NCAA Tournament History INTRO NCAA Tournaments 05 FINAL FOUR Appearances: 15th overall and seven straight 1991 TOURNAMENT (NO. 2 SEED MIDWEST REGION) 2002 TOURNAMENT (NO. 6 SEED WEST REGION) THIS IS LSU (1984, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1997, First Round bye First Round (Boulder, Colo.) 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005) Second Round (Beaumont, Texas) #6 LSU 84, #11 Santa Clara 78 PLAYERS All-Time Record: 24-15 #10 Lamar 93, #2 LSU 73 Second Round (Boulder, Colo.) Best Finish: 1997 TOURNAMENT (NO. 4 SEED MIDEAST REGION) COACHES 2004 and 2005 National semifinalist #3 Colorado 69, #6 LSU 58 First Round (Baton Rouge, La.) 2003 TOURNAMENT (NO. 1 SEED WEST REGION) REVIEW 1984 TOURNAMENT (NO. 5 SEED MIDWEST REGION) #4 LSU 88, #13 Maine 79 First Round (Eugene, Ore.) First Round bye Second Round (Baton Rouge, La.) #1 LSU 86, #16 Southwest Texas 50 RECORDS Second Round (Baton Rouge, La.) #4 LSU 71, #12 Marquette 58 Second Round (Eugene, Ore.) #5 LSU 92, #4 Missouri 62 Regional Semifinal (West Lafayette, Ind.) #1 LSU 80, #8 UW-Green Bay 69 HISTORY Regional Semifinals (Ruston, La.) #1 Old Dominion 62, #4 LSU 49 Regional Semifinal (Palo Alta, Calif) HONORS #1 Louisiana Tech 92, #5 LSU 67 1999 TOURNAMENT (NO. 4 SEED WEST REGION) #1 LSU 69, #5 Louisiana Tech 63 1986 TOURNAMENT ( NO. 2 SEED MIDEAST REGION) First Round (Baton Rouge, La.) Regional Final (Palo Alto, Calif.) LSU First Round bye #4 LSU 78, #13 Evansville 69 #2 Texas 78, #1 LSU 60 Second Round (Baton Rouge, La.) Second Round (Baton Rouge, La.) 2004 TOURNAMENT (NO. 4 SEED WEST REGION) OPPONENTS #2 LSU 78, #10 Middle Tennessee State 65 #4 LSU 74, #5 Notre Dame 64 First Round (Baton Rouge, La.) Regional Semifinals (Iowa City, Iowa) #4 LSU 83, #13 Austin Peay 66 MEDIA Regional Semifinal (Los Angeles, Calif.) #2 LSU 81, #3 Ohio State 80 #1 Louisiana Tech 73, #4 LSU 52 Second Round (Baton Rouge, La.) Regional Final (Iowa City, Iowa) 2000 TOURNAMENT (NO. 3 SEED EAST REGION) #4 LSU 76, #12 Maryland 61 #4 Tennessee 67, #2 LSU 65 First Round (Baton Rouge, La.) Regional Semifinal (Seattle, Wash.) 1987 TOURNAMENT (NO. 4 SEED MIDWEST REGION) #3 LSU 77, #14 Liberty 54 #4 LSU 71, #1 Texas 55 First Round bye Second Round (Baton Rouge, La.) Regional Final (Seattle, Wash.) Second Round (Baton Rouge, La.) #3 LSU 57, #11 Stephen F. Austin 45 #4 LSU 62, #3 Georgia 60 #5 Southern Illinois 70, #4 LSU 56 Regional Semifinal (Richmond, Va.) Final Four (New Orleans, La.) 1988 TOURNAMENT (NO. 9 SEED WEST REGION) #3 LSU 79, #2 Duke 66 #1 Tennessee 52, #4 LSU 50 First Round (Nacogdoches, Texas) Regional Final (Richmond, Va.) 2005 TOURNAMENT (NO. 1 SEED CHATTANOOGA REGION) #8 Stephen F. Austin 84, #9 LSU 62 #1 Connecticut 86, #3 LSU 71 First Round (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1989 TOURNAMENT (NO. 4 SEED MIDWEST REGION) 2001 TOURNAMENT (NO. 6 SEED MIDWEST REGION) #1 LSU 70, #16 Stetson 36 First Round bye First Round (West Lafayette, Ind.) Second Round (Knoxville, Tenn.) Second Round (West Lafayette, Ind.) #6 LSU 83, #11 Arizona State 66 #1 LSU 76, #9 Arizona 43 #4 LSU 54, #5 Purdue 53 