COTTON NAMED TO THIRD TEAM ALL LOUISIANA

APRIL 03, 2010

Natchitoches, La. – LSUS’ own Sharday Cotton was named to the third team all Louisiana team that was announced on Saturday. Cotton started in 28 of the 30 games she played in the 2009-2010 season and averaged a double-double with 10.9 points per game and 10.5 rebounds per game.

After having led her LSU Lady Tiger basketball team in scoring and rebounding while ending her career as the 13th all- time leading scorer in LSU history, Allison Hightower has been voted as the 2009-10 Louisiana Player of the Year, making her a repeat winner in the category.

Hightower edged out Louisiana Tech’s Shanavia Dowdell by four first place votes in ballots submitted by university sports information directors and select members of the state’s media.

Ricshanda Bickham and Alisha Allen, both of Nicholls, were named the state’s Newcomer and Freshman of the Year, respectively, while Tulane head coach Lisa Stockton was named Coach of the Year.

Hightower averaged 18.2 points per game this season for the Lady Tigers as they advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament. She was a finalist for the State Farm All-America team, John Wooden Award, Naismith Trophy and Lowe’s Senior Class Award. She was also a unanimous All-SEC first team selection.

Dowdell joins Hightower on the first team along with Bickham, Tulane’s Chassidy Brown, and Adrienne Johnson, also of Louisiana Tech.

Dowdell was named this year’s WAC Player of the Year, earned first team All-WAC honors and was a member of the WAC All-Defensive team after averaging 18 points and 12.4 rebounds per game. She also led the nation with 22 double- double games. Dowdell led Tech back to the NCAA Tournament when she helped lead her team to the WAC tournament title.

Johnson was also a big part of Louisiana Tech’s success this year as she earned first team All-WAC, WAC All-Defensive Team, and WAC All-Tournament Team honors. She averaged 16.0 points and 7.2 rebounds per game and was three times named the WAC Player of the Week and a two-time LSWA Player of the Week throughout the season.

Bickham led Nicholls in every major statistical category with the exception of rebounding. She averaged 18.8 points, 3.6 assists, and 3.5 steals per game and was named All-Southland Conference second team. Her steals average ranked fifth nationally.

Brown earned WBCA All-Region VI honors this season as well as being named second team All-Conference USA, Conference USA All-Defensive and All-Tournament Team. She averaged 13.2 points and 3.8 rebounds per game as she helped guide the Green Wave to the C-USA regular season and tournament titles, and an NCAA Tournament appearance.

Allen earned freshman of the year honors after she averaged 13.7 points and 6.0 rebounds a game for the Lady Colonels. She scored in double figures 23 times this season and ranked second in rebounding in the SLC among all freshmen.

Stockton was voted as the state’s coach of the year after she guided Tulane to a 26-7 record and a Conference USA regular season and tournament title as he team earned an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. After overcoming several early season injuries where key players were lost for several games, she adjusted her team’s type of play as they went on to become one of the toughest defenses in the country.

Voted onto the second team were Brittany Powell of Xavier, Tillisha Givens of Louisiana College, Trenese Smith of Loyola, LaSondra Barrett of LSU, and Hannah Kador of Southern.

The third team was comprised of Tulane’s Danielle Nunn, Brittiany Houston of Northwestern State, ULL’s Mercedes Johnson, UNO’s Brittany Helm, and Sharday Cotton of LSU-Shreveport.

PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Allison Hightower, LSU

NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR: Ricshanda Bickham, Nicholls

FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR: Alisha Allen, Nicholls

COACH OF THE YEAR: Lisa Stockton, Tulane

FIRST TEAM

Allison Hightower, LSU

Shanavia Dowdell, Louisiana Tech

Chassidy Brown, Tulane

Ricshanda Bickham, Nicholls

Adrienne Johnson, Louisiana Tech

SECOND TEAM

Brittany Powell, Xavier

Tillisha Givens, Louisiana College

Trenese Smith, Loyola

LaSondra Barrett, LSU

Hannah Kador, Southern

THIRD TEAM

Danielle Nunn, Tulane

Brittiany Houston, Northwestern State

Mercedes Johnson, Louisiana-Lafayette

Brittany Helm, UNO

Sharday Cotton, LSU Shreveport HONORABLE MENTION: Kendra Wells, McNeese State; Alexis Green, Louisiana-Lafayette; Tiffany Aidoo, Tulane; Freda Allen, Southern; Trudy Armstead, Northwestern State; Katherine Graham, LSU; Alisha Allen, Nicholls.

LADY PILOTS FALL TO CAMPBELLSVILLE IN NAIA NATIONAL TOURNAMENT

MARCH 17, 2010

Jackson, TN- The LSU Shreveport Lady Pilots (23-7) lost in the first round on the NAIA Division I National Tournament to the Lady Tigers of Campbellsville University (32-2) by a final score of 64-55 on Wednesday morning at Oman Arena.

The Lady Pilots trailed at the half by four, 25-21. LSU Shreveport shot 23% (7-30) from the field in the first half of play while the Lady Tigers made six of 31 (19%) attempts. The Lady Pilots made four out of 11 (36%) from long range while Campbellsville shot just 13% (13%) from the three-point line.

The major difference in the statistics in the first half was at the free-throw line as Campbellsville made 11 of 13 (84%) while the Lady Pilots only had six attempts, making three (50%).

The Lady Pilots shot better from the charity stripe in the second half at 66% (8-12) as the Lady Tigers made 11 more out of 18 (61%) attempts. CU made 50% of their shots taken from the field in the second half (13-26) while the Lady Pilots made 11 of 33 (33%).

LSU Shreveport had a four-point lead with 12 minutes to go but the Lady Tigers took advantage of some Lady Pilot turnovers to tie the game with 10 minutes to play. The Lady Pilots would take the lead one more time after a layup from TiKandis Edwards with 8:56 to play.

Campbellsville’s top scorer Whitney Ballinger made a three on the next possession to give the Lady Tigers the lead for the rest of the game. Renalda Stafford gave the Lady Pilots some hope after a three-point basket with 3:40 to play trimming the CU lead to five.

Sharday Cotton brought the Lady Pilots within four after her layup with 3:17 to play. The deficit grew to six, then to nine before Stafford nailed one from down town to bring the Lady Pilots back within six with 1:10 remaining in the game.

The Lady Pilots were forced to foul with less than a minute to play and the Lady Tigers made five out of eight free-throws down the stretch to put an end to the Lady Pilots season.

The Lady Pilots had another great season winning 20 plus games for the second year in a row as they finished this season with 23 wins and only seven defeats. Now the Lady Pilots will prepare for next season but will have to say farewell to their seniors Valerie Huizar (San Antonio, TX), Renalda Stafford (Coushatta, LA), and Tish Flowers (Dallas, TX).

Huizar finished her final game as a Lady Pilot with 13 points as she went five of nine from the field which included three of six from downtown. She also had two rebounds, three assists, two steals, and one blocked shot in 38 minutes.

Stafford had 10 points and was three of nine from the field which included three out of eight from the three-point line. Stafford made one of two from the free-throw line, four rebounds, one assists and one steal in 26 minutes. Unfortunately Tish Flowers did not play in today’s game as she was sidelined with a torn ACL that she suffered in the first half of the GCAC Championship game at Xavier. She will be missed next season as she was the steals leader for the Lady Pilots this season.

TiKandis Edwards collected another double-double with 11 points and 11 boards. She made five out of 17 from the field and had one assists and one steal in 29 minutes of action.

Sharday Cotton finished with eight points and six rebounds as she went two of 11 from the field and four of six from the free-throw line. She also had two assists in 26 minutes.

Callie Davis had seven points making one of two from long range and all four attempts from the charity stripe. She collected five rebounds and had one assists and one steal in 21 minutes.

Whitney Hollins and Tynekqua Warren both finished the game with three points. Hollins was one of five from long range in 30 minutes while Warren made one out of seven from the field in 14 minutes of action.

LADY PILOTS TO FACE CAMPBELLSVILLE IN 1st ROUND OF NATIONAL TOURNAMENT

MARCH 10, 2010

Shreveport, LA- The LSU Shreveport Lady Pilots (23-6) will play the Campbellsville University Lady Tigers (31-2) (KY) in the first round of the National Tournament at Oman Arena in Jackson, TN. The game will be on Wednesday, March 17th, at 10:15 a.m.

The Lady Tigers had their 23-game winning streak snapped by the University of the Cumberlands in the Championship game of the Mid-South Conference Tournament, 73-68. Campbellsville has played two GCAC teams this year, winning both matchups that included a one-point victory over Xavier University (71-70) and a 10-point win over Loyola University (83-73).

This will be the Lady Pilots second consecutive trip to the National Tournament while Campbellsville will be making their 19 appearance.

Below is the release from the NAIA.

Thirty-two teams head to Jackson, Tenn., for the 30th Annual NAIA Division I Women's Basketball National Championship

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - (Bracket PDF (http://naia.cstv.com/photos/schools/naia/sports/w- baskbl/auto_pdf/DIWBBBracket.pdf)) The NAIA has officially released the bracket for the 30th Annual NAIA Division I Women’s Basketball National Championship. The 32-team championship will be held March 17 – 23 at Oman Arena in Jackson, Tenn. Tickets can be purchased by calling (731) 425-8587.

Defending national champion, Union (Tenn.) is making its 19th consecutive appearance (1992-2010) and 21st overall, the most among all teams in the field. The Lady Bulldogs lead all schools in the championship field with 54 total wins; Oklahoma City is second with 44 wins.

Montana Tech, Southern Polytechnic State (Ga.) and Southwestern Assemblies of God (Texas) are each making its first appearance in the event. Montana Tech received an at-large bid, while Southern Poly was the Southern States Athletic Conference regular-season champion. Southwestern Assemblies of God qualified as the Red River Athletic Conference tournament runner-up.

Four previous national champions have made the 32-team field. Oklahoma City leads the field with five titles (1988, 1999- 2002), while defending national champion Union is second with four (1998, 2005-06, 2009). Lambuth (Tenn.) (2007) and Vanguard (Calif.) (2008) each have one national championship.

William Woods (Mo.) and Trevecca Nazarene (Tenn.) will get the championship under way on March 17 at 8:30 a.m. CST. The first and second round (March 17 – 19) will feature eight games in three days, followed by the quarterfinals on March 20. After an off day, the semifinals take place on March 22 and the National Championship is scheduled for March 23. The Championship final will be televised live nationally on CBS College Sports Television with tipoff at 9 p.m. CST.

Thirty-one games will be played in Jackson. The first 30 games will be video-streamed by NeuLion, the parent company of JumpTV. Three different subscription plans for basketball (Men's and Women's Division I; Men's and Women's Division II) will be available for tournament coverage. Users can purchase the All-Tournament pass, which includes every event offered on College Sports Direct from all four basketball championships for $39.95. Each of the four basketball championships can be purchased separately for $24.95 and any single day can be purchased for $9.95. In order to view the streaming, click here (http://www.watchnaia.com/liveEvents/liveEvents.dbml?db_oem_id=5901).

