2006-07 Women's Basketball
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LSU 2 0 0 6 -00 7 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL TONIGHT’S GAME QUICK FACTS LSU head coach: Pokey Chatman Game #3 Chatman’s career record: 66-7 (3rd year) Chatman’s LSU record: 66-7 (3rd year) LSU Lady Tigers (3-0, 0-0 SEC) Va. Tech head coach: Beth Dunkenberger School record: 40-23 (3rd year) No. 10 AP/No. 10 Coaches Career record: 105-73 (7th year) vs. Series record: Tied 1-1 Last meeting: LSU defeated Va. Tech, 66-65, on Nov. 25, 2001 in Baton Rouge. Virginia Tech (2-1, 0-0 ACC) Television: None Satellite feed: None NR AP/RV Coaches Radio: LSU Sports Radio Network (Patrick Nov. 14, 2006 • Maravich Center (13,472) Wright and Jeff Palermo) Officials: Dee Kantner, Eric Brewton, Felicia Baton Rouge, La. • 7:15 p.m. CST Cushenberry LSU Sports Information: Brian Miller LADY TIGERS’ PROBABLE STARTERS C: 225-939-0204 E-mail: [email protected] G 5 Erica White 5-3 Jr. 3.0 ppg 4.0 rpg 2.5 apg Va. Tech Sports Information: Torye Hurst • Has started 22 games in her career C: 540-998-5907 E-mail: [email protected] G 12 RaShonta LeBlanc 5-7 Jr. 9.0 ppg 2.5 rpg 4.0 apg • Has started17 games in her career G 15 Quianna Chaney 5-11 Jr. 9.5 ppg 2.0 rpg 2.0 apg • Started for the first time against West Virginia SCHEDULE/RESULTS F 54 Ashley Thomas 6-0 Jr. 3.5 ppg 2.5 rpg 2.0 spg NOVEMBER • Has started 24 games in her career 1 Loyola # W, 90-47 C 34 Sylvia Fowles 6-6 Jr. 15.0 ppg 10.0 rpg 68.4 FG% 7 Lake Truck # W, 67-39 • Has started 37 games in her career 12 West Virginia + W, 64-25 13 Howard + W, 88-44 HOKIES’ PROBABLE STARTERS 14 Virginia Tech + 7:15 p.m. G 5 Kirby Copeland 5-10 Sr. 15.0 ppg 4.3 rpg 4.0 apg 16 UL-Lafayette (Cox Sports) 7 p.m. G 22 Laura Haskins 5-10 So. 4.3 ppg 3.3 rpg 2.3 apg 19 at Tulane 5 p.m. 21 at Baylor 7 p.m. F 25 Britney Anderson 6-0 Sr. 9.3 ppg 5.3 rpg 2.7 apg 24 vs. Tulsa & 5 p.m. F 31 Amber Hall 6-2 So. 7.0 ppg 7.0 rpg 2.7 apg 25 vs. Eastern Washington & 2 p.m. C 11 Nare Diawara 6-6 Sr. 15.7 ppg 8.3 rpg 1.7 bpg 27 at New Orleans 7 p.m. DECEMBER 2 Detroit 2 p.m. THE BASKETBALL TRAVELERS CLASSIC 10 Ohio State (Cox Sports) 2 p.m. LSU will face Virginia Tech to decide the champion of the 2006 17 at Michigan State 1 p.m. Basketball Travelers Classic at LSU. The Lady Tigers defeated 20 McNeese State 2 p.m. West Virginia, 64-25, on day one and Howard, 88-44, on day 30 vs. Louisiana Tech $ (Cox Sports) 2 p.m. two. The Hokies got past Howard, 97-78, and WVU, 60-56. JANUARY Howard and WVU will square off at 4:45 p.m. CST in game five 3 at South Florida 6 p.m. of the six-game, three-day Classic in the Pete Maravich 7 Georgia * (Cox Sports-TD) 2 p.m. Assembly Center. 11 at Ole Miss * 7 p.m. 14 at Mississippi State * 2 p.m. ABOUT VIRGINIA TECH 18 Kentucky * 7 p.m. The Hokies, of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC), are coached by Beth Dunkenberger in her 21 at Alabama * 2 p.m. 25 Arkansas * (Cox Sports-TD) 7 p.m. third season. Virginia Tech is 2-1 this season. The Hokies opened the year with a 67-60 loss at 28 Auburn * 2 p.m. home to Radford before defeating Howard and West Virginia in the Basketball Travelers Classic. FEBRUARY Last season, VTU posted a 21-10 overall record and finished tied for sixth in the ACC with a 6-8 1 at Georgia * (SEC-TV) 6 p.m. mark. 4 at South Carolina * 2 p.m. 8 Florida * (SEC-TV) 8 p.m. UP NEXT 11 Connecticut (ESPN2) 2 p.m. LSU will host Louisiana-Lafayette on Thursday at 7 p.m. CST in the Maravich Center. 15 at Arkansas * 7 p.m. 19 Tennessee * (ESPN2) 6 p.m. NOTE WORTHY.. 22 at Vanderbilt * (SEC-TV) 8 p.m. • Sylvia Fowles became the 26th player to reach 1,000 points in her career (page 3) 25 Alabama * (Cox Sports-TD) 2 p.m. • Sylvia Fowles is two blocked shots away from LSU’s career record (page 3). MARCH • LSU extended its nation’s best home-court winning streak to 33 straight (page 4). 1-4 SEC Tournament TBA • LSU enters tonight’s game having won 36 straight home games against non-SEC foes (page 5). * - denotes Southeastern Conference game; + - Basketball Travelers Classic hosted by LSU; & - Roadrunner Thanksgiving Classic in San • LSU is slated to play 11 televised games this season (page 5). Antonio hosted by UT-San Antonio; $ - Katrina Relief Basketball Classic • Sylvia Fowles enters the game having started 37 straight games (page 7). hosted by LSU at New Orleans Arena; SEC-TV - aired on Fox Sports 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 Requests to interview coach Pokey All requests for working press, photo and duties for the Lady Tigers basketball team. 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LADY TIGERS UPCOMING SCHEDULE (subject to change) Monday - 13 Tuesday - 14 Wednesday - 15 Thursday - 16 Friday - 17 Saturday - 18 Sunday - 19 GAME GAME GAME Practice Practice GAME vs. Howard vs. Virginia Tech OFF vs. UL-Lafayette 12:30 - 2:30 p.m. 10:30 - Noon at Tulane 7:15 p.m. 7:15 p.m. 7 p.m. PMAC Main PMAC Main 5 p.m. Monday - 20 Tuesday - 21 Wednesday - 22 Thursday - 23 Friday - 24 Saturday - 25 Sunday - 26 Practice GAME 12:30 - 2:30 p.m. GAME GAME Travel to San vs. Eastern Travel to New PMAC Main at Baylor OFF vs. Tulsa Antonio Washington Orleans Depart for Waco 7 p.m. 5 p.m. 2 p.m. 3 p.m. 2006-07 LSU LADY TIGERS BASKETBALL 2 FOWLES IN THE BOOKS FOWLES’ DOUBLE-DOUBLES GRABBING THE BOARDS CAREER POINTS Sylvia Fowles has pulled down at least 10 2004-05 (12) RK PLAYER G PTS AVG rebounds in 39 games in her career. She OPPONENT PTS REBS 1. Joyce Walker, 80-84 117 2906 24.8 1. vs. Maine (Nov. 11, 2004) 13 11 2. Seimone Augustus, 02-06 140 2702 19.3 grabbed a career-best 22 boards in LSU’s 2.