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TODAY’S GAME QUICK FACTS Game #24 LSU head coach: Pokey Chatman Chatman’s career record: 22-1 (1st year) Chatman’s LSU record: 22-1 (1st year) LSU Lady Tigers (22-1, 9-0 SEC) USC head coach: Susan Walvius No. 1 AP/No. 1 Coaches School record: 112-113 (8th year) Career record: 210-214 (15th year) at Series record: LSU leads 13-3 and 6-1 in Columbia. South Carolina (6-17, 0-9 SEC) Last meeting: LSU defeated South Carolina 82-72 on Feb. 1, 2004 in Baton Rouge. NR AP/NRCoaches Television: None Satellite Feed: 4:30-4:45 CST on C-band, Feb. 13, 2005 • Colonial Center (18,000) Telstar C5/transponder 5, 6025 horizontal Columbia, S.C. • 1 p.m. CST uplink, 3800 vertical downlink, 6.2/6.8 audio Radio: Live on the LSU Sports Network LADY TIGERS PROBABLE STARTERS (107.3 FM) with Patrick Wright and Brian G 2 Temeka Johnson 5-3 Sr. 9.7 ppg 7.0 apg 2.9 rpg Miller. Also carried on Sirius Ch. 111. • Has started 114 straight games Officials: Bill Titus, Kim Watt, Jesse G 32 Scholanda Hoston 5-10 Jr. 9.3 ppg 2.6 rpg 2.5 spg Dickerson • Started 36 games in her career LSU Sports Information: Brian Miller F 33 Seimone Augustus 6-1 Jr. 20.4 ppg 4.6 rpg 56.4 FG% O: (225) 578-8204 C: (225) 939-0204 • Started all 92 games of her career South Carolina SID: Gavin Lang F 34 Wendlyn Jones 6-1 Jr. 5.4 ppg 5.6 rpg O: (803) 777-7743 C: (803) 318-0525 • Has started 40 straight games C 52 Tillie Willis 6-3 Sr. 3.2 ppg 3.9 rpg 52.2 FG% • Has started 26 straight games SCHEDULE/RESULTS GAMECOCK PROBABLE STARTERS NOVEMBER G 22 Angela Hunter 5-9 Jr. 5.9 ppg 1.7 rpg 2 Everyone’s Internet (exh.) W, 78-70 G 30 Lauren Simms 5-9 So. 12.3 ppg 3.9 rpg 11 Maine ^ W, 81-50 G 31 Stacy Booker 5-8 So. 7.5 ppg 3.1 rpg 12 Arizona State ^ W, 65-54 14 vs. #8 Baylor + (ESPN2) W, 71-70 F 14 Iva Sliskovic 6-5 So. 5.7 ppg 5.5 rpg 21 vs. Southern Miss & W, 80-35 F 15 Ilona Burgrova 6-6 Fr. 6.2 ppg 4.2 rpg 23 at Temple W, 65-51 26 vs. #22 Maryland % W, 64-51 LAST TIME OUT 27 vs. Colorado % (FSN-RM) W, 75-44 30 North Texas W, 77-51 LSU moved into first-place all alone in the SEC with a 68-58 victory at home over No. 5 DECEMBER Tennessee on Thursday night. The win snapped the Lady Vols 42-game SEC regular season 14 at #13 Minnesota (ESPN2) W, 75-67 win streak and extended LSU’s win streak to nine games. A record crowd of 15,233 saw 18 at Southwest Missouri St. # (FSN) W, 66-54 Seimone Augustus lead LSU with 25 points, while Scholanda Hoston added 16 points and 21 at UC-Santa Barbara W, 72-52 30 Texas State W, 78-38 Sylvia Fowles collected a career-best 17 rebounds and five blocks. Temeka Johnson, who JANUARY was honored before the game for breaking the SEC assist record, added nine points and nine 2 Tulane (Cox Sports) W, 79-45 assists. LSU shot 52.0 percent from the floor for the game and held Tennessee to 31.0 per- 5 at #14 Rutgers L, 51-49 ot 8 #17 Georgia * (CBS) W, 76-52 cent. Tennessee did win the battle of the boards, 44-35, but LSU scored 34 points in the paint. 13 at Florida * (Sunshine) W, 64-47 16 Alabama * (Cox Sports-TD) W, 76-51 ABOUT SOUTH CAROLINA 20 Arkansas * (Cox Sports-TD) W, 91-45 The Gamecocks are 6-17 overall and 0-9 in the Southeastern Conference and are in the midst 23 at #17 Vanderbilt * (SEC-TV) W, 79-68 30 Auburn * (SEC-TV) W, 57-52 a seven-game losing streak. South Carolina are led by Susan Walvius in her eighth season FEBRUARY as head coach. She owns a record 112-112 at USC and has a career mark of 210-213 in her 3 at Ole Miss * W, 82-58 15th season. 6 at Mississippi State * W, 67-40 10 #5 Tennessee * (ESPN2) 6 p.m. 13 at South Carolina * 1 p.m. LSU VS. SOUTH CAROLINA 17 Kentucky * (Cox Sports) 7 p.m. This will be the 17th meeting between the two schools. LSU leads the series 13-3 and has 20 at Auburn * 2 p.m. won seven straight. The Lady Tigers also leads the series 6-1 in games played in Columbia 24 at Arkansas * (SEC-TV) 7 p.m. 27 Florida * (Cox Sports) 2 p.m. and have won six straight. LSU has not lost to South Carolina in Feb. 26, 1998, a 76-71 loss MARCH in the SEC Tournament. The Lady Tigers have not lost in Columbia since Jan. 2, 1993, 66-56. 