LADY PILOTS COME UP SHORT IN GCAC FINALS

MARCH 08, 2010

New Orleans, La.—The LSU Shreveport Lady Pilots (23-6) were defeated by the #1 seed Xavier University Gold Nuggets (28-5) by a final score of 56-51 on Monday night at the Barn as Xavier extends their winning streak to an impressive 21 games.

The first half was closely contested as the Lady Pilots and Gold Nuggets were tied six different times in the first half until the Lady Pilots were able to take the lead with 6:21 to play in the half. After the two-point basket by Valerie Huizar, the Lady Pilots held the lead for the rest of the half as their lead grew as large as eight points.

The Lady Pilots had a five point lead at the half thanks to some accurate shooting and rebounding. LSU Shreveport shot 40% (10-25) in the first half while Xavier made 10-33 (30%). The Lady Pilots were four of 11 from the 3-point line in the first half while the Gold Nuggets were one of six. LSU Shreveport also had the advantage from the charity stripe making six out of 10, four by Sharday Cotton, as Xavier drained four of six.

The Gold Nuggets outscored the Lady Pilots by ten in the second half to overcome a five-point deficit at the half. Xavier shot the ball better in the second half to increase their percentage from the field to 40% (24-60) by the end of the game.

The Lady Pilots gave Xavier more than they wanted as they held the lead for most of the game as Xavier took the lead for good with four and a half minutes left in the game.

Sharday Cotton led the Lady Pilots in scoring and rebounding as she claimed her 9th double-double of the season with 18 points, including a perfect four of four from the free-throw line, and 11 rebounds. Cotton had one assist and one steal in 31 minutes of action. TiKandis Edwards also had 11 rebounds to go along with 8 points and two assists. Edwards had one steal in 32 minutes.

Valerie Huizar led the team in assists with eight while scoring six points in 34 minutes while Renalda Stafford also scored six points in 19 minutes.

Whitney Hollins had two assists and five points in 25 minutes while Tish Flowers and Tynekqua Warren each had three points. Flowers played in 22 minutes as compared to Warren’s 17. Callie Davis scored two points in 17 minutes.

The next stop for the Lady Pilots will be an opening round game in the National Tournament in Jackson, Tennessee. The date, time and opponent will be announced on Wednesday.

LADY PILOTS ELIMINATE LOYOLA, ADVANCE TO GCAC FINALS

MARCH 05, 2010

Shreveport, LA- The LSU Shreveport Lady Pilots women’s basketball team (23-5) advanced to the finals of the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference Tournament after eliminating Loyola University Friday night at the Dock by a final score of 75-62.

The Lady Pilots shot 43% from the field for the game while Loyola shot 36%. LSU Shreveport garnished the lead in the first half and was able to get it double digits half way through the first half after a three-pointer by Whitney Hollins with 10:45 to go in the half.

The Lady Pilots kept a double-digit lead for most of the half but could not pull away from the Pack. The Lady Pilots lead was at single-digits until Valerie Huizar made a pair of free-throws to get the lead to 11 with 20 seconds to go.

The largest lead of the night for the Lady Pilots was 16 points which occurred on four different times throughout the game.

The Lady Pilots had five different scorers with double digits: TiKandis Edwarsds (15), Valerie Huizar (15), Sharday Cotton (10), Tish Flowers (10), and Renalda Stafford (10).

Edwards finished the game with 6 rebounds and was seven of 13 from the field and one for one from the free-throw line. She had two blocks and three steals in 28 minutes of action.

Huizar’s six assists in 32 minutes of play led the team. She was four of eight from the field which included three of five from long range and another perfect night from the charity stripe, four for four.

Cotton got her 8th double-double of the season with 16 rebounds to go along with her 10 points. Cotton clinched her double-double with eight seconds to go in the game as she went to the line needing to make both free-throws and she did. She also had one steal in 32 minutes.

Flowers made two of five from the field and went six for 10 from the line with 4 assists in 36 minutes.

Stafford shot 50% from the field, making four out of eight, which included two for four from the three-point line in just 13 minutes of play. Callie Davis played 20 minutes and had some big baskets down the stretch that slowed down the Loyola’s attempt at a comeback. She finished the game with seven points which included two of five from the field and three of six from the free-throw line. Davis also had a total of four rebounds.

Tynekqua Warren had five points going one of two from beyond the arc in 12 minutes while Whitney Hollins was one of three from the three-point line in 22 minutes of action.

The Lady Pilots advance to the finals in the GCAC Tournament on Saturday night as they travel to New Orleans to take on the #1 seed, Xavier University at 7:00 p.m. Xavier defeated Tougaloo tonight in the other semi final game 71-54.

With the Lady Pilots advancing to the championship game against the #1 seed, they have clinched their birth in the National Tournament in Jackson, Tennessee for the second straight year. The tournament begins on March 17th and will go through March 23rd.

LADY PILOT'S TRIO NAMED TO ALL CONFERENCE TEAM

MARCH 05, 2010

Hattiesburg, Miss. - The Gulf Coast Athletic Conference announced today the 2009-2010 Women's Basketball All Conference Team, Coach, and Players of the Year; included on the team was Sharday Cotton, TiKandis Edwards, and Valerie Huizar from LSU Shreveport.

Sharday Cotton, a sophomore post player from Mansfield, Louisiana, also claimed the GCAC New Comer of the Year award as she dominated in GCAC play for the Lady Pilots as she started all 18 conference games and finished averaging a double-double with 12.4 P/G and 11.2 R/G as she finished with six double-doubles in conference play.

Cotton, along with teammate Edwards, ruled on the glass as Cotton had 11 games where she grabbed double digit rebounds. She also had 23 steals in conference play which was second on the team in that category. Cotton had a conference high of 17 rebounds against Spring Hill College and scored a high of 22 points two different times both against William Carey University.

Cotton received the GCAC Player of the week award on Feb. 22nd as she averaged 15.5 P/G and 13.5 R/G in two games for the week.

TiKandis Edwards, a junior forward from Minden, Louisiana, also averaged a double-double in 17 GCAC games as she finished with 12.6 P/G and 10.1 R/G. She also turned in some great performances in conference play with a high of 19 rebounds versus Loyola University and scored 33 points against Dillard University.

Edwards was named GCAC Player of the week two different times as she and Cotton combined claimed the award three weeks in a row. Edwards received her first POW honors on Feb. 15th for her performances against Loyola University, William Carey University, and the University of Mobile as she averaged 13.3 P/G and 11.0 R/G between the three contests.

Edwards was named GCAC POW again two weeks later on March 1st after her season’s best performance against Dillard University followed by a good game against SUNO as she averaged 20.5 P/G and 12.0 R/G. Valerie Huizar, a senior point guard from San Antonio, Texas, was the final member of the Lady Pilots to be named to this year’s All GCAC Team. Huizar started in all 18 conference games for the navy and gold as she shot 83% from the free- throw line which she was perfect in five different conference games this season.

Huizar made three of three against Dillard University, eight for eight versus Belhaven University, five for five in the Loyola game, and was four for four against William Carey University and SUNO.

In addition to her great performances from the charity stripe, Huizar led the conference is assists with 103 in 18 games.

2009-2010 Women’s Basketball All Conference Team

Damara Bolton Tougaloo

Sharday Cotton LSUS

Keiva Council Loyola

TiKandis Edwards LSUS

Jasmine Grant Xavier

Alice Honnery Mobile

Valerie Huizar LSUS

Victoria Jones Tougaloo

Kim Lewis William Carey

Alisha Mason William Carey

Ariel Mitchell Dillard

Brittany Powell Xavier

Jazzlyn Prince SUNO

Trenese Smith Loyola

Jira Williams Belhaven

Coach of the Year: Bo Browder - Xavier

Player of the Year: Brittany Powell - Xavier

Freshman of the Year: Tyesha Robinson - SUNO

Newcomer of the Year: Sharday Cotton - LSUS

LADY PILOTS ELIMINATE SUNO FROM GCAC TOURNEY

MARCH 04, 2010

Shreveport, LA-The LSU Shreveport Lady Pilots (22-5) bounced the SUNO Lady Knights (14-12) from further play in the GCAC Tournament late Wednesday night by a final score of 82-63.

After a three hour delay, due to SUNO’s transportation issues, the Lady Pilots and Lady Knights finally tipped-off at 10 p.m. LSU Shreveport got off to an 8-0 run to start the contest but the Lady Pilots won the game at the free-throw line as they made 38 out of 46 (82%).

The Lady Pilots led at the half by 13, 37-24 after shooting 48% (12-25) from the field while SUNO made just eight of 25 (32%).

LSU Shreveport continued to put points on the board in the second half as 27 of their 45 points came from the charity stripe, 12 of which were made by Valerie Huizar.

The Lady Pilots finished the game with four shooters in double digits while SUNO had three.

Sharday Cotton was the game’s top scorer and rebounder with 23 points and 13 rebounds to earn her 7th double-double of the season. Cotton was seven of 10 from the free-throw line in 31 minutes.

Valerie Huizar had an incredible night from the free-throw line as she made all 16 attempts and finished the game with 18 points. Huizar led the team once again in assists with 6 in 32 minutes of action.

Tish Flowers had 12 points which included five of seven from the field and four of six from the line. Flowers had two assists and one steal in 30 minutes.

Callie Davis played 20 minutes and had one blocked shot. Davis finished in double figures with 12 points as she was three of six from the field and a perfect six for six from the charity stripe.

TiKandis Edwards played 26 minutes and was four of six from the line as she finished the game with six points.

Tynekqua Warren and Whitney Hollins each scored three points. Warren played 24 minutes while Hollins played 17. Renalda Stafford had two points while Sylvia Hoffman had one.

The Lady Pilots will move on to the Semi-Final game in the GCAC Tournament on Friday night at 7:00 p.m. as they will host Loyola. Loyola defeated Mobile earlier tonight 75-48.

LADY PILOTS BEGIN GCAC TOURNAMENT PLAY TONIGHT AT 7:00 P.M.

MARCH 03, 2010

Shreveport, LA-The LSU Shreveport Lady Pilots will begin their quest for the GCAC Tournament title tonight at the Dock as they battle the 7th seeded SUNO Lady Knights at 7:00 p.m. With a win tonight the Lady Pilots would then host the winner of the Mobile/Loyola matchup. See the tournament schedule below for dates that all of the games will be played, ALL GAMES begin at 7:00 p.m. Admission to all games will $6 for Adults and $3 for children ages 6-12 and Students with valid ID and free admission for children 5& under. Season passes are not valid for GCAC tournament games.

GCAC TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE

Today, March 3rd at 7:00 p.m.

#8 Belhaven at #1 Xavier

#5 William Carey at #4 Tougaloo

#7 SUNO at #2 LSU Shreveport

#6 Mobile at #3 Loyola

Friday, March 5th at 7:00 p.m.

#1/#8 winner vs. #5/#4 winner at highest seed remaining

#2/#7 winner vs. #6/#3 winner at highest seed remaining

Monday, March 8th at 7:00 p.m.

