LSU Triangle

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - The 23rd-ranked LSU soccer team surrendered the only goal of the match in the 68th minute of play as it dropped a 1-0 decision to the Virginia Tech Hokies in Sunday's action during the ACC/SEC Challenge held at Wake Forest's Spry Stadium.

BATON ROUGE -- Two of the finest athletes in college football helped the 21st-ranked LSU football team take a 20-point lead over No. 18 North Carolina before the Tigers held off a fierce fourth-quarter rally on Saturday evening in the Georgia Dome to win, 30-24.

BATON ROUGE - With the 2010-11 women's golf season just a week away from starting, LSU All-American senior golfer Megan McChrystal has been named in the top 10 of college players to watch by Golf World magazine.

FORT WORTH, Texas - The No. 21 LSU volleyball team continued its winning ways with a 3-0 sweep over Alcorn State [25-8, 25-3, 25-8] Saturday to claim the TCU Molten Invitational title. Angela Bensend garnered Tournament MVP honors, while Desiree Elliott and Michele Williams picked up All-Tournament Team accolades.

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - The 23rd-ranked LSU soccer team will look to end a two-game slide Sunday as it wraps up play in the 2010 ACC/SEC Challenge with a match against the Virginia Tech Hokies slated to kick off at 10:30 a.m. CDT at Spry Stadium on the campus of Wake Forest University.

ATLANTA - Billed as the "Daytona 500" of college football, the LSU Tigers hope their motors are revved up and ready to go at full speed as the 16th-ranked (USA Today/Coaches) Tigers take part in the Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game Saturday night at the Georgia Dome against the 18th-ranked North Carolina Tar Heels.

FORT WORTH, Texas - Angela Bensend belted a career-best 20 kills to go along with a career-high 26 digs as the No. 21 LSU volleyball team grinded out a gritty 3-2 victory [27-25, 25-19, 20-25, 18-25, 15-11] over TCU Friday to conclude day one of the TCU Molten Invitational.

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - The 23rd-ranked LSU soccer team opened play in the ACC/SEC Challenge on Friday night with its second of four-straight matches against nationally-ranked opponents as it dropped a 3-1 decision to the 16th-ranked Wake Forest Demon Deacons on the road at Spry Stadium.

BATON ROUGE - Members of the LSU baseball team visited with seven-year-old Michael Smith Thursday at Our Lady of the Lake Hospital.

BATON ROUGE -- The LSU men's and women's swimming and diving programs have released their 2010-11 schedule, co-head coaches Doug Shaffer and David Geyer announced Friday.

FORT WORTH, TEXAS - Brittney Johnson dished out 42 assists to trigger the No. 21 LSU volleyball team to a .370 hitting percentage and a 3-0 sweep over Central Arkansas [25-20, 25-20, 25-15] Friday to open the TCU Molten Invitational at the University Recreation Center.

FORT WORTH, TEXAS - The No. 21 LSU volleyball team continues its Lone Star state swing over the weekend at the TCU Molten Invitational. The defending SEC champions face off against Central Arkansas and TCU on Friday before a Saturday tilt with Alcorn State.

BATON ROUGE - When LSU opens the 2010 football season on Saturday against North Carolina in the Georgia Dome, fans will be able to follow the Tigers through social media like never before.

ATLANTA -- ESPN College GameDay, the network's popular college football kickoff show, will air live from Atlanta's Centennial Olympic Park beginning at 8 a.m. CDT Saturday on ESPNU.

BATON ROUGE - The 23rd-ranked LSU soccer team will continue its four-game road swing against nationally-ranked opponents this weekend as it heads to Spry Stadium in Winston-Salem, N.C., to take on 16th-ranked Wake Forest in Friday's opening match of the ACC/SEC Challenge at 6:30 p.m. CDT.

BATON ROUGE - LSU men's basketball Coach Trent Johnson will represent the Tigers Friday afternoon at the Atlanta Motor Speedway as part of Coca-Cola Racing Family Ride Along Friday.

BATON ROUGE - The LSU soccer team is ranked in at least one major Top 25 national poll for the 11th-straight week dating back to the 2009 season as it is ranked No. 23 in the nation in the latest Soccer Times Top 25 ranking released late Monday evening.

NEW ORLEANS - Tiger Tracks, a new half-hour magazine show that will highlight all facets of LSU Athletics, will begin airing weekly on Cox Sports Television starting Wednesday, Sept. 1, CST and LSU announced today. CST, the regional sports network home of the LSU Tigers, will air the show each Wednesday from September through May.

A new athletic year brings with it renewed optimism for schools all over the country, but at LSU there is a unique level of enthusiasm as the first kickoff draws near.

NEW YORK - Former LSU All-American and Chicago Sky center Sylvia Fowles was named to the 2010 WNBA All-Defensive First Team for the first time in her career, the league announced on Monday.