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SEC REGULAR SEASON CHAMPIONS 2005 • 2006 • 2008 2016-17 SEC TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS WOMEN’S 1991 • 2003 NCAA FINAL FOUR BASKETBALL 2004 • 2005 • 2006 •2007 • 2008 LSU (20-12; 8-8 SEC) Home: 13-3 • Away: 3-6 • Neutral: 4-3 • Overtime 0-1 FINAL NCAA Tournament • First Round Stats & Starters November • 5-2 No. Name Pos GP-GS Min/Gm FG% 3FG% FT% PPG RPG APG SPG BPG 11 [Fri.] at Louisiana Tech (107.3 FM) W, 77-73 * 0 Chloe Jackson G 32-32 33.5 41.4 30.6 69.8 13.1 5.1 2.1 1.8 0.3 13 [Sun.] Wake Forest (SECN+/107.3 FM) W, 60-57 2 Shanice Norton G 32-7 16.3 40.7 16.7 78.7 4.1 1.5 0.8 1.0 0.1 16 [Wed.] Rice (SECN+/107.3 FM) W, 66-55 5 Ayana Mitchell F 32-18 20.4 59.7 00.0 57.6 8.1 5.4 0.4 1.6 0.3 20 [Sun.] #3 UConn (ESPN/107.3 FM) L, 76-53 Paradise Jam • St. Thomas, Virgin Islands • 2ND PLACE * 10 Jasmine Rhodes G/F 32-14 23.2 38.8 00.0 61.9 4.0 2.9 1.4 1.1 0.1 24 [Thur.] vs UTEP [1] (FloSports/107.3 FM) W, 78-45 * 11 Raigyne Moncrief G 32-32 33.3 40.6 16.7 69.8 15.8 5.9 2.9 3.3 0.8 25 [Fri.] vs Kansas St. [1] (FloSports/107.3 FM) L, 69-54 * 13 Rina Hill G 29-25 29.1 37.4 41.7 67.7 5.6 1.4 1.5 0.9 0.1 26 [Sat.] vs NC State [1] (FloSports/107.3 FM) W, 59-58 15 Yasmine Bidikuindila C 12-0 4.0 60.0 00.0 100.0 0.7 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.1 * 20 Alexis Hyder F/C 32-32 26.6 49.5 21.1 60.2 8.9 5.8 1.5 1.5 0.8 December • 6-0 30 Jaelyn Richard-Harris G 29-0 10.1 32.0 16.7 85.0 1.7 0.8 0.9 0.8 0.0 4 [Sun.] TCU (SEC Network/107.3 FM) W, 67-61 35 Stephanie Self F 3-0 1.7 100.0 00.0 00.0 1.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 11 [Sun.] Tulane (SECN+/107.3 FM) W, 69-51 44 Tatum Neubert F 21-0 10.1 36.2 00.0 66.7 2.7 0.9 0.2 0.1 0.4 14 [Wed.] Sam Houston State (SECN+/107.3 FM) W, 89-41 40 Faustine Aifuwa C Out for the yearyjy with knee injury 18 [Sun.] vs North Carolina [2] (CST/107.3 FM) W, 70-43 % 1 Jenna Deemer G 7-0 16.9 24.4 16.0 50.0 3.6 0.6 1.1 0.1 0.00.0 21 [Wed.] Little Rock (SECN+/107.3 FM) W, 69-49 *Probable Starter (based on last game) % - out for remainder of season due to illness. 28 [Wed.] Alabama St. (SECN+/107.3 FM) W, 93-40 January • 4-4 LSU Points Per Game 63.4 Opp. Points Per Game 59.0 1 [Sun.] at #5 Mississippi St.* (SEC Network/107.3 FM) L, 74-48 Record .......................................20-12; 8-8 SEC Ranking .....................................NR Field Goal Percentage 42.3 5 [Thur.] Florida* (SECN+/107.3 FM) W, 78-67 Head Coach ...............................Nikki Fargas Opp. Field Goal Percentage 42.2 8 [Sun.] at Arkansas* (SECN+/107.3 FM) W, 53-52 LSU Record ................................113-83 • 6 Seasons 3-Pt. Field Goal Percentage 24.2 12 [Thur.] Missouri* (SECN+/107.3 FM) W, 80-71 Career Record ............................185-109 • 9 Seasons Opp. 3-Pt. Field Goal Percentage 31.0 15 [Sun.] #5 South Carolina* (SECN+/107.3 FM) L, 84-61 Leading Scorer ..........................Raigyne Moncrief • 15.8 PPG 3-Pts. Per Game 1.9 Leading Rebounder........... .........Raigyne Moncrief • 5.9 RPG 19 [Thur.] Kentucky* (SECN+/107.3 FM) L, 55-42 Opp. 3-Pts. Per Game 5.3 22 [Sun.] at #25 Texas A&M* (SEC Network/107.3 FM) L, 54-52 Free Throw Percentage 66.4 Postseason Team Banquet Honors Rebounding Margin -0.5 29 [Sun.] Arkansas* (SEC Network/107.3 FM) W, 53-46 Most Valuable Player – Raigyne Moncrief Assists Per Game 11.7 Defensive Player of the Year – Raigyne Moncrief Turnovers Per Game 14.3 February • 4-4 Offensive Player of the Year – Chloe Jackson Newcomer of the Year – Ayana Mitchell Turnovers Forced Per Game 20.4 2 [Thur.] at #RV/25 Tennessee* (SECN+/107.3 FM) L, 77-58 Scholar-Athlete of the Year – Rina Hill Assist/Turnover Radio 0.8 5 [Sun.] Alabama* (SEC Network/107.3 FM) W, 48-41 L Club Team Captain Award – Rina Hill & Raigyne Moncrief Steals Per Game 11.9 9 [Thur.] at Ole Miss* (SECN+/107.3 FM) W, 62-51 Sue Gunter Award – Patrick Wright (radio announcer) Blocks Per Game 2.8 13 [Mon.] at Vanderbilt* (SEC Network/107.3 FM) L, 70-68 16 [Thur.] #23/24 Texas A&M* (SECN+/107.3 FM) W, 67-63 NCAA Tournament Notes 19 [Sun.] at Georgia* (SECN+/107.3 FM) L, 70-65 OT • LSU earned its fi fth NCAA Tournament bid under head coach Nikki with LSU as the No. 1 seed and facing the No. 9 in the second 23 [Thur.] at Auburn* (SECN+/107.3 FM) L, 54-49 Fargas, and the program’s 17th appearance in the last 19 seasons round (2005, 2006). The Lady Tigers advanced to the Final since 1999. Overall, the Lady Tigers picked up their 25th selection, Four both of those years. 