CHAMPIONSHIP GAME at highest seed remaining

TONIGHTS GAME WILL HAVE A DELAYED START

MARCH 03, 2010

Shreveport, LA- Tonight’s game between the LSU Shreveport Lady Pilots and the SUNO Knights will have a delayed start time. The game will begin late tonight due to SUNO having bus trouble on their way to Shreveport.

The game’s start time will approximately be between 9 and 10 PM tonight at the Dock.

EDWARDS RECIEVES GCAC PLAYER OF THE WEEK HONORS

MARCH 02, 2010

Shreveport, LA- LSU Shreveport Lady Pilot’s post player, TiKandis Edwards, earned her second GCAC Player of the Week Award for her efforts of the floor last week. Edwards, a junior from Minden, Louisiana, had an amazing performance for LSUS against Dillard as she scored 33 points in from of the home crowd. She crashed the boards as she claimed 14 rebounds to get her 8th double-double on the season in the Lady Pilots win over Dillard, 79-65.

Against SUNO, Edwards had eight points and 10 rebounds as the Lady Pilots clinched second place in the GCAC regular season standings.

For the week Edwards averaged 20.5 points per game and 12 rebounds per game.

The #2 seeded Lady Pilots will take on the 7th seeded SUNO Lady Knights on Wednesday, March 3rd, at the Dock at 7:00 p.m.

LADY PILOTS WIN ONE FOR THE SENIORS IN ROUTE OF SUNO

FEBRUARY 27, 2010

Shreveport, LA- The LSU Shreveport Lady Pilots (21-5, 14-4) dominated their opponent on senior night at the Dock as they defeated the Southern University at New Orleans Lady Knights (13-11, 7-11) by a final score of 71-43 to secure a second place finish in the 2009-2010 Gulf Coast Athletic Conference final standings to secure the #2 seed in the GCAC Tournament.

The Lady Pilots took advantage of SUNO shooting 15% (5-33) from the field as their defense forced them to take bad shots while the LSUS offensively, made 12 of 31 (38%) from the field.

LSU Shreveport shot 12 three-pointers in the first half making six from five different shooters. Callie Davis was the only to make more than one.

The Lady Pilots led comfortably at the half by 22, 37-15.

The second half of play was not as kind to the Lady Pilots as they only outscored SUNO by six but their dominating first half was enough to preserve the 28-point win.

The Lady Pilots honored their three seniors following their big win over SUNO: Renalda Stafford, Tish Flowers, and Valerie Huizar. Stafford scored three points in her regular season finale and had four rebounds in 19 minutes of action.

Flowers had double digit points as she finished the game with 10. She led the team in steals with 4 and had six boards in 31 minutes while Huizar played 33 minutes and had seven points and 6 assists.

Sharday Cotton picked up the double-double in tonight’s win with 14 points and 16 rebounds in 25 minutes of action. The Lady Pilots dominated on the glass as they won the rebound battle 65-37. Cotton led the team with her 16 while TiKandis Edwards claimed 10 rebounds with 8 points.

Callie Davis had seven rebounds with 13 points as she was two for three for long range in 20 minutes of action as Tynekqua Warren had seven points and six rebounds in 16 minutes. Whitney Hollins had five points while Sylvia Hoffman finished with four. The Lady Pilots could see SUNO again here at the Dock on Wednesday, March 3rd, as they will host the winner of the Spring Hill/SUNO matchup in the GCAC Tournament at 7:00 p.m. Spring Hill will play at SUNO on Monday night at 7:00 p.m. to determine who plays the Lady Pilots.

LADY PILOTS DEFEAT DILLARD, EDWARDS SCORES 33

FEBRUARY 25, 2010

Shreveport, LA- The LSU Shreveport Lady Pilots basketball team (20-5, 13-4) defeated the Lady Bleu Devils of Dillard University (20-5, 13-4) on Thursday night at the Dock by a final score of 79-65 to keep the pace and remain in second place in the GCAC regular season standings.

TiKandis Edwards dominated for the Lady Pilots as she scored her season high 33 points. She pulled down 14 rebounds to earn her 8th double-double of the season.

The Lady Pilots trailed during the first half until they took the lead after a three-pointer from Renalda Stafford with 7:51 to play in the first half to take a two-point lead, 23-21. LSU Shreveport would only relinquish the lead to Dillard one more time during the game which came with 3 minutes to play in the first half.

A pair of free-throws made by Edwards sent the Lady Pilots to the locker room at half with a seven point lead and the momentum heading into the second half.

The Lady Pilots pulled away from Dillard in the second half as their lead climbed to 19 with 9 minutes to play in the game. The closed Dillard got the rest of the way was eight points as the Lady Pilots got the lead to double digits once again to go on to win by 14.

LSU Shreveport shot 41% (26-62) from the field for the game as did Dillard (23-56). The Lady Pilots won the rebound battle as they pulled down 47 compared to Dillard’s 30. TiKandis Edwards and Sharday Cotton were the top rebounders for the Lady Pilots as Edwards led the team with 14 while Cotton came away with 10.

The Lady Pilots finished the game with three scorers in double figures; Edwards (33), Valerie Huizar (14), and Stafford (11). Edwards was 13 of 20 from the field and seven for nine from the line in 33 minutes of action.

Huizar finished the game four of eight from the field, two out of four from long range, and four out of six from the charity stripe in 38 minutes.

Stafford made four out of 10 as she was two for five from beyond the arc and one out of three from the line in 24 minutes.

Cotton finished the game with seven points in 30 minutes while Tish Flowers scored six in 20 minutes of action. Flowers and Cotton both led the team in assists with four each.

Whitney Hollins had four points while Rachel Carlson and Callie Davis each scored two points.

The next game for the Lady Pilots will be this Saturday night at the Dock against the Lady Knights of SUNO (13-10, 7-9) with the tip-off set for 5:00 p.m. A win will earn the Lady Pilots second place in the regular season and the #2 seed in the conference tournament which would secure home-court advantage for at least two games. The Lady Pilots could possibly host the championship game in the top seeded Xavier falls before the title game.

COTTON NAMED GCAC WOMEN'S BASKETBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK

FEBRUARY 23, 2010

Shreveport, LA- Sharday Cotton was named the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference Women’s Basketball Player of the week as she averaged a double-double in two games last week.

The Lady Pilot’s sophomore post player from Mansfield, Louisiana, had a banner week for her team as LSU Shreveport went 1-1. Cotton scored 14 points and had 10 rebounds in 26 minutes of action in a tough road loss at Tougaloo, 59-54, last Thursday night.

Cotton topped her performance in Saturday night’s win at home versus the Lady Badgers of Spring Hill College as she controlled the boards and lit up the score board with 17 points and 17 rebounds. The Lady Pilots cruised past Spring Hill with a 74-63 win as Cotton also had two steals in 25 minutes of play.

Cotton and the Lady Pilots (19-5, 12-4) will take on Dillard University (10-16, 3-13) on Thursday night at the Dock at 5:30 p.m. as they try to secure the #2 seed for the conference tournament and second place in the GCAC regular season standings. The Lady Pilots are currently one game ahead of Loyola with two games to play.

LADY PILOTS DEFEAT SPRING HILL

FEBRUARY 20, 2010

Shreveport, LA- The LSU Shreveport Lady Pilots basketball team (19-5, 12-4) defeated the Lady Badgers of Spring Hill College (3-23, 1-15) by a final score of 74-63 on Saturday night at the Dock in a game that saw 51 attempts at a three- point basket between the two teams.

The first half saw 26 attempts at a three-pointer as the Lady Pilots made six out of 17 (35%) while the Lady Badgers converted on six out of nine (66%). Tynekqua Warren took the most attempts for the Lady Pilots as she was three of seven from beyond the arc in the first half with nine points.

Sharday Cotton was the leading scorer at the break having already accomplished a double-double with 14 points and 11 rebounds in the first half while Renalda Stafford had six points.

The Lady Pilots shot 42% (15-35) from the field in the first half as Spring Hill made nine of 23 (39%).

LSU Shreveport dominated the boards as they claimed 23 rebounds in the first half compared to the Lady Badger’s 15.

The second half of play saw another three-point shooting contest as the Lady Pilots shot 28% from beyond the three-point line as Spring Hill was five for 13 (38%). LSU Shreveport was outscored in the second half by two, 37-35 but their 13- point cushion as the half was enough to get the win. The game’s final box score consisted of three shooters in double digits for the Lady Pilots. Sharday Cotton finished the game with her 6th double-double that included a team leading 17 points and 17 rebounds. Cotton was eight of 13 from the field with one assist and two steals in 25 minutes.

Tynekqua Warren went four of 12 from the three-point line and finished with 12 points and four rebounds in 23 minutes of action.

Renalda Stafford was four of five from long range and had one assist in just 13 minutes of play.

TiKandis Edwards finished the game with eight points and seven rebounds in 18 minutes while Valerie Huizar played 28 minutes and had eight points and tied for the team lead in assists with 7.

Taylor Morgan, Tish Flowers and Rachel Carlson each had four points while Sylvia Hoffman scored three and Callie Davis finished the game with two points. Flowers lent a helping hand with her 7 assist which tied the team lead for the game.

The Lady Pilots claimed 44 rebounds compared to Spring Hill’s 34.

The Lady Pilots stay on pace to secure the #2 seed for post season play as they hold a one game lead over Loyola with two games to play. The next game for the LSU Shreveport will be next Thursday at the Dock versus Dillard University (10- 16, 3-13) with the tip-off set for 5:30 p.m.

LADY PILOTS FALL TO TOUGALOO ON ROAD

FEBRUARY 18, 2010

Tougaloo, MS- The LSU Shreveport Lady Pilots basketball team (18-5, 11-4) were defeated by the Lady Bulldogs of Tougaloo College (13-13, 9-6) by a final score of 59-54 on Thursday night at the Kroger Gymnasium at Tougaloo College.

The Lady Pilots shot a slim 25% (7-28) in the first half as they trailed at the break but only trailed 21-19 while Tougaloo shot 26% (10-38). Tish Flowers was the leading scorer for the Lady Pilots in the first half with 9 points while the next highest scorer was Valerie Huizar with three points.

The second half of play saw more scoring from both teams but could have saw a lot more as the Lady Pilots were just two of 14 from the three-point line, had just two more fallen the outcome could have been different.

LSU Shreveport shot it better from the field in the second half (15-34, 44%) but so did Tougaloo (12-30, 40%). The difference in the game was that Tougaloo made 12 out of 19 free-throw attempts in the second half after getting shutout from the line in the first half (0-6).

The Lady Pilots finished the game at 35% (22-62) from the field, 15% (4-26) from beyond the arc, and 60% (6-10) from the charity strip while the Lady Bulldogs made 22 of 68 (32%) from the field, three of 16 (18%) from long range, and 12 out of 25 (48%).

LSU Shreveport finished the game with two shooters in double digits: Sharday Cotton and Tish Flowers.

Sharday Cotton received her fifth double-double on the season with 14 points and 10 rebounds in 26 minutes of action.

Tish Flowers had 14 points and four rebounds. Flowers was five out of 11 from the field, one out of five from long range, and was three out of four from the line in 34 minutes of action. Tynekqua Warren had seven points which included three of eight from the field and one for three from the three-point line in 10 minutes.

