2005–06 LSU Lady Tigers basketball team Intercollegiate basketball season
The 2005–06 LSU Lady Tigers basketball team represented Louisiana State University during the 2005–06 NCAA Division I women's basketball season college basketball season. The Lady Tigers, were led by second-year head coach Pokey Chatman , played their home games at Pete Maravich Assembly Center , and were members of the Southeastern Conference . They finished the season 31–4, 13–1 in SEC play to finish atop the conference regular season standings. As the one seed in the SEC women's tournament , they lost in the championship game to Tennessee. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA women's tournament as the No. 1 seed in the San Antonio (SAN) region. The Lady Tigers defeated Florida Atlantic, Washington, DePaul, and Stanford to reach the Final Four for the third straight season. LSU was beaten in the National semifinals by Duke.
Roster
2005–06 LSU Tigers women's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Year
Previous school
Hometown
G
4
Katie Antony
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
So
AnacocoVanderbilt
Anacoco, LA
G
5
Erica White
5 ft 3 in (1.6 m)
So
Ribault
Jacksonville, FL
G
10
Khaliah Mitchell
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
So
St. Mary's
New Orleans, LA
G
12
RaShonta LeBlanc
5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)
So
Memorial
Port Arthur, TX
G
15
Quianna Chaney
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
So
Southern Lab
Baton Rouge, LA
F
22
Florence Williams
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Sr
Miami Edison
Miami, FL
G
24
Marian Whitfield
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
So
Glenn Hills
Augusta, GA
G
32
Scholanda Dorrell
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Sr
Miami Edison
Miami, FL
G
33
Seimone Augustus
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Sr
Capitol
Baton Rouge, LA
C
34
Sylvia Fowles
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
So
Miami Edison
Miami, FL
F
44
Kristen Morris
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Fr
Detroit Country Day
Lathrup Village, MI
F
54
Ashley Thomas
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
So
Stephenson
Stone Mountain, GA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster
Schedule and results
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
Nov 2, 2005 *
Everyone's Internet
W 84–66
Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA
Nov 7, 2005 *
Henderson State
W 107–50
Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA
Regular season
Nov 13, 2005 *
No. 3
at No. 13 Texas Tech State Farm Tip-Off Classic
W 76–68
1–0
United Spirit Arena Lubbock, TX
Nov 22, 2005 *
No. 3
Southern
W 107–39
2–0
Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA
Nov 25, 2005 *
No. 3
vs. Nebraska Miami Thanksgiving Classic
W 74–55
3–0
Ransom Everglades HS Miami, FL
Nov 26, 2005 *
No. 3
vs. Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Miami Thanksgiving Classic
W 74–45
4–0
Ransom Everglades HS Miami, FL
Dec 12, 2005 *
No. 3
New Orleans
W 72–41
5–0
Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA
Dec 15, 2005 *
No. 3
at No. 4 Ohio State
W 64–48
6–0
St. John Arena Columbus, OH
Dec 18, 2005
No. 3
at Kentucky
W 66–36
7–0 (1–0)
Memorial Coliseum Lexington, KY
Dec 20, 2005 *
No. 3
Tulane
W 89–60
8–0
Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA
Dec 28, 2005 *
No. 3
No. 10 Michigan State
W 72–52
9–0
Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA
Dec 30, 2005 *
No. 3
South Florida
W 87–44
10–0
Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA
Jan 1, 2006 *
No. 3
North Carolina A&T
W 99–35
11–0
Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA
Jan 4, 2006
No. 3
at Auburn
W 65–38
12–0 (2–0)
Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum Auburn, AL
Jan 7, 2006 *
No. 3
No. 15 Minnesota
W 66–45
13–0
Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA
Jan 12, 2006
No. 3
South Carolina
W 79–46
14–0 (3–0)
Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA
Jan 16, 2006 *
No. 3
at No. 5 Connecticut
L 48–51
14–1
Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT
Jan 19, 2006
No. 3
Alabama
W 79–43
15–1 (4–0)
Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA
Jan 22, 2006
No. 3
at No. 13 Georgia
W 65–64
16–1 (5–0)
Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA
Jan 26, 2006
No. 4
No. 22 Vanderbilt
W 75–53
17–1 (6–0)
Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA
Jan 30, 2006 *
No. 3
No. 10 Baylor
W 88–57
18–1
Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA
Feb 2, 2006
No. 3
at Arkansas
W 93–59
19–1 (7–0)
Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR
Feb 5, 2006
No. 3
Ole Miss
W 78–63
20–1 (8–0)
Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA
Feb 9, 2006
No. 3
at No. 5 Tennessee
W 72–69
21–1 (9–0)
Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, TN
Feb 12, 2006
No. 3
No. 13 Georgia
W 68–61
22–1 (10–0)
Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA
Feb 16, 2006
No. 2
at Florida
L 78–79 OT
22–2 (10–1)
Stephen C. O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL
Feb 19, 2006
No. 2
Arkansas
W 64–42
23–2 (11–1)
Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA
Feb 23, 2006
No. 3
at Alabama
W 86–61
24–2 (12–1)
Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL
Feb 26, 2006
No. 3
Mississippi State
W 62–48
25–2 (13–1)
Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA
SEC Women's Tournament
March 3, 2006 *
(1) No. 3
vs. (8) Ole Miss Quarterfinals
W 91–73
26–2
Alltel Arena Little Rock, AR
March 4, 2006 *
(1) No. 3
vs. (4) Kentucky Semifinals
W 79–52
27–2
Alltel Arena Little Rock, AR
March 5, 2006 *
(1) No. 3
vs. (2) No. 8 Tennessee Championship game
L 62–63
27–3
Alltel Arena Little Rock, AR
NCAA Tournament
March 18, 2006 *
(1 SAN) No. 5
vs. (16 SAN) Florida Atlantic First round
W 72–48
28–3
Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN
March 20, 2006 *
(1 SAN) No. 5
vs. (9 SAN) Washington Second round
W 72–49
29–3
Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN
March 25, 2006 *
(1 SAN) No. 5
vs. (4 SAN) No. 13 DePaul Regional Semifinal – Sweet Sixteen
W 66–56
30–3
AT&T Center San Antonio, TX
March 27, 2006 *
(1 SAN) No. 5
vs. (3 SAN) No. 13 Stanford Regional Final – Elite Eight
W 62–59[ 1]
31–3
AT&T Center San Antonio, TX
Apr 2, 2006 *
(1 SAN) No. 5
vs. (1 BPT) No. 4 Duke National Semifinal – Final Four
L 45–64[ 2]
31–4
TD Garden Boston, MA
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
SAN=San Antonio Region.
All times are in
Central Time .
Source:[ 3]
Rankings
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Final AP 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 3 3 2 3 3 5 5 Not released Coaches 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 5 4 4 3 3 3 5 5 4
References
Venues Culture & lore People Seasons NCAA national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics
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