Second Round (West Lafayette, Ind.) Regional Semifinal (Chattanooga, Tenn.) Regional Semifinals (Ruston, La.) #3 Purdue 73, #6 LSU 70 #1 LSU 90, #13 Liberty 48 #1 Louisiana Tech 85, #4 LSU 65 Regional Final (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1990 TOURNAMENT (NO. 9 SEED MIDWEST REGION) #1 LSU 59, #2 Duke 49 First Round (Hattiesburg, Miss.) Final Four (Indianapolis, Ind.) #8 Southern Miss 75, #9 LSU 65 #2 Baylor 68, #1 LSU 57 Women’s NIT Appearances: Three (1985, 1996, 1998) 1996 TOURNAMENT (AT AMARILLO, TEXAS) 1998 TOURNAMENT All-Time Record: 7-2 First Round First Round (at Baton Rouge) Best Finish: 1985 Champions LSU 77, Cal-Santa Barbara 73 (OT) LSU 58, Boise State 38 Semifinals Second Round (at Baton Rouge) 1985 TOURNAMENT (AT AMARILLO, TEXAS) Northwestern 79, LSU 75 LSU 74, Butler 58 First Round Third Place Semifinals (at Waco,Texas) LSU 69, West Virginia 57 LSU 91, Arkansas 73 Baylor 66, LSU 61 Semfinals LSU 71, Texas Tech 67 Finals LSU 74, Florida 54 AIAW National Tournament Appearances: One (1977) LSU 84, Houston 65 Finals All-Time Record: 3-1 Semifinals Southeastern La. 78, LSU 75 Best Finish: 1977 Finalist Stephen F. Austin 66, LSU 54 1977 TOURNAMENT (AT RUSTON, LA.) Consolation Final First Round 1977 TOURNAMENT (AT MINNEAPOLIS, MINN.) LSU 78, Louisiana Tech 56 LSU 85, New Orleans 58 First Round 1979 TOURNAMENT (AT TULSA, OKLA.) Second Round LSU 91, Western Washington 53 First Round LSU 73, Southern 51 Second Round LSU 84, Texas Tech 56 Semifinals LSU 71, Baylor 64 Second Round Louisiana Tech 101, LSU 88 Semifinals Wayland Baptist 83, LSU 65 Consolation Finals LSU 74, Immaculata 68 1980 TOURNAMENT (AT BATON ROUGE, LA.) Northwestern State 87, LSU 82 Finals First Round 1978 TOURNAMENT (AT BATON ROUGE, LA.) Delta State 68, LSU 55 LSU 87, Southeastern La. 72 Second Round Second Round LSU 67, McNeese State 48 AIAW Regional Tournament LSU 84, Wayland Baptist 70 Semifinals Appearances: Six (1976, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81) Semifinals LSU 90, Northwestern State 61 All-Time Record: 10-6 Louisiana Tech 91, LSU 50 Finals Best Finish: 1978 Regional Champions Consolation Finals LSU 77, Louisiana Tech 59 1976 TOURNAMENT Texas 96, LSU 53 1979 TOURNAMENT (AT MONROE, LA.) 1981 TOURNAMENT (AT BATON ROUGE, LA.) First Round Second Round LSU 86, Oklahoma State 80 First Round LSU 74, Northwestern State 49 Second Round Southern 83, LSU 67 Semifinals Baylor 100, LSU 91 LSU 87, Northeast Louisiana 61 1977 TOURNAMENT (AT MONROE, LA.) AIAW State Tournament Finals Second Round Appearances: Six (1976, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81) Louisiana Tech 83, LSU 65 1980 TOURNAMENT (AT RUSTON, LA.) LSU 95, Texas 67 All-Time Record: 10-6 Semifinals Best Finish: 1978 State Champion First Round LSU 76, Stephen F. Austin 73 1976 TOURNAMENT Northeast Louisiana 85, LSU 72 1981 TOURNAMENT (AT HAMMOND, LA.) Finals First Round LSU 92, Baylor 76 LSU 73, McNeese State 46 First Round 1978 TOURNAMENT (AT NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS) Second Round Southeastern La. 80, LSU 67 First Round LSU 85, Louisiana Tech 77 LSU 