TiKandis Edwards contributed to the Lady Pilots out rebounding the Lady Bulldogs, 41-40, with her nine rebounds. Edwards also had six points and one assists in 29 minutes of play.

Valerie Huizar led the team with four assist to go along with three points in 27 minutes while Rachel Carlson finished with four points, Callie Davis had three and Sylvia Hoffman scored two points.

Despite tonight’s loss the Lady Pilots are still one game ahead of Loyola in the race for the number two seed in the GCAC post season tournament as the Wolfpack were defeated tonight by the top team in the GCAC standings, Xavier 50-36.

The next game for the Lady Pilots will be this Saturday at the Dock versus the Lady Badgers of Spring Hill College (3-22, 1-14) as they try to get closer to securing the number two seed for the conference tournament. The tip-off is set for 5:00 p.m.

LADY PILOTS' EDWARDS NAMED GCAC PLAYER OF THE WEEK

FEBRUARY 17, 2010

Shreveport, LA- TiKandis Edwards was named the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference Player of the Week for her performance in last week’s games.

Edwards averaged 13.3 P/G and 11 R/G as the Lady Pilot’s compiled a perfect 3-0 record for the week.

Edward’s best game last week came against the Wolfpack of Loyola University as she collected her 7th double-double of the season with 18 points and 19 rebounds in 35 minutes of action.

The Lady Pilots will be back in action on Thursday night in Tougaloo, Mississippi against the Lady Bulldogs of Tougaloo College at 5:30 p.m. and will return home Saturday night to the Dock at 5:00 p.m. to take on the Lady Badgers of Spring Hill College.

FOLLOW TONIGHTS LIVE STATS

FEBRUARY 13, 2010

Click on the link below to watch the live stats for tonights men's and women's basketball games versus the University of Mobile. The Lady Pilots tip-off at 5:00 p.m. and the men follow at 7:00 p.m. http://www.dakstats.com/WebSync/Pages/Webcasts.aspx?association=10#WBB_anchor

LADY PILOTS CRUSH MOBILE

FEBRUARY 13, 2010

Shreveport, LA- The LSU Shreveport Lady Pilots (18-4, 11-3) crushed the Lady Rams of the University of Mobile (14-10, 6-8) on Saturday night at the Dock by a final score of 85-61.

The Lady Pilots dominated the first half of play as they shot 51% (17-33) from the field and led at the half 47-21 while Mobile shot 39% (9-23). LSU Shreveport used the three-point line to their advantage as they made seven of 14 attempts in the first half.

Valerie Huizar led the way from long range as she hit four out of five attempts and finished the half with 12 points. Tynekqua Warren was the other double digit scorer in the first half with 10 points, making two of three from the three-point line.

Sharday Cotton was four of five from the field and had nine points at the break with three rebounds.

LSU Shreveport controlled the ball well in the first half as they surrendered just one turnover while forcing the Lady Rams to give it up 14 times.

The largest lead of the night for the Lady Pilots was 36 that came with 9:24 to play in the game as they continued to shoot the ball well in the second half going 14 of 33 (42%) from the field.

The Lady Pilots won the turnover and rebound battle as they out rebounded the Lady Rams 40-34 and only turned the ball over 10 times as compared to Mobile’s 22 thanks to great defensive play.

The Lady Pilots had three double-digit scorers on the night as Tynekqua Warren led the team with 15 points and four rebounds in 20 minutes.

Sharday Cotton scored 14 points to go along with six rebounds in 18 minutes while Valerie Huizar also had 14 points and eight assists in 32 minutes of action including four out of seven from the three-point line.

Callie Davis and TiKandis Edwards each had nine points. Davis had six rebounds in 22 minutes while Edwards had five rebounds in 18 minutes and was three of four from long range.

The Lady Pilots shot 47% from the field in the game going 31 of 66 and was accurate from long range shooting 40% (9- 22) for the game from beyond the arc.

The next game for the Lady Pilots will be next Thursday, February 18th, in Tougaloo, Mississippi versus the Lady Bulldogs of Tougaloo College with the tip-off set for 5:30 p.m.

LSUS BASKETBALL GAMES ARE STILL ON FOR SATURDAY

FEBRUARY 12, 2010

The LSUS men's and women's basketball games for Saturday will still be played at the Dock versus the University of Mobile. The women tip off at 5:00 p.m. and the men will follow at 7:00 p.m. LADY PILOTS DOMINATE WILLIAM CAREY

FEBRUARY 11, 2010

Hattiesburg, MS- The LSU Shreveport Lady Pilots (17-4, 10-3) dominated the William Carey Lady Crusaders (13-10, 9-4) at Clinton Gym on Thursday night by a final score of 71-57.

The largest lead of the first half for the Lady Crusaders was four points with 5:45 to go in the half but was erased by the Lady Pilots before the buzzer sounded to end the half.

Trailing by four, Valerie Huizar nailed a three-pointer to bring the navy and gold within one until Sharday Cotton’s two- point jumper gave the Lady Pilots the lead by one with 3:51 to play in the half.

The Lady Pilots eventually got the lead back to five points with 13 seconds to play in the first half after a bucket from TiKandis Edwards as the Lady Pilots led at the break, 29-24.

LSU Shreveport shot 43% in the first half making 13 of 30 attempts from the field while William Carey University made just nine out of 30 (30%). The Lady Pilots made just one of 11 (9%) attempts from long range in the first half but the one, by Huizar, was the biggest bucket of the half as it lifted the Lady Pilots back into the game and put them in a situation to take the lead. The Lady Crusaders were two of nine (22%).

The Lady Pilots shifted the offense in high gear in the second half in route to an impressive victory. LSU Shreveport shot 46% for the game as they made 29 of 62 attempts from the field while the Lady Crusaders were 21 of 56 (37%).

LSU Shreveport won the rebound battle as they crashed the boards for 39 rebounds as WCU had 38.

Sharday Cotton led the Lady Pilots in scoring for the night with 22 points and pulled down seven boards.

TiKandis Edwards just missed a double-double with 13 points and nine rebounds.

Valerie Huizar scored seven points in the second half to finish the game with 10 points, two rebounds, and three assists.

Callie Davis had nine points, four rebounds, and two assists while Tynekqua Warren had seven points, five rebounds, and three assists.

Tish Flowers pulled down six rebounds to go along with three assists and two points.

The next game for the Lady Pilots will be on Saturday night at the Dock versus the Lady Rams of the University of Mobile at 5:00 p.m. LSU Shreveport won the first meeting of the season by a final score of 57-44 on January 23rd.

LADY PILOTS CRUSH LOYOLA, 70-51

FEBRUARY 08, 2010

New Orleans, LA- The LSU Shreveport Lady Pilots (16-4, 9-3) defeated the Loyola Wolfpack (14-8, 8-4) at the Den on Monday night 70-51. The Lady Pilots used accurate shooting in the first half to build a nine point lead at the half, 32-23. LSU Shreveport shot 59% in the first half going 13-22 from the field while Loyola shot 22% (7-31).

Valerie Huizar led the Lady Pilots in scoring after the first period with 10 points and 3 assists. TiKandis Edwards was strong for the navy and gold at post with nine rebounds and eight points in the first half. Callie Davis and Sharday Cotton each scored five points.

The Lady Pilots continued their success in the second half of play shooting 40% while Loyola was not as successful at 26%.

The navy and gold finished the game at 48% (26-54) from the field in the 19-point victory while Loyola shot 24% (14-57) which left plenty of rebounds up for grabs. The Lady Pilots won that battle 48-36. Loyola tried to get back in the game via the three-pointer but was unsuccessful shooting 23% (6-26).

The Lady Pilots finished the game with four scorers in double digits and had two with double-doubles.

TiKandis Edwards was the leading scorer for the Lady Pilots and the game with her 7th double-double in which she had secured early in the second half. Edwards finished the game with 18 points, 19 rebounds, and two assists in 36 minutes of play.

Callie Davis had 12 points in 20 minutes while Valerie Huizar had 12 points as well along with 7 assists in 33 minutes of action.

Sharday Cotton had 11 points and 11 rebounds in just 18 minutes of action to receive her 4th double-double on the season.

Keiva Council was the leading scorer for the Wolfpack with 17 points and six rebounds in 35 minutes while Trenese Smith played in 27 minutes and scored 16 points.

The next game for the Lady Pilots will be on Thursday night in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, versus the Lady Crusaders of William Carey University at 5:30 p.m.

LADY PILOTS FALL TO XAVIER

FEBRUARY 06, 2010

New Orleans, LA- The LSU Shreveport Lady Pilots (15-4, 8-3) had their eight-game winning streak snapped as the #23 Xavier University Gold Nuggets (18-5, 11-0) by a final score of 54-47 on Saturday night.

The Lady Pilots trailed at the half by three, 25-22.

Xavier made important free throws down the stretch that secured the victory as they finished the game shooting 70% (12- 17) from the line. The Lady Pilots missed their opportunities at the line just 5-15 (33%).

Xavier helped their cause as they nailed four of 10 (40%) from the three-point line while the Lady Pilots finished making just two of 16 (12 %).

Both teams were close from the field as the Lady Pilots made 20 of 56 (35%) as the Gold Nuggets shot 38% (19-50). TiKandis Edwards shined tonight as she led the team in scoring and rebounding with a double-double. Edwards had 16 points to go along with 16 rebounds.

Sharday Cotton missed the double-double by two rebounds as she finished with 14 points and eight rebounds while Tish Flowers had six points.

Valerie Huizar was unselfish tonight as she led the team in assists with seven. Huizar did not make a bucket but had four rebounds.

The next game for the Lady Pilots will be at Loyola on Monday night at 5:30 p.m. in New Orleans.

LADY PILOTS DEFEAT BELHAVEN IN EIGHTH STRAIGHT WIN

FEBRUARY 04, 2010

Shreveport, LA- The LSU Shreveport Lady Pilots (15-3, 8-2) won their eighth game in a row as they defeated the Belhaven Lady Blazers (12-9, 3-7) by a final score of 66-56 on Thursday night at the Dock.

The LSU Shreveport Lady Pilots used their great defense in the first half to hold Belhaven to shoot a slim 37% (12-32) from the field. The Lady Pilots led at the half by six, 32-26.

Tish Flowers led the Lady Pilots in scoring with eight points in the first half going four of five from the field in 15 minutes. Tynekqua Warren had six points which included two of three from the three-point line in just 10 minutes. Whitney Hollins was a perfect two for two from long range as she finished the first half with six points in only five minutes.

The Lady Pilots out rebounded the Lady Blazers by one in the first half, 16-15. TiKandis Edwards led the team with five rebounds.

The LSU Shreveport defense was even better in the second half as they forced the Lady Blazers to take bad shots as they shot 29% (9-31) from the field in the second half while the Lady Pilots shot 47% (11-23).

The Lady Pilots were strong from the free-throw line in the second half as they finished the half, 12-17 (70%).

LSU Shreveport had three shooters in double digits including TiKandis Edwards who recorded a double-double with 11 points and 11 rebounds in 34 minutes of action. Tish Flowers was the leading scorer for the Lady Pilots with 13 in 33 minutes.

