LSU 2 0 0 6 -00 7 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL TONIGHT’S GAME QUICK FACTS LSU head coach: Pokey Chatman Game #23 Chatman’s career record: 84-9 (3rd year) Chatman’s LSU record: 84-9 (3rd year) LSU Lady Tigers (20-2, 6-1 SEC) Georgia head coach: Andy Landers School record: 675-212 (28th year) No. 7 AP/No. 7 Coaches Career record: 757-233 (32nd year) at Series record: Georgia leads 18-14 Last meeting: LSU defeated Georgia, 57-55, on Jan. 7 of this year in Baton Rouge. Georgia Lady ‘Dogs (18-4, 5-2 SEC) Television: SEC-TV - Fox Sports Net (Beth Mowins and Debbie Antonelli) No. 14 AP/No. 14 Coaches Satellite feed: None Radio: LSU Sports Radio Network (Patrick Feb. 1, 2007 • Stegeman Coliseum (10,523) Wright and Brian Miller) Athens, Ga. • 6 p.m. CST • Fox Sports Net Officials: Lisa Mattingly, Bill Titus, Dennis DeMayo LADY TIGERS’ PROBABLE STARTERS LSU Sports Information: Brian Miller G 5 Erica White 5-3 Jr. 7.6 ppg 3.5 rpg 4.1 apg C: 225-939-0204 E-mail: [email protected] • Has started 40 games in her career Georgia Sports Information: Mike Mobley G 12 RaShonta LeBlanc 5-7 Jr. 6.1 ppg 2.6 rpg 3.2 apg C: 706-542-8052 E-mail: [email protected] • Has started 37 games in her career G 15 Quianna Chaney 5-11 Jr. 12.2 ppg 2.7 rpg 2.6 apg • Started all 22 games this season F 54 Ashley Thomas 6-0 Jr. 5.4 ppg 4.4 rpg 1.1 spg • Has started 45 games in her career SCHEDULE/RESULTS C 34 Sylvia Fowles 6-6 Jr. 17.3 ppg 11.5 rpg 62.8 FG% NOVEMBER • Has started 57 games in her career 12 West Virginia + W, 64-25 13 Howard + W, 88-44 LADY BULLDOGS’ PROBABLE STARTERS 14 Virginia Tech + W, 70-40 G 1 Ashley Houts 5-6 Fr. 8.8 ppg 3.0 rpg 3.9 apg 16 UL-Lafayette (Cox Sports) W, 65-31 G 14 Janese Hardrick 5-6 Sr. 9.4 ppg 4.0 rpg 2.0 spg 19 at Tulane W, 59-39 21 at #15 Baylor L, 64-60 G 21 Cori Chambers 5-9 Sr. 14.0 ppg 3.5 rpg 40.5 3pt FG% 24 vs. Tulsa & W, 61-37 F 24 Megan Darrah 6-3 Jr. 8.5 ppg 5.1 rpg 2.0 apg 25 vs. Eastern Washington & W, 105-52 F 34 Tasha Humphrey 6-3 Jr. 15.8 ppg 7.4 rpg 53.9 FG% 27 at New Orleans W, 65-45 DECEMBER LAST TIME OUT... 2 Detroit W, 80-44 LSU defeated Auburn, 65-45, on Sunday in the Maravich Center to move into second-place all alone in 10 #5 Ohio State (Cox Sports) W, 75-51 the SEC standings. The Lady Tigers also extended the nation’s best home court win streak to 42 games 17 at #18 Michigan State W, 65-50 and have won 20 straight home conference games. Sylvia Fowles led LSU with 19 points and 20 20 McNeese State W, 83-28 rebounds, while Quianna Chaney added 17 points and Ashley Thomas scored 11 and grabbed five 30 vs. Louisiana Tech $ (Cox Sports) W, 61-44 rebounds. LSU jumped out early and led 30-18 at the break. Auburn chipped away and trailed 47-37 with JANUARY seven minutes to play before the Lady Tigers used an 11-0 run to break it open. LSU held AU to 32.7 per- 3 at South Florida W, 60-48 cent shooting, forced 14 turnovers and collected nine steals. The Lady Tigers also won the battle of 7 #15 Georgia * (Cox Sports-TD) W, 57-55 boards, 43-33. 11 at Ole Miss * L, 77-74 14 at Mississippi State * W, 77-50 18 Kentucky * W, 76-58 ABOUT GEORGIA 21 at Alabama * W, 61-45 The Lady Bulldogs, led by Andy Landers in his 28th season as head coach, are 18-4 overall this season 25 Arkansas * (Cox Sports-TD) W, 70-53 and 5-2 in SEC play. Georgia sits in third-place right behind LSU in the SEC and has won four straight 28 Auburn * W, 65-45 games since a loss to Tennessee on Jan. 14. FEBRUARY 1 at #14 Georgia * (SEC-TV) 6 p.m. THE SERIES 4 at South Carolina * 2 p.m. This will 33rd meeting between the two schools. Georgia leads the series, 18-14, but LSU has won six 8 Florida * (SEC-TV) 8 p.m. straight and seven of the last eight meetings. Georgia owns a 10-4 advantage is Athens. The Lady 11 Connecticut (ESPN2) 2 p.m. Bulldogs have not beaten LSU since a 80-74 win in Athens on Jan. 25, 2004. 15 at Arkansas * 7 p.m. 19 Tennessee * (ESPN2) 6 p.m. UP NEXT 22 at Vanderbilt * (SEC-TV) 8 p.m. LSU travels to Columbia, S.C., to face the Gamecocks on Sunday at 2 p.m. CST. 25 Alabama * (Cox Sports-TD) 2 p.m. MARCH NOTE WORTHY.. 1-4 SEC Tournament TBA • Sylvia Fowles sits 14th on LSU’s career scoring list (page 4). * - denotes Southeastern Conference game; + - Basketball Travelers Classic hosted by LSU; & - Roadrunner Thanksgiving Classic in San • Sylvia Fowles sits fourth on LSU’s career rebounding list (page 4) Antonio hosted by UT-San Antonio; $ - Katrina Relief Basketball Classic • LSU owns the nation’s longest home-court winning streak at 42 straight (page 6). hosted by LSU at New Orleans Arena; SEC-TV - aired on Fox Sports Net; All times central. • LSU has been ranked in the Associated Press poll for 89 straight weeks (page 6). 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 duties Requests to interview coach Pokey Chatman or All requests for working press, photo and broad- for the Lady Tigers basketball team. 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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 - 29 Tuesday - 30 Wednesday - 31 Thursday - 1 Friday - 2 Saturday - 3 Sunday - 4 Practice 12:30 - 3 p.m. GAME GAME Depart for Athens Travel to OFF PMAC Main at Georgia TBA at South Carolina 1 p.m. Columbia Weights 6 p.m. 2 p.m. 3:15 p.m. Monday - 5 Tuesday - 6 Wednesday - 7 Thursday - 8 Friday - 9 Saturday - 10 Sunday - 11 Practice 12:30 - 3 p.m. Practice GAME Practice Practice GAME OFF PMAC Main 12:30 - 3 p.m. vs. Florida 12:30 - 3 p.m. 10 a.m. - noon vs. UConn Weights PMAC Main 7 p.m. PMAC Main PMAC Main 2 p.m.