The LSU women’s basketball team has won 75 percent of its road games in coach Van Chancellor’s coaching career at LSU. The No. 7 Lady Tigers (4-0) will try to continue winning away from the PMAC as they open their 2009 road schedule tonight at Tulane (2-1) after starting the season 4-0 for the first time since 2006-07.Chancellor has never started 4-0 in his previous two seasons at LSU. He said Tulane is a tough team to beat on the road.”LSU has really struggled with Tulane on the road,” Chancellor said. “We have to come out realizing this is going to be a battle. [Tulane] does a great job of dribble-driving execution and shooting the ball very well.”LSU has not dropped a game against Tulane since a 76-72 road loss on Dec. 31, 1999, a streak of seven consecutive games. Despite LSU’s dominance, Chancellor said two particular things worry him about the Green Wave.”They are a very athletic team. An athletic team is always going to bother me,” Chancellor said. “They run the ball good, and they press it more than they’ve ever pressed. That style of play really bothers me.”One Lady Tiger displayed some athleticism of her own in setting a personal milestone Sunday.Senior guard Allison Hightower reached the 1,000 point plateau in LSU’s 86-49 victory against Nicholls State, and Chancellor said Hightower has always been “a leader by example.””[Hightower] plays so hard and so tough that you have to respect what she says on the court,” Chancellor said.Another group Chancellor has enjoyed this season is two freshman guards Adrienne Webb and Bianca Lutley. Webb led the team with 17 points in LSU’s 72-54 win against Houston.”I just met with them after practice and told them how much I like how they play,” Chancellor said. “Sometimes when freshmen play on the road, they struggle. I don’t think these two will — they play so much AAU ball in the summer, so they’re much more used to it.” LSU rose four spots to No. 11 in the USA Today/ESPN Coaches Top 25 poll, the league office announced Tuesday. – – – -Contact Rachel Whittaker at [email protected]