Valerie Huizar led the Lady Pilots in assists with seven to go along with 10 points in 35 minutes of action.

The Lady Pilots pulled down five more rebounds than Belhaven, 37-32.

The next game for the Lady Pilot will begin a tough three-game road trip. First the Lady Pilots will play in New Orleans on Saturday night at 5:00 p.m. against the Xavier University Gold Nuggets. The Lady Pilots will remain in New Orleans for the second game of the road trip against the Loyola Wolfpack on Monday at 5:30 p.m.

LSU Shreveport will wrap up the road trip with a game in Hattiesburg versus the Lady Crusaders of William Carey on next Thursday, February 11th at 5:30 p.m.

LADY PILOTS CRUSH SUNO, WIN 7th STRAIGHT

JANUARY 30, 2010

New Orleans, LA- The LSU Shreveport Lady Pilots (14-3, 7-2) crushed the Southern University in New Orleans Lady Knights (10-5, 4-5) by a final score of 61-46 on Saturday night. This marks the seventh straight victory for the Lady Pilots.

With tonight’s victory the Lady Pilots are now in sole possession of second place in the GCAC.

The Lady Pilots were in control as they led at the half 31-18.

The Lady Pilots continued their success in the second half and shot 44% from the field for the game and 30% from the 3- point line.

The Lady Pilots won the rebound battle 37-33 and had three different scorers in double digits.

Renalda Stafford was the leading scorer for the Lady Pilots with 12 points which included two of three from the three-point line.

T.K. Edwards had 11 points with eight rebounds and five assists while Tish Flowers had 10 points.

Sharday Cotton scored nine points and had eight rebounds. Valerie Huizar scored six points but lent a helping hand with seven assists.

The next game for the Lady Pilots will be on Thursday night against the Lady Blazers of Belhaven at the Dock with the tip- off set for 5:30 p.m.

STRONG SECOND HALF LIFTS LADY PILOTS OVER DILLARD

JANUARY 28, 2010

New Orleans, LA- The LSU Shreveport Lady Pilots’ (13-3, 6-2) defense rose to the occasion in the second half and defeated the Dillard Lady Blue Devils (8-10, 1-7) by a final score of 69-55 after trailing at the half 39-32.

“Obviously we were not where we wanted to be at the half so we challenged our ladies, especially our defense, to step up and make some plays in the second half and they did.”

The Lady Pilots defense only allowed the Lady Blue Devils 16 points in the second half to ensure the victory.

“Our defense did a great job for us in the second half. We only allowed their leading scorer nine points,” said Head Coach Ronnie Howell. In addition to keeping the leading Lady Blue Devils scorer to single digits, their second leading scorer coming into tonight’s game was kept off of the scoreboard by the navy and gold defense.

“We shot the ball a lot better tonight and when you mix it in with how well we played defensively in the second half it makes for a good night,” said Coach Howell. The Lady Pilots shot 42% from the field and had three different scorers in double digits during tonight’s game. Valerie Huizar was the leading scorer for the Lady Pilots tonight with 18 points. Sharday Cotton followed closely behind with 17 points and 9 rebounds. T.K. Edwards finished the game with a double-double, 16 points and 11 rebounds.

The next game for the Lady Pilots will be on Saturday night in New Orleans versus the SUNO Lady Knights at 7:00 p.m.

LADY PILOTS TAME BULLDOGS

JANUARY 25, 2010

Shreveport, LA-The LSU Shreveport Lady Pilots (12-3, 5-2) outlasted the Lady Bulldogs of Tougaloo College (8-10, 4-3) at the Dock on Monday night by a final score of 67-58.

Valerie Huizar helped the Lady Pilots keep the game close in the first half as she hit three three-pointer at crucial moments in the first half. The first came with 18:00 to go and gave the Lady Pilots a 3-2 lead. The second with 7:29 remaining to put her team up by one, 19-18. Her final one from downtown in the first half went down with 6:55 to play in the first half as the Lady Pilots claimed a four point advantage, 22-18.

Both teams would play equally for the rest of the half and Tougaloo led at the break, 30-29.

In the second half, the Lady Pilots were down by five until Sharday Cotton completed the three-point play to bring her team within two with 18:11 to go in the game. Nene Warren tied the game at 35 converting on one from downtown with 17 minutes to play.

TiKandis Edwards extended the Lady Pilots lead to five with 13:45 to go following a layup. Nene Warren came up with the clutch shot of the game when she drained a three-pointer with three minutes to go to increase the Lady Pilot’s lead to ten, 59-49.

The Lady Pilots controlled the rest of the game and came away with another conference win.

Valerie Huizar was the leading scorer for the Lady Pilots with 20 in 30 minutes of action. Huizar was four of five from the three-point line and had five assists.

Sharday Cotton had 14 points and twelve rebounds to complete the double-double in 32 minutes on the floor.

Tish Flowers and Nene Warren each had 11 points for the navy and gold. Flowers had five assists in 34 minutes while Warren played 20 minutes and was two of three for downtown.

T.K. Edwards was tough on the boards as well with seven rebounds and had seven points in 30 minutes of action.

The next game for the Lady Pilots will be on Thursday as they travel to New Orleans to face Dillard at 5:30 p.m.

LADY PILOTS CRUISE PAST MOBILE

JANUARY 23, 2010

Mobile, AL- The LSU Shreveport Lady Pilots (11-3, 4-2) defeated the University of Mobile Lady Rams (11-5, 3-3) on Saturday night, 57-44.

Sharday Cotton got the scoring started for the Lady Pilots with a layup 30 seconds into the game. LSUS would open their lead to five, 11-6, after a three-pointer from Renalda Stafford with 12:50 to go in the first half.

The Lady Pilots would remain in control and extended their lead to nine, 15-6, following back to back buckets from Whitney Hollins. With 2:43 to go in the half, the Lady Rams had cut the Lady Pilots lead down to two, 24-22.

The last 23 seconds of the first half saw a stop by the Lady Pilot’s # 1 defense in the nation to keep it a four-point game as LSUS led at halftime 28-24.

LSUS shot 29% (11-37) from the field in the first half while Mobile was 9-33 (27%). Both teams shot slim percentages from the three-point line in the first half, LSUS 18% (2-11) and UM 14% (1-7). The free throw percentage from the first half slightly favored the home team as UM shot 62% (5-8) as LSUS made 4-7 (57%).

Renalda Stafford was the leading scorer for LSUS at the break with seven points as Alyssa Lane led UM with six.

With 15:34 remaining in the game the Lady Pilots had maintained their lead and led by three, 32-29.

The Lady Rams battled back once again to get within two, until the Lady Pilots got their lead back to four, 40-36, with 10 minutes to go.

Tish Flowers increased the lead to six after a pair of free-throws with seven minutes to go in the game. Two minutes later, following a Sharday Cotton layup, the Lady Pilots had opened their lead to double digits, 48-38.

The Lady Pilots controlled the rest of the game to earn the 13-point victory.

Sharday Cotton received her second double-double of the season with a 10 point 13 rebound performance in 30 minutes of action.

Valarie Huizar and Renalda Stafford each had nine points for the Lady Pilots. Huizar led the team in assists with 6 in 29 minutes on the floor while Stafford competed in 21 minutes.

TiKandis Edwards had a good night for the ladies in navy and gold as she finished the game with eight points and six rebounds in 22 minutes.

Callie Davis competed hard on the boards for the Lady Pilots as well finishing the game with seven in 18 minutes. Davis had four points.

The Lady Pilots dominated on the boards as the crushed UM in that category 53-34.

The next game for the Lady Pilots will be on Monday at 5:30 p.m. versus the Tougaloo Lady Bulldogs at the Dock.

LADY PILOTS DOMINATE SPRING HILL

JANUARY 21, 2010

Mobile, AL- The LSU Shreveport Lady Pilots (10-3, 3-2) defeated the Spring Hill Lady Badgers (2-13, 0-5) by a final score of 51-30 on Thursday night at the Arthur R. Outlaw Rec Center.

After the first six minutes of play Spring Hill led 9-4 after a couple of three-pointers gave them the early lead. The Lady Pilot’s Callie Davis made a jumper just inside the free-throw line to cut into what then was a seven point Lady Badger lead.

Nene Warren drained one from outside the arc with 12:11 to go in the first half to trim the Lady Badger lead to two, 9-7.

Sharday Cotton showed her strength by grabbing a couple of rebounds and put one back to tie the game at 11 with 6:20 left on the clock in the first half. Cotton then gave the Lady Pilots their first lead of the game, 13-11, after making two free- throws.

The Lady Badgers managed to tie the game once again at 13 with 3:29 left on the clock. Valerie Huizar nailed a rainmaker from downtown to give the Lady Pilots a three point lead soon to be followed by a three-point basket from Whitney Hollins to increase the LSUS lead to six.

With just under a minute to play Tish Flowers made a bucket and was able to draw the foul. She made her free-throw to complete the three-point play.

The Lady Pilots had a 10-point lead at the half, 23-13.

Scoring did not come easy for either team during the first half of the second half, with 13:45 left to play in the game, the Lady Pilots led 25-18 until Whitney Hollins made a three-pointer with 13:20 to go to get the Lady Pilots lead back to 10, 28-18.

The Lady Pilots got a couple of dominating performances from two post players, Sharday Cotton and T.K. Edwards. Cotton finished just two points shy of a double-double with 8 points and the team leading 15 rebounds in 28 minutes of action while Edwards got the double-double with 12 rebounds and was the game’s leading scorer with 14 points in 20 minutes of play.

Whitney Hollins was 3-5 from long range and finished with nine points in 18 minutes on the floor while Tish Flowers and Nene Warren both finished with five points each.

LSU Shreveport dominated on the boards out-rebounding the Lady Badgers 59-33. The turnover margin was even as both teams turned the ball over 13 times.

The next game for the Lady Pilots will be on Saturday night at the University of Mobile with the tip-off set for 5:00 p.m

LADY PILOTS TOP CRUSADERS

JANUARY 16, 2010

Shreveport, LA-The LSU Shreveport Lady Pilots (9-3, 2-2) defeated the William Carey Lady Crusaders (6-7, 3-1) by a final score of 64-51 on Saturday night at the Dock.

William Carey got off to a hot start making back to back three pointers and led 6-0 with 18:15 to play in the first half. The Lady Pilots got on the board after Valerie Huizar made a pair of free-throws with 18:10 to play, Carey led 6-2.

Huizar gave the Lady Pilots their first lead of the contest with 16:25 to play as she drained a three-pointer as seconds were winding down on the shot clock. This gave LSU Shreveport an 8-7 lead.

T.K. Edwards nailed one from long range with 7:50 to go to give the Lady Pilots a one point advantage, 22-21.

The Lady Pilots maintained the lead in the first half with some good defense and rebounding. Sharday Cotton had eight rebounds, seven of them were offensive while Renalda Stafford helped out with six rebounds, five defensive.

The Lady Pilots led at the half with a 35-28 lead.

Five and a half minutes into the second half, the Lady Pilots maintained their seven point lead and led 39-32. Callie Davis made a three-pointer with 11:55 to play to give the Lady Pilots a 46-38 lead but William Carey would answer with a three of their own to cut it back to five.

