Haleigh Bryant knew LSU was poised for a special — and maybe even historic — season long before competition even began.
It was early September, and the team was on a weekend retreat — or a “team advance” as the Tigers call it — in Gulf Shores, Alabama. The trip was a chance for the team to relax and have fun before the grind of the school year and the season, and to build trust and relationships. For Bryant, it did that and more.
“We talked about literally everything and we just got so close in those moments,” Bryant, a senior, told ESPN. “We got really vulnerable with each other. We talked about hardships, past experiences, everything. And we realized we all want the exact same thing, every single person on this team, and it was just such a motivating thing to hear that. It was an incredible starting point and I knew we were only going to go up from there.”
The 2024 season has been nothing short of spectacular…
