The crowd of 10,181 fans in Baton Rouge welcomed [autotag]Last-Tear Poa[/autotag] into the LSU women’s basketball game against Murray State on Friday.
The fifth-year senior’s first appearance of the season came with 1:23 left in the first quarter. She played seven minutes in the Tigers’ victory.
“She deserves to have an ovation,” LSU head coach [autotag]Kim Mulkey[/autotag] said. “She’s taken charges for this program. She’s competed. She’s a crowd favorite. It’s good to have her back.”
On October 30, reports swirled that Poa filed a lawsuit against US Citizenship and Immigration Services because the agency denied her a P-1A visa, which would allow her to profit off her name, image, and likeness.
The Melbourne, Australia native averaged 4.9 points and 5.4 rebounds per game last season. She also turned in 40 steals.
With Poa’s return, Mulkey has another veteran guard to turn to. That experience comes in handy, especially once LSU gets into conference play.
Next up for LSU is a home meeting with Troy on Monday night. The Tigers sit No. 7 in the AP Poll.