The Lady Crusaders took the lead back with 9:06 to go, 47-46 until Callie Davis made a jumper from just inside the three- point line as the Lady Pilots regained the lead 48-47 with 8:40 to play in the game.

Nene Warren made one from long range to extend the lead to 51-47 with eight minutes to go. With 2:40 to play in the game the Lady Pilots had opened the lead to 11, 59-48 and would hang on and win the game.

Sharday Cotton and T.K. Edwards both had double-doubles on the stats sheet at the end of the night. Cotton had 22 points and 14 rebounds in 32 minutes of action. Edwards finished the game with 17 points and 11 rebounds in 26 minutes of play.

Valerie Huizar had six points for the Lady Pilots in 26 minutes.

The next game for the Lady Pilots will be on Thursday, January 21st, in Mobile, Alabama, against the Lady Badgers of Spring Hill at 5:30 p.m.

LIVE STATS FOR WILLIAM CAREY GAME

JANUARY 16, 2010

The LSU Shreveport Lady Pilots (8-3, 1-2) face the William Carey Lady Crusaders (6-6, 3-0) tonight at the Dock at 5:00 p.m. To follow the game with the webcast of the live stats please follow the link below. http://www.dakstats.com/WebSync/Pages/Team/TeamSchedule.aspx?association=10&sg=WBB&sea=NAIWBB_2009&te am=220

LADY PILOTS DEFEAT BELHAVEN

JANUARY 14, 2010

Jackson, MS- The LSU Shreveport Lady Pilots (8-3, 1-2) defeated the Belhaven Lady Blazers (10-4, 1-2) by a final score of 75-67 on Thursday night at Rugg Arena on the campus of Belhaven University.

The Lady Pilots took a 2-1 lead early in the first half when Sharday Cotton made a layup with 18:42 remaining in the half. The Lady Blazers would regain the lead until the Lady Pilot’s Valerie Huizar drained back to back three-pointers to extend the lead to 12-3 with 15:46 to play in the half.

Belhaven would close the gap with a big three-pointer from Karli Kenley with 12:40 to play in the half with the Lady Pilots in front 12-10.

The lead of the game would change numerous times until the Lady Pilots opened the gap after Renalda Stafford nailed a three that gave the Lady Pilots an eight-point advantage with 5:45 to go in the half.

The Lady Pilots would maintain their eight-point lead for the rest of the half as they led at the break, 35-27.

LSU Shreveport came out firing in the second half after Whitney Hollins made a three, the Lady Pilots took a 44-29 lead with 17:50 to play in the game.

Through the first nine minutes of the second half, the Lady Pilots had survived the continuous full-court press by Belhaven and led 52-44 with 11:53 to play in the game.

After making a pair of free-throws, Belhaven tied the game at 55 with 5:41 to play in regulation.

The Lady Pilots focused and regained the lead to took a 64-57 advantage with 2:12 to go in the game.

Stafford made a three-pointer with 45 seconds to go to give LSUS a 70-61 lead.

The Lady Pilots played hard all game and their efforts were rewarded with their first conference win on the season.

LSU Shreveport finished the game with four shooters in double figures.

Sharday Cotton had 17 points and eight rebounds in 26 minutes of action while TiKandis Edwards finished with 14 points and seven rebounds in 22 minutes of play.

Valerie Huizar and Renalda Stafford both had 13 points. Huizar saw 35 minutes of action while Stafford competed in 20.

The next game for the Lady Pilots will be on Saturday, January 16th, at 5:00 p.m. at the Dock versus William Carey University.

LADY PILOTS FALL TO LOYOLA

JANUARY 09, 2010

Shreveport, LA- The LSU Shreveport Lady Pilots (7-3, 0-2) lost to the Loyola Wolfpack (7-5, 1-1) by a final score of 58-53 on Saturday night at the Dock.

The Lady Pilots led with 8:06 to play in the first half after Valerie Huizar made a three-pointer to give LSU Shreveport a four point advantage, 20-16. The Wolfpack answered with a three pointer and would take the lead for good the next trip down the floor.

Loyola led at the half 33-26.

Early in the second half the Lady Pilots trimmed the Loyola lead to three after a two point jumper by Tish Flowers, 33-30 with 18:21 to go in regulation.

The Lady Pilots trailed by as much as ten three different times in the second half but closed the gap to three with 1:56 to play after Sharday Cotton converted on a layup to make it a one possession game.

LSU Shreveport got within two after a free-throw from Cotton but Loyola made a layup on the ensuing possession to make it a two possession game with 23 seconds to play.

The Lady Pilots were forced to foul and Loyola made one free-throw to put the game away with 4 seconds remaining.

The Lady Pilots had two shooters in double digits as Callie Davis and Valerie Huizar led the team with 10 points each. Davis finished the game with a double-double with 12 rebounds in 30 minutes of action. Huizar led the team in assists with seven.

Rachel Carlson finished the game with nine points in just 12 minutes of play.

The next game for the Lady Pilots will be on Thursday, January 14, at Belhaven College at 5:30 p.m. The next game at the Dock will be on Saturday, January 17th, versus the Lady Crusaders of William Carey at 5:00 p.m.

LADY PILOTS FALL IN GCAC OPENER TO XAVIER

JANUARY 07, 2010

Shreveport, LA- The LSU Shreveport Lady Pilots (7-2, 0-1) were defeated by the Xavier Gold Nuggets (8-5, 1-0) on Thursday night at the Dock by a final score of 48-45 in a game that saw 45 turnovers.

The Lady Pilots got a boost from Nene Warren with 16:15 to play in the first half as she drained a three-pointer to tie the game at three. Moments later LSU Shreveport gained the led as Whitney Hollins made a layup following an inbound pass as the Lady Pilots led 5-3 with 15:45 left in the half.

Warren converted another from long range with 8:45 to go in the first half to regain the lead for the Lady Pilots, 12-11. Hollins showed her accuracy from downtown with 4:45 to go in the half and gave LSU Shreveport a six point advantage.

The Lady Pilots led at the break, 23-15. After struggling on offense for the first six and a half minutes of the second half, the Lady Pilots got a spark from Valerie Huizar with a three-pointer with 13:40 remaining to extend the LSU Shreveport lead to 30-23.

Hollins made another three-pointer with 8:10 to go to put the Lady Pilots up by two, 35-33. With 5:52 left in the game, the Gold Nuggets had outscored the Lady Pilots in the second half, 20-16 but the Lady Pilots were still out in front, 39-35.

Following a timeout, Hollins converted again from long range to give LSU Shreveport a five point advantage, 42-37 with 5:15 to play in the contest.

Xavier cut the Lady Pilot’s lead to one, 42-41 with three minutes to go.

Hollins again made a three-pointer to extend the lead back to four with two minutes to go. With just under a minute to play, the Lady Pilots led by one, 45-44 but a turnover with 20 seconds to play and two free throws upcoming for Xavier had the Gold Nuggets in the driver seat.

Xavier would convert on both free throws and the Lady Pilots took a timeout with 5 seconds to go leaving them time for one shot. The Gold Nuggets put defenders in the face of every Lady Pilots shooter not allowing them a good shot and Xavier came away with a 48-45 victory.

Whitney Hollins led the Lady Pilots in scoring with 18 points in 28 minutes of action while Sharday Cotton led the team in rebounding with 15 in 30 minutes of play.

The next game for the Lady Pilots will be on Saturday, January 9th, at the Dock against the Loyola Wolfpack at 5:00 p.m.

LSUS BASKETBALL WILL PLAY THURSDAY

JANUARY 06, 2010

The LSUS men’s and women’s basketball teams will play their regular scheduled GCAC games versus Xavier University on Thursday January, 7th despite the campus being closed for the threat of inclement weather. The Lady Pilots (7-1) will tip off at 5:30 p.m. with the Pilots (11-1) tipping off at 7:30 p.m.

LADY PILOTS FALL TO LAMAR IN EXHIBITION GAME

JANUARY 02, 2010

Beaumont, TX-The LSUS Lady Pilots lost to the Lamar University Cardinals (10-3) on Saturday afternoon in an exhibition game at the Montagne Center by a final score of 88-41.

The 25-0 run at the beginning of the game by Lamar University was too much for the Lady Pilots to overcome as the Cardinals led 48-16 at the half.

The second half did not fare much better for the Lady Pilots as the Cardinals outscored them 40-25.

Tish Flowers was the leading scorer for the Lady Pilots with nine points as she was 3-6 from the field, 3-3 from the three- point line in 23 minutes of action. TiKandis Edwards was second on the team in scoring for the game, finishing with seven points in 23 minutes of play.

The next game for the Lady Pilots (7-1) will be on Thursday, January 7th, as they begin GCAC play versus Xavier University at the Dock. The tip-off is set for 5:30 p.m.

LADY PILOTS WIN SIXTH STRAIGHT

DECEMBER 18, 2009

Austin, TX- The LSUS Lady Pilots defeated the Huston-Tillotson University Lady Rams on Friday night by a final score of 70-62.

The Lady Pilots took the lead one minute into the game with a three-point shot from Valerie Huizar to give LSUS a 3-2 advantage. They continued offensively as Renalda Stafford made one from downtown to give the Lady Pilots a 12-3 lead with 15 minutes to go in the half.

LSUS continued to convert from long range as NeNe Warren drained one with 13:30 left to play to give the Lady Pilots a 10-point lead, 15-5. T.K. Edwards finished the three-point play moments later to take the lead to 11, 18-7 with 12:10 to play in the opening period.

Valerie Huizar hit one more three-pointer before the end of the first half with 15 seconds to play to send the Lady Pilots to the locker room with a 36-27 lead.

Huizar was the leading scorer at the break with 12 points which included 5-8 from the field and 2-3 from long range. Renalda Stafford was second with seven points while NeNe Warren finished the half with six points.

Sylvia Hoffman led the Lady Pilots at the half with 5 rebounds.

LSUS shot 57% (15-26) from the field, 42% (3-7) from the free-throw line, and 3-4 (75%) from the three-point line in the first half of play.

Five minutes into the second half the Lady Rams had trimmed the Lady Pilots lead to 6, which was extended to eight as Sharday Cotton made a layup with 14:15 to play in regulation. Sylvia Hoffman opened the Lady Pilots lead to 45-37, as she made a baseline jumper with 12:45 to go.

With 11 minutes to go the LSUS lead had evaporated to three, 45-42. Renalda Stafford made a three-pointer from NBA range to extend the lead to six, 48-42 with 10:15 remaining. The Lady Rams took the lead with 7:45 to go, 50-48 only to be erased by the Lady Pilots’ Renalda Stafford when she drained another three-pointer. LSUS led at that point 51-50.

Stafford opened up the lead to 59-52 with another made shot from downtown with 5:49 to play the Lady Pilots led 59-52. The Lady Rams could not stop LSUS and with 2:45 to play the Lady Pilots led by nine, 64-55.

The Lady Pilots held on and won their sixth game in a row, 70-62. Renalda Stafford was the leading scorer for LSUS with 15 points while Valerie Huizar had 12. NeNe Warren finished the game with 11.

