LSU 2 0 0 6 -00 7 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL TODAY’S GAME QUICK FACTS LSU head coach: Pokey Chatman Game #24 Chatman’s career record: 84-10 (3rd year) Chatman’s LSU record: 84-10 (3rd year) LSU Lady Tigers (20-3, 6-2 SEC) South Carolina head coach: Susan Walvius School record: 144-139 (10th year) No. 7 AP/No. 7 Coaches Career record: 242-240 (17th year) at Series record: LSU leads 15-3 Last meeting: LSU defeated South Carolina, 79-46, on Jan. 12, 2006 in Baton Rouge. South Carolina (13-10, 3-5 SEC) Television: None Satellite feed: TBA NR AP/NR Coaches Radio: LSU Sports Radio Network (Patrick Wright and Brian Miller) Feb. 4, 2007 • Colonial Center (18,000) Officials: Lawson Newton, Sue Blauch, Kim Columbia, S.C. • 2 p.m. CST Watt LSU Sports Information: Brian Miller LADY TIGERS’ PROBABLE STARTERS C: 225-939-0204 E-mail: [email protected] G 5 Erica White 5-3 Jr. 7.4 ppg 3.5 rpg 4.0 apg USC Sports Information: Gavin Lang • Has started 41 games in her career C: 803-318-0525 E-mail: [email protected] G 12 RaShonta LeBlanc 5-7 Jr. 5.7 ppg 2.7 rpg 3.2 apg • Has started 38 games in her career G 15 Quianna Chaney 5-11 Jr. 12.6 ppg 2.8 rpg 2.5 apg • Started all 23 games this season F 54 Ashley Thomas 6-0 Jr. 5.5 ppg 4.3 rpg 1.1 spg • Has started 46 games in her career SCHEDULE/RESULTS C 34 Sylvia Fowles 6-6 Jr. 17.3 ppg 11.8 rpg 61.9 FG% NOVEMBER • Has started 58 games in her career 12 West Virginia + W, 64-25 13 Howard + W, 88-44 GAMECOCKS’ PROBABLE STARTERS 14 Virginia Tech + W, 70-40 G 2 Stacy Booker 5-8 Sr. 7.6 ppg 3.0 rpg 1.7 apg 16 UL-Lafayette (Cox Sports) W, 65-31 G 30 Lauren Simms 5-9 Sr. 9.0 ppg 4.0 rpg 3.3 apg 19 at Tulane W, 59-39 21 at #15 Baylor L, 64-60 F 11 Sannel Harris 6-0 Sr. 2.9 ppg 2.4 rpg 1.5 spg 24 vs. Tulsa & W, 61-37 F 24 Demetress Adams 6-4 So. 6.6 ppg 5.1 rpg 52.1 FG% 25 vs. Eastern Washington & W, 105-52 C 15 Ilona Burgova 6-6 Jr. 8.9 ppg 5.0 rpg 50.3 FG% 27 at New Orleans W, 65-45 DECEMBER LAST TIME OUT... 2 Detroit W, 80-44 LSU saw its five game win streak come to an end on Thursday with a 53-51 heartbreaking loss at Georgia. 10 #5 Ohio State (Cox Sports) W, 75-51 Sylvia Fowles scored a lay-up with 6.9 second to play to tie the score, but Georgia’s Ashley Houts hit an 17 at #18 Michigan State W, 65-50 off balance baseline jumper with 0.1 left to play for the victory. Fowles finished the game with 17 points 20 McNeese State W, 83-28 and 18 rebounds, while Quianna Chaney led the way with a game-high 20 points on five three-pointers. 30 vs. Louisiana Tech $ (Cox Sports) W, 61-44 LSU led the entire first half and held a 26-21 advantage at the break. Georgia’s first lead came with 8:30 JANUARY left in the game on a Tasha Humphrey three-pointers. The loss snapped LSU’s six-game win streak over 3 at South Florida W, 60-48 Georgia. 7 #15 Georgia * (Cox Sports-TD) W, 57-55 11 at Ole Miss * L, 77-74 ABOUT SOUTH CAROLINA 14 at Mississippi State * W, 77-50 18 Kentucky * W, 76-58 The Gamecocks, led by Susan Walvius in her 10th season as head coach, are 13-10 overall this season 21 at Alabama * W, 61-45 and 3-5 in SEC play. South Carolina was won two of the last three games and are 3-0 in league play at 25 Arkansas * (Cox Sports-TD) W, 70-53 home this season with wins over Alabama, Florida and Kentucky. 28 Auburn * W, 65-45 FEBRUARY THE SERIES 1 at #14 Georgia * (SEC-TV) L, 53-51 This will 19th meeting between the two schools. LSU owns a 15-3 series lead, including nine straight wins. 4 at South Carolina * 2 p.m. The Lady Tigers also hold a 7-1 advantage in games played in Columbia. South Carolina has not beaten 8 Florida * (SEC-TV) 8 p.m. LSU since a 76-61 victory in the SEC Tournament on Feb. 26, 1998. 11 Connecticut (ESPN2) 2 p.m. 15 at Arkansas * 7 p.m. UP NEXT 19 Tennessee * (ESPN2) 6 p.m. LSU returns home to host Florida on Thursday at 8 p.m. CST in the Maravich Center. 22 at Vanderbilt * (SEC-TV) 8 p.m. 25 Alabama * (Cox Sports-TD) 2 p.m. NOTE WORTHY.. MARCH • Sylvia Fowles sits 14th on LSU’s career scoring list (page 4). 1-4 SEC Tournament TBA • Sylvia Fowles became the fourth player in school history to reach 1,000 career rebounds (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.