LSU gets kickoff boost from Holliday to defeat Ole Miss

The top-ranked LSU football team won for the 18th-straight time in the month of November, getting the better of an offensive battle with rival Ole Miss on Saturday, 41-24, at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium.

LSU (10-1, 6-1 SEC) has now recorded double-digit wins for a school-record three straight seasons.

The Tigers, who clinched the school’s first outright Southeastern Conference Western Division title, will face Arkansas on Friday, Nov. 23, at 1:30 p.m. in Tiger Stadium to complete the regular season.

The game will be nationally televised by CBS.

LSU will then head to the SEC Championship contest on Dec. 1 in Atlanta against Tennessee or Georgia.

That game, which will also be nationally televised by CBS, will begin at 3 p.m. local time.

Against the Rebels, LSU found itself tied with the home squad at 7-all in the first quarter, but got a 98-yard kickoff return by Trindon Holliday for a lead it would never give up. Ole Miss did rally late, but was never able to get closer than 10 points in the fourth quarter.

Keiland Williams rushed in from 10 yards out with just over 10 minutes left in the third quarter to make the score 21-7.

After an Ole Miss field goal, Colt David connected on attempts of 48 and 43 yards to put LSU up 27-10 early in the fourth quarter.

Each team traded a pair of touchdowns to account for the final score.

LSU got scores from Jacob Hester and Charles Scott in the final quarter of the contest.

The Tigers allowed a season-high 466 total yards of offense, with 201 coming on the ground. LSU had 396 yards of total offense, including 228 yards on the ground.

Scott had 66 yards on three carries and Hester had 65 yards on 13 carries.

Williams added 41 yards on five attempts.

Matt Flynn was 17-for-25 for 168 yards. Nine of his attempts were caught by Early Doucet for 58 yards.

Flynn scored the first touchdown on the game on a 5-yard run, capping a 11-play, 98-yard drive.

Defensively, Craig Steltz had five tackles and two interceptions. Danny McCray and Curtis Taylor added eight tackles each.

Taylor also had a late fourth-quarter interception.

LSU will now turn its attention to Arkansas, who beat Mississippi State on Saturday, 45-31.

The Razorbacks are 7-4 overall, but only 3-4 in the SEC and 1-2 on the road this season.

The Tigers have not lost a home game since Sept. 26, 2005, which is a span of 19 consecutive games.

Arkansas is led by running backs Darren McFadden (1,519 yards rushing, 12 touchdowns) and Felix Jones (1,032 yards rushing, 11 touchdowns).

Quarterback Casey Dick has thrown for 1,404 yards and 17 touchdowns this season with nine interceptions.

The Razorbacks are averaging over 340 yards rushing per game and under 200 yards passing per contest.

Lady Tigers fall in WNIT

The No. 4 Lady Tigers basketball team fell to third-ranked Maryland, 75-62, on Sunday in College Park, Maryland.

The game was part of the Preseason Women’s National Invitational Tournament.

LSU (3-1) earned its spot in the finals with a victory over No. 17 Michigan State, 64-41, on Thursday.

Against Maryland, the Lady Tigers trailed by two points, 34-32, at the half but were never able to take the lead in the second half. Sylvia Fowles led the way for LSU with 24 points and 13 rebounds. Quianna Cahney added 23 points and five assists. Both were named to the all-tournament team.

This week, the Lady Tigers play host to Louisiana-Lafayette on Wednesday (7 p.m.) and travel to Rutgers on Sunday for a 1:30 p.m. contest on ESPN2.

Men’s hoops 2-0 heading to Hawaii

The LSU men’s basketball team started its season with home wins against Southeastern Louisiana, 72-62, on Monday and McNeese State, 78-74, on Wednesday.

LSU is participating in the Maui Invitational this week in Hawaii.

Volleyball wins SEC West

For the second straight season, the LSU volleyball team will be the outright champions of the Southeastern Conference Western Division.

The Lady Tigers wrapped up that title by beating Auburn on Sunday in Baton Rouge.

LSU (24-6 overall, 15-5 in SEC) has now won three straight SEC West titles.

Against Auburn, Kyna Washington led LSU with 14 kills and four service aces.

Brittnee Cooper posted 13 kills and had four blocks, while Marina Skender had 11 kills, nine digs and four blocks.

Lauren DeGirolamo led the match with seven blocks, while recording eight kills.

Brittney Johnson recorded a team-best 31 assists with three kills, five digs and three blocks.

Elena Martinez chimed in with 19 digs.

LSU will play host to Tulane on Saturday before starting NCAA Tournament play on November 29.

Soccer team ends season

The LSU soccer team saw its season come to an end Sunday afternoon in the second round of the NCAA Tournament as it fell to the 14th-ranked Florida State Seminoles 4-0.

LSU finished the season at 12-5-7.