3-6 SEC Tournament TBA * - denotes Southeastern Conference game; ^ - Women’s Sports Foundation Classic hosted by LSU; + - State Farm Tipoff Classic in UP NEXT Austin, Texas; & - Hosted by LSU in the Houma (La.) Civic Center; % - LSU returns home to host Kentucky on Thursday at 7 p.m. CST in the Maravich Center and Coors Classic hosted by Colorado in Boulder; # - Triple Crown Classic in Springfield, Mo.; all times central. then travels to Auburn on Sunday for a 2 p.m. CST tip. 2004-05 LSU LADY TIGERS BASKETBALL 1 2004-05 LADY TIGERS NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht. Cl./Exp. Hometown/High School(Previous School) 2 Temeka Johnson G 5-3 Sr./3L New Orleans, La./Bonnabel HS 5 Erica White G 5-3 Fr./HS Jacksonville, Fla./Ribault HS 10 Khalilah Mitchell G 5-11 Fr./RS New Orleans, La./St. Mary’s HS 12 RaShonta LeBlanc G 5-7 Fr./HS Port Arthur, Texas/Memorial HS 15 Quianna Chaney G 5-11 Fr./HS Baton Rouge, La./Southern Lab HS 22 Florence Williams F 6-1 Sr./2L Miami, Fla./Edison HS 24 Marian Whitfield G 5-9 Fr./RS Augusta, Ga./Glenn Hills HS 31 Sylvia Fowles C 6-5 Fr./HS Miami, Fla./Edison HS 32 Scholanda Hoston G 5-10 Jr../2L Miami, Fla./Edison HS 33 Seimone Augustus G 6-1 Jr./2L Baton Rouge, La./Capitol HS 34 Wendlyn Jones F 6-1 Jr./2L Blytheville, Ark./Blytheville HS 42 Hanna Biernacka F 6-1 So./1L Sodertalje, Sweden/Telge Energi Club 52 Tillie Willis F 6-3 Sr./3L Mabelton, Ga./Cumberland Christian HS 54 Ashley Thomas F 6-0 Fr./HS Stone Mountain, Ga./Stephenson HS 55 Crystal White C 6-5 Sr./2L Mount Clemens, Mich./Mount Clemems HS(Duke) Head Coach: Pokey Chatman (LSU, 1991) PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Assistant Coach: Bob Starkey Assistant Coach: Carla Berry (LSU, 1993) 2 Temeka Johnson TAH-me-kah 10 Khalilah Mitchell kah-LIL-ah Assistant Coach: Christie Sides (Louisiana Tech, 2000) 12 RaShonta LeBlanc rah-SHON- tay LAY-blonk Administrative Assistant: Joe Carvalhido (St. John’s, 1999) 15 Quianna Chaney KEY-on-ah Athletics Trainer: Micki Sandy 31 Sylvia Fowles fouls Student Assistant Trainer: Patrick Whitley 32 Scholanda Hoston SHOW-lahn-da HAAS-ton 33 Seimone Augustus sah-MOAN Student Managers: Ashley Darville, Traci Moore 42 Hanna Biernacka beer-naash-ka Sports Information: Brian Miller SPORTS INFORMATION INTERVIEW POLICIES MEDIA.LSUSPORTS.NET Brian Miller handles the sports information Requests to interview coach Pokey Media can now access images for all LSU duties for the Lady Tigers basketball team. Chatman or other members of the Lady athletics team, including action shots, head He can be reached in his office at (225) 578- Tigers basketball team should be made at shots and logos. Contact Brian Miller for a 8204 or 8226, via E-mail at least 24 hours in advance to Brian Miller in login and password to enter the site and [email protected], at home at (225) 261- the LSU Sports Information Office located retrieve photos. This service is for media 7941 or by cell phone at (225) 939-0204. on the 5th floor of the Athletics only. Administration building. Requests will be THE NET met bases on the players class and practice Information about the Lady Tigers basket- schedules. ball team is also available on LSU’s official athletics website, www.LSUSports.net. Visit www.seimone33.com for the latest photos, video and statistics Information about the Southeastern for Player of the Year candidate Seimone Augustus. Conference is available at www.sec.org. LADY TIGERS UPCOMING SCHEDULE (subject to change) Monday - 7 Tuesday - 8 Wednesday - 9 Thursday - 10 Friday - 11 Saturday - 12 Sunday - 13 Practice Practice Practice GAME Practice PMAC Main GAME OFF PMAC Main PMAC Main vs. Tennessee PMAC Main 9 a.m. at South Carolina 12:30 p.m. 12:30 p.m. 7 p.m. 12:30 p.m. Depart for Columbia 1 p.m. CST TBA Monday - 14 Tuesday - 15 Wednesday - 16 Thursday - 17 Friday - 18 Saturday - 19 Sunday - 20 Practice Practice Practice GAME Practice PMAC Main GAME OFF PMAC Aux PMAC Main vs. Kentucky PMAC Main 9 a.m. at Auburn 12:30 p.m. 12:30 p.m. 7 p.m. 12:30 p.m. Depart for Auburn 2 p.m. TBA 2004-05 LSU LADY TIGERS BASKETBALL 2 “Pokey has all the makings of a Pokey Chatman great coach, I believe she will HEAD COACH find immediate success.” 22-1 (first year) 14th season as a coach at LSU -LSU ATHLETICS DIRECTOR SKIP BERTMAN Birthdate: June 18, 1969 Age: 34 THE CHATMAN FILE Hometown: Ama, La.