2006-07 Women's Basketball
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LSU 2 0 0 6 -00 7 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL TODAY’S GAME QUICK FACTS LSU head coach: Pokey Chatman Game #13 Chatman’s career record: 75-8 (3rd year) Chatman’s LSU record: 75-8 (3rd year) LSU Lady Tigers (11-1, 0-0 SEC) McNeese head coach: Carol Sensley School record: 38-82 (5th year) No. 7 AP/No. 7 Coaches Career record: 38-82 (5th year) vs. Series record: LSU leads 12-4. Last meeting: LSU defeated McNeese State, 82-65, 0n Feb. 26, 1992 in Baton Rouge. McNeese State (2-8, 0-0 SLC) Television: None Satellite feed: None NR AP/NR Coaches Radio: LSU Sports Radio Network (Patrick Dec. 20, 2006 • Maravich Center (13,472) Wright) Officials: Tina Napier, Beverly Roberts, Eddie Baton Rouge, La. • 2 p.m. CST Novak LSU Sports Information: Brian Miller LADY TIGERS’ PROBABLE STARTERS C: 225-939-0204 E-mail: bmiller@lsu.edu G 5 Erica White 5-3 Jr. 8.1 ppg 3.3 rpg 4.2 apg MSU Sports Information: Pam LaFosse • Has started 32 games in her career C: 337-274-9982 E-mail: plafosse@mcneese.edu G 12 RaShonta LeBlanc 5-7 Jr. 7.0 ppg 2.9 rpg 3.4 apg • Has started 27 games in her career G 15 Quianna Chaney 5-11 Jr. 10.8 ppg 2.7 rpg 3.0 apg • Started all 12 games this season F 54 Ashley Thomas 6-0 Jr. 4.7 ppg 4.1 rpg 1.3 spg SCHEDULE/RESULTS • Has started 35 games in her career NOVEMBER C 34 Sylvia Fowles 6-6 Jr. 16.9 ppg 10.1 rpg 64.3 FG% 1 Loyola # W, 90-47 • Has started 47 games in her career 7 Lake Truck # W, 67-39 12 West Virginia + W, 64-25 COWGIRLS’ PROBABLE STARTERS 13 Howard + W, 88-44 G 10 Lenissa Lopez 5-6 Jr. 1.7 ppg 1.2 rpg 14 Virginia Tech + W, 70-40 16 UL-Lafayette (Cox Sports) W, 65-31 G 24 Courtnee’ Hollins 5-7 So. 9.5 ppg 0.5 rpg 19 at Tulane W, 59-39 F 3 Reeshimah Davis 5-11 Jr. 4.1 ppg 3.4 rpg 21 at #15 Baylor L, 64-60 F 12 Shante’ Perry 5-9 So. 9.0 ppg 3.9 rpg 24 vs. Tulsa & W, 61-37 25 vs. Eastern Washington & W, 105-52 C 20 Ashley Johnson 6-1 So. 1.6 ppg 1.0 rpg 27 at New Orleans W, 65-45 LAST TIME OUT... DECEMBER 2 Detroit W, 80-44 LSU won its sixth straight game against the Big 10 with a 65-50 victory at No. 18 Michigan State on 10 #5 Ohio State (Cox Sports) W, 75-51 Sunday. Quianna Chaney’s career-high 24 points and Sylvia Fowles’ 21 points and 14 rebounds led the 17 at #18 Michigan State W, 65-50 Lady Tigers in the victory. Chaney connected on four 3-pointers during the game, including two in the first 20 McNeese State 2 p.m. minute that gave LSU the lead to stay. The Lady Tigers built a 20-point lead late in the first half, but MSU 30 vs. Louisiana Tech $ (Cox Sports) 2 p.m. scored the final nine points of the half and trailed 34-23 at the break. The Spartans cut the lead to seven JANUARY early in the second half, but LSU held off MSU’s run rolled to the victory. LSU shot 36.9 percent from the 3 at South Florida 6 p.m. field, but held MSU to 32.2 percent and forced 20 turnovers. 7 Georgia * (Cox Sports-TD) 2 p.m. 11 at Ole Miss * 7 p.m. ABOUT McNEESE STATE 14 at Mississippi State * 2 p.m. The Cowgirls, of the Southland Conference, are coached by Carol Sensley in her fifth season at the 18 Kentucky * 7 p.m. school. McNeese State is 2-8 this season with wins over Jackson State and Belhaven. 21 at Alabama * 2 p.m. 25 Arkansas * (Cox Sports-TD) 7 p.m. THE SERIES 28 Auburn * 2 p.m. This will be 17th meeting between the two programs. LSU leads the series 12-4 and owns a 8-2 series FEBRUARY advantage in games played in Baton Rouge. The teams have not met since a 82-65 LSU victory in the 1 at Georgia * (SEC-TV) 6 p.m. 4 at South Carolina * 2 p.m. Maravich Center on Feb. 26, 1992. 8 Florida * (SEC-TV) 8 p.m. 11 Connecticut (ESPN2) 2 p.m. UP NEXT 15 at Arkansas * 7 p.m. LSU will travel to New Orleans to host Louisiana Tech in the Katrina Relief Basketball Classic on Dec. 30 19 Tennessee * (ESPN2) 6 p.m. at 2 p.m. CST in the New Orleans Arena.. 22 at Vanderbilt * (SEC-TV) 8 p.m. 25 Alabama * (Cox Sports-TD) 2 p.m. NOTE WORTHY.. MARCH • Sylvia Fowles sits 17th on LSU’s career scoring list (page 3). 