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2012-13 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL LSU FIVE NCAA FINAL FOURS • 13 NCAA SWEET 16 APPEARANCES GAME 34 • NCAA TOURNAMENT SPOKANE REGIONAL SEMIFINAL #6 seed LSU Lady Tigers (22-11, 10-6 SEC) LSU LADY TIGERS CAL GOLDEN BEARS 2012-13 Schedule/Results vs. Record: 22-11 (10-6 SEC) Record: 30-3 (17-1 Pac 12) Ranking: RV Associated Press Ranking: No. 6 Associated Press NOVEMBER (3-2) #2 seed/#6 NR USA Today Coaches No. 6 USA Today Coaches 11 Wichita State (Cox4) W, 72-70 Coach: Nikki Caldwell Coach: Lindsay Gottlieb 16 at Hampton L, 58-67 California Golden Bears School Record: 45-22 (.672/ School Record: 55-13 (second 19 at Georgetown L, 69-71 second year) year) 23 ^ vs. #12/14 West Virginia W, 71-63 (30-3, 17-1 Pac-12) Career Record: 117-48 (.709/ Career Record: 111-52 (fifth year) 25 ^ at Florida International W, 76-69 fifth year) Last Game: def. No. 10 seed South DECEMBER (6-2) Saturday, March 30 • 10:32 p.m. CT Caldwell vs. Cal: 6-1 Florida, 82-78 in OT in 2nd round 2 NC State (CST) W, 81-73 Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena Pts p/g Leader: Plaisance 17.3 Pts p/g Leader: Clarendon 16.0 9 Tulane (CST) L, 64-66 OT Spokane, Wash. Reb. p/g Leader: Plaisance 8.3 Reb. p/g Leader: Brandon 12.5 13 East Tennessee State (CST) W, 76-42 Asst. p/g Leader: Kenney 4.3 Asst. p/g Leader: Boyd 4.3 16 Louisiana Tech (CST) W, 77-55 Steals p/g Leader: Ballard 3.0 Steals p/g Leader: Boyd 2.6 19 Grambling (CST) W, 90-59 Blocks p/g Leader: Plaisance 2.6 Blocks p/g Leader: Brandon 0.9 21 McNeese State W, 82-75 28 at Florida Gulf Coast L, 70-76 TONIGHT’S @LSUWBKB STORYLINES 31 New Orleans W, 87-61 No. 6 Seed LSU Aims For First Elite Eight Since 2008 Against No. 2 Seed Cal JANUARY (4-4) No. 6 seed LSU (22-11) seeks its first Elite Eight berth since 2008 as the Lady Tigers face No. 2 seed California (30-3) in the 3 * Ole Miss W, 84-79 NCAA Sweet 16 at 10:32 p.m. CT Saturday in Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena live on ESPN2. The winner advances to face the 6 * at Florida (SECN/ESPN3) L, 72-77 10 * at Arkansas L, 54-63 winner of top seed Stanford (33-2)-No. 4 seed Georgia (27-6) at 8:40 p.m. CT Monday on ESPN in the regional final. 13 * Mississippi State (CST) W, 62-42 • The Lady Tigers are making their 13th all-time Sweet 16 appearance and first since 2008 when they reached the Final Four. 17 * at #19/18 South Carolina L, 59-66 LSU owns an 8-4 record in regional semifinal contests and the Lady Tigers have won seven in a row dating back to 2000. 20 * Vanderbilt W, 54-51 • LSU is making its 22nd all-time NCAA Tournament appearance and they own a 41-20 all-time NCAA record. 