85, Lamar 64 Semifinals Second Round LSU 93, Northwestern State 90 144 2005-06 LSU WOMEN’S BASKETBALL MEDIA GUIDE NCAA Final Fours INTRO 05 FINAL FOUR THIS IS LSU PLAYERS COACHES REVIEW RECORDS HISTORY HONORS LSU OPPONENTS MEDIA 2003-04 2004-05 The First Lady Tiger Team To Reach NCAA Final Four Lady Tigers Make it Back-to-Back Trips With head coach Sue Gunter sitting out the last half of the After not advancing to the NCAA Final Four in the history of season due to illness, acting head coach Pokey Chatman led the the program, the LSU Lady Tigers made it two straight trips with a Lady Tigers to the program’s first trip to the NCAA Final Four and visit in 2005. ironically enough, it was just down to the road in New Orleans. First year head coach Pokey Chatman, who had guided LSU to The Lady Tigers road to the Final Four begin at home in the the Final Four in her hometown of New Orleans as acting head Pete Maravich Assembly Center with victories over Austin Peay in coach in 2004, led the Lady Tigers back to the promise land. the first round and Maryland in the second round. A 83-66 win Chatman and the Lady Tigers enjoyed one of the best seasons over Austin Peay was sparked by a 21-point performance by all- in school history, posting 33-3 overall record and claiming the American Seimone Augustus, while the Baton Rouge native program’s first Southeastern Conference regular season title with a poured in 26 in the 76-61 win over Maryland two nights later. perfect 14-0 mark. The fourth-seeded Lady Tigers now had a date with top seed- But, the success did not end in the regular season. LSU ed Texas in the West Regional semifinal in Seattle, Wash. LSU was received a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament and were placed looking for revenge from the year before when Texas had knocked in the Chattanooga Region. off the top-seeded Lady Tigers in the regional final. Revenge is just The first stop for the Lady Tigers was Knoxville, Tenn., where what LSU got with a 71-55 victory over the Longhorns led by No. 16 Stetson awaited. LSU took care of business in convincing Augustus’ career-high 29 points. SEC foe Georgia would be the fashion, posting a 70-36 victory. National Player of the Year opponent in the regional final. Seimone Augustus scored 14 points, while National Point Guard It would prove to be one of best NCAA Tournament games in of the Year Temeka Johnson had 15 points and seven assists. history with the lead going back and forth until Georgia took a No. 9 seed Arizona was the next victim as LSU advanced to seven point lead with six minutes to play. LSU did not falter, chip- the Sweet 16. The Lady Tigers continued its domination on ping away at the lead using a 8-1 run in the final four minutes to defense in a 76-43 victory. For the second straight game the oppo- take the lead and hold it for a 62-60 victory and the program’s first sition shot below 30.0 percent from the floor. trip to the NCAA Final Four. Augustus led the way with 18 points and eight rebounds, Augustus matched her career-high with 29 points, including a while Johnson added 14 points and 10 rebounds.