2019-20 SEC REGULAR SEASON CHAMPIONS: 2005 • 2006 • 2008 WOMEN’S SEC TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS: 1991 • 2003 BASKETBALL NCAA WOMEN’S FINAL FOUR: 2004 • 2005 • 2006 •2007 • 2008 LSU Tigers (8-2, 0-0 SEC) SCHEDULE / RESULTS Home: 4-1 • Away: 2-1 • Neutral: 2-0 • Overtime 0-0 at Florida Gulf Coast • Thursday, December 19, 2019 • 6 p.m. CT • ESPN+ / 107.3 FM November • 7-1 5 [Tue.] New Orleans (SECN+/107.3 FM) W, 83-49 LSU LSU Team Averages 9 (Sat.) #12/13 Florida State (SECN+/107.3 FM) L, 62-70 Points Per Game 67.3 13 [Wed.] at Little Rock (CST/107.3 FM) W, 65-50 Record ..........................................................................8-2; 0-0 SEC Opp. Points Per Game 56.9 17 [Sun.] at Tulane (Tulane All-Access/107.3 FM) W, 59-54 Ranking (AP/Coaches) ............................................................NA/NA 20 [Wed.] Southeastern Louisiana (SECN+/107.3 FM) W, 62-52 Head Coach .................................................................Nikki Fargas Field Goal Percentage 45.1 24 [Sun.] Rutgers (SECN/107.3 FM) W, 64-58 LSU Record ......................................................156-108 • 9th Season Opp. Field Goal Percentage 37.9 29 [Fri.] vs. #15/15 Michigan State (1; FloHoops/107.3 FM) W, 58-56 Career Record ...............................................228-134 • 12th Season 3-Pt. Field Goal Percentage 23.1 30 [Sat.] vs. Memphis (1; FloHoops/107.3 FM) W, 89-58 Letterwinners Returning/Lost ...................................................9/2 Opp. 3-Pt. Field Goal Percentage 29.1 Starters Returning/Lost ..............................................................4/1 3-Pts. Per Game 2.1 December • 1-1 Newcomers .....................................................................................6 Opp. 3-Pts. Per Game 4.8 3 [Tue.] Nicholls State (SECN+/107.3 FM) W, 63-32 All-Time Record (Years) ...............................................930-465 (45) Free Throw Percentage 56.0 7 [Sat.] at Oklahoma (2; FSN-OKLA./107.3 FM) L, 68-90 All-Time SEC Record (Years) .........................................274-197 (36) Rebounding Margin +5.6 19 [Thur.] at Florida Gulf Coast (ESPN+/107.3 FM) 6 p.m. SEC Tournament Record (Years) .....................................36-39 (39) Assists Per Game 14.0 28 [Sat.] Florida A&M (SECN+/107.3 FM) Noon NCAA Tournament Record (Appearances) ......................43-26 (26) Turnovers Per Game 15.4 Turnovers Forced Per Game 18.2 January • 0-0, 0-0 Twitter/Instagram .........................................................@LSUwbkb Facebook..................................................LSU Women’s Basketball Assist/Turnover Radio 0.9 2 [Thur.] Alabama* (SECN+/107.3 FM) 7:40 p.m. Coach Fargas Twitter/Instagram .......................@LSUNikkiFargas Steals Per Game 9.7 5 [Sun.] at Missouri* (ESPNU/107.3 FM) 1 p.m. Blocks Per Game 3.1 9 [Thur.] at Texas A&M* (SECN/107.3 FM) 8 p.m. 12 [Sun.] Ole Miss*^ (SECN+/107.3 FM) 2 p.m. 16 [Thur.] at Mississippi State* (SECN+/107.3 FM) 7 p.m. LSU Lagniappe 19 [Sun.] Kentucky*+ (SECN/107.3 FM) 1 p.m. • Can’t Miss: Ayana Mitchell is currently 21-of-21 from the shooting percentage on the squad at 70.5 and the most 26 [Sun.] at Tennessee* (SECN/107.3 FM) Noon fi eld over the last two-plus games for LSU. She has not steals with 26. 30 [Thur.] at Florida* (SECN+/107.3 FM) 5 p.m. missed a shot from the fi eld since her last two shots in the Aifuwa is off to a strong start in the paint for LSU. Aifuwa February • 0-0, 0-0 3rd quarter of the Tigers game against Memphis on Nov. 30. is third on the team with 11.5 points per game. She is 2 [Sun.] Texas A&M* (SECN/107.3 FM) 2 p.m. Mitchell is 19-of-19 in her last two games, 9-9 vs. Nicholls sporting a 57.8 fi eld goal percentage to go along with 6.5 10 [Mon.] Missouri* (SECN/107.3 FM) 6 p.m. State and 10-10 at Oklahoma. rebounds per game and 10 blocked shots. 