LSU 2 0 0 6 -00 7 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL TONIGHT’S GAME QUICK FACTS LSU head coach: Pokey Chatman Game #19 Chatman’s career record: 80-9 (3rd year) Chatman’s LSU record: 80-9 (3rd year) LSU Lady Tigers (16-2, 2-1 SEC) Kentucky head coach: Mickie DeMoss School record: 64-47 (4th year) No. 8 AP/No. 6 Coaches Career record: 109-115 (8th year) vs. Series record: LSU leads 22-7 Last meeting: LSU defeated UK, 79-52 on March 4, 2006 in the SEC Tournament. Kentucky Wildcats (13-5, 2-1 SEC) Television: None Satellite feed: 9:45-10 p.m. CT RV AP/NR Coaches Satellite: IA-6 Trans: C04 BW: 36 MHZ Radio: LSU Sports Radio Network (Patrick Jan. 18, 2007 • Maravich Center (13,472) Wright and Jeff Palermo) Baton Rouge, La. • 7 p.m. CST Officials: Denise Brooks-Clauser, Eric brewton, David Kramer LADY TIGERS’ PROBABLE STARTERS LSU Sports Information: Brian Miller G 5 Erica White 5-3 Jr. 8.2 ppg 3.6 rpg 4.1 apg C: 225-939-0204 E-mail: [email protected] • Has started 36 games in her career UK Sports Information: Susan Lax G 12 RaShonta LeBlanc 5-7 Jr. 5.8 ppg 2.8 rpg 3.3 apg C: 859-608-5019 E-mail: [email protected] • Has started 33 games in her career G 15 Quianna Chaney 5-11 Jr. 11.8 ppg 2.9 rpg 2.8 apg • Started all 18 games this season F 54 Ashley Thomas 6-0 Jr. 4.7 ppg 4.3 rpg 0.9 spg SCHEDULE/RESULTS • Has started 41 games in her career C 34 Sylvia Fowles 6-6 Jr. 17.6 ppg 11.0 rpg 65.3 FG% NOVEMBER 12 West Virginia + W, 64-25 • Has started 53 games in her career 13 Howard + W, 88-44 WILDCATS’ PROBABLE STARTERS 14 Virginia Tech + W, 70-40 16 UL-Lafayette (Cox Sports) W, 65-31 G 00 Carly Ormerod 5-8 So. 9.3 ppg 4.1 rpg 4.1 apg 19 at Tulane W, 59-39 G 11 Samantha Mahoney 5-10 Jr. 13.6 ppg 2.8 rpg 2.6 apg 21 at #15 Baylor L, 64-60 G 20 Chante’ Bowman 5-11 Jr. 3.4 ppg 2.1 rpg 1.5 apg 24 vs. Tulsa & W, 61-37 25 vs. Eastern Washington & W, 105-52 F 32 Jennifer Humphrey 6-3 Sr. 7.0 ppg 9.3 rpg 1.7 apg 27 at New Orleans W, 65-45 C 4 Sarah Elliott 6-6 Jr. 13.8 ppg 7.2 rpg 57.9 FG% DECEMBER 2 Detroit W, 80-44 LAST TIME OUT... 10 #5 Ohio State (Cox Sports) W, 75-51 LSU got back on track with a 77-50 victory at Mississippi State on Sunday. The Lady Tigers trailed 5-4 17 at #18 Michigan State W, 65-50 early in the game, but used a 21-0 run to pull away from good. Sylvia Fowles led the way with 16 points 20 McNeese State W, 83-28 and 11 rebounds, while Allison Hightower scored a career-best 14 points, Quianna Chaney added 13 30 vs. Louisiana Tech $ (Cox Sports) W, 61-44 and Porsha Phillips hit for 10. Khalilah Mitchell also added a career-high nine points off the bench. LSU JANUARY shot 50.8 percent from the floor in the game, including 60.6 percent in the second half. The Lady Bulldogs 3 at South Florida W, 60-48 were held to just 32.1 percent shooting and committed 19 turnovers. LSU’s defense also held the MSU 7 #15 Georgia * (Cox Sports-TD) W, 57-55 starters to a combined 26 points. 11 at Ole Miss * L, 77-74 14 at Mississippi State * W, 77-50 ABOUT KENTUCKY 18 Kentucky * 7 p.m. The Wildcats, led by Mickie DeMoss in her fourth season as head coach, are 13-5 overall this season 21 at Alabama * 2 p.m. and 2-1 in SEC play. Kentucky’s league wins came over South Carolina and Alabama. The Wildcats have 25 Arkansas * (Cox Sports-TD) 7 p.m. 28 Auburn * 2 p.m. won nine of the last 11 outings, but have dropped two of the last three. FEBRUARY 1 at Georgia * (SEC-TV) 6 p.m. THE SERIES 4 at South Carolina * 2 p.m. This will 30th meeting between the two programs. LSU holds a 22-7 advantage in the series, including 10 8 Florida * (SEC-TV) 8 p.m. straight wins. The Lady Tigers also lead the series 8-2 in games played in Baton Rouge and have won 11 Connecticut (ESPN2) 2 p.m. five straight home games over the Wildcats. LSU won both meetings last season; a 66-36 win in Lexington 15 at Arkansas * 7 p.m. on Dec. 18 and a 79-52 win at the SEC Tournament in North Little Rock, Ark., on March 4. 19 Tennessee * (ESPN2) 6 p.m. 22 at Vanderbilt * (SEC-TV) 8 p.m. UP NEXT 25 Alabama * (Cox Sports-TD) 2 p.m. LSU hits the road to face Alabama on Sunday for a 2 p.m. tipoff in Tucaloosa. MARCH 1-4 SEC Tournament TBA NOTE WORTHY.. * - denotes Southeastern Conference game; + - Basketball Travelers • Sylvia Fowles sits 15th on LSU’s career scoring list (page 3). Classic hosted by LSU; & - Roadrunner Thanksgiving Classic in San Antonio hosted by UT-San Antonio; $ - Katrina Relief Basketball Classic • Sylvia Fowles sits fifth on LSU’s career rebounding list (page 3) hosted by LSU at New Orleans Arena; SEC-TV - aired on Fox Sports • LSU owns the nation’s longest home-court winning streak at 39 straight (page 4). Net; All times central. • LSU has been ranked in the Associated Press poll for 87 straight weeks (page 4). 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. He can be other members of the Lady Tigers basketball cast credentials for LSU 2006-2007 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 - 15 Tuesday - 16 Wednesday - 17 Thursday - 18 Friday - 19 Saturday - 20 Sunday - 21 Practice 9- 10:30 a.m. Practice Practice GAME GAME Film PMAC Main OFF 12:30 - 3 p.m. 12:30 - 3 p.m. vs. Kentucky at Alabama 2-3 p.m. Depart for PMAC Main PMAC Main 7 p.m. 2 p.m. Tuscaloosa 11 a.m. Monday - 22 Tuesday - 23 Wednesday - 24 Thursday - 25 Friday - 26 Saturday - 27 Sunday - 28 Practice Practice 12:30 - 3 p.m. Practice GAME 12:30 - 3 p.m. Practice GAME OFF PMAC Main 12:30 - 3 p.m.