2009-2010 LSU WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Five NCAA Final Fours • 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 • Three SEC Championships • 2005, 2006, 2008 SCHEDULE/RESULTS GAME 11 NOVEMBER (5-0) 15 Centenary W, 92-19 #5/9 LSU Lady Tigers 18 #24 Middle Tennessee (CST) W, 61-40 (9-1, 0-0 SEC) 21 Houston W, 72-54 LSU LADY TIGERS SOUTHEASTERN LA. 22 Nicholls State W, 86-49 vs. 25 at Tulane W, 73-65 OT Southeastern Louisiana Lady Lions Record: 9-1 (0-0 SEC) Record: 6-5 (0-0 Southland) (6-5, 0-0 Southland) Ranking: No. 5 Associated Press Ranking: NR Associated Press DECEMBER (4-1) No. 9 ESPN/USA Today NR ESPN/USA Today Coaches 1 at Louisiana Tech W, 77-74 Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2009 • 7 p.m. CST Coaches 13 New Orleans (CST) W, 57-33 Coach: Van Chancellor Coach: Lori Davis Jones Maravich Center (13,472) • Baton Rouge, La. School Record: 59-18 (.766, third School Record: 95-113 (eighth year) 15 ^ Houston Baptist (CST) W, 93-31 year) Career Record: 273-210 (16th year) 16 ^ North Carolina A&T W, 75-33 TV: None Career Record: 498-172 (.743/22nd Last Game: def. Millsaps, 113-53, on 20 at #18/20 Nebraska L, 63-74 Announcers: n/a year) Dec. 19, in Hammond 22 Southeastern Louisiana 7 p.m. Radio: LSU Sports Radio Network, 107.3 FM in Baton Rouge and Chancellor vs. SLU: 9-0 (1-0 at LSU) 30 at Xavier (Ohio) 6 p.m. in the Geaux Zone on LSUsports.net; Live streaming video in the Last Game: lost to #18/20 Geaux Zone Nebraska, 77-63, in Lincoln, Neb., JANUARY Announcers: Patrick Wright (play-by-play), Jeff Palermo (analyst) on Sunday Satellite Feed: None 3 * at South Carolina (ESPNU) 5 p.m. 7 * at Arkansas 7 p.m. 10 * Auburn (FSN) 2 p.m. NO. 11 LSU LADY TIGERS LOOK TO BOUNCE BACK AGAINST SOUTHEASTERN 17 * at Ole Miss (CSS) 2 p.m. After losing its first game of the season at No. 18 Nebraska, the 11th-ranked LSU women’s basketball team seeks to bounce back 48 hours 21 * South Carolina (CST) 6 p.m. later as the Lady Tigers play host to Southeastern Louisiana at 7 p.m. CST Tuesday in the Pete Maravich Assembly Center. The game will be 24 * Tennessee (ESPNU) 5 p.m. broadcast live on the LSU Sports Radio Network on 107.3 FM in Baton Rouge. Live streaming audio and video is available to members of the 28 * Kentucky (CST) 7 p.m. 31 * at Alabama 2 p.m. Geaux Zone on www.LSUsports.net. FEBRUARY NOTING THE LSU LADY TIGERS 4 * at Georgia (CSS) 6 p.m. > Head coach Van Chancellor is in his third year at LSU and 22nd overall at the collegiate level. He is just two wins shy of 500 career victo- 7 * Ole Miss (SECN) 1 p.m. 11 * at Florida 6 p.m. ries. Chancellor is 59-18 in three seasons with the Lady Tigers having guided them to a Final Four and two NCAA Tournament appearances. 14 * at Auburn (FSN) 3 p.m. LSU is off to its best start in the Chancellor era. 18 * Vanderbilt (FSN) 7 p.m. > LSU dropped to No. 11 in the Associated Press poll this week following its loss to Nebraska on Sunday. 22 * at Tennessee (ESPN2) 6 p.m. > LSU (9-1) has won 16 out of its last 19 games dating back to last season. Despite surrendering a season-high 77 points to the Huskers in a 25 * Arkansas (CSS) 8 p.m. 77-63 loss, the Lady Tigers still lead the Southeastern Conference in scoring defense, allowing 47.5 points per game. LSU is the only team in 28 * Mississippi State 2 p.m. the league to allow less than 50 points per contest. > The Lady Tigers put their winning streak against opponents from the state of Louisiana back on the line for the final team this season. MARCH 4-7 SEC Tournament (Duluth, Ga.) LSU has won 32 straight games against in-state opponents and is a perfect 5-0 this season. The last time LSU lost to an in-state school was 20-23 NCAA First and Second Rounds against Tulane in 1999. 