Jeanne Kenney saw a North Carolina State player barreling toward her. The LSU junior guard braced herself for the pain and took the charge.
“I knew she wasn’t gonna pass it,” Kenney said. “It was one-on-one basically, and I was like, ‘This one’s gonna hurt,’ and I just took it.”
In nearly every game, Kenney channels the philosophy of “taking one for the team.” Kenney leads the Lady Tigers in charges taken, and although the charges aren’t recorded on stat sheets, she has gotten into the double digits by taking at least one a game.
To Kenney, sacrificing her body is worth it. It’s a selfless act done for the success and motivation of the Lady Tigers.
“It’s energy plays,” Kenney said. “And we need all the energy we can get.”
Kenney has also tallied 72 assists this season, a statistic that goes unnoticed by many.
LSU coach Nikki Caldwell said Kenney has a high basketball IQ and a competitive spirit.
“Jeanne is one of those players who is very unselfish — to a fault at times — because we definitely need her to look to score the basketball,” Caldwell said. “But she’s really that player that gets other people involved. She will literally get the ball to the right people at the right time.”
Kenney said she’s been taking charges for years, so she has mastered the art of “learning how to fall” successfully without causing herself any bodily harm.
Kenney doesn’t happen to be in the right place at the right time to take these charges. They are planned based on her competitors. She said she studies the scouting reports and learns players’ tendencies during the game to know what her opponents do in certain situations.
According to Kenney, players have to be smart about charges — a player can’t take every one.
“If you have two fouls, you let that one go, you give up those two points,”
Jeanne Kenney saw a North Carolina State player barreling toward her. The LSU junior guard braced herself for the pain and took the charge.
“I knew she wasn’t gonna pass it,” Kenney said. “It was one-on-one basically, and I was like, ‘This one’s gonna hurt,’ and I just took it.”
In nearly every game, Kenney channels the philosophy of “taking one for the team.” Kenney leads the Lady Tigers in charges taken, and although the charges aren’t recorded on stat sheets, she has gotten into the double digits by taking at least one a game.
To Kenney, sacrificing her body is worth it. It’s a selfless act done for the success and motivation of the Lady Tigers.
“It’s energy plays,” Kenney said. “And we need all the energy we can get.”
Kenney has also tallied 72 assists this season, a statistic that goes unnoticed by many.
LSU coach Nikki Caldwell said Kenney has a high basketball IQ and a competitive spirit.
“Jeanne is one of those players who is very unselfish — to a fault at times — because we definitely need her to look to score the basketball,” Caldwell said. “But she’s really that player that gets other people involved. She will literally get the ball to the right people at the right time.”
Kenney said she’s been taking charges for years, so she has mastered the art of “learning how to fall” successfully without causing herself any bodily harm.
Kenney doesn’t happen to be in the right place at the right time to take these charges. They are planned based on her competitors. She said she studies the scouting reports and learns players’ tendencies during the game to know what her opponents do in certain situations.
According to Kenney, players have to be smart about charges — a player can’t take every one.
“If you have two fouls, you let that one go, you give up those two points,” Kenney said. “That’s something that’s taken a long time. Old habits die hard.”
As vocal leader, she is usually the loudest player in the arena during games and practices. Kenney said each player has their own “thing” to make the team come together to be successful.
“You have your all-stars and you have your people in the background,” Kenney said. “I’m comfortable with either way the ball bounces.”
and practices. Kenney said each player has their own “thing” to make the team come together to be successful.
“You have your all-stars and you have your people in the background,” Kenney said. “I’m comfortable with either way the ball bounces.”
Jeanne Kenney saw a North Carolina State player barreling toward her. The LSU junior guard braced herself for the pain and took the charge.
“I knew she wasn’t gonna pass it,” Kenney said. “It was one on one basically, and I was like ‘this one’s gonna hurt’ and I just took it.”
In nearly every game, Kenney channels the philosophy of “taking one for the team.” Kenney leads the Lady Tigers in charges taken, and although the charges aren’t recorded on stat sheets, she has gotten into the double digits by taking at least one a game.
To Kenney, sacrificing her body is worth it. It’s a selfless act done for the success and motivation of the Lady Tigers.
“It’s energy plays,” Kenney said. “And we need all the energy we can get.”
Kenney has also tallied 72 assists this season, a statistic that goes unnoticed to many.
LSU coach Nikki Caldwell said Kenney has a high basketball IQ and a competitive spirit.
“Jeanne is one of those players who is very unselfish to a fault at times because we definitely need her to look to score the basketball,” Caldwell said. “But she’s really that player that gets other people involved. She will literally get the ball to the right people at the right time.”
Kenney said she’s been taking charges for years, so she has mastered the art of “learning how to fall” successfully without causing herself any bodily harm.
Kenney doesn’t happen to be in the right place at the right time to take these charges. They are planned based on her competitors. She said she studies the scouting reports and learns players’ tendencies during the game to know what her opponents do in certain situations.
According to Kenney, players have to be smart about charges – a player can’t take every one.
“If you have two fouls, you let that one go, you give up those two points,” Kenney said. “That’s something that’s taken a long time. Old habits die hard.”
As vocal leader, she is usually the loudest player in the arena during games and practices. Kenney said each player has their own “thing” to make the team come together to be successful.
“You have your all-stars and you have your people in the background,” Kenney said. “I’m comfortable with either way the ball bounces.”
“It’s energy plays…and we need all the energy we can get.”