1-4 SEC Tournament TBA • Sylvia Fowles is LSU’s all-time blocked shots leader (page 3). * - denotes Southeastern Conference game; + - Basketball Travelers • LSU owns the nation’s longest home-court winning streak at 37 straight (page 4). Classic hosted by LSU; & - Roadrunner Thanksgiving Classic in San Antonio hosted by UT-San Antonio; $ - Katrina Relief Basketball Classic • LSU has been ranked in the Associated Press poll for 83 straight weeks (page 4). hosted by LSU at New Orleans Arena; SEC-TV - aired on Fox Sports • LSU has won 27 straight games in the month of December (page 4). Net; All times central. 2006-07 LSU LADY TIGERS BASKETBALL 1 2006-07 LADY TIGERS NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht. Cl./Exp. Hometown/High School (Previous School) 4 Katie Antony G 5-10 Jr./TR Anacoco, La./Anacoco HS (Vanderbilt) 5 Erica White G 5-3 Jr./2L Jacksonville, Fla./Ribault HS 10 Khalilah Mitchell G 5-11 Jr./2L New Orleans, La./St. Mary’s HS 12 RaShonta LeBlanc G 5-7 Jr./2L Port Arthur, Texas/Memorial HS 15 Quianna Chaney G 5-11 Jr./2L Baton Rouge, La./Southern Lab HS 22 Porsha Phillips F 6-2 Fr./HS Stone Mountian, Ga./Redan HS 23 Allison Hightower G 5-10 Fr./HS Arlington, Texas/Juan Seguin HS 24 Marian Whitfield G 5-9 Jr./2L Augusta, Ga./Glenn Hills HS 25 Mesha Williams C 6-3 Jr./TR St. Louis, Mo./Gateway Tech HS (Moberly C) 34 Sylvia Fowles C 6-6 Jr./2L Miami, Fla./Edison HS 44 Kristen Morris F 6-2 So./1L Lathrup Village, Mich./Detroit Country Day School 54 Ashley Thomas F 6-0 Jr./2L Stone Mountain, Ga./Stephenson HS Head Coach: Pokey Chatman (LSU, 1991) PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Assistant Coach: Bob Starkey Assistant Coach: Carla Berry (LSU, 1993) 4 Katie Antony an-tone-EEE Assistant Coach: Christie Sides (Louisiana Tech, 2000) 10 Khalilah Mitchell kah-LIL-la Dir. of Basketball Operations: Joe Carvalhido (St. John’s, 1999) 12 RaShonta LeBlanc rah-SHON- tay LAY-blonk Athletics Trainer: Micki Collins 15 Quianna Chaney KEY-on-ah 22 Porsha Phillips pour-SHA Strength & Conditioning Coach: Melissa Moore 25 Mesha Williams MEE-sha Student Assistant Trainer: Zane Kirby 34 Sylvia Fowles fouls Student Managers: Traci Moore, Marketa Remo Sports Information: Brian Miller SPORTS INFORMATION INTERVIEW POLICIES MEDIA CREDENTIALS Brian Miller handles the sports information duties Requests to interview coach Pokey Chatman or All requests for working press, photo and broad- for the Lady Tigers basketball team. He can be other members of the Lady Tigers basketball cast credentials for LSU 2006-2007 home basket- reached in his office at (225) 578-8204 or 8226, team should be made at least 24 hours in ball games should be made online at via e-mail at bmiller@lsu.edu, at home at (225) advance to Brian Miller. Requests will be met www.LSUsports.net/media by filling out the 261-7941 or by cell phone at (225) 939-0204. based on the players class and practice sched- form for credentials. Credentials must be request- ules. ed no later than NOON the day before a game. All THE NET credentials can be picked up at the will-call media Information about the Lady Tigers basketball MEDIA.LSUSPORTS.NET table inside the Northeast Corridor entrance of team is also available on LSU’s official athletics Media can now access images for all LSU athlet- the Maravich Center. website, www.LSUSports.net. Information about ics team, including action shots, head shots and the Southeastern Conference is available at logos. Contact Brian Miller for a login and pass- www.sec.org. word to enter the site and retrieve photos. This service is for media only. LADY TIGERS UPCOMING SCHEDULE (subject to change) Monday - 11 Tuesday - 12 Wednesday - 13 Thursday - 14 Friday - 15 Saturday - 16 Sunday - 17 Practice Practice Practice Depart for GAME OFF 1 - 3 p.m. OFF 1 - 3 p.m. 1 - 3 p.m. East Lansing at Michigan State PMAC Main PMAC Main PMAC Main 11 a.m. 1 p.m. Monday - 18 Tuesday - 19 Wednesday - 20 Thursday - 21 Friday - 22 Saturday - 23 Sunday - 24 OFF Practice Practice GAME 12:30 - 3 p.m. 11:30 - 1 p.m. at McNeese State OFF OFF OFF return to practice on PMAC Main PMAC Main 2 p.m. Dec. 26 2006-07 LSU LADY TIGERS BASKETBALL 2 FOWLES IN THE BOOKS GOT A GRAND FOWLES’ DOUBLE-DOUBLES Sylvia Fowles became the 26th player in LSU CAREER POINTS history to reach the 1,000 career point milestone.