27-30 NCAA Regionals > The contest also puts LSU closer to the beginning of SEC play. Following the Southeastern Louisiana game, the Lady Tigers take on nation- 4-6 (April) NCAA Final Four ally-ranked Xavier (Ohio) in Cincinnati on Dec. 30 before opening league play at South Carolina on Jan. 3. > LSU leads the all-time series with the Lions, 27-8, and the Lady Tigers have claimed 19 consecutive games against Southeastern. The Lions ^ - denotes Sue Gunter Classic last win over LSU came on Feb. 24, 1981 in the AIAW State Tournament. The Lady Tigers won by a score of 65-40 last season in Baton Rouge * - denotes Southeastern Conference game FSN - Fox Sports Net; CSS - Comcast Sports Southeast; SECN - SEC Network; CST - Cox Sports Television All times Central and subject to change. BY THE NUMBERS 5 - NCAA Final Fours since 2004 which leads the LSU PROBABLE STARTERS (9-1, 0-0 SEC) nation G 3 Latear Eason 5-8 Jr. 4.7 ppg 2.3 rpg 3.5 apg • Ranks second in the SEC in assist/turnover ratio (3.3; 33 ast., 10 TO) ... Leads LSU in assists per game and is 13th in SEC ... Has 47.5 -points allowed by LSU a game, which ranks only committed more than one turnover in two games ... Nine assists in last two games with no turnovers. first in the SEC for the sixth straight season G 1 Katherine Graham 5-11 Jr. 6.5 ppg 4.8 rpg 2.6 apg • First career double-double against Houston with 10 points and a career-high 11 boards ... 11 points at Tulane, including five 32 - consecutive wins over Louisiana teams points in overtime that helped LSU remain undefeated G 23 Allison Hightower 5-10 Sr. 16.7 ppg 3.1 rpg 2.6 apg 1,093 - career points by Allison Hightower as she • The 2010 SEC Preseason Player of the Year and current SEC Co-Player of the Week ... Ranks 4th in the SEC in PPG ... Career- became the 28th Lady Tiger in school history to high 32 points at Louisiana Tech ... Five straight double-figure scoring games ... MVP of Sue Gunter Classic ... Preseason All-Am. reach the 1,000-point plateau F 55 LaSondra Barrett 6-2 So. 9.6 ppg 5.4 rpg 1.2 apg • Poured in 22 points -- seven in overtime -- to lift LSU past Tulane ... Made 11 free throws vs. Wave, the most since Temeka 20-6 - LSU’s road record under Van Chancellor in Johnson made 12 vs. Ole Miss in 2004 ... Ranks 29th in the SEC in scoring ... Named to Gunter Classic All-Tournament Team. now his third season F 35 Taylor Turnbow 6-2 So. 9.1 ppg 5.6 rpg 0.6 apg • Leads LSU and ranks fourth in SEC in field goal percentage (.569) ... 2nd in rebounds per game and ranks 19th in SEC ... Career 498 - career collegiate wins for Van Chancellor in high 17 points and 12 rebounds to lead LSU past #24 Middle Tennessee on Nov. 18 ... Named to Gunter Classic All-Tourney Team. his 22nd season LSU WOMEN’S BASKETBALL GAME 11 NOTES • VS. SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA • DEC. 22, 2009 2009-2010 LSU LADY TIGERS NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht. Cl./Exp. Hometown/High School (Previous School) 1 Katherine Graham G 5-11 Jr./2L Birmingham, Ala./Ramsay HS 2 Jasmine Nelson F 6-2 Jr./JC New Orleans, La./McDonogh 35 (Trinity Valley CC) 3 Latear Eason G 5-8 Jr./2L Chicago, Ill./John Hope Academy 10 Adrienne Webb G 5-9 Fr./HS Madison, Ala./Sparkman HS 11 Andrea Kelly G 5-9 Sr./1L Shalimar, Fla./Choctawhatchee HS (Okaloosa-Walton CC) 15 Bianca Lutley G 5-11 Fr./HS Plantation, Fla./American Heritage HS 20 Destini Hughes G 5-10 So./1L Fort Worth, Texas/Kennedale HS 22 Courtney Jones F 6-2 So./1L Midfield, Ala./Midfield HS 23 Allison Hightower G 5-10 Sr./3L Arlington, Texas/Juan Seguin HS 24 Taylor Booze G 5-5 Jr./JC Carrollton, Texas/Duncanville HS (Okla. St./Trin. Valley) 25 Swayze Black F 6-3 So./1L Brookhaven, Miss./Brookhaven HS 32 Erica Williams G 5-8 Jr./TR Gonzales, La./Dutchtown HS (Southern Miss) 35 Taylor Turnbow F 6-2 So./1L Stone Mountain, Ga./Stephenson HS 55 LaSondra Barrett F 6-2 So./1L Jackson, Miss./William B. Murrah HS Head Coach: Van Chancellor (Mississippi State, 1965) PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Associate Head Coach: Bob Starkey Assistant Coach: Travis Mays (Texas, 1990) 3 Latear Eason La-TEAR Assistant Coach: Kenya Larkin-Landers (Texas, 2002) 11 Andrea Kelly An-DREE-uh Director of Basketball Operations: Brittany Carvalhido (Oklahoma State, 2005) 20 Destini Hughes Des-TUH-knee Athletics Trainer: Micki Collins (Nebraska, 2000) 55 LaSondra Barrett Luh-SAWN-druh Sports Information: Bill Martin (LSU, 2007) LSU SPORTS INFORMATION HOME POSTGAME INTERVIEWS MEDIA CREDENTIALS Bill Martin handles the sports information duties for the Lady All postgame interviews are held in the Press Conference (Curtain All requests for working press, photo and broadcast credentials for Tigers basketball team. He can be reached in his office at (225) Room) of the Maravich Center. 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