2006-07 Women's Basketball
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LSU 2 0 0 6 -00 7 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL TODAY’S GAME QUICK FACTS LSU head coach: Pokey Chatman Game #1 Chatman’s career record: 64-7 (3rd year) Chatman’s LSU record: 64-7 (3rd year) LSU Lady Tigers (0-0, 0-0 SEC) West Virginia head coach: Mike Carey School record: 86-67 (6th year) No. 10 AP/No. 10 Coaches Career record: 374-169 (19th year) vs. Series record: LSU leads 1-0 Last meeting: LSU defeated WVU, 69-57, on March 21, 1985 in the WNIT in Amarillo, Texas. West Virginia (0-0, 0-0 BIG EAST) Television: None Satellite feed: None NR AP/NR Coaches Radio: LSU Sports Radio Network (Patrick Nov. 12, 2006 • Maravich Center (13,472) Wright and Jeff Palermo) Officials: Melanie Davis, Bonita Spence, Baton Rouge, La. • 2 p.m. CST Felicia Grinter LSU Sports Information: Brian Miller LADY TIGERS’ PROBABLE STARTERS (exhibition stats) C: 225-939-0204 E-mail: [email protected] G 5 Erica White 5-3 Jr. 4.0 ppg 1.5 rpg 5.0 apg WVU Sports Information: Phil Caskey • Started the last 20 games of 2005-06 C: 304-685-6608 E-mail: [email protected] G 12 RaShonta LeBlanc 5-7 Jr. 10.0 ppg 1.0 rpg 4.0 apg • Started 15 games in 2005-06 G 15 Quianna Chaney 5-11 Jr. 13.0 ppg 3.0 rpg 4.0 apg • Has played in 67 games during her career SCHEDULE/RESULTS F 54 Ashley Thomas 6-0 Jr. 7.5 ppg 7.0 rpg 2.5 spg NOVEMBER • Started 22 games in 2005-06 1 Loyola # W, 90-47 C 34 Sylvia Fowles 6-6 Jr. 14.5 ppg 11.0 rpg 65.0 FG% 7 Lake Truck # W, 67-39 • Started all 35 games last season 12 West Virginia + 2 p.m. 13 Howard + 7:15 p.m. MOUNTAINEER’S PROBABLE STARTERS (2005-06 stats) 14 Virginia Tech + 7:15 p.m. G 23 Ashley Powell 5-6 So. 2.1 ppg 4.0 apg 16 UL-Lafayette (Cox Sports) 7 p.m. G 1 LaQuita Owens 5-9 Jr. 4.4 ppg 2.3 rpg 19 at Tulane 5 p.m. 21 at Baylor 7 p.m. G 11 Britney Davis-White 5-7 Sr. 9.0 ppg 3.0 rpg 24 vs. Tulsa & 5 p.m. F 22 Chakhia Cole 5-10 Jr. 11.1 ppg 7.1 rpg 25 vs. Eastern Washington & 2 p.m. C 45 Olayinka Sanni 6-2 Jr. 12.4 ppg 5.3 rpg 27 at New Orleans 7 p.m. DECEMBER 2 Detroit 2 p.m. THE BASKETBALL TRAVELERS CLASSIC 10 Ohio State (Cox Sports) 2 p.m. LSU’s plays host to the Basketball Travelers Classic Sunday, monday and Tuesday in the Pete 17 at Michigan State 1 p.m. Maravich Assembly Center. The Lady Tigers are joined in the field by 20 McNeese State 2 p.m. West Virginia, Howard and Virginia Tech. Play begins on 30 vs. Louisiana Tech $ (Cox Sports) 2 p.m. Sunday at 2 p.m. when LSU faces WVU. HU and VTU battle at JANUARY 4:30 p.m., while WVU and VTU play on Monday at 4:45 p.m. 3 at South Florida 6 p.m. followed by LSU and HU at 7:15. The classic wraps up on 7 Georgia * (Cox Sports-TD) 2 p.m. Tuesday with WVU and HU squaring off at 4:45 p.m. followed 11 at Ole Miss * 7 p.m. 14 at Mississippi State * 2 p.m. by LSU and VTU at 7:15 p.m. 18 Kentucky * 7 p.m. ABOUT WEST VIRGINIA 21 at Alabama * 2 p.m. 25 Arkansas * (Cox Sports-TD) 7 p.m. The Mountaineers, of the BIG EAST Conference, are coached by Mike Carey in his sixth season. 28 Auburn * 2 p.m. WVU posted a 15-16 overall record last season and return all five starters and two other letterwin- FEBRUARY ners. 1 at Georgia * (SEC-TV) 6 p.m. 4 at South Carolina * 2 p.m. UP NEXT 8 Florida * (SEC-TV) 8 p.m. Following the Basketball Travelers Classic, LSU will host Louisiana-Lafayette on Thursday at 7 p.m. 11 Connecticut (ESPN2) 2 p.m. CST in the Maravich Center. 15 at Arkansas * 7 p.m. 19 Tennessee * (ESPN2) 6 p.m. NOTE WORTHY.. 22 at Vanderbilt * (SEC-TV) 8 p.m. • Sylvia Fowles is 17 points away from 1,000 in her career (page 3) 25 Alabama * (Cox Sports-TD) 2 p.m. • Sylvia Fowles is five blocked shots away from LSU’s career record (page 3). MARCH • LSU completed its 2005-06 home schedule with a perfect 15-0 mark, extending the streak to 31 1-4 SEC Tournament TBA straight wins at home (page 4). * - denotes Southeastern Conference game; + - Basketball Travelers Classic hosted by LSU; & - Roadrunner Thanksgiving Classic in San • LSU is slated to play 11 televised games this season (page 5). Antonio hosted by UT-San Antonio; $ - Katrina Relief Basketball Classic • LSU is 26-5 in season openers (page 5). hosted by LSU at New Orleans Arena; SEC-TV - aired on Fox Sports Net; All times central. • Sylvia Fowles enters the year having started 35 straight games (page 7). 