Women's Basketball LSU Combined Team Statistics (As of Mar 04, 2011) All Games
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2011-12 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL LSU FIVE NCAA FINAL FOURS • 20 NCAA TOURNAMENTS GAME 1 #21/22 LSU Lady Tigers (0-0, 19-13 in 2010-11) LSU LADY TIGERS WICHITA STATE 2011-12 Schedule/Results Record: 0-0 (19-13 in 2010-11) SHOCKERS vs. Ranking: No. 21 Associated Press Record: 1-0 (17-15 in 2010-11) NOVEMBER No. 22 USA Today/ESPN Ranking: NR Associated Press 14 at Wichita State 7 p.m. Wichita State Shockers Coaches NR ESPN/USA Today 16 #10/11 Georgetown 7 p.m. (1-0, 17-15 in 2010-11) Coach: Nikki Caldwell Coaches 19 at Tulane 7 p.m. School Record: 0-0 (.000/first Conference: Missouri Valley 21 Arkansas-Pine Bluff 7 p.m. year) Coach: Jody Adams 22 Northwestern (CST) 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 14, 2011 • 7 p.m. CT Career Record: 72-26 (.735/ School Record: 49-48 (.505/ 27 at Ohio State (BTN) 4 p.m. fourth year) fourth year) DECEMBER Charles Koch Arena (10,502) Caldwell vs. WSU: first meeting Career Record: 73-56 (.563/ 11 Alabama State 2 p.m. Wichita, Kan. Last Game: def. Xavier of fifth year) 13 UCLA (CST) 7 p.m. Louisiana, 102-42, in exhibition Last Game: def. Northwestern 16 at McNeese State 7 p.m. game on Nov. 2 in Baton Rouge State,77-49, on Saturday night in Wichita 18 Lamar 2 p.m. 22 Grambling 3 p.m. 29 at Louisiana Tech 7 p.m. JANUARY TONIGHT’S STORYLINES 1 * at Ole Miss 2 p.m. LSU Lady Tigers Begin Nikki Caldwell Era at Wichita State on Monday 5 * at Mississippi State 7 p.m. The LSU Lady Tigers, ranked 21st by the Associated Press and 22nd by USA Today/ESPN Coaches, open the Nikki Caldwell on 8 * Alabama (SECN) 1 p.m. the road at Wichita State at 7 p.m. CT Monday in Charles Koch Arena. The game will be broadcast live on the LSU Sports Radio 12 * South Carolina 7 p.m. Network on 107.3 WBRP-FM in Baton Rouge and in the Geaux Zone on www.LSUsports.net/live. 15 * at Florida (CSS) Noon • LSU returns 10 letterwinners -- five seniors -- from a squad that went 19-13 overall and 8-8 in SEC play a season ago. The 19 * at Tennessee (CSS) 6 p.m. 22 * Arkansas (FSN) 2 p.m. Lady Tigers finished in a tie for fifth place in the final SEC standings and just missed an NCAA berth. 24 at East Tennessee State 6 p.m. • LSU is beginning its 37th season of women’s basketball. The program is 774-358 all-time since the first season of 1975-76. 29 * at Vanderbilt 2 p.m. • Nikki Caldwell enters her first season as head coach of the Lady Tigers. Caldwell returns to her SEC roots after playing for FEBRUARY and serving as an assistant coach for Pat Summitt at Tennessee. Caldwell spent three seasons as head coach at UCLA where 2 * Florida (CST) 6 p.m. she compiled a 72-26 record, two NCAA Tournament appearances and elite recruiting classes. She was hired last April. 5 * Kentucky (CST) 2 p.m. • Sr. F LaSondra Barrett is a candidate for the State Farm Wade Trophy, John Wooden Award and Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award. 9 * Mississippi State (CST) 6 p.m. Barrett, a first-team All-SEC selection, is coming off a junior season in which she averaged 12.2 points and a team-best 6.3 12 * at Alabama (CSS) 1 p.m. rebounds per game. Barrett is the 23rd all-time leading scorer in LSU history with 1,118 points. 16 * at Arkansas 7 p.m. • The Lady Tigers are 30-6 all-time in season-openers and 10-4 in season-openers on the road. LSU has won nine of its last 11 19 * Auburn 2 p.m. season-openers. After not opening on the road for the first time since 2005, LSU will play its season-opener away from home 23 * Vanderbilt 8 p.m. for the second straight season. The Lady Tigers lost to Northwestern, 71-62, in Evanston, Ill., on Nov. 14 last year. 26 * at Georgia (ESPN2) 4 p.m. • LSU and Wichita State are meeting for the first time. The Lady Tigers are 2-0 all-time against members of the Missouri Valley MARCH Conference (Evansville, 1999; Drake, 1986). 1-4 SEC Tournament (Nashville, Tenn.) • Wichita State head coach Jody Adams and LSU coach Nikki Caldwell were teammates at Tennessee from 1990-93. Together, 18 NCAA First Round (Baton Rouge, La.) they were members of the 1991 Tennessee national championship team. Adams was the starting point guard, while Caldwell 20 NCAA Second Round (Baton Rouge, La.) was a freshman guard on that team. The two participated in Caldwell’s “Cruisin’ for a Cause” motorcycle ride last summer. 