Lsu Semifinals Notes

2008 NCAA® Women’s Final Four® Sunday, April 6 National Semifinal #2 – Tennessee vs. LSU LSU SEMIFINALS NOTES LSU Lady Tigers NEW ORLEANS REGIONAL CHAMPION No. 2 Seed in the New Orleans Regional Records: 31-6, 14-0 SEC Ranked: No. 6 by AP and No. 5 by USA Today/ESPN 2008 NCAA TOURNAMENT RESULTS: First Round def. No. 15 seed Jackson State, 66-32; Second Round def. No. 7 seed Marist, 68-49; Regional Semifinal def. No. 3 seed Oklahoma State, 67-52; Regional Final def. No. 1 seed North Carolina, 56-50; National Final lost to No. 1 seed Tennessee, 47-46 LSU NCAA Notes *This was LSU’s fifth consecutive season advancing to the Final Four and its fifth consecutive time losing in the national semifinal game. The other semifinal losses were against Baylor (68-57) in 2005, Duke (64-45) in 2006 and Rutgers (59- 35) in 2007. The average margin of those losses has been 11.4 points per game. *2008 marked LSU's fifth consecutive trip to the Final Four, joining Connecticut as the only other team to reach the Final Four five straight years. The Huskies' run included 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2004. *This was LSU’s 10th consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance, its 18th overall appearance, The Lady Tigers now sport a 32-17 record. *The most points LSU's top-ranked defense ALLOWED during its four-game run to the 2008 Final Four was 52, scored by Oklahoma State (67-52) in the Regional Semifinal. *LSU’s top-rated defense allowed its five NCAA Tournament opponents to total 230 points, an average of just 46.0 points per game *Head Coach Van Chancellor is 19-15 in NCAA Tournament games, including a 4-1 record with LSU. Chancellor, who completed his 20th year all-time as a head coach and his first at LSU. He spent the first 19 years at Ole Miss, taking the Lady Rebels to 14 NCAA appearances. This was the first time he has guided a team to the Final Four. LSU Team Notes *LSU drops the season series vs. Tennessee, 2-1, with LSU winning the regular-season meeting 78-62 in Knoxville on Feb. 14, 2008 *LSU trails the all-time series against Tennessee, 37-11 *The national semifinal loss was LSU’s fifth this season against a nationally-ranked opponent, dropping to 8-5 *The national semifinal loss ends LSU’s season with 31 victories, tied for the second-most wins in program history (the 2005-06 team was 31-4; the 2004-05 team was 33-3) *LSU is now 1-6 this season when trailing at halftime, with the lone win coming on Feb. 18 against Tennessee in Knoxville, where the Lady Tigers rallied from a 33-30 halftime deficit to the 78-62 win *LSU shot 36.8 percent (7-19) from the free throw line, its lowest percentage of the season (45.5%- vs. Mississippi State, 5-of-11; vs. Rutgers, 5-of-11) *This was the seventh time this season LSU has trailed at halftime. It was the second-largest halftime deficit, trailing on the 34-28 hole LSU faced against Connecticut on Feb. 25 *LSU entered the Final Four leading the nation in scoring defense, limiting opponent to 50.1 points per game. Notes and quotes can be found at NCAA.com TOURNAMENT NOTES 2008 NCAA® Women’s Final Four® Sunday, April 6 Page 2 LSU Individual Notes *Sylvia Fowles’ 24-point, 20-rebound effort was her 24th double-double this season, the 86th of her career and her sixth this season against a top-5 ranked opponent *Fowles’ 20 rebounds set an LSU record for most in an NCAA Tournament game (Fowles had 19 on March 25, 2006 vs. DePaul in the Regional Semifinals) *This was Fowles’ fourth career 20-point, 20-rebound effort; it also was the first by an LSU player in an NCAA Tournament game *Fowles’ 20 rebounds is tied for the second-most in Final Four history, with Tracy Claxton (Old Dominion vs. Georgia, March *Fowles’ five blocks tied her season-high *Erica White’s two free throws with 7.1 seconds remaining gave LSU a 46-45 lead *Senior Sylvia Fowles ends her collegiate career ranked as LSU’s all-time leader for rebounds (1,570 in 144 games, 10.9 prg), blocked shots (321 in 144 games), double-doubles (86 in 144 games), made free throws (494), free throw attempts (822) and games played (144), while ranking third all-time for field goal percentage (58.4%, 870-1489), fourth for made field goals (870) and eighth for steals (218) *Fowles also ends her career ranked as the Southeastern Conference’s all-time leader for rebounds (1,570) and double- doubles (86), while ranking fifth for blocked shots (321) *Senior Quianna Chaney ends her collegiate career ranked as LSU’s second all-time leader for 3-point field goals (205) and 3-point field goals attempted (591) *Senior Erica White ends her collegiate career ranked as LSU’s third all-time leader for assists (519 in 128 games, 4.05 apg) *LSU’s two players who are natives of the state of Florida (Sylvia Fowles from Miami and Erica White from Jacksonville) accounted for 31 of the Lady Tigers’ 46 points, 27 of the 47 total rebounds, 3 of the 11 total assists and 1 of the 3 total steals *LSU’s roster features eight seniors, including the entire starting five of Sunday’s national semifinal game, one junior, one sophomore and two freshmen. NCAA Records *LSU’s 18 first-half points ties for the fourth-fewest points scored by a team in a single half in Final Four history. LSU now holds three of the top five spot in Final Four history for the fewest points scored in a half, with each of those occurring in the last three years. *The 40 combined points by both teams in the first half is the third fewest in a single half in Final Four history (38- Rutgers (22) vs. LSU (16), SF, 2nd half, 4/1/07; 39-Duke (22) vs. Purdue (17), Championship Game, 1st half, 3/28/99) *No program in NCAA Women’s Tournament history has ever won the national championship with a coach in their first season at that school. *The 93 points was the fewest combined points scored in a Final Four game, breaking the 2007 record when Rutgers beat LSU, 59-35 *Tonight was the fifth one-point game in Final Four history and the first since 1997 (Old Dominion d. Stanford, 83-82 in overtime) *The 93 total combined points is the fewest scored in a Final Four, passing the 94 scored by Rutgers (59) vs. LSU (35) in the 2007 semifinal game. .

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