The Lady Pilots will now break for Christmas with their next game being on January 4th at Lamar University. The tip-off is set for noon.

LADY PILOTS DEFEAT OLLU

DECEMBER 17, 2009

San Antonio, TX-The LSUS Lady Pilots (6-1) defeated the Our Lady of the Lake University Lady Saints in an incredible comeback victory by a final score of46-44.

The Lady Pilots broke the game’s scoreless tie with 14:59 remaining in the first half as Tish Flowers made one of two free- throws to give LSUS a 1-0 lead. A three-pointer by Elizabeth Hampton ignited the Lady Saints offense as they led 12-5 with eight and a half minutes left in the opening period.

Callie Davis trimmed the Lady Saints lead to 17-10 with after a length of the floor pass from Valerie Huizar. Huizar continued to please her hometown crowd when she drained a three-pointer with 3:10 to go in the first half to cut the Lady Saints lead to 18-13.

Despite shooting 23 % (5-21) in the first half from the field and five of 15 (33%) from the line, the Lady Pilots were within four at the half only trailing 20-16.

Tish Flowers led the Lady Pilots with 5 points in the first half while Callie Dave had four points. Sharday Cotton was the leading rebounder for LSUS with 9 total rebounds in the half, four offensive and five defensive.

Sharday Cotton made the first bucket of the second half for the Lady Pilots with 12:31 remaining to cut the Lady Saints lead to 29-18. Just a minute later, Renalda Stafford made a three-pointer to cut the lead to 29-21.

NeNe Warren nailed a three-pointer with 8:19 to go as the Lady Saints led at that point 33-24. The Lady Pilots pulled within nine as Stafford made another three-pointer with five minutes to go.

Valerie Huizar cut the lead to five as she converted on both technical foul free-throws with 4:17 left on the clock. The Lady Pilots continued to pressure the Lady Saints offense and cut their lead to four with two minutes to go.

Callie Davis made a layup to bring the Lady Pilots within two with under a minute to play. The defense continued to play strong which allow for Valerie Huizar to hit the three-pointer to tie the game at 44 with 18.2 seconds to play in the contest.

TiKandis Edwards was fouled as she went up for the game winning shot. The fouled was called as the clock ran out but the whistled had been blown with .2 seconds to play, sending Edwards to line with the game on the line. She made the first and the second. The Lady Saints inbounded the ball but did not have enough time as the clock expired for the LSUS victory.

The Lady Pilots had three players had eight points on the night; Valerie Huizar, NeNe Warren and Renalda Stafford. Sharday Cotton led the Lady Pilots in rebounding with 16.

LSUS were a perfect 6-6 from the free throw line in the second half and finished the game shooting 52% from the line.

“I am proud of our ladies. We were down big and battled back for the win. This win shows a lot about the character on this team,” said Head Coach Ronnie Howell.

The next game for the Lady Pilots will be on Friday, December 18th, at Huston-Tillotson University at 5:30 p.m.

LADY PILOTS TAME WILDCATS

DECEMBER 03, 2009

Shreveport, LA-The LSUS Lady Pilots (5-1) pulled away from the Wiley Lady Wildcats (1-5) on Thursday night at the Dock and won by a final score of 67-36.

LSUS took the game’s first lead and never looked back as Valerie Huizar and Tish Flowers both nailed three-pointers to jump out to a 6-0 lead to start the game. The Lady Pilots led by as much as 13 in the first half on their way to a 30-22 lead at the half.

Huizar and Flowers led the Lady Pilots at the break with 9 points. Huizar was 3 of 5 from the field and 3 for 4 from the three-point line while Flowers went 4 for 7 from the field and 1 for 2 from long range.

Sharday Cotton was the top rebounder in the first half for the Lady Pilots with 5. TiKandis Edwards and Tish Flowers each pulled down 3 boards a piece.

LSUS shot 44% (13-29) from the field and 40% (4-10) from the three-point line while Wiley shot 34% (10-29) from the field.

Wiley trimmed the Lady Pilot lead to 9 when Tish Flowers bombed another three to increase the lead back to double digits (36-24) just two and a half minutes into the second half. The Lady Wildcats fought hard but the Lady Pilots remained focused and took care of business to get the decisive 31-point victory.

Valerie Huizar led the Lady Pilots in scoring as she finished the game with 15 points which included 4 of 7 from the field, 3 of 4 from the three-point line and a perfect 4 for 4 from the free-throw line in 33 minutes of action. Huizar played great defense as well with four steals on the night.

Tish Flowers saw 34 minutes on the court and had 14 points. Flowers also had 5 rebounds.

10 points was the final tally for TiKandis Edwards who shot the ball well tonight for the Lady Pilots. Edwards was 3-4 from the field, 2-4 from the free-throw line and a perfect 2-2 from long range. Edwards also pulled down a total of 5 rebounds on the night.

Sharday Cotton led the Lady Pilots in rebounding once again, this time with 8 rebounds. Callie Davis was second on the team with 7 rebounds while three different players had 5 rebounds (Edwards, Sylvia Hoffman and Flowers).

“This was a big win for us. Wiley has a good team and we knew that they were gonna come out in the second half and make a run at us. Our ladies did a great job to build our lead back up and get the win,” said Head Coach Ronnie Howell.

The next game for the LSUS Lady Pilots will be on Thursday December 17th, as they travel to San Antonio, Texas, to face Our Lady of the Lake University. The tip-off is set for 5:30 p.m.

LSUS WOMEN'S BASKETBALL DEFEATS JARVIS CHRISTIAN

DECEMBER 01, 2009

Shreveport, LA-The LSUS Lady Pilots improved their record to 4-1 on Tuesday night with a win against the Jarvis Christian Lady Bulldogs (1-4) by a final score of 73-59 at the Dock.

The Lady Pilots used the free-throw line to pad their lead in the first half going 12 of 15 (80%) in the first half of play. Tynekqua Warren led the way for the Lady Pilots as she had 11 points and 4 rebounds. Valerie Huizar scored 8 points including 8 for 9 from the free-throw line. TiKandis Edwards and Sylvia Hoffman each had 6 points in the first half. Hoffman was perfect from the line going 4 for 4.

LSUS led at the break 39-23 as they shot 41% from the field. Jarvis Christian shot 25% from the field, 27% from 3-point range and 54% from the line.

Despite being outscored in the second half by the Lady Bulldogs 36-34, the Lady Pilots managed to pull off the victory.

Valerie Huizar was the leading scorer tonight as she finished the game with 23 points in 35 minutes of action. Huizar was 13 of 15 from the charity strip and 2 of 4 from the 3-point line.

Tynekqua Warren was second on the team in scoring for the game as she had 17 points which included 7 of 13 from the field, 1 of 4 from long range and 2 of 3 from the free-throw line.

Sharday Cotton and TiKandis Edwards both finished the game with 8 points while Callie Davis had 6.

The Lady Pilots won the rebound battle over the Lady Bulldogs 46-33. Edwards and Cotton finished with the team high for the game with 7 rebounds apiece. Hoffman and Davis tied for second with each pulling down 6 boards. Huizar and Warren each finished with 5.

LSUS shot 87.5% (26-31) from the free-throw line, 40% (22-54) from the field and 20% (3-15) from the 3-point line. Jarvis finished the game 19-58 (32%) from the field, 5-21 (23%) from the 3-point line and 16-26 (61%) from the charity strip.

With this win the Lady Pilots have now won 3 games in a row. The next game for the LSUS Lady Pilots will be on Thursday December 3rd, against Wiley College at the Dock. The tip-off is scheduled for 5:30 p.m.

LSUS WOMEN'S BASKETBALL FALLS TO NSU IN EXHIBITION

NOVEMBER 24, 2009

Natchitoches, LA-The LSUS Lady Pilots were defeated by the Northwestern State University Lady Demons 73-58 on Tuesday night at Prather Coliseum.

The Lady Pilots had a great first half of play and went to the break trailing 34-33. “We played a great first half; we shot it well and played under control,” said Head Coach Ronnie Howell.

After a good first half of play the second half would not turn out the Coach Howell had hoped. The Lady Pilots only shot 26% from the field and 22% from the 3-point line despite forcing the Lady Demons to commit 23 turnovers. “We played great defensively; when you get 23 turnovers you should have been able to close the gap. We had six that each had two steals (Valerie Huizar, Tish Flowers, Callie Davis, and Sylvia Hoffman) that put us in the position to make something of it, we just couldn’t hit the shots in the 2nd half,” stated Coach Howell.

Valerie Huizar was the leading scorer for LSUS as she had 12 points in 32 minutes of action. Huizar was 3-12 from the field, 1-6 from the 3-point line and a perfect 5-5 from the free-throw line.

Tish Flowers saw 33 minutes on the floor and finished the game with 10 points including 3-11 from the field and 4-6 from the charity strip.

Renalda Stafford shot 4-6 from the field and 1-1 from the 3-point line. After just 17 minutes of play, Stafford had accumulated 9 points for the Lady Pilots.

Callie Davis played tough under the boards for LSUS grabbing 10 total rebounds, 4 offensive and 6 defensive. Davis had 6 points after a tough 22 minutes of play. Sharday Cotton and Rachel Carlson each had 6 points.

The Lady Demon’s accuracy from long range in the second half was good enough to get the win. For the game NSU shot 66% from the 3-point line, 13-23. “They made some great shots and made the 3’s when they needed too. They have some great shooters and they proved it in the 2nd half,” Coach Howell said.

NSU had three scorers in double digits; Shemon Thomas and Jessica McPhail each had 13 points. Thomas was 5-8 from the field and 3-3 from the line while McPhail was 5-9 from the field and a perfect 3-3 form the 3-point line.

Shemon Thomas led the Lady Demons with 11 total rebounds. Brooks Shepherd and Trudy Armstead were tied for second on the team for the game with 8 rebounds.

The Lady Demons outscored the Lady Pilots 36-23 in the second half to get them the win.

The next game for the LSUS Lady Pilots (3-1) will be at the Dock on Tuesday December 1st, against the Jarvis Christian College Lady Bulldogs (1-3). The Lady Pilots defeated the Lady Bulldogs back on November 18th by a final score of 70- 53. The tip-off for the December 1st matchup is schedule for 5:30 p.m.

LSUS WOMEN'S BASKETBALL DEFEATS JARVIS CHRISTIAN

DECEMBER 01, 2009

Shreveport, LA-The LSUS Lady Pilots improved their record to 4-1 on Tuesday night with a win against the Jarvis Christian Lady Bulldogs (1-4) by a final score of 73-59 at the Dock.

The Lady Pilots used the free-throw line to pad their lead in the first half going 12 of 15 (80%) in the first half of play. Tynekqua Warren led the way for the Lady Pilots as she had 11 points and 4 rebounds. Valerie Huizar scored 8 points including 8 for 9 from the free-throw line. TiKandis Edwards and Sylvia Hoffman each had 6 points in the first half. Hoffman was perfect from the line going 4 for 4.

LSUS led at the break 39-23 as they shot 41% from the field. Jarvis Christian shot 25% from the field, 27% from 3-point range and 54% from the line.

