2013-14 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL FIVE NCAA FINAL FOURS • 22 NCAA TOURNAMENTS GAME 23 • TWITTER: @LSUWBKB #16/14 LSU Lady Tigers (17-5, 6-3 SEC) LSU LADY TIGERS MISSOURI TIGERS 2013-14 Schedule/Results Record: 17-5 (6-3 SEC) Record: 14-8 (3-6 SEC) vs. Ranking: No. 16 Associated Press Ranking: NR Associated Press NOVEMBER (6-1) No. 14 USA Today Coaches NR USA Today Coaches 8 Stephen F. Austin ^ W, 86-58 Missouri Tigers Coach: Nikki Caldwell Coach: Robin Pingeton 10 Saint Joseph’s ^ W, 80-64 School Record: 62-28 (.689/ School Record: 57-59 (.491/ 14 at #4/5 Louisville ^ L, 88-67 (14-8, 3-6 SEC) 3rd year) 4th year) 20 Hampton W, 73-54 Career Record: 134-54 (.667/ Career Record: 393-215 (.643/ 23 at Louisiana Tech W, 81-69 6th year) 18th year) 29 vs. Rutgers + W, 69-65 Caldwell vs. Mizzou: 2-0 Pingeton vs. LSU: 0-2 30 vs. Michigan + W, 64-62 Thursday, Feb. 6, 2014 • 7 p.m. CT Pts p/g Leader: Plaisance 14.4 Pts p/g Leader: Kulas 18.7 DECEMBER (4-1) Maravich Center • Baton Rouge, La. Reb. p/g Leader: Plaisance 7.2 Reb. p/g Leader: Frericks 7.6 3 Indiana State W, 83-66 Asst. p/g Leader: Kenney 3.7 Asst. p/g Leader: Doty 5.7 15 at Arkansas-Little Rock W, 58-51 Steals p/g Leader: Moncrief 2.0 Steals p/g Leader: Doty 1.6 17 Florida Gulf Coast (CST) W, 69-46 Blocks p/g Leader: McKinney 1.6 Blocks p/g Leader: Frericks 1.5 20 at North Carolina State L, 89-79 30 Jackson State W, 72-45 TODAY’S @LSUWBKB STORYLINES JANUARY (7-2) 2 at #5/5 Tennessee * (CSS/CST) W, 80-77 No. 16/14 LSU Starts Takes on Missouri • The No. 16/14 LSU women’s basketball team wraps up a stretch of three consecutive Thursday home games and welcomes 5 at Tulane W, 63-35 Missouri to the Maravich Center for the first time as a SEC rival. 9 Texas A&M * (CST) L, 52-48 12 Florida * (ESPNU) W, 82-68 • LSU has won four of the six all-time meetings with Missouri which includes an 87-68 victory three weeks ago in Columbia. The 16 at Missouri * W, 87-68 Lady Tigers canned a school-record 13 treys. An in-depth look at the series history can be found on page 4. 19 at #24/25 Vanderbilt * (FSN) L, 79-70 • Last time out, LSU began the second half of its SEC season and was handed a 63-56 road defeat by No. 13 Kentucky. The Lady 23 Auburn * W, 71-60 Tigers nearly wiped away a 15-point hole over the final 11 minutes. 26 at Ole Miss * (SECTV) W, 66-56 • F Theresa Plaisance is a 2014 National Player of the Year candidate and was named among the 2014 Wooden Award Top 20 30 Mississippi State * (CST) W, 65-56 Midseason List on Jan. 17. She has turned in team-highs with 14.4 points and 7.2 rebounds per game. Plaisance has connected FEBRUARY (0-1) on 44.0 percent from the floor to rank 10th in the SEC. The New Orleans native has reeled off 12 straight 10-plus scoring efforts 2 at #13/12 Kentucky * (FSN) L, 63-56 Plaisance has raised her average to 16.4 points per game in conference play which is fifth in the SEC rankings. She has scored 6 Missouri * 7 p.m. 86 of her 148 points during the second half against SEC opponents and her 1,089 career points are 27th on LSU’s all-time list. 9 at Texas A&M * (FSN) 1:30 p.m. • G Danielle Ballard has come away with a balanced 8.6 points, 6.0 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 1.6 steals per game. She has 16 South Carolina * (ESPN2) 2:30 p.m. started in LSU’s last 11 games and pumped in 23 points, her second-highest output of the season, at No. 24 Vanderbilt. Ballard 20 at Georgia * 6 p.m. has produced four of her seven 10-plus point efforts during that stretch. She will look to bounce back from being held scoreless 23 Arkansas * (CST) 1 p.m. during Sunday’s game at No. 13 Kentucky. 27 Tennessee * (CSS/CST) 8 p.m. • G Jeanne Kenney has picked up her scoring especially from a three-point territory. The senior guard is averaging 10.7 points per MARCH game and canned 32 of her team-leading 46 triples over her last 12 games. Kenney has buried 40.4 percent of her three-point 2 at Alabama * (SECTV) 1 p.m. attempts, second-highest on the SEC leaderboard. She also has handed out 3.7 assists per game which is 11th in the SEC. Kenney 5-9 SEC Tournament (Duluth, Ga.) poured in a career-best 30 points fueled by a career-high tying six triples at Missouri. It was one of nine 30-point performances 23 NCAA Tournament First Round (Baton Rouge) 25 NCAA Tournament Second Round (Baton Rouge) in the SEC on the season and the first for a LSU player since Allison Hightower against Ole Miss during the 2009-10 season. APRIL • G Raigyne