LSU 2 0 0 6 -00 7 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL TONIGHT’S GAME QUICK FACTS LSU head coach: Pokey Chatman Game #7 Chatman’s career record: 69-8 (3rd year) Chatman’s LSU record: 69-8 (3rd year) LSU Lady Tigers (5-1, 0-0 SEC) Tulsa head coach: Charlene Thomas-Swinson School record: 28-7 (2nd year) No. 9 AP/No. 9 Coaches Career record: 52-68 (6th year) vs. Series record: First meeting Last meeting: First meeing Television: None Tulsa Hurricane (2-1, 0-0 C-USA) Satellite feed: None Radio: LSU Sports Radio Network (Patrick NR AP/NR Coaches Wright and Brian Miller) Nov. 24, 2006 • Convocation Center (5,100) Officials: Bob Haak, Kelly Copeland, Rachel Monroe San Antonio, Texas • 5 p.m. CST LSU Sports Information: Brian Miller C: 225-939-0204 E-mail: [email protected] LADY TIGERS’ PROBABLE STARTERS Tulsa Sports Information: Stephanie Hall G 5 Erica White 5-3 Jr. 7.2 ppg 4.0 rpg 3.5 apg C: 918-232-2393 E-mail: [email protected] • Has started 26 games in her career G 12 RaShonta LeBlanc 5-7 Jr. 7.3 ppg 2.3 rpg 2.5 apg • Has started 21 games in her career G 15 Quianna Chaney 5-11 Jr. 8.5 ppg 2.7 rpg 2.8 apg • Started all six games this season F 54 Ashley Thomas 6-0 Jr. 3.5 ppg 4.2 rpg 1.0 spg SCHEDULE/RESULTS • Has started 28 games in her career NOVEMBER C 34 Sylvia Fowles 6-6 Jr. 16.5 ppg 9.8 rpg 64.1 FG% 1 Loyola # W, 90-47 • Has started 41 games in her career 7 Lake Truck # W, 67-39 12 West Virginia + W, 64-25 GOLDEN HURRICANE PROBABLE STARTERS 13 Howard + W, 88-44 G 11 Micaela Cully 5-7 Fr. 3.0 ppg 1.5 apg 14 Virginia Tech + W, 70-40 16 UL-Lafayette (Cox Sports) W, 65-31 G 23 Tandem Mays 5-8 Sr. 14.0 ppg 1.5 spg 19 at Tulane W, 59-39 G 31 Valerie Siemens 5-10 Fr. 4.5 ppg 1.0 rpg 21 at #15 Baylor L, 64-60 F 14 Jillian Robbins 6-1 Sr. 25.0 ppg 13.5 rpg 24 vs. Tulsa & 5 p.m. 25 vs. Eastern Washington & 2 p.m. F 34 Larrissa Williams 6-3 Fr. 4.0 ppg 3.5 rpg 27 at New Orleans 7 p.m. DECEMBER LAST TIME OUT.. 2 Detroit 2 p.m. LSU lost for the first time this season at No. 15 Baylor, 64-60, on Tuesday night in Waco. Erica 10 Ohio State (Cox Sports) 2 p.m. White led the way with a career-high 20 points, while Sylvia Fowles added 14 and four rebounds 17 at Michigan State 1 p.m. in limited action due to foul trouble. The Lady Tigers led 28-26 at halftime and neither team held 20 McNeese State 2 p.m. more than a six-point lead during the contest. LSU shot a season-low 37.1 percent from the floor, 30 vs. Louisiana Tech $ (Cox Sports) 2 p.m. JANUARY including 2-17 from 3-point land. Baylor shot 38.3 percent, but won the battle of the boards, 53-31. 3 at South Florida 6 p.m. ABOUT TULSA 7 Georgia * (Cox Sports-TD) 2 p.m. 11 at Ole Miss * 7 p.m. The Golden Hurricane, of Conference USA, are coached by Charlene Thomas-Swinson in her 14 at Mississippi State * 2 p.m. second season. Tulsa is 2-1 this season after wins over Southeast Missouri State and South 18 Kentucky * 7 p.m. Alabama and a loss to Oral Roberts. The Golden Hurricane posted 26-6 overall record last season 21 at Alabama * 2 p.m. and earned C-USA’s automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. 25 Arkansas * (Cox Sports-TD) 7 p.m. 28 Auburn * 2 p.m. THE SERIES FEBRUARY This is first meeting between these two programs, although, Tulsa coach Charlene Thomas- 1 at Georgia * (SEC-TV) 6 p.m. Swinson is no stranger to LSU and the SEC. She played and coached at Auburn and coached at 4 at South Carolina * 2 p.m. Florida before landing in Tulsa. 8 Florida * (SEC-TV) 8 p.m. 11 Connecticut (ESPN2) 2 p.m. UP NEXT 15 at Arkansas * 7 p.m. LSU continues its road swing in San Antonio against Eastern Washington in the UTSA Thanksgiving 19 Tennessee * (ESPN2) 6 p.m. Classic on Saturday. The team will then return to Louisiana to face UNO in New Orleans on Monday 22 at Vanderbilt * (SEC-TV) 8 p.m. night. 25 Alabama * (Cox Sports-TD) 2 p.m. MARCH NOTE WORTHY.. 1-4 SEC Tournament TBA • Sylvia Fowles became the 26th player to reach 1,000 points in her career (page 3) * - denotes Southeastern Conference game; + - Basketball Travelers Classic hosted by LSU; & - Roadrunner Thanksgiving Classic in San • Sylvia Fowles is LSU’s all-time blocked shots leader (page 3). Antonio hosted by UT-San Antonio; $ - Katrina Relief Basketball Classic • LSU extended its nation’s best home-court winning streak to 35 straight (page 4). hosted by LSU at New Orleans Arena; SEC-TV - aired on Fox Sports Net; All times central. • Sylvia Fowles enters the game having started 41 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. 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LADY TIGERS UPCOMING SCHEDULE (subject to change) Monday - 20 Tuesday - 21 Wednesday - 22 Thursday - 23 Friday - 24 Saturday - 25 Sunday - 26 Practice GAME 12:30 - 2:30 p.m. GAME GAME Travel to vs. Eastern Travel to PMAC Main at Baylor OFF vs. Tulsa San Antonio Washington New Orleans Depart for Waco 7 p.m. 5 p.m. 2 p.m. 3 p.m. Monday - 27 Tuesday - 28 Wednesday - 29 Thursday - 30 Friday - 1 Saturday - 2 Sunday - 3 Practice GAME 12:30 - 3 p.m. Practice Practice GAME at New Orleans OFF PMAC Aux 12:30 - 3 p.m. 12:30 - 3 p.m. vs. Detroit TBA 7 p.m. Weights PMAC Main PMAC Main 2 p.m. 3:15 p.m. 2006-07 LSU LADY TIGERS BASKETBALL 2 FOWLES IN THE BOOKS GOT A GRAND FOWLES’ DOUBLE-DOUBLES Sylvia Fowles became the 26th player in CAREER POINTS LSU history to reach the 1,000 career point 2004-05 (12) RK PLAYER G PTS AVG milestone. The junior from Miami, Fla., OPPONENT PTS REBS 1. Joyce Walker, 80-84 117 2906 24.8 1.