LSU Women's Basketball LSU Combined Team Statistics (As of Feb 21, 2008) All Games
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2007-008 LSU WOMEN’S BASKETBALL TONIGHT’S GAME QUICK FACTS LSU head coach: Van Chancellor Game #27 Chancellor’s career record: 462-157 (20th year) Chancellor’s LSU record: 23-3 (1st year) (23-3, 12-0 SEC) Chancellor vs. UConn: First meeting LSU Lady Tigers UConn head coach: Geno Auriemma No. 6 AP/No. 6 Coaches School record: 646-121 (23rd year) vs. Career record: 646-121 (23rd year) Series record: UConn leads 3-1 overall and 1-0 in Baton Rouge Connecticut (25-1, 12-1 BIG EAST) Last meeting: LSU defeated UConn, 73-50, on March 26, 2007 in Fresno, Calif. No. 1 AP/No. 1 Coaches Television: ESPN2 (Erica Collins, Carolyn Peck & Rebecca Lobo) Feb. 25, 2008 • Maravich Center (13,472) Satellite feed: none Baton Rouge, La. • 6 p.m. CST • ESPN2 Radio: LSU Sports Radio Network (Patrick Wright & Jeff Palermo) LADY TIGERS’ PROBABLE STARTERS Officials: Dee Kantner, Denise Brooks-Clauser, G 5 Erica White 5-3 Sr. 7.1 ppg 2.8 rpg 4.3 apg Tina Napier • Has started 81 games in her career LSU Sports Information: Brian Miller G 12 RaShonta LeBlanc 5-7 Sr. 6.7 ppg 3.5 rpg 3.2 apg C: 225-939-0204 E-mail: [email protected] • Has started 79 games in her career UConn Sports Information: Randy Press G 15 Quianna Chaney 5-11 Sr. 14.3 ppg 2.8 rpg 3.2 apg C: 860-617-6428 E-mail: [email protected] • Has started 64 games in her career F 54 Ashley Thomas 6-0 Sr. 5.5 ppg 4.6 rpg 1.5 spg SCHEDULE/RESULTS • Has started 81 games in her career C 34 Sylvia Fowles 6-6 Sr. 17.1 ppg 9.8 rpg 60.1 FG% OCTOBER 31 All-Stars (Exh.) W, 94-35 • Has started 96 games in her career NOVEMBER HUSKIES’ PROBABLE STARTERS 5 Houston Jaguars (Exh.) W, 82-51 9 Samford + W, 86-38 G 11 Ketia Swanier 5-7 Sr. 6.2 ppg 3.0 rpg 4.2 apg 11 TCU + W, 73-54 G 20 Renee Montgomery 5-7 Jr. 13.2 ppg 2.6 rpg 4.2 apg 15 #17/18 Michigan State + W, 64-41 F 23 Maya Moore 6-0 Fr. 18.0 ppg 7.1 rpg 3.3 apg 18 at #3/3 Maryland + L, 75-62 21 UL-Lafayette W, 72-37 F 44 Brittany Hunter 6-3 Sr. 6.4 ppg 4.0 rpg 57.3 FG% 25 at #7/7 Rutgers (ESPN2) L, 45-43 C 31 Tina Charles 6-4 So. 14.8 ppg 9.8 rpg 61.0 FG% 29 at Houston W, 77-46 DECEMBER LAST TIME OUT 2 at Tulane W, 52-36 LSU edged Kentucky, 52-48, on Thursday night to extend the win streak to 14 straight games. Erica 16 at Louisiana Tech (CST) W, 76-45 White hit a layup with 1:30 left in the game and Sylvia Fowles knocked down a pair of free throws with 18 vs. Illinois-Chicago ^ W, 86-44 0:06 to seal the victory. Fowles finished with a game-high 14 points and 10 rebounds, while White has 13 19 vs. Miami (Fla.) ^ W, 63-52 points. The Lady Tigers held an 11-point lead with 9:40 left in the game, but UK used a 10-0 run to cut it 28 at Middle Tennessee L, 67-56 to one and tied the game at 48-48 with 1:51 remaining. LSU shot 35.7 percent from the floor, but held UK 30 New Orleans (CST) W, 73-46 to 32.7 percent. The Wildcats won the battle on the boards, 46-34. JANUARY 3 at Florida State W, 73-61 ABOUT CONNECTICUT 10 at #20/18 Arkansas * W, 76-54 The Huskies are 25-1 overall this season and ranked No. 1 in both the AP and coaches polls. UConn is 13 Vanderbilt * (SEC-TV) W, 62-51 12-1 in the BIG EAST and hosts St. John’s on Saturday before traveling to Baton Rouge. Hall of Famer 20 Mississippi State * (CST) W, 84-31 Gena Auriemma leads the Huskies in his 23rd season as head coach. He owns a remarkable 646-121 24 at #25/22 Auburn * W, 79-59 record with five national championships. 27 at Kentucky * (SEC-TV) W, 72-46 31 South Carolina * W, 67-37 FEBRUARY THE SERIES 3 at Florida * (SEC-TV) W, 85-71 This will be the fifth meeting between the two schools. UConn has won three of the previous four meet- 7 at Alabama * W, 89-53 ings, including a 72-71 victory in Baton Rouge last season. LSU defeated the Huskies, 73-50, in the 2007 10 #24/21 Georgia * (ESPN2) W, 63-57 NCAA Tournament Fresno regional final. 14 at #1/1 Tennessee * (SEC-TV) W, 78-62 17 Ole Miss * W, 78-48 UP NEXT 21 Kentucky * (CST-delay) W, 52-48 The Lady Tigers host Arkansas for Senior night on Thursday at 7 p.m. CST. 25 #1/1 Connecticut (ESPN2) 6 p.m. 28 Arkansas * (CST) 7 p.m. NOTE WORTHY... MARCH • See where Sylvia Fowles & Quianna Chaney rank in career points at LSU (page 5). 