Moncrief has pumped in 11.3 points per game which ranks fourth among SEC freshmen. She also has garnered 4.8 6 & 8 NCAA Final Four (Nashville, Tenn.) rebounds, 2.3 assists and 2.0 steals per game. Moncrief has amassed double figures in three of her last four games highlighted by a SEC season’s best 19 points at No. 13 Kentucky. She has connected on 21-of-43 from the floor in her last four outings. * - denotes SEC game • Head coach Nikki Caldwell is in her third season at LSU and sixth season overall. Caldwell has led LSU to two NCAA Tournament ^ - denotes Preseason WNIT appearances, a Sweet 16 and a 62-28 record. Caldwell has won 80.7 percent of her games (539-129) as a player, graduate assis- + - denotes Barclays Center Invitational (Brooklyn, NY) tant, assistant coach and head coach dating back to her freshman season of 1990-91 at Tennessee. FSN - Fox Sports Net; CSS - Comcast Sports Southeast; CST - Cox Sports Television PROJECTED @LSUWBKB STARTING LINEUP • BASED ON PREVIOUS GAME All times Central and subject to change. G 5 Jeanne Kenney 5-8 Sr.-3L 10.7 ppg 3.9 rpg 3.7 apg • LSU active leader in assists (339) ... Eight of 12 with 10-plus points ... Tallied career-best 30 points with six treys at MIZZOU. G 11 Raigyne Moncrief 5-10 Fr.-HS 11.3 ppg 4.8 rpg 2.3 apg Broadcast Information • 2013 No. 18 HS Player in America ... Scored in double figures in 12 of 22 games ... 4th among SEC freshmen with 11.3 PPG. TV: None G 32 Danielle Ballard 5-9 So.-1L 8.6 ppg 6.0 rpg 3.2 apg Announcers: N/A • Started 1` straight games ... Matched career-high 25 points at TENN ... Secured 23 points, 7 rebs, 5 assts at VANDY. Internet: N/A Radio: LSU Sports Radio Network • Talk 107.3 FM F 55 Theresa Plaisance 6-5 Sr.-3L 14.4 ppg 7.2 rpg 1.1 bpg in Baton Rouge/www.LSUsports.net/live • Provided double figures in 19 of 22 games and 12 straight ... Registered a season-high 23 pts to go along with 10 rebs at OM. Announcers: Patrick Wright, Jeff Palermo C 21 Shanece McKinney 6-4 Sr.-3L 8.3 ppg 4.5 rpg 1.6 bpg • Started 15 straight games ... Racked up career-best 19 pts on a perfect 7-of-7 against MSU ... 117 career blks - 5th at LSU. 2013-14 LSU Lady Tigers Roster No. Name Pos. Ht. Cl./Exp. Hometown/High School (Previous School) 1 Derreyal Youngblood C 6-4 So./1L Harvey, La./John Curtis HS 3 Akilah Bethel * G 6-0 Jr./TR Baltimore, Md./West Virginia University 4 Anne Pedersen G 6-1 So./1L Copenhagen, Denmark/The Rock School (Fla.) 5 Jeanne Kenney G 5-8 Sr./3L Baton Rouge, La./St. Michael the Archangel 10 Jasmine Rhodes G 5-10 Fr./HS Mobile, Ala./Faith Academy 11 Raigyne Moncrief G 5-10 Fr./HS Fort Lauderdale, Fla./American Heritage HS 13 Rina Hill G 5-7 Fr./HS Nagoya-Shi, Japan/IMG Academy (Fla.) 21 Shanece McKinney C 6-4 Sr./3L Mobile, Ala./LeFlore HS 24 DaShawn Harden G 5-9 Jr./JC Olathe, Kan./Johnson County (Kan.) CC 31 Ann Jones * F 6-3 Jr./TR Jackson, Tenn./University of Memphis 32 Danielle Ballard G 5-9 So./1L Memphis, Tenn./Memphis Central HS 42 Sheila Boykin F 6-2 Jr./2L Los Angeles, Calif./Long Beach Poly HS 55 Theresa Plaisance F 6-5 Sr./3L New Orleans, La./Vandebilt Catholic HS * - will sit out 2013-14 season (NCAA transfer rules) Head Coach: Nikki Caldwell (third season; Tennessee, 1994) Pronunciation Guide Assistant Coach: Tasha Butts (third season; Tennessee, 2004) 1 Derreyal Youngblood (Dair-E-yale) 3 Akilah Bethel (Ah-KEY-lah BETH-ul) Assistant Coach: Tony Perotti (third season; Tennessee, 1999) 4 Anne Pedersen (PEE-dur-suhn) Assistant Coach: Angel Elderkin (second season; Southern Maine, 1999) 5 Jeanne Kenney (Zhahn) (rhymes with Sean) Director of Basketball Operations: Jon Silver (third season; UCLA, 2009) 11 Raiygyne Moncrief (RAY-jean MAHN-creef) 21 Shanece McKinney (Shuh-NEECE) Michael Scruggs (second season; Tennessee, 2008) 24 DaShawn Harden (DAY-Shawn) (rhymes with yawn) Director of Video Operations: 32 Danielle Ballard (Dan-YELL) Athletics Trainer: Micki Collins (Nebraska, 2000) 55 Theresa Plaisance (Tuh-REE-suh Play-SAWNCE) Strength & Conditioning Coordinator: Melissa Moore (Southern Miss, 2000) Tony Perotti (Puh-row-TEE) Angel Elderkin (El-dur-ken) LSU Media Services IMPORTANT PHONE NUMBERS LSU Sports Information Office: (225) 578-8226 LSU Sports Information Interviews During The Week LSU Sports Information FAX: (225) 578-1861 Matt Dunaway, Associate Sports Information Director, Head coach Nikki Caldwell and LSU players are available Maravich Center Press Row: (225) 578-8226 handles all publicity for the LSU women’s basketball team.