LSU Triangle

TACOMA, Wash. - A school record six LSU golfers have qualified for the 110th United States Amateur Championship and are ready to tee it up in the nation's most prestigious amateur tournament starting with the first round of stroke play on Monday morning at picturesque Chambers Bay.

BATON ROUGE - In her collegiate debut, freshman striker Addie Eggleston scored two goals and dished out three assists to lead the 20th-ranked LSU soccer team to a dominating 8-0 shutout of the South Alabama Jaguars in its 2010 season opener Sunday afternoon at the LSU Soccer Complex.

BATON ROUGE - The No. 23 LSU volleyball team embarked on the 2010 campaign Saturday with its annual Purple & Gold Scrimmage at the Maravich Center.

BATON ROUGE - The three-time defending SEC Western Division champion and 20th-ranked LSU soccer team is ready to kick off the 2010 regular season on Sunday afternoon as it plays host to the South Alabama Jaguars in a match scheduled for a 1 p.m. kickoff at the LSU Soccer Complex.

BATON ROUGE -- The LSU football team was ranked No. 21 in the preseason poll conducted by the Associated Press, it was announced Saturday morning.

BATON ROUGE - An early season dual meet with the two-time defending NCAA Outdoor champion Texas A&M Aggies highlights an exciting indoor season for the LSU track and field teams as head coach Dennis Shaver announced the team's slate of indoor meets for the 2011 season.

BATON ROUGE -- Eleven games against 2010 NCAA Tournament teams, including a trip to two-time defending national champion Connecticut and home games versus nationally-ranked Tennessee and Ohio State, make up the 2010-11 LSU women's basketball schedule, head coach Van Chancellor announced on Saturday.

BATON ROUGE - The LSU volleyball team takes the floor for the first time in 2010 with its annual Purple & Gold Scrimmage Saturday at 7 p.m. inside the Maravich Center.

BATON ROUGE - LSU senior Josh Jasper is one of 30 players from across the country who have been named to the preseason watch list for the 2010 Lou Groza Award, the Palm Beach County Sports Commission announced on Friday.

BATON ROUGE - The LSU soccer team will open the 2010 regular season on Sunday against South Alabama with a national ranking on its side as the Tigers have been ranked No. 20 in the country in the Soccer Times Preseason Top 25 poll released Friday morning.

BATON ROUGE - Senior Courtney Alexander has been a leader of the LSU soccer team on and off the playing field throughout her outstanding career in Baton Rouge, and she will lead the team once again this fall as she has been named team captain as the Tigers prepare for their season opener on Sunday.

OFFENSE SHINES IN LSU'S SECOND SCRIMMAGE

BATON ROUGE -- The LSU baseball squad added another player to its talented signing class Thursday as coach Paul Mainieri announced that pitcher/outfielder Jimmy Dykstra has joined the program and will be eligible for the 2011 season.

BATON ROUGE - Members of the LSU men's basketball team were on campus Thursday to help their fellow LSU students as they returned to their dorm rooms for the 2010 Fall Semester.

BATON ROUGE - The No. 23 LSU volleyball team held its annual media day Thursday on the fifth floor of the Athletic Administration Building. Head coach Fran Flory was joined by outside hitter Angela Bensend and libero Lauren Waclawczyk.

BATON ROUGE -- The Les Miles Show presented by Capital One Bank will originate from a new location this year as the one-hour radio program devoted to LSU football moves to TJ Ribs on Acadian Thruway.

Former LSU offensive lineman and eight-time Pro Bowler Kevin Mawae spoke to the Tiger football team Wednesday afternoon as part of the team's off-the-field education program that takes place during preseason camp.

BATON ROUGE -- LSU baseball players that participated in summer collegiate leagues have returned to Baton Rouge, ready to begin fall semester classes on Monday.

BATON ROUGE - The LSU football team took time after Wednesday's practice to put smiles on the faces of a group of nine mentally challenged men.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - The No. 23 LSU volleyball team was predicted to win the SEC Western Division Wednesday in the annual coaches' preseason poll as announced by the league office. The Tigers received seven out of a possible 10 first-place votes for 13 points.