SCHEDULE / RESULTS Home: 10-5 • Away: 5-4 • Neutral: 0-0 • Overtime 0-0 February 21, 2019 • 6:30 P.M
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SEC REGULAR SEASON CHAMPIONS 2018-19 2005 • 2006 • 2008 SEC TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS WOMEN’S 1991 • 2003 NCAA WOMEN’S FINAL FOUR BASKETBALL 2004 • 2005 • 2006 •2007 • 2008 LSU Lady Tigers (15-9, 6-6 SEC) SCHEDULE / RESULTS Home: 10-5 • Away: 5-4 • Neutral: 0-0 • Overtime 0-0 February 21, 2019 • 6:30 p.m. CT • Florida November • 4-2 SEC Network Plus (SECN+) • LSU Sports Radio Network/TALK 107.3 FM 6 [Tue.] Sam Houston State (SECN+/107.3 FM) W, 66-52 11 (Sun.) Northern Colorado (SECN+/107.3 FM) W, 62-57 LSU Team Averages 15 [Thur.] Tulane (SECN+/107.3 FM) L, 54-56 LSU Record .........................................................................15-9; 6-6 SEC Points Per Game 62.5 18 [Sun.] at RV/RV Florida State (ACCNX/107.3 FM) W, 58-45 Ranking (AP/Coaches) ...........................................................NR/NR Opp. Points Per Game 55.0 25 [Sun.] Little Rock (SECN+/107.3 FM) W, 60-45 Head Coach .................................................................Nikki Fargas Field Goal Percentage 42.8 29 [Thur.] -/RV Kansas [1] (SECN/107.3 FM) L, 61-68 LSU Record ......................................................147-102 • 8th Season Opp. Field Goal Percentage 39.0 Career Record ................................................219-128 • 11th Season 3-Pt. Field Goal Percentage 30.4 December • 5-1 Letterwinners Returning/Lost ...................................................8/4 Opp. 3-Pt. Field Goal Percentage 27.3 11 [Tue.] McNeese State (SECN+/107.3 FM) W, 86-36 Starters Returning/Lost .............................................................3/2 3-Pts. Per Game 3.2 15 [Sat.] at Rutgers (BTN/107.3 FM) L, 43-57 Newcomers .....................................................................................6 Opp. 3-Pts. Per Game 4.3 Free Throw Percentage 62.4 18 [Tue.] Nicholls State (SECN+/107.3 FM) W, 76-44 All-Time Record (Years) ................................................921-459 (45) Rebounding Margin +5.2 20 [Thur.] at UL Lafayette (CST/107.3 FM) W, 76-54 All-Time SEC Record (Years) .........................................273-194 (36) SEC Tournament Record (Years) .....................................36-38 (38) Assists Per Game 12.8 27 [Thur.] Southeastern Louisiana (SECN+/107.3 FM) W, 72-52 NCAA Tournament Record (Appearances) ......................43-26 (26) Turnovers Per Game 16.5 30 [Sun.] USF (SECN/107.3 FM) W, 78-49 Twitter/Instagram .........................................................@LSUwbkb Turnovers Forced Per Game 18.0 Facebook..................................................LSU Women’s Basketball Assist/Turnover Radio 0.8 January • 3-5, 3-5 Coach Fargas Twitter/Instagram .......................@LSUNikkiFargas Steals Per Game 9.7 3 [Thur.] at Georgia* (SECN+/107.3 FM) L, 50-63 Blocks Per Game 2.7 6 [Sun.] 21/21 Texas A&M*^ (SECN+/107.3 FM) W, 63-52 10 [Thur.] at Ole Miss* (SECN+/107.3 FM) W, 55-41 Team Notes/Up Next 13 [Sun.] 21/25 South Carolina* (SECN/107.3 FM) L, 53-76 • Tough Defense: LSU’s scoring defense ranks 8th in the nation and • Against Florida: This will be the 43rd meeting between LSU and 17 [Thur.] 16/15 Kentucky*+ (SECN+/107.3 FM) L, 60-64 is tops in the SEC at 55.0 points per game. The Lady Tigers 3-point Florida. LSU holds a 28-14 lead in the series and has won the last 20 [Sun.] at Alabama* (SECN/107.3 FM) W, 62-56 fi eld goal shooting defense is 13th in the country and also ranks two meetings between the teams, including last year’s 66-59 win 27 [Sun.] at RV/RV Tennessee* (SECN/107.3 FM) L, 65-74 1st in the SEC at 27.3 percent. The team also ranks 3rd in steals per in Gainesville on Jan. 14, 2018. 31 [Thur.] 6/6 Mississippi State* (SECN+/107.3 FM) L, 35-68 game with 9.7 swipes per game. • WHERE TO WATCH & LISTEN: • Mitchell’s Marks: is shooting a 54.3 fi eld goal percentage to lead February • 3-1, 3-1 - Patrick Wright and Jeff Palermo will call the game on the LSU LSU. Mitchell is 4th in the SEC in rebounds per game at 9.9 and Sports Radio Network carried on Talk 107.3 FM in Baton Rouge. 