24-27 NCAA Regionals (TBA) • In its only exhibition game, LSU blew out Xavier of Louisiana, 102-42, on Nov. 2. Two Lady Tigers notched the 20-point mark APRIL 1 & 3 NCAA Final Four (Denver, Colo.) as LaSondra Barrett finished with 22 points and Theresa Plaisance came off the bench for 20 points. • Jr. G Adrienne Webb is a second-team preseason All-SEC selection by the league’s coaches. Webb was LSU’s leading scorer * - denotes SEC game last season with 12.8 points per game. Webb ranked second in the SEC with 73 threes, which was fifth-most in LSU history. PROJECTED STARTING LINEUP (STATS FROM 2010-11) FSN - Fox Sports Net; CSS - Comcast Sports Southeast; SECN - SEC Network; CST - Cox Sports Television G 20 Destini Hughes 5-10 Sr. 2.2 ppg 1.3 rpg 1.7 apg All times Central and subject to change. • Back as the starter at PG after backing up Latear Eason last season ... 25 career starts ... 160 career assists, 83 steals G 5 Jeanne Kenney 5-8 So. 5.2 ppg 2.4 rpg 0.9 apg Broadcast Information • Will make her first career start ... LSU’s second-leading 3-point shooter last year (32) ... Tied LSU Fr. record with five threes TV: none F 55 LaSondra Barrett 6-2 Sr. 12.2 ppg 6.3 rpg 2.6 apg Announcers: n/a • 62 career double-figure games ... 11 career double-doubles ... 16th all-time leading reb. in LSU history (571) ... 83 starts Internet: Geaux Zone LSUsports.net/live (audio only) F 22 Courtney Jones 6-2 Sr. 5.8 ppg 3.5 rpg 1.2 apg Radio: LSU Sports Radio Network on 107.3 WBRP-FM in Baton Rouge • 24 career starts, came off the bench last season ... 17 career double-figure scoring games ... 4th leading scorer last year Announcers: Patrick Wright F 25 Swayze Black 6-2 Sr. 1.9 ppg 2.4 rpg 0.3 bpg • 5 career starts (all as a sophomore) ... Career highs: points (10), rebounds (13), minutes (23) 2011-12 LSU Lady Tigers Roster No. Name Pos. Ht. Cl./Exp. Hometown/High School (Previous School) 3 Bianca Lutley G 5-11 Jr./2L Pensacola, Fla./American Heritage HS 4 Anne Pedersen G 6-1 Fr./HS Copenhagen, Denmark/The Rock School (Fla.) 5 Jeanne Kenney G 5-8 So./1L Baton Rouge, La./St. Michael the Archangel 10 Adrienne Webb G 5-9 Jr./2L Madison, Ala./Sparkman HS 12 Krystal Forthan F 6-4 Fr./HS Portland, Ore./Georgetown (Texas) HS 20 Destini Hughes G 5-10 Sr./3L Fort Worth, Texas/Kennedale HS 22 Courtney Jones F 6-2 Sr./3L Midfield, Ala./Midfield HS 23 Shanece McKinney F 6-4 So./1L Mobile, Ala./LeFlore HS 24 Theresa Plaisance F 6-5 So./1L Houma, La./Vandebilt Catholic HS 25 Swayze Black F 6-3 Sr./3L Brookhaven, Miss./Brookhaven HS 35 Taylor Turnbow F 6-2 Sr./3L Stone Mountain, Ga./Stephenson HS 42 Sheila Boykin F 6-2 Fr./HS Los Angeles, Calif./Long Beach Poly HS 55 LaSondra Barrett F 6-2 Sr./3L Jackson, Miss./William B. Murrah HS Head Coach: Nikki Caldwell (Tennessee, 1994) Assistant Coach: Tasha Butts (Tennessee, 2004) Pronunciation Guide Assistant Coach: Tony Perotti (Tennessee, 1999) 5 Jeanne Kenney Zhahn (rhymes with Sean) 20 Destini Hughes Des-TUH-knee Assistant Coach: Stacie Terry (UT-Arlington, 1998) 23 Shanece McKinney Shuh-NEECE Director of Basketball Operations: Jon Silver (UCLA, 2009) 24 Theresa Plaisance Tuh-REE-suh Play-SAWNCE Director of Video Operations: Angel Elderkin (Southern Maine, 1999) 55 LaSondra Barrett Luh-SAWN-druh Athletics Trainer: Micki Collins (Nebraska, 2000) Tony Perotti Puh-row-tee Strength & Conditioning Coordinator: Melissa Moore (Southern Miss, 2000) Angel Elderkin El-dur-ken 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. He can during the week upon request. Please email requests to LSU Athletics Ticket Office: (225) 578-8204 be reached at (225) 578-8204 (office), (225) 270-1665 Bill Martin 24 hours in advance. There will be several LSU Television Department: (225) 578-1797 (cell) or [email protected] (email.) media sessions throughout the season held in the LSU Sports Radio Network: (225) 578-1882 media interview room of the Practice Facility. Any phone Home Postgame Interviews interviews for Coach Caldwell will be taken on a case-by- Head coach Nikki Caldwelll and two LSU players will case basis.