2006-07 LSU LADY TIGERS BASKETBALL 1 2006-07 LADY TIGERS NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht. Cl./Exp. Hometown/High School (Previous School) 4 Katie Antony G 5-10 Jr./TR Anacoco, La./Anacoco HS (Vanderbilt) 5 Erica White G 5-3 Jr./2L Jacksonville, Fla./Ribault HS 10 Khalilah Mitchell G 5-11 Jr./2L New Orleans, La./St. Mary’s HS 12 RaShonta LeBlanc G 5-7 Jr./2L Port Arthur, Texas/Memorial HS 15 Quianna Chaney G 5-11 Jr./2L Baton Rouge, La./Southern Lab HS 22 Porsha Phillips F 6-2 Fr./HS Stone Mountian, Ga./Redan HS 23 Allison Hightower G 5-10 Fr./HS Arlington, Texas/Juan Seguin HS 24 Marian Whitfield G 5-9 Jr./2L Augusta, Ga./Glenn Hills HS 25 Mesha Williams C 6-3 Jr./TR St. Louis, Mo./Gateway Tech HS (Moberly C) 34 Sylvia Fowles C 6-6 Jr./2L Miami, Fla./Edison HS 44 Kristen Morris F 6-2 So./1L Lathrup Village, Mich./Detroit Country Day School 54 Ashley Thomas F 6-0 Jr./2L Stone Mountain, Ga./Stephenson HS Head Coach: Pokey Chatman (LSU, 1991) PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Assistant Coach: Bob Starkey Assistant Coach: Carla Berry (LSU, 1993) 4 Katie Antony an-tone-EEE Assistant Coach: Christie Sides (Louisiana Tech, 2000) 10 Khalilah Mitchell kah-LIL-la Dir. of Basketball Operations: Joe Carvalhido (St. John’s, 1999) 12 RaShonta LeBlanc rah-SHON- tay LAY-blonk Athletics Trainer: Micki Collins 15 Quianna Chaney KEY-on-ah 22 Porsha Phillips pour-SHA Strength & Conditioning Coach: Melissa Moore 25 Mesha Williams MEE-sha Student Assistant Trainer: Zane Kirby 34 Sylvia Fowles fouls Student Managers: Traci Moore, Marketa Remo Sports Information: Brian Miller SPORTS INFORMATION INTERVIEW POLICIES MEDIA CREDENTIALS Brian Miller handles the sports information Requests to interview coach Pokey All requests for working press, photo and duties for the Lady Tigers basketball team. Chatman or other members of the Lady broadcast credentials for LSU 2006-2007 He can be reached in his office at (225) 578- Tigers basketball team should be made at home basketball games should be made 8204 or 8226, via e-mail at least 24 hours in advance to Brian Miller. online at www.LSUsports.net/media by fill- [email protected], at home at (225) 261- Requests will be met based on the players ing out the form for credentials. Credentials 7941 or by cell phone at (225) 939-0204. class and practice schedules. must be requested no later than NOON the day before a game. All credentials can be THE NET MEDIA.LSUSPORTS.NET picked up at the will-call media table inside Information about the Lady Tigers basket- Media can now access images for all LSU the Northeast Corridor entrance of the ball team is also available on LSU’s official athletics team, including action shots, head Maravich Center. athletics website, www.LSUSports.net. shots and logos. 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LADY TIGERS UPCOMING SCHEDULE (subject to change) Monday - 6 Tuesday - 7 Wednesday - 8 Thursday - 9 Friday - 10 Saturday - 11 Sunday - 12 Practice Practice 12:30 - 3 p.m. GAME Practice 12:30 - 3 p.m. Practice GAME PMAC Main vs. Lake Truck 12:30 - 3 p.m. OFF PMAC Aux 12:30 - 2 p.m. vs. West Virginia Weights 7 p.m. PMAC Aux Weights PMAC Main 2 p.m. 3:15 p.m. 3:15 p.m. Monday - 13 Tuesday - 14 Wednesday - 15 Thursday - 16 Friday - 17 Saturday - 18 Sunday - 19 GAME GAME GAME Practice Practice GAME vs. Howard vs. Virginia Tech OFF vs. UL-Lafayette 12:30 - 2:30 p.m. 10:30 - Noon at Tulane 7:15 p.m. 7:15 p.m. 7 p.m. PMAC Main PMAC Main 5 p.m. 2006-07 LSU LADY TIGERS BASKETBALL 2 FOWLES IN THE BOOKS GRABBING THE BOARDS FOWLES’ DOUBLE-DOUBLES Sylvia Fowles has pulled down at least 10 CAREER POINTS rebounds in 38 games in her career. She 2004-05 (12) RK PLAYER G PTS AVG grabbed a career-best 22 boards in LSU’s OPPONENT PTS REBS 1. Joyce Walker, 80-84 117 2906 24.8 1.