27 * at #5/4 Kentucky (FSN) L, 60-73 • LSU reached the Sweet 16 with a thrilling 71-66 victory over eighth-ranked and No. 3 seed Penn State in Baton Rouge late 31 * at Auburn W, 59-55 Tuesday night. Seniors Adrienne Webb and Bianca Lutley combined for 47 points in their final career home game, including a FEBRUARY (5-2) career-best 29 points from Webb. With a roster of only seven available players, LSU rallied from a nine-point deficit to win. 4 * #14/16 Texas A&M (ESPN2) L, 57-74 • LSU and California are meeting for just the second time and first since Dec. 17, 1981, when the Lady Tigers won 65-56 in 7 * #12/13 Tennessee (CSS/CST) L, 62-64 Portland, Ore., at the Giusti Tournament. Nikki Caldwell was 6-1 against Cal as a head coach at UCLA from 2008-11. 10 * #9/10 Georgia (ESPNU) W, 62-54 • Nikki Caldwell is a combined 50-11 in the NCAA Tournament with three NCAA titles as a player, graduate assistant, assistant 17 * at Mississippi State (FSN) W, 63-41 coach and head coach. Caldwell is 5-3 as a head coach in the tournament (2-2 at UCLA, 3-1 at LSU). Caldwell is making her first 22 * at Missouri W, 78-74 OT Sweet 16 appearance in her fifth overall year as a head coach. Caldwell led LSU to an NCAA second round appearance last year. 24 * #8/7 Kentucky W, 77-72 • LSU went on a seven-game win streak late in the season with wins over three top-15 teams -- Georgia, Kentucky and Texas 28 * Alabama W, 76-42 A&M -- to solidify its NCAA at-large status. LSU is 7-8 away from home this season, including a 67-52 win at #13 Texas A&M. MARCH (4-1) • Jr. F Theresa Plaisance, a first-team All-SEC selection, is the SEC’s second-leading scorer with 17.0 ppg. She ranks 19th 3 * at #13/15 Texas A&M (SECN) W, 67-52 nationally in blocks per game with an SEC-best 2.6. She has 85 blocks on the season, which ranks fifth in LSU single-season 7 $ vs. Auburn (FSN) W, 65-62 history. With her eight points against Penn State, the New Orleans native saw a streak of 31 consecutive double-figure scoring 8 $ vs. #12 Georgia (FSN) L, 53-71 24 ! vs. #20 Green Bay (ESPN2) W, 75-71 games come to an end. It was LSU’s longest streak since Seimone Augustus did it in 97 straight (2003-06). 26 ! vs. #8 Penn State (ESPN2) W, 71-66 • Fr. G Danielle Ballard is an SEC All-Freshman selection and five-time SEC Freshman of the Week. She ranks second among 30 ! vs. #6 California (ESPN2) 10:32 p.m. CT all SEC freshmen in scoring (12.0 ppg) and rebounding (6.6 rpg). She leads all SEC players in steals with 99, which is second APRIL nationally among all freshmen. Ballard shattered the LSU overall single-season record of 93 steals set by Marie Ferdinand. 7 & 9 NCAA Final Four (New Orleans, La.) • Sr. G Adrienne Webb is LSU’s leading scorer in the NCAA Tournament with 22.0 ppg (15 pts vs. Green Bay, 29 pts vs. Penn St.) • LSU owns a 6-5 record against teams in the Top 25, including wins in five of its last six games against ranked teams. * - denotes SEC game • LSU has won seven in a row over Pac-12 teams dating back to 2004 and LSU is 4-1 all-time vs. Pac-12 in the NCAA Tourney. ^ - denotes FIU Thanksgiving Classic (Miami, Fla.) PROJECTED @LSUWBKB STARTING LINEUP $ - denotes SEC Tournament game (Duluth, Ga.) ! - denotes NCAA Tournament game (Baton Rouge) G 32 Danielle Ballard 5-9 Fr.-HS 12.0 ppg 6.6 rpg 2.8 apg FSN - Fox Sports Net; CSS - Comcast Sports Southeast; • 5-time SEC F.O.W./SEC All-Fr. ... Leads SEC in steals, 20th in nation (3.0) ... LSU record 99 steals ... 