And The Valley Shook Mar 22, 2023
LSU overcomes early adversity to defeat Central Arkansas 10-4
LSU Athletics After Central Arkansas’ four-run rally in the fourth inning, the Tigers took the lead after Josh Pearson’s RBI single and Jordan Thompson’s three-run home run. Top-ranked LSU scored seven unanswered to an early deficit to beat Central Arkansas 10-4. Junior shortstop Jordan Thompson was a huge reason why the Tigers won this game, going for 2-for-5 at the plate and smacking a three-run homer to break a 4-4 tie in the fifth inning. LSU improves its overall record to 19-2 while UCA’s record drops to 11-9. LSU freshman left-hander Griffin Herring (1-0)...
And The Valley Shook Mar 20, 2023
“They hate to see greatness, but it is going to keep on coming.”
After nine years, LSU is returning to the Sweet 16 and better things are on the way. “They hate to see greatness, but it is going to keep on coming,” LSU freshman Flau’jae Johnson rapped in her commitment video to LSU. That’s a line from her song featuring Boosie and has been true about the 30-2 LSU Tigers all season. Greatness. That is what the first 30-win season since 2008 is. Greatness. That is what a 23-0 start is. Greatness. That is what the fifth undefeated home record in program history is. Greatness. That is what the first sweet 16 in nearly a decade...
And The Valley Shook Mar 20, 2023
Texas A&M Rallies in the 8th Inning for a 8-6 Comeback Victory
Texas A&M Athletics No. 15 Texas A&M scored four runs in eighth inning to take the lead over No. 1 LSU. No. 15 Texas A&M stunned top-ranked LSU 8-6 after a 4-run rally in the eighth inning in College Station, Texas at Blue Bell Park. The Tigers are now 18-2 overall with a conference record of 2-1. Before the game today, LSU had a 13-game winning streak. It was the Tigers’ first loss since Feb. 25 when they lost to Iowa 12-4 at the Round Rock Classic in Round Rock, Texas. Texas A&M improves its overall record to 14-6 and its conference record to 1-2. Sunday’s win was...
And The Valley Shook Mar 19, 2023
Tigers to the Sweet 16!
LSU beats Michigan 66-42 The Angel Reese Game. That’s how I’ll forever remember LSU’s 66-42 win over Michigan in Sunday’s NCAA Tournament Round of 32 game. Reese went off to the tune of 25 points, 24 rebounds, 6 blocks, 4 assists, and 3 steals. Behind Reese’s dominant presence inside, a massive rebounding disparity, and suffocating defense, LSU advanced to its first Sweet 16 since 2014. Reese left the game early in the first quarter after taking an elbow to the face that bloodied her lip. But Reese checked back in at the next clock stoppage and proceeded to bloody...
And The Valley Shook Mar 19, 2023
NCAA Tournament—Round of 32 Gamethread: #3 LSU vs. #6 Michigan, 6:30 P.M., ESPN
Photo by Rebecca Warren/NCAA Photos via Tigers looking to make their first Sweet 16 since 2014 GEAUX!
And The Valley Shook Mar 19, 2023
Women’s Basketball to Face Michigan with First Sweet 16 Since 2014 on the Line
Angel Reese #10 and Alexis Morris #45 of the LSU Lady Tigers react to a play against the Hawai’i Rainbow Wahine during the fourth quarter in the first round of the 2023 NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament held at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center on March 17, 2023 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. | Photo by Rebecca Warren/NCAA Photos via Reese, Morris, Flau’Jae and co. trying to end a nearly decade long drought Stop me if you have heard this one before: a three seed LSU women’s basketball team will take on a woefully under seeded 6 seed from the Big Ten in the second...
And The Valley Shook Mar 18, 2023
Tigers Overcome 4-0 Deficit to Take Series from Texas A&M
Bear Jones collects 7 RBIs and LSU takes its SEC opening series Despite starting down 4-0, LSU (18-1, 2-0) rallied back to take game two and the series from Texas A&M 12-7. Saturday was a weird game. Through three innings LSU had drawn six walks, recorded no hits, and yet chased two Texas A&M pitchers all while trailing 4-0. They also loaded the bases in both the second and third innings but came away with zero runs. But the offense came alive in the fourth when Jordan Thompson got the Tigers their first hit of the afternoon, followed immediately by Brady Neal. A&M was able to...
And The Valley Shook Mar 18, 2023
2023 SEC Gymnastics Championship Preview
The Tigers Look to Shock the World Again Tonight’s the night to crown the next set of conference queens. LSU brought the regular season to a close eight days ago with a 198.025-196.450 win over then-#35 West Virginia on an unforgettable night. None of that matters now. Tonight, LSU is on a neutral podium against three of the best teams in the country, Alabama, Kentucky and Florida, at the 2023 SEC Gymnastics Championship at Gas South Arena in Duluth, Georgia. The Tigers locked up the #2 seed and will begin the evening session on bars. The evening session begins at 7:00 and...
