The ride home after a tough loss is more of an extension of the game than a reassuring moment for Vandebilt Catholic senior center Theresa Plaisance.After all, the LSU commitment has to answer to her mom and Nicholls State women’s basketball coach Mary “DoBee” Plaisance.”I don’t get the ‘you tried hard, it’s going to be OK,'” Theresa Plaisance said. “I get the ‘you should have done it this way.'”Plaisance added a third coach besides her mom and Vandebilt Catholic coach Kathy Luke on July 3 when she committed to LSU coach Van Chancellor. Plaisance joins her Amateur Athletic Union teammate and high school rival Jeanne Kenney, point guard for St. Michael the Archangel High School in Baton Rouge, in the Lady Tigers’ 2010 recruiting class. Plaisance has had to make adjustments throughout her career being the daughter of a college coach. The 6-foot-5-inch recruit moved from Ursuline Academy in New Orleans to Vandebilt Catholic in Houma when her mom got the job at Nicholls State.  Plaisance, the No. 40 player on the ESPN HoopGurlz 100, began her high school career at Ursuline and was The Times Picayune’s Female Athlete of the Year her sophomore season. But she had to start from scratch at Vandebilt, meeting new teammates and friends as well as learning a new position.”At Ursuline she played a little bit a guard, a little bit of forward,” Luke said. “We put her under the goal. No one can stop her inside.”Plaisance made the adjustment with ease and averaged 17.5 points, 9.2 rebounds and 1.2 blocks her junior season, earning All-State honors as the Terriers finished second in state behind Kenney’s St. Michael team.Plaisance said her chemistry with Kenney should transfer to LSU.”We’ve been best friends since we were 12,” Plaisance said. “We work really well together and feed off each other.”Plaisance said Chancellor told her she would play small forward at LSU to utilize her knack for the three-point shot.”She’s going to cause a lot of mismatches in college,” Luke said. “She has a quick first step and can handle the basketball and shoot the three.”LSU was not always a slam dunk to land the recruit. Plaisance visited DePaul, Purdue, Notre Dame, Oklahoma and Auburn, but she decided to stay in the Pelican State.”All the schools were incredible, but nothing could compare to LSU,” Plaisance said.Plaisance said she formed a bond with her future teammates and was impressed with the coaching staff. Luke said Plaisance is more of a quiet leader in the locker room, but her teammates listen when she does speak.”She wasn’t vocal in the locker room early on,” Luke said. “In the playoffs she stood up in the locker room and spoke to the team. That was a special moment.”Plaisance said she is naturally a shy person and prefers to lead by example, but she is working to become more vocal.Glenn Nelson, recruiting analyst for Hoopgurlz, said Plaisance needs to work on her physical tools before joining the Lady Tigers. “I want to get stronger and quicker,” Plaisance said. “I just want to go in and try to make a difference in the program. I’m going to work my hardest to get on the court as a freshman.”Plaisance said it is her dream to win a title and put a championship ring on her finger while in Baton Rouge.Plaisance and Kenney are the lone players in Chancellor’s 2010 class. Nelson said the two in-state products will probably complete the class.The early signing period for women’s basketball recruits begins Nov. 11.–Contact Michael Lambert at [email protected]