10.0, 6.5 rpg in NCAAT SECN - SEC Network; CST - Cox Sports Television G 10 Adrienne Webb 5-9 Sr. 14.6 ppg 3.6 rpg 1.0 apg All times Central and subject to change. • 2nd-Team All-SEC ... 77 career double-figure gms ... 6th in SEC in scoring ... 5th in LSU career threes (165) ... 3rd in SEC FT Broadcast Information F 3 Bianca Lutley 5-11 Sr. 10.4 ppg 4.0 rpg 3.2 apg TV: ESPN2/ESPN3.com/Watch ESPN App on tablets • 18 double-figure games ... 15.5 ppg, 5.0 assists in NCAAT ... Averaging 12.9 ppg last 8 gms (LSU 7-1) ... 18 pts vs. Penn St. Announcers: Dave Pasch (play-by-play), Debbie F 55 Theresa Plaisance 6-5 Jr. 17.0 ppg 8.2 rpg 2.6 bpg Antonelli (analyst) Internet: Geaux Zone LSUsports.net/live (audio only) • 2nd SEC scoring, 1st blks ... 31 dbl-figure games this yr ... SEC leading 11 20-point games ... 5th single-season blocks (85) Radio: LSU Sports Radio Network on Talk 107.3 FM C 23 Shanece McKinney 6-4 Jr. 4.0 ppg 3.7 rpg 1.0 bpg Announcers: Patrick Wright • Made 12 straight starts and LSU 9-3 in those games ... 14th in SEC in blocks ... 7.5 ppg, 5.0 rpg in NCAAT ... 8 pts vs. PSU 2012-13 LSU Lady Tigers Roster No. Name Pos. Ht. Cl./Exp. Hometown/High School (Previous School) 1 Derreyal Youngblood C 6-4 Fr./HS Harvey, La./John Curtis HS 3 Bianca Lutley G/F 5-11 Sr./3L Pensacola, Fla./American Heritage HS 4 Anne Pedersen G 6-1 Fr./RS Copenhagen, Denmark/The Rock School (Fla.) 5 Jeanne Kenney G 5-8 Jr./2L Baton Rouge, La./St. Michael the Archangel 10 Adrienne Webb G 5-9 Sr./3L Madison, Ala./Sparkman HS 23 Shanece McKinney C 6-4 Jr./2L Mobile, Ala./LeFlore HS 32 Danielle Ballard G 5-9 Fr./HS Memphis, Tenn./Memphis Central HS 42 Sheila Boykin F 6-2 So./1L Los Angeles, Calif./Long Beach Poly HS 55 Theresa Plaisance F 6-5 Jr./2L New Orleans, La./Vandebilt Catholic HS Head Coach: Nikki Caldwell (second season; Tennessee, 1994) Assistant Coach: Tasha Butts (second season; Tennessee, 2004) Pronunciation Guide Assistant Coach: Tony Perotti (second season; Tennessee, 1999) 1 Derreyal Youngblood Dair-E-yale Assistant Coach: Stacie Terry (second season; UT-Arlington, 1998) 4 Anne Pedersen PEE-dur-suhn Director of Basketball Operations: Jon Silver (second season; UCLA, 2009) 5 Jeanne Kenney Zhahn (rhymes with Sean) 23 Shanece McKinney Shuh-NEECE Director of Video Operations: Michael Scruggs (first season; Tennessee, 2008) 24 Theresa Plaisance Tuh-REE-suh Play-SAWNCE Athletics Trainer: Micki Collins (Nebraska, 2000) 32 Danielle Ballard Dan-YELL Strength & Conditioning Coordinator: Melissa Moore (Southern Miss, 2000) Tony Perotti Puh-row-tee IMPORTANT PHONE NUMBERS LSU Sports Information Office: (225) 578-8226 LSU Media Services LSU Sports Information FAX: (225) 578-1861 LSU Sports Information Interviews During The Week Maravich Center Press Row: (225) 578-8226 Bill Martin, LSU SID Cell: (225) 270-1665 Bill Martin, Associate Sports Information Director, handles Head coach Nikki Caldwell and LSU players are available Bill Martin, LSU SID Office: (225) 578-8204 all publicity for the LSU women’s basketball team.