4 [Mon.] RV/RV Missouri* (SECN/107.3 FM) W, 61-51 2nd with 12 double-doubles on the season. She is 5th in off ensive - Wright is in his 29th season as the ‘Voice of the Lady Tigers’ on 7 [Thur.] Arkansas* (SECN/107.3 FM) W, 71-34 rebounds (3.4) and 3rd in defensive rebounds (6.5) per game. Mitchell ranks 21st in the SEC with 12.8 points per game and tied the LSU Sports Radio Network. Fans can follow him on Twitter at 14 [Thur.] at 22/23 Texas A&M* (SECN+/107.3 FM) L, 55-59 for 9th in steals per game (1.8). @VoiceLadyTigers. 17 [Sun.] at Vanderbilt* (SECN/107.3 FM) W, 79-68 - Wright hosts The Nikki Fargas Show on Talk 107.3 FM on Tuesday 21 [Thur.] Florida*# (SECN+/107.3 FM) 6:30 p.m. • Hitting The Boards: At Tennessee on Jan. 27, Ayana Mitchell evenings from T.J. Ribs on S. Acadian Thruway (full schedule on last 24 [Sun.] at 16/17 Kentucky* (SECN+/107.3 FM) 1 p.m. became the 16th Lady Tiger to grab 600 rebounds in her career. page of release). 28 [Thur.] at 6/6 Mississippi State* (SECN+/107.3 FM) 7 p.m. Mitchell has 658 career boards going into Thursday’s game vs. - - Lyn Rollins and Victor Howell will call the game for the SEC Florida. She moved into 15th place on the LSU career list, passing Network Plus. Rollins has been named to the LSU Manship School Theresa Plaisance (637; 2010-14) in the Arkansas game. March • 0-0 of Mass Communications Hall of Fame Class of 2019. The 1988 LSU master’s graduate will be inducted at the school’s annual gala in 3 [Sun.] Auburn*% (SECN+/107.3 FM) 2 p.m. • Put It In The Music: Junior center Yasmine Bidikuindila’s April. 6-10 [Wed-Sun.] SEC Tournament [2] (SECN/ESPN/107.3 FM) TBD budding music career was featured in this week’s Inside Lady Tiger Basketball Show. The feature is posted on the LSU Women’s • UP NEXT: The Lady Tigers are back on the road for the next two All times listed are Central Time Zone. Basketball Twitter and Facebook accounts - @LSUWBKB. Some of games - at No. 16 Kentucky on Feb. 24 and at #6 Mississippi State her songs have been played during pregame warmups since the [1] - SEC/Big 12 Challenge on Feb. 28. [2] - SEC Tournament (Bon Secours Wellness Arena; Greenville, S.C.) start of SEC play. * - SEC Game ^ - Gold Game + - We Back Pat Game # - Play4Kay Game % - Senior Tribute Stats & Starters No. Name Pos GP-GS Min/G FG% 3FG% FT% PPG RPG APG STLS BLKS 1 Jailin Cherry G 22-4 12.4 33.9 26.7 40.0 4.2 1.8 0.5 8 4 * 2 Shanice Norton G 24-23 32.0 41.2 35.3 83.3 8.0 4.2 1.8 27 1 * 3 Khayla Pointer G 24-24 31.5 45.3 32.3 61.6 12.5 4.0 4.5 42 2 * 5 Ayana Mitchell F 24-24 29.4 54.3 28.6 54.0 12.8 9.9 1.3 42 10 10 Monet Jones F Will sit out season - knee 12 Mercedes Brooks G/F 24-1 16.2 32.8 29.0 76.9 5.4 2.1 0.9 23 5 Women’s Basketball 13 Jaelyn Richard-Harris G 23-15 26.7 34.5 35.0 83.8 5.7 2.3 2.2 29 1 14 LaToya Ashman G 14-0 6.7 26.7 33.3 66.7 1.1 0.9 0.4 5 0 Communications Contact: 15 Yasmine Bidikuindila C 19-0 7.4 44.4 0.0 40.0 0.9 1.5 0.1 8 4 Judy Willson, Associate Communications Director * 23 Karli Seay G 20-2 12.0 47.9 20.0 68.0 3.3 1.1 0.9 20 1 Email - [email protected] * 24 Faustine Aifuwa C 24-24 26.4 45.1 0.0 51.7 9.0 6.1 0.5 26 32 Office - 225-578-1869 25 Rakell Spencer^ G 20-3 7.0 46.7 0.0 66.7 1.6 1.3 0.3 2 2 Cell - 225-436-7986 32 Jalaysha Thomas F Will sit out season due to NCAA transfer rules Twitter - @jwillson10 *Probable Starter (based on previous game) ^Season-ending injury BROADCAST NOTES (PROJECTED STARTERS HIGHLIGHTED) #1 JAILIN CHERRY #2 SHANICE NORTON #3 KHAYLA POINTER G • 5-9 • So.-1L G • 5-8 • Sr.-3L G • 5-7 • So.-1L Pascagoula, Miss. London, England Kennesaw, Ga. (Pascagoula HS) (Potter’s House Christian Academy (Fla.)) (Holy Innocents’ Episcopal HS) LAST GAME: PTS: 21 RBDS: 2 AST: 2 STL: 2 LAST GAME: PTS: 2 RBDS: 1 AST: 0 STL: 0 SEASON HIGHS: PTS: 21 RBDS: 13 AST: 6 STL: 3 LAST GAME: PTS: 14 RBDS: 2 AST: 2 STL: 2 SEASON HIGHS: PTS: 15 RBDS: 6 AST: 2 STL: 2 CAREER HIGHS: PTS: 21 RBDS: 13 AST: 6 STL: 5 SEASON HIGHS: PTS: 26 RBDS: 8 AST: 12 STL: 4 CAREER HIGHS: PTS: 15 RBDS: 6 AST: 2 STL: 2 NOTES: Scored career-high 21 points at Vanderbilt, shooting 80 percent CAREER HIGHS: PTS: 26 RBDS: 8 AST: 12 STL: 4 NOTES: Scored a career-high 15 points against UL Lafayette on Dec. 20 ... from the fi eld ... Earned 500th career point vs. Missouri NOTES: Has 12 games with 5 or more assists this season ..