Despite being outscored in the second half by the Lady Bulldogs 36-34, the Lady Pilots managed to pull off the victory. Valerie Huizar was the leading scorer tonight as she finished the game with 23 points in 35 minutes of action. Huizar was 13 of 15 from the charity strip and 2 of 4 from the 3-point line.

Tynekqua Warren was second on the team in scoring for the game as she had 17 points which included 7 of 13 from the field, 1 of 4 from long range and 2 of 3 from the free-throw line.

Sharday Cotton and TiKandis Edwards both finished the game with 8 points while Callie Davis had 6.

The Lady Pilots won the rebound battle over the Lady Bulldogs 46-33. Edwards and Cotton finished with the team high for the game with 7 rebounds apiece. Hoffman and Davis tied for second with each pulling down 6 boards. Huizar and Warren each finished with 5.

LSUS shot 87.5% (26-31) from the free-throw line, 40% (22-54) from the field and 20% (3-15) from the 3-point line. Jarvis finished the game 19-58 (32%) from the field, 5-21 (23%) from the 3-point line and 16-26 (61%) from the charity strip.

With this win the Lady Pilots have now won 3 games in a row. The next game for the LSUS Lady Pilots will be on Thursday December 3rd, against Wiley College at the Dock. The tip-off is scheduled for 5:30 p.m.

LSUS WOMEN'S BASKETBALL FALLS TO UL-LAFAYETTE AT BUZZER

NOVEMBER 16, 2009

Lafayette, LA-The LSUS Lady Pilots were defeated at the buzzer by the University of Louisiana-Lafayette at the Cajundome on Monday night by a final score of 65-63 in an exhibition bout. The Cajuns’ Jasmin Barnes passed to Michelle Brunker who made the game winning layup as the time expired to beat the Lady Pilots.

The LSUS Lady Pilots led at the half 37-28 but was outscored by the Cajuns 37-26 in the second half.

Valerie Huizar, a senior from San Antonio, Texas, led the Lady Pilots in scoring for the game with 15 points. Huizar was 4 of 7 from the field, 3-6 from the three-point line, and a perfect 4 for 4 from the free-throw line. She also collected a total of 3 rebounds in her 40 minutes of play.

The sophomore from Shongaloo, Louisiana, Tynekqua Warren saw 19 minutes of action and scored 14 points. Warren was 6-11 from the field and 2 for 4 from long range.

Minden, Louisiana’s own, T.K. Edwards finished the night with 12 points for the Lady Pilots in 29 minutes of play. Edwards shot 50% from the field going 6-12.

Renalda Stafford, a senior from Coushatta, Louisiana, also finished the game with double-digit points with 11. Stafford went 4 of 6 from the field and 3 of 5 from the three-point line in 21 minutes of action.

The Lady Pilots finished the game with 28 total rebounds. T.K. Edwards led the way with 6 boards. Tish Flowers, the leading scorer from the previous game, was second on the night pulling down 5 total rebounds in 39 minutes of play. Sylvia Hoffman, a junior from Arlington, Texas, pulled down 4 rebounds in 30 minutes of action. Valerie Huizar finished the night with 3 rebounds. The next game for the LSUS Lady Pilots will be on Wednesday, November 18th, at Jarvis Christian College in Hawkins, Texas. The tip-off is scheduled for 5:30 p.m.

LSUS WOMEN'S BASKETBALL ROUTS CENTRAL BAPTIST

NOVEMBER 14, 2009

Waxahachie, TX-The LSUS Lady Pilots (2-1) rebounded after a tough night of shooting the basketball to defeat the Central Baptist College Lady Mustangs (0-6) by a final score of 78-42 on Saturday afternoon in SAGU’s Tip-Off Classic.

“I thought we shot it better than we did last night but we still are not where we need to be. All of that aside, this was a big win for us,” said Head Coach Ronnie Howell.

Senior guard, Renalda Stafford of Coushatta, Louisiana, did a great job at pacing the LSUS offense and leading the team with 17 points in the game while another LSUS senior, Tish Flowers from Dallas, Texas, was second on the team in scoring for the game. Flowers finished the afternoon with 16 points.

Sophomore guard, from Shongaloo, Louisiana, Tynekqua “NeNe” Warren also had double-digits as she completed the afternoon with 14 points for the Lady Pilots. Minden, Louisiana’s own, TiKandis “TK” Edwards, finished the game with a total of 10 points as she was 1 of 4 Lady Pilots who finished the game in double digits.

“Our defense won this game for us, Central Baptist has some good shooters on their team and our ladies did a great job,” said Coach Howell.

The LSUS defense held the Lady Mustangs to just 23% from the field and only 19% from the 3-point line.

“We did a great job and forced them to take some shoots that they did not want to. That is what you get when you play as aggressive as we did. When they did not make their shots we did an awesome job at collecting the rebounds,” commented Coach Howell.

LSUS sophomore forward, Sharday Cotton of Mansfield, Louisiana, led the team by snatching 10 rebounds. The junior from Arlington, Texas, Sylvia Hoffman made an impact with her 9 rebounds.

The next game for the Lady Pilots will be an exhibition game on the road against the University of Louisiana-Lafayette on Monday, November 16th. The game is scheduled to begin at 5 p.m.

LSUS WOMEN'S BASKETBALL FALLS TO OKLAHOMA CHRISTIAN

NOVEMBER 13, 2009

Waxahachie, TX-The LSUS Lady Pilots (1-1) lost to the Oklahoma Christian University Lady Eagles (2-0) 54-51 in the Tip- Off Classic on the campus of Southwestern Assemblies of God on Friday night. “This was a game of missed opportunities for us. When you hold a team to 54 points, you should be able to win, we just did not take advantage of our chances,” said Head Coach Ronnie Howell.

The Lady Pilots only shot 34% from the field, 32% from the three point line, and 50% from the field.

In the first game of the season the Lady Pilots had three players that had double-digit points; tonight the top scorer was Valerie Huizar who only had 9 points. Tish Flowers and Callie Davis each finished the game with 8 points each.

LSUS cut the lead of OCU to 52-51 late in the game but were unable to take the lead as two open-three pointers did not fall allowing the Lady Eagles to score and take the 3-point victory.

“It is frustrating after the night we had in our first game when it seemed like we could not miss a shot and tonight it seemed like would could not make one,” stated Coach Howell.

The next game for the LSUS women’s basketball team will be on Saturday, November 14th, in the SAGU Tip-Off Classic versus the Central Baptist College Lady Mustangs. The tip-off is scheduled for 1 p.m. “We hope tomorrow goes a little better, you are going to have those games like tonight. But tomorrow is a new day and a new game. Central Baptist has a great team and they can shoot it well, we will have to bring our A-Game,” commented Coach Howell.

LSUS WOMEN'S BASKETBALL DESTROYS CONCORDIA COLLEGE-SELMA

NOVEMBER 02, 2009

Shreveport, LA-The LSUS women’s basketball team (1-0) got their season off to a great start as they defeated Concordia College-Selma by a final score of 94-48 on Monday night at the Dock.

The Lady Pilots were 11 of 29 from 3 point range as sophomore, Tynekqua Warren, was 3 for 6 and lead the Lady Pilots with a total of 21 points on the night. Junior forward, TiKandis Edwards, had a total of 19 points, including 10 rebounds.

LSUS led at the half 51-28. The Lady Pilots continued with great passing and shooting in the second half especially from the free throw line as they shot 71 % percent in the half and 36 % for the game.

The Lady Pilots were stellar on the boards, collecting a total of 60 rebounds opposed to Concordia’s 29. LSUS had three players with double digit rebounds; Callie Davis led the way with 11. TiKandis Edwards and Sharday Cotton each had 10.

LSUS outscored Concordia in the second half 43-20 on their way to a 94-48 victory.

The next game for the LSUS Lady Pilots will be on Friday, November 13th, in Waxahachie, Texas against Oklahoma Christian University with the tip off scheduled for 5 p.m. The next game at the Dock will be on Tuesday, December 1st, versus Jarvis Christian College at 5:30 p.m.

SEVERE WEATHER CANCELS MIDNIGHT MADNESS

OCTOBER 30, 2009

Shreveport, LA-Due to severe weather and extensive flooding, LSUS has canceled its midnight madness event that was originally schedule for Friday night. The LSUS men’s and women’s basketball teams will tip off their season on Monday night at the Dock.

The women open up against the Hornets of Concordia College-Selma at 5:30 while the men face off at 7:30 versus the Arlington Baptist College Patriots.

The overtime party will follow the games at the University Center. Don’t miss the opening games of the 2009-2010 season.

LSUS' HUIZAR NAMED TO PRE-SEASON ALL GCAC TEAM

OCTOBER 26, 2009

Hattiesburg, MS- Valerie Huizar, a senior guard from San Antonio, Texas, was named to the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference 2009-2010 Women’s Basketball Pre-Season All Conference Team earlier today.

Huizar helped lead the Lady Pilots to their best season in school history last year as she led the team with 11.7 points per game as LSUS finished the season with a record of 27-6 and 15-3 in the GCAC and their first appearance in the NAIA National Tournament.

Huizar was a four year letter winner in basketball at O’Connor High School in San Antonio where she was named to the 1st Team All District, Northside All Tournament Team and the Northeast All Tournament Team. She also lettered one season in softball.

Academically, Huizar was a member of the National Honor Society and also wrote a weekly column for the high school sports website at O’Connor High School. She is currently majoring in Elementary and Secondary Health with an emphasis in Physical Education.

Previously to LSUS, Huizar played to season at Lon Morris College, a junior college in Jacksonville, Texas.

Huizar is honored to have been named to the All GCAC Team, “It is an honor to be considered with the top athletes in our conference. My goal this season is for us to win conference, the conference tournament and the National Tournament.”

The LSUS Lady Pilots will begin the 2009-2010 season at The Dock against Concordia College-Selma, with the tip off at 5:30 p.m.

The GCAC 2009-2010 Women’s Basketball Pre-Season All Conference Team

Valerie Huizar LSUS

Gerica Johnson Mobile

Victoria Jones Tougaloo Kim Lewis William Carey

Ariel Mitchell Dillard

Brittany Powell Xavier

Jazzlyn Prince SUNO

Trenell Smith Loyola

Trenese Smith Loyola

Jira Williams Belhaven

LSUS WOMEN'S BASKETBALL PICKED TO FINISH 4th IN GCAC

OCTOBER 08, 2009

Hattiesburg, Miss. - The Gulf Coast Athletic Conference announced today the results of the 2009-2010 Women's Basketball Pre-Season poll as selected by the league's coaches. Loyola University was the near unanimous choice to win the league championship followed by Xavier University, William Carey and LSUS.

1. Loyola University (7) 77 points

2. Xavier University (2) 71 points

3. William Carey University 65 points

4. Louisiana State University - Shreveport 62 points

5. University of Mobile 46 points

6. Belhaven College 29 points

7. Dillard University 28 points

8. Spring Hill College 26 points

9. Tougaloo College 25 points

10. Southern University - New Orleans 21 points

First place votes are shown in parenthesis.