2 at Mississippi State * (SEC-TV) 2:30 p.m. • Sylvia Fowles became the fifth LSU player to reach 2,000 points in her career (page 5). 6-9 SEC Tournament ! TBA • Erica White ranks third in career assists at LSU (page 5). * - denotes Southeastern Conference game; + - Preseason WNIT; ^ - • LSU is 12-0 in the SEC for the second time (page 9). Caribbean Classic in Cancun, Mexico; ! - SEC Tournament in Nashville, Tenn..; SEC-TV - aired on Fox Sports Net;CST - Cox Sports Television; • See head coach Van Chancellor’s career record (page 23). All times central. 2007-08 LSU LADY TIGERS BASKETBALL 1 2007-08 LADY TIGERS NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht. Cl./Exp. Hometown/High School (Previous School) 1 Katherine Graham G 5-11 Fr./HS Birmingham, Ala./Ramsay HS 3 Latear Eason G 5-8 Fr./HS Chicago, Ill./John Hope Academy 5 Erica White G 5-3 Sr./3L Jacksonville, Fla./Ribault HS 10 Khalilah Mitchell G 5-11 Sr./3L New Orleans, La./St. Mary’s HS 12 RaShonta LeBlanc G 5-7 Sr./3L Port Arthur, Texas/Memorial HS 15 Quianna Chaney G 5-11 Sr./3L Baton Rouge, La./Southern Lab HS 23 Allison Hightower G 5-10 So./1L Arlington, Texas/Juan Seguin HS 24 Marian Whitfield G 5-9 Sr./3L Augusta, Ga./Glenn Hills HS 25 Mesha Williams C 6-3 Sr./1L St. Louis, Mo./Gateway Tech HS (Moberly CC) 34 Sylvia Fowles C 6-6 Sr./3L Miami, Fla./Edison HS 44 Kristen Morris F 6-2 Jr./2L Lathrup Village, Mich./Detroit Country Day School 54 Ashley Thomas F 6-0 Sr./3L Stone Mountain, Ga./Stephenson HS Head Coach: Van Chancellor (Mississippi State, 1965) Associate Head Coach: Bob Starkey PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Assistant Coach: Travis Mays (Texas, 1990) Assistant Coach: Yolanda Wells-Broughton (Grambling State, 1995) 3 Latear Eason lah-TEAR Dir. of Basketball Operations: Joe Carvalhido (St. John’s, 1999) 10 Khalilah Mitchell kah-LIL-la Athletics Trainer: Micki Collins 12 RaShonta LeBlanc rah-SHON-tay lay-BLONK Strength & Conditioning Coach: Melissa Moore 15 Quianna Chaney KEY-on-ah 25 Mesha Williams MEE-sha Student Assistant Trainer: Jarrod Swanson 34 Sylvia Fowles fouls Student Managers: Brittany Ward, Ebonie Matthews, Erica Killum Sports Information: Brian Miller SPORTS INFORMATION INTERVIEW POLICIES MEDIA CREDENTIALS Brian Miller handles the sports information duties Requests to interview coach Van Chancellor or All requests for working press, photo and broad- for the Lady Tigers basketball team. He can be other members of the Lady Tigers basketball cast credentials for LSU 2007-2008 home basket- reached in his office at (225) 578-8204 or 8226, team should be made at least 24 hours in ball games should be made online at via e-mail at [email protected], at home at (225) advance to Brian Miller. Requests will be met www.LSUsports.net/media by filling out the 261-7941 or by cell phone at (225) 939-0204. based on the players class and practice sched- form for credentials. Credentials must be request- ules. ed no later than NOON the day before a game. All THE NET credentials can be picked up at the will-call media Information about the Lady Tigers basketball MEDIA.LSUSPORTS.NET table inside the Northeast Corridor entrance of team is also available on LSU’s official athletics Media can now access images for all LSU athlet- the Maravich Center. website, www.LSUSports.net. Information about ics team, including action shots, head shots and the Southeastern Conference is available at logos. Contact Brian Miller for a login and pass- www.sec.org. word to enter the site and retrieve photos. This service is for media only. LADY TIGERS UPCOMING SCHEDULE (subject to change) Monday - 18 Tuesday - 19 Wednesday - 20 Thursday - 21 Friday - 22 Saturday - 23 Sunday - 24 Practice Practice GAME Practice Practice OFF 2 - 4:30 p.m. 12:30 -3 p.m. vs. Kentucky OFF 10:30 - 12:30 p.m. 12:30 - 3 p.m. PMAC Aux PMAC Main 7 p.m. PMAC Aux PMAC Main Monday - 25 Tuesday - 26 Wednesday - 27 Thursday - 28 Friday - 29 Saturday - 1 Sunday - 2 Practice GAME Practice GAME Practice 9 - 10:30 a.m. GAME vs. UConn OFF 12:30 -3 p.m. vs. Arkansas 12:30 -3 p.m. PMAC Aux at Mississippi State 6 p.m.