2008-009 LSU WOMEN’S BASKETBALL EXHIBITION GAME 2 QUICK FACTS LSU Record: 1-0 (31-6 in 2007-08, Final Four) LSU Ranking: No. 22 ESPN/Coaches; No. 24 in #22/24 Lady Tigers (1-0) AP LSU LSU Head Coach: Van Chancellor vs. Chancellor’s career record: 470-160 (21st year) Chancellor’s LSU record: 31-6 (2nd year) LSU SID Contact: Bill Martin Houston Jaguars C: 225-270-1665 E-mail: [email protected] Houston Record: n/a Houston Ranking: n/a Tuesday, Nov. 11 • 7 p.m. CST Houston Head Coach: Louis Ray, III Maravich Center • Baton Rouge, La. Ray Houston Record: n/a LADY TIGERS PROBABLE STARTERS (stats from 2007-08 season) G 20 Destini Hughes 5-10 Fr. Fort Worth, Texas/Kennedale HS TV: None Radio: None • No. 2 HS point guard in nation by Hoopgurlz.com and No. 17 overall ... 2008 McDonald’s All-American G 1 Katherine Graham 5-11 So. 2.4 ppg 1.4 rpg 0.5 apg • Played in 24 games as a freshman and averaged 7.7 minutes a game ... Scored 10 vs. Loyola. SCHEDULE/RESULTS G 23 Allison Hightower 5-10 Jr. 7.1 ppg 2.5 rpg 1.6 apg • 2008-09 Preseason All-SEC Coaches First Team ... 2007-08 SEC Sixth Woman of the Year NOVEMBER F 41 Taylor Turnbow 6-2 Fr. Stone Mountain, Ga./Stephenson HS 5 Loyola-New Orleans + W, 68-50 11 Houston Jags + 7 p.m. • No. 55 player in nation by Hoopgurlz.com ... Comes from same HS program as former F Ashley Thomas 16 LSU vs. Notre Dame ^ (ESPN2) 1:30 p.m. F 55 LaSondra Barrett 6-2 Fr. Jackson, Miss./William B. Murrah HS Texas A&M vs. Pittsburgh ^ (ESPN2) 4 p.m. • No. 21 player in nation by Hoopgurlz.com ... 2008 McDonald’s All-American and EA Sports All-American 24 Tulane (CST) 7 p.m. 26 Xavier 7 p.m. LADY TIGERS OFF THE BENCH (stats from 2007-08 season) 30 Middle Tennessee 1 p.m. G 3 Latear Eason 5-8 So. 0.8 ppg 0.6 rpg 0.6 apg DECEMBER G 5 Crystal Riley 5-5 Fr. Arlington, Tenn./Juan Seguin HS 1 Texas Southern 7 p.m. G 11 Andrea Kelly 5-9 Jr. Shalimar, Fla./Okaloosa-Walton CC 15 Louisiana Tech (CST) 7 p.m. 18 Southeastern Louisiana 7 p.m. F 22 Courtney Jones 6-2 Fr. Midfield, Ala./Midfield HS 20 Centenary Noon C 24 Ayana Dunning 6-3 Fr. Columbus, Ohio/Eastmoor HS 28 Florida State (CST) 2 p.m. F 25 Swayze Black 6-3 Fr. Brookhaven, Miss./Brookhaven HS JANUARY F 44 Kristen Morris 6-2 Sr. 2.5 ppg 2.8 rpg 0.2 apg 1 Nebraska 1 p.m. 3 at Connecticut (CBS) 11 a.m. LADY TIGERS CLOSE EXHIBITION SCHEDULE AGAINST HOUSTON JAGS 8 at Arkansas 7 p.m. 11 Alabama 2 p.m. LSU, ranked 24th in the preseason Associated Press poll and 22nd in the USA Today/ESPN Coaches poll, plays 14 at New Orleans 7 p.m. plays its second and final exhibition game at 7 p.m. CST Tuesday as the Lady Tigers face the Houston Jags in 18 at Vanderbilt 2 p.m. the Pete Maravich Assembly Center. LSU (1-0 in exhibition games) is coming off a 68-50 win over Loyola 22 Mississippi State (CST) 7 p.m. University on Nov. 5. Three Lady Tigers netted double figured in the contest, including a team-high 15 points from 25 at Kentucky Noon junior guard Allison Hightower. Defensively, LSU held the Wolfpack to 34 percent shooting from the field. 29 at South Carolina 6 p.m. Tuesday’s game serves as one final tune-up for the Lady Tigers who open the season at home in the State Farm Tip-Off Classic on Sunday. LSU plays No. 14 Notre Dame in the first game of the Tip-Off Classic at 1:30 p.m. FEBRUARY CST Sunday. No. 10 Texas A&M takes on No. 23 Pittsburgh at approximately 4 p.m. Both games will be tele- 1 Auburn (CST) 2 p.m. vised live on ESPN2. The Lady Tigers have been ranked in the Associated Press poll for 117 straight weeks, a 5 Arkansas (SECRN) 8 p.m. streak that ranks sixth-best among all teams. LSU was picked to finish fifth by the media in the 2008-09 presea- 8 at Mississippi State 2 p.m. son poll. 15 Florida (FSN) Noon 19 at Georgia 6 p.m. RECAPPING THE 2007-08 SEASON 22 Kentucky 2 p.m. LSU compiled a 31-6 overall record and advanced to program’s fifth straight NCAA Final Final with NCAA 26 Tennessee (SECRN) 8 p.m. Tournament wins over Jackson State, Marist, Oklahoma State and North Carolina. The Lady Tigers claimed the Southeastern Conference regular season title with a 14-0 mark and reached the championship game of the SEC MARCH Tournament. The season began with a runner-up finish to Maryland in the Preseason WNIT and after a late 1 at Ole Miss 2 p.m. December loss at Middle Tennessee, LSU rattled off 14 straight wins before falling to Connecticut on Feb. 25. 