Tragic- LSU Lady Tiger Possible Recruit Dies During Game

Wow. Prayers up for her sould and her family. LSU Coaches were in the stands when it happened. She was just a junior but was being recruited by LSU and other top programs

Glen Oaks girls basketball player collapses during game, dies-

Glen Oaks girls basketball player Shannon Veal collapsed late in the first half of the Panthers’ Class 4A regional-round playoff game against Helen Cox.
Veal, who was diabetic, was treated at the scene by paramedics and was pronounced dead at Earl K. Long Hospital.
The 5-foot-8 junior guard had scored 11 points in the first half. Veal had just shot a free throw and was defending a Cox player who was shooting a 3-pointer when she collapsed with 1:34 remaining in the first half.
Two-time defending 4A state champion Glen Oaks was leading 35-21 when Veal collapsed.
When and where the playoff game will be replayed will not be determined until Tuesday.

Glen Oaks Player Collapses, Dies on Court
By Chris Mycoskie
Glen Oaks basketball player Shannon Veal collapsed and died during the Lady Panthers' second round playoff game vs. Helen Cox High School Monday night in Baton Rouge.With 1:34 remaining in the 2nd quarter, Veal was at the free throw line. After making her second shot, head coach Harold Boudreaux says Veal turned to him, asking to be taken out of the game.Boudreaux says he turned around to find a sub and by the time he had turned back towads the court, Veal had collapsed.Veal was a diabetic. Her mom, sitting courtside, came straight to her, acting fairly calm, assuming her daughter's sugar was low. But Veal was unresponsive.Paramedics arrived in less than five minutes.Veal was the district's most valuable player and was being heavily recruited by LSU, who had sent coaches to this game.Shannon Veal was 17 years old.As of 8:45 pm Monday, friends have started posting memorial messages on her Bebo social networking webpage.