As to the presidency, the two happiest days of my life were those of my entrance upon the office and my surrender of it. ”
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Wednesday, November 16, 2016 POLITICS
Students voice opinions on Dakota Access Pipeline protests BY DAVID BEERMAN @dabeermans Dakota Access, LLC, a subsidiary of Energy Transfer Partners, has been tasked with the construction of a pipeline that runs from North Dakota to Illinois in order to transport crude oil
QUESTION:
Sophie Vincent geology freshman
without the use of truck or train. Many Native Americans who hail from areas the Dakota Access pipeline will pass through have been protesting the pipeline’s construction. Reasons for protest include environmental threat, lack of communication with the concerned Native Americans and potential
What is your opinion on the Dakota Access pipeline being built through Native American land? “[It] is a violation of cultural rights... not only will the families living on the reservation have to relocate, but the country will also lose an important piece of valuable historic land. Also, if the pipeline fails, it will pollute over 1,000 miles of land, [damaging] the ground and environment.”
What is your opinion on how the police have been treating pipeline protesters?
“I don’t think they should. I think it’s wrong they didn’t talk to the people that were living there. Like they’re not thinking about the environment. It’s really inconsiderate.”
“The police are too aggressive, just in general. And I saw some of the videos of the things that were happening to the protesters. And it was just unnecessary. They were putting people in dog crates after they were arrested. But yeah just overall it’s inhumane the way that they’re treating them.”
“There should be some sort of sit down where everybody gets together and voices their opinions, and try to find an alternative that’s also ecofriendly, and maybe stop building it or just find a way to move it out of that way because it’s already messing with the water systems in that area.”
“So I hate to say I’m regretfully uninformed with the details of this issue, but I do side with the people protesting. I don’t think I can give a more informed opinion on that but I know who I side with.”
“I hate it. I mean for the most part, they’re not doing anything illegal, and even if they are civil disobedience is a way to get the attention of authority, so I don’t agree with [the police treatment] at all.”
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LSU leaps to No. 16 in latest College Football Playoff rankings After a convincing 38-10 win against Arkansas on Saturday, LSU has leaped a handful of spots in the College Football Playoff rankings from No. 24 to No. 16. After Auburn’s loss at Georgia Saturday, LSU (6-3, 4-2 Southeastern Conference) has a chance to fill the SEC’s seat in New Orleans’ Sugar Bowl on Jan. 2 if it wins the remaining games on its schedule. Up next: No. 23 Florida. If the Gators win at Tiger Stadium on Saturday, Florida (7-2, 5-2 SEC) will clinch the SEC East and be slated to face top-ranked Alabama in the league’s championship game on Dec. 3 in Atlanta. LSU was listed at No. 13 in the CFP’s initial release of its rankings three weeks ago and fell to No. 24 after its 10-0 loss to Alabama on Nov. 5.
If the government allows the pipeline’s construction to continue, what do you think the protesters should do, if anything?
“If the construction continues, I think the protesters have the right to fight for what is theirs. If the government was threatening to take your home away, wouldn’t you fight for it?”
Kristin White
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and criticism. President Obama recently announced his administration’s consideration of rerouting the pipeline to avoid historic and sacred land. The Daily Reveille spoke with some students for their opinions on the situation:
“The police are taking it way too far with the protesters. Is it really necessary to use army tanks to control human beings fighting for their rights?”
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Cecelia Morise
threat to the tribes’ drinking water and irrigation. Construction workers bulldozed land recently deemed a historic sacred site. Soon after, protesters moved to the site in retaliation. The resultant actions of security and police have caused international outrage
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“I hope that the protesters don’t give up and that they do what they can to continue to try and save it. I hope it doesn’t come to a point of supreme violence, especially coming from the state, but I hope that everything works out and that we as a community — even people who can’t get there — can continue to support them.”