13 [Thur.] Tennessee* (SECN+/107.3 FM) 6:30 p.m. The last LSU player to go perfect from the fi eld with at 16 [Sun.] at Auburn* (SECN/107.3 FM) 4 p.m. 20 [Thur.] at South Carolina* (SECN+/107.3 FM) 6 p.m. least 10 attempts in a single game was Seimone Augustus • Lending An Assist: Senior Jaelyn Richard-Harris and junior 23 [Sun.] Georgia*# (SECN+/107.3 FM) 2 p.m. - 11-of-11 vs. North Texas on Nov. 30, 2004. Karli Seay round out the starting lineup. Both are making 27 [Thur.] Vanderbilt*% (SECN+/107.3 FM) 6:30 p.m. an impact from a defensive standpoint, while pushing the • The Big 3: LSU’s Big 3 of senior Ayana Mitchell and juniors ball on off ense. Seay is second on the team with 23 assists March • 0-0, 0-0 Faustine Aifuwa and Khayla Pointer have LSU off to an 8-2 and 12 steals, while Richard-Harris has 22 assists and 10 1 [Sun.] at Arkansas* (SECN+/107.3 FM) 1:10 p.m. 4-8 [Wed.-Sun.] SEC Tournament [3] (SECN/107.3 FM) TBD start for the fi rst time since the 2016-17 season. steals. Mitchell is on track to become only the fourth LSU player All times listed are Central Time Zone. to reach the 1,000 points-1,000 rebounds career marks. She • 30-Year Milestone: Play-by-play announcer Patrick [1] - Junkanoo Jam (Bimini, The Bahamas) has 31 double-doubles over her career and earlier in the Wright is celebrating his 30th season calling LSU women’s [2] - Big 12/SEC Challenge season became the 33rd Lady Tiger to score 1,000 career basketball. He will call the action on The Talk 107.3 FM. [3] - SEC Tournament (Bon Secours Wellness Arena; Greenville, S.C.) * - SEC Game points. Mitchell played the 100th game of her career against ^ - Gold Game + - We Back Pat Game Michigan State on Nov. 29. She is averaging 13.4 points and • TV Talent: John Vitas and J. Webb Horton will call the # - Play4Kay Game % - Senior Tribute 7.8 rebounds per game, while shooting 69.3 percent from action from Fort Myers on ESPN+. the fi eld, the best shooter in the SEC and 4th in the nation. AYANA MITCHELL Pointer leads the squad from the point with 15.0 points • Up Next: LSU will take a break for the holidays before and 3.9 assists per game. She also has the best free throw hosting Florida A&M on Dec. 28 at Noon in the PMAC. Stats & Starters No. Name Pos GP-GS Min/G FG% 3FG% FT% PPG RPG APG STLS BLKS 0 Awa Trasi F 10-1 14.2 35.5 42.9 42.9 3.1 3.4 0.8 3 2 1 Jailin Cherry G 10-0 14.2 37.1 10.0 57.1 3.5 1.6 0.8 10 4 2 Tiara Young G 10-4 17.1 32.8 25.0 58.8 5.4 2.8 1.2 5 1 * 3 Khayla Pointer G 10-10 29.2 43.6 23.8 70.5 15.0 3.7 3.9 26 1 • Naismith Trophy Preseason Watch List * 5 Ayana Mitchell F 10-10 25.2 69.3 0.0 47.6 13.4 7.8 0.7 11 3 • Wooden Award Preseason Watch List 11 Emily Ward F 4-0 1.7 50.0 0.0 50.0 1.0 0.3 0.0 0 0 • Katrina McClain Award Watch List 12 Mercedes Brooks G/F 10-0 13.4 41.9 26.3 66.7 4.9 2.4 0.3 3 1 • SEC Preseason Media First Team • SEC Preseason Coaches First Team * 13 Jaelyn Richard-Harris G 10-6 19.1 20.0 9.1 57.1 1.9 1.9 2.2 10 0 14 LaToya Ashman G 6-0 5.9 37.5 25.0 0.0 1.2 0.5 0.0 0 0 21 Domonique Davis G 8-0 7.8 31.6 0.0 43.8 2.4 1.3 1.0 2 0 * 23 Karli Seay G 10-9 20.3 38.9 0.0 35.7 3.3 1.1 2.3 12 4 Women’s Basketball * 24 Faustine Aifuwa C 10-10 25.9 57.8 0.0 50.0 11.5 6.5 0.4 7 10 Communications Contact: 25 Rakell Spencer G 7-0 10.1 30.8 0.0 83.3 1.9 2.0 0.6 5 2 Judy Willson, Associate Communications Director 32 Jalaysha Thomas F 7-0 5.7 80.0 0.0 0.0 1.1 1.6 0.3 3 3 Email - [email protected] Twitter - @jwillson10 35 Sharna Ayres G Will sit out season due to NCAA transfer rules Office - 225-578-1869 Cell - 225-436-7986 *Probable Starter (based on previous game) BROADCAST NOTES (PROJECTED STARTERS HIGHLIGHTED) #0 AWA TRASI #1 JAILIN CHERRY #2 TIARA YOUNG F • 6-1 • Jr.-TR G • 5-8 • Jr.-2L G • 5-8 • Fr.-HS Toulouse, France Pascagoula, Miss. Shreveport, La. (Lycee Jeanne d’arc/ (Pascagoula HS) (Walker HS) Northwest Florida State College) LAST GAME: PTS: 0 RBDS: 1 STL: 0 BLK: 0 LAST GAME: PTS: 2 RBDS: 1 AST: 1 STL: 0 LAST GAME: PTS: 5 RBDS: 0 AST: 0 STL: 0 SEASON HIGHS: PTS: 11 RBDS: 7 STL: 3 BLK: 1 SEASON HIGHS: PTS: 7 RBDS: 4 AST: 3 STL: 3 SEASON HIGHS: PTS: 19 RBDS: 6 AST: 3 STL: 3 CAREER HIGHS: PTS: 11 RBDS: 7 STL: 3 BLK: 1 CAREER HIGHS: PTS: 17 RBDS: 6 AST: 3 STL: 3 CAREER HIGHS: PTS: 19 RBDS: 6 AST: 3 STL: 3 NOTES: Pronounced Ah-wah Trah-zee..