BATON ROUGE - The LSU women's basketball team begins the new year with a marquee matchup Thursday night at the Maravich Center.After going undefeated in non-conference play, the No. 5 Tigers host No. 11 Kentucky at 7 p.m. Thursday.LSU leads the nation in scoring, with 108 points a game. Kentucky, 1 2-1 on the season, has the third-best scoring defense in the country, allowing just 50.2 points a game.Permalink| Comments ...read more read less