26 [Sun.] Vanderbilt* (SEC Network/107.3 FM) W, 64-58 which ranks tied for sixth-most among the 2017 fi eld of 64. The SEC led the way with eight teams selected into the Big Dance. - • With the win over Ole Miss in LSU’s fi rst game of the SEC March • 1-2 Auburn, Kentucky, LSU, Mississippi State, Missouri, South Carolina, Tournament, head coach Nikki Fargas registered her fourth 2 [Thur.] vs Ole Miss [3] (SEC Network/107.3 FM) W, 65-49 Tennessee and Texas A&M. 20-win season at the helm of the program. The Lady Tigers entered the NCAA Tournament with a 20-11 overall record. 3 [Fri.] vs #6/7 Mississippi St. [3] (SEC N/107.3 FM) L, 78-61 • LSU was back in the NCAA Tournament, marking its 25th appear- Also impressive was the turnaround from last year to this year 18 [Sat.] vs California [4] (ESPN2/107.3 FM) L, 55-52 ance. The 25 appearances rank fourth in the SEC behind Tennessee as LSU doubled its win total with a 10-game improvement in (36), Georgia (32) and Vanderbilt (27). With a 43-25 overall record total games and a fi ve-game improvement in SEC contests. * - SEC Game in NCAA Tournament appearances, LSU ranks third in the SEC in Key to the turnaround was having junior Raigyne Moncrief and freshman Ayana Mitchell back in the lineup. Both missed all [1] - UVI Sports and Fitness Center (St. Thomas, USVI) wins behind UT (124) and Georgia (55). Since 2003, LSU is 30-12 in the tournament. The Lady Tigers reached fi ve consecutive NCAA but three games last season with injuries that required surgery. [2] - Myrtle Beach Convention Center (Myrtle Beach, SC) Final Fours in 2004, ‘05, ‘06, ‘07 and ‘08. In two of its last four NCAA Without the pair, and with additional injuries that sidelined key [3] - Bon Secours Wellness Arena (Greenville, SC) appearances, LSU has been eliminated in the Sweet 16. players throughout the year, LSU turned in an uncharacteristic [4] - Ferrell Center (Waco, Texas) 10-21 overall record and a 3-13 mark in league play. • In 25 NCAA Tournament appearances, this was LSU’s fi rst time as a No. 8 seed. The Lady Tigers have been a No. 9 seed twice and fell both times to the No. 8 seed (1988, 1990). Overall, LSU is 2-1 when playing a No. 9 seed, and both of the previous games were PAGE 1 • 2016-17 LSU WOMEN’S BASKETBALL • @LSUWBKB ON TWITTER • FIVE NCAA FINAL FOURS • 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS INFORMATION Women’s Basketball SID Contact: Wireless Internet Access Jennifer Rodrigues - [email protected] Wireless internet access is available in the press room Office - 225-578-1869 and on press row of the Maravich Center. Wireless Cell - 225-772-5864 information is located on the top of the flip card on game day. Media Credentials All requests for working press, photo and broadcast Postgame in the PMAC The Nikki Fargas Show credentials for 2016-17 home basketball games should Nikki Fargas and players will be in the media room of Presented by Capital One be made to Jennifer Rodrigues at [email protected]. the practice facility after the game, following the NCAA The Nikki Fargas Show presented by Capital One Bank, Single-game credentials must be requested no later cooling-off period and courtside radio postgame show. a one-hour radio call-in show, is aired live from TJ Ribs on Acadian Thruway from 7-8 p.m. on Tuesday evenings. than NOON the day before the game. All credentials The first show is November 29 and the show will run which cannot be mailed are left at the will-call media The visiting coach and a key player (up to the visiting SID’s discretion) will be available in the media room until February 27.