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Wednesday, November 16, 2016
LSU 78, SOUTHERN MISS 61 GOLDEN EAGLES
TIGERS
ANTONIO BLAKENEY 26 BRANDON SAMPSON 6 ANTONIO BLAKENEY 6
POINTS REBOUNDS ASSISTS
13 MICHAEL RAMEY 6 TIM ROWE 3 D’ANGELO RICHARDSON
Tigers improve to 2-0 behind Blakeney, big men in 17-point win against Southern Miss
Blakeney shakes off poor shooting against Wofford to lead LSU to 78-61 win
BY JACOB HAMILTON @jac0b_hamilt0n
BY JOSH THORNTON @JoshuaThornton_
The LSU basketball team enjoyed a height advantage Tuesday night that invariably lent a helping hand in securing its second victory — a 78-61 win versus Southern Miss on Tuesday. Southern Miss started three players listed at 6-foot-7: Quinton Campbell, Eddie Davis III and Raheem Watts. But they were dwarfed in the paint by LSU’s 6-foot-10 forwards Aaron Epps and Duop Reath. LSU coach Johnny Jones’ big men combined for 19 points, and it was ultimately sophomore guard Antonio Blakeney who led the way with 26 points as the Tigers (2-0) ran away with a 17-point victory against the Golden Eagles (1-1). Blakeney said he fed off his teammates spacing the floor and giving him open shots, while his performance led to better opportunities for them to showcase their abilities as well. “It’s key to my teammates for spacing the floor and believing in me to make the shots,” Blakeney said. It was a favorable shooting night for the Tigers in all, outshooting Southern Miss 54 percent to 40 percent and draining 9 of 16 3-point attempts. The Tigers were still without junior forward Craig Victor, an 11.6 point per game scorer last season, after he incurred a suspension following the violation of an unspecified team rule. But Epps and freshman forward Wayde Sims, both of whom enjoyed hot shooting performances during the season opener, performed in his stead with nine and 10 points, respectively, on Tuesday. “Our guys, between Sims and Epps, were able to keep it steady,” Jones said. “And I thought Elbert [Robinson] came in, and the eight minutes he played were positive minutes. He had a couple big baskets for us, a couple big rebounds and he defended well.” Three Golden Eagles registered three digitscoring performances, which kept the game within reach through most of the second half. Senior guard Michael Ramey finished with 13 points on a 5-of-11 shooting clip. Reath, meanwhile, is emerging as LSU’s best offseason addition as a two-way big. The Lee College transfer found himself in foul trouble early in the second half but scored 10 points and blocked two shots in 19 minutes before fouling out with two minutes remaining. “I was pleased with Duop because of the fact that he continued to stay engaged and stayed aggressive although he picked up fouls,” Jones said. LSU carved out a 12-point lead in the first half as sophomore guard Antonio Blakeney scored 13 of his game-high points after posting 10 on 2-of-11 shooting during the season opener. “In the first half, although we went [to halftime] with the lead, I didn’t think we had the flow that I would like to have on the offensive end,” Jones said. “We scored 78 points, but I didn’t think we ever got to the rhythm that I would’ve liked to.” The Tigers’ lead shrunk to as little as five, but hovered around the double-digit precipice before LSU pulled away in the final three minutes.
Sophomore guard Antonio Blakeney was determined to play better after a dreary 2 for 11 season-opening game from the field against Wofford Saturday. Eight minutes into the first half, Blakeney ran toward the perimeter, and caught a pass from freshman teammate Skylar Mays. What happened next was Blakeney shaping back into his dynamic scoring role for the Tigers. Swish. By the game’s end, Blakeney walked off the court with a game-high 26 points, six shy from his career-high. Tuesday, LSU’s 78-61 win versus Southern Miss, was Blakeney’s ninth 20-point game in his LSU career. Blakeney, the Tigers’ second leading scorer in 2015, said he wanted to stay assertive early on. “I just tried to come out and be aggressive,” Blakeney said. “Whether it was taking a shot or passing the balling or getting a rebound … It’s key to my teammates for spacing the floor.” “We know Antonio can get in rhythm and make plays,” said LSU coach Johnny Jones. “I thought the other night he took shots and they just didn’t go down. We were never concerned about his ability to score.” The 6-foot-4 guard carried the Tigers in the first half, where he scored 13 points for LSU. Blakeney looked his shot early, driving to the lane, scoring four points from under the hoop and knocking down a couple mid-range jumpers in the half. The sharp-shooting guard was perfect from the 3-point line in the game, knocking down all three treys. After Southern Miss came out in the second half on a 7-3 run, Blakeney’s hot streak caught fire once again. Blakeney nailed his first three shots in the second half, including an emphatic dunk to give LSU a 42-35 advantage. “That’s a major key in his game,” said freshman forward Wayde Sims. “He can jump really high. A lot of people are not going to be able to jump high as him. That athleticism that [is] going to help him be able to score on different type of defenders.” When his jumper wasn’t effective, Blakeney looked to draw contact to give him free throw opportunities. Blakeney made five of his eight free throws from the charity stripe and capped off his night with a 3-pointer as 1:47 remained in the second half, giving LSU a comfortable 76-59 lead. Scoring the ball wasn’t the only area where Blakeney impacted the game. Blakeney pulled down five rebounds and dished out six assists. “I just want to come out and win every game and do what I have to do to win the game,” Blakeney said. “Whether it’s scoring 20 points, getting 10 rebounds or playing defense, whatever the case may be. I just want to win.”
photos by MICHAEL PALMER / The Daily Reveille
During the Tigers’ 78-61 win against Southern Miss Tuesday in the PMAC, [TOP] LSU freshman guard Skylar Mays (4) and junior forward Duop Reath (1) guard Southern Miss’ Kevin Holland (20), [MIDDLE] LSU junior guard Jalyn Patterson (11) dribbles the ball down court and [BOTTOM] LSU junior forward Duop Reath (1) shoots the ball.