5-8 SEC Tournament TBA Mary milestones were reached in 2007-08 starting with head coach Van Chancellor coaching in his 600th col- 22 NCAA Tournament First Round TBA 24 NCAA Tournament Second Round TBA legiate game on Nov. 29 at Houston. The Lady Tigers collected the program’s 700th win with a victory over Kentucky on Jan. 27. Quianna Chaney scored her 1,000 career point on Jan. 3 and Sylvia Fowles became the + - denotes exhibition game fifth player at LSU to reach the 2,000 point plateau on Feb 14th. Fowles later became the SEC’s career double ^ - denotes State Farm Tip-Off Classic * - denotes Southeastern Conference game doubles leader (Feb. 10) and LSU’s and SEC’s career leader in rebounds (March 2 & March 24). Fowles cleaned SECRN - aired on Fox Sports Net;CST - Cox Sports Television up when the SEC’s post season honors were announced. The senior was named the Player and Defensive All times central and subject to change. Player of the Year and earned first-team All-SEC and all-defensive accolades. Chaney joined Fowles with first- team All-SEC honors and Erica White was a second-team selection. Chancellor was named the SEC Coach of the Year, while Allison Hightower was named the 6th Woman of the Year. Fowles, a consensus All-American, was named the WBCA Defensive Player of the Year. 2008-09 LSU LADY TIGERS BASKETBALL 1 2008-09 LADY TIGERS NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht. Cl./Exp. Hometown/High School (Previous School) 1 Katherine Graham G 5-11 So./1L Birmingham, Ala./Ramsay HS 3 Latear Eason G 5-8 So./1L Chicago, Ill./John Hope Academy 5 Crystal Riley G 5-5 Fr./HS Arlington, Tenn./Hillcrest HS 11 Andrea Kelly G 5-9 Jr./JC Shalimar, Fla./Choctawhatchee HS (Okaloosa-Walton CC) 20 Destini Hughes G 5-10 Fr./HS Fort Worth, Texas/Kennedale HS 22 Courtney Jones F 6-2 Fr./HS Midfield, Ala./Midfield HS 23 Allison Hightower G 5-10 Jr./2L Arlington, Texas/Juan Seguin HS 24 Ayana Dunning F/C 6-3 Fr./HS Columbus, Ohio/Eastmoor HS 25 Swayze Black F 6-3 Fr./HS Brookhaven, Miss./Brookhaven HS 32 Erica Williams G 5-8 So./TR Gonzales, La./Dutchtown HS (Southern Miss) 41 Taylor Turnbow F 6-2 Fr./HS Stone Mountain, Ga./Stephenson HS 44 Kristen Morris F 6-2 Sr./3L Lathrup Village, Mich./Detroit Country Day School 55 LaSondra Barrett F 6-2 Fr./HS 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-TEE-ah Assistant Coach: Kenya Larkin-Landers (Texas, 2002) 11 Andrea Kelly An-DRE-ah Director of Basketball Operations: Brittany Dietz (Oklahoma St., 2005) 20 Destini Hughes Des-TUH-knee Athletics Trainer: Micki Collins (Nebraska, 2000) 24 Ayana Dunning Eye-ON-nah 55 LaSondra Barrett Luh-SAWN-druh Sports Information: Bill Martin (LSU, 2007) Managers: Ebonie Mathews, Jasmyn Clark, Jenna Bond Student Trainers: Amanda Barbee, Danielle Davis reached in his office at (225) 578-8204 or 8226, team should be made at least 24 hours in via e-mail [email protected] by cell phone at advance to Bill Martin. 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He can be other members of the Lady Tigers basketball LADY TIGERS UPCOMING SCHEDULE (subject to change) Monday - 10 Tuesday - 11 Wednesday - 12 Thursday - 13 Friday - 14 Saturday - 15 Sunday - 16 Practice Practice Game 1: Practice 12:30-3 p.m.