And The Valley Shook Mar 18, 2023
LSU shuts out the Aggies 9-0
LSU Athletics LSU picks up its first win over a ranked team as the top-ranked Tigers impressively defeated No.15 Texas A&M at Blue Bell Park in College Station, Texas. LSU improves its record to 17-1 while Texas A&M drops to a record of 13-5. Pitcher Paul Skenes was a huge reason why LSU was able to win its 12th game in a row. Skenes (5-0) pitched for 6.1 innings and recorded four hits and 11 strikeouts. He did not walk a single batter as he pitched his second shutout of the season. Relievers Nate Ackenhausen and Christian Little finished off the last 2.2 innings....
And The Valley Shook Mar 17, 2023
Tigers Advance to Round of 32
Behind Angel Reese’s historic game, LSU beats Hawaii 73-50 Angel Reese added another piece of history to her already spectacular 2022-2023 season Friday afternoon in the PMAC. In LSU’s NCAA Tournament opening 73-50 win over Hawaii, Reese put up 34 points and 15 rebounds making her the first women’s SEC hoops player to have a statline like that this century. Her 34 points also tied Marie Ferdinand for the most points in an NCAA Tournament game in program history. “Just doing whatever it takes to win,” Reese said. “Hawaii is a really great team, and we couldn’t go...
And The Valley Shook Mar 17, 2023
The Battle of Aggieland: A preview of SEC opening weekend vs. Texas A&M
Texas A&M Athletics No.1 LSU will face its first ranked opponent of the year in No. 15 Texas A&M on opening weekend of SEC play. Top-ranked LSU will start SEC play today as they will travel to College Station to take on No.15 Texas A&M. Texas A&M leads the all-time series 29-26-1. Last season, the unranked Aggies won the series against the #15 Tigers as Texas A&M was victorious in two of three games in Baton Rouge on March 18-20 in the first weekend of SEC play. Since Texas A&M joined the SEC in the 2012-13 athletic year, the Aggies have gotten the better of the Tigers...
And The Valley Shook Mar 17, 2023
LSU vs West Virginia Meet Recap
Senior Night Spotlight for a Junior What an incredible way to close out the regular season. LSU put on a show in front of the largest home crowd of the season and beat then-#35 West Virginia 198.025-196.450 to earn their second 198 of the year and the 198th 198 in NCAA history. The Tigers finish the regular season 8-5 on a 4-meet win streak in a meet that honored a senior class that’s dealt with incredible adversity with incredible grace. SEC Gymnast of the Week Haleigh Bryant’s remarkable night in context: This was, beyond a shadow of a doubt, the greatest performance by a...
And The Valley Shook Mar 14, 2023
Breaking Down the LSU Women’s Basketball Hosting Site
LSU forward Angel Reese (10) cheers for her team. 2023 SEC Women’s Basketball Tournament at Bon Secours Wellness Arena in Greenville, SC. | Alex Hicks Jr. / staff / USA TODAY NETWORK A deep dive into the three teams coming to Baton Rouge The LSU Tigers (28-2) find themselves in a similar position to last year. The Tigers are once again hosting and once again a three seed. The six seed is once against a Big Ten team and the 11 seed is once again a top tier mid major. That is about where the similarities between this season and last season. LSU is virtually an entirely...
And The Valley Shook Mar 13, 2023
Thatcher Hurd, Jared Jones Honored by SEC
Hurd is co-pitcher of the week, Jones is co-freshman of the week After a dominant weekend against Samford that saw the Tigers run-rule the Bulldogs in all three contests, Thatcher Hurd and Bear Jones’s efforts were rewarded by the SEC. Hurd shared SEC pitcher of the week honors with Arkansas’s Will McEntire. Hurd went 2-0 last week pitching a total of 11 scoreless innings; Hurd struck out 18 and held batters to a .111 average. For the season Hurd has a 2.04 ERA with 25 strikeouts in 17.2 innings. Well, well, well @ThatcherHurd @SEC Pitcher of the Week...
And The Valley Shook Mar 13, 2023
Women’s Basketball Earns 3 Seed for NCAA Tournament
Tigers play the 14-seed Hawaii 4:30 on Friday For the second year in a row, the LSU women’s basketball team is a No. 3 seed in the NCAA Tournament. The full field of 68 was announced Sunday and LSU is in the exact same spot they found themselves in last year: a three-seed with the chance to play two games inside the PMAC. LSU comes into the NCAA Tournament at 28-2 overall but the last time we saw the Tigers they blew a 17-point lead to Tennessee in the SEC Tournament semifinals. That loss almost definitely bumped LSU down from a No. 2 to a No. 3 seed. LSU was placed in the...
