LSU Women's Basketball 2014 NCAA Tournament Capsule

LSU Lady Tigers
SEC (19-12, 7-9)

 

Big Wins: 11/10 St. Joseph’s (80-64), 11/29 vs Rutgers (69-65), 1/02 at Tennessee (80-77)
Bad Losses: 2/20 at Georgia (67-71), 2/23 Arkansas (53-57), 3/2 at Alabama (60-78)
Coach: Nikki Caldwell (3 seasons at LSU)

Probable Starters:
Theresa Plaisance, Senior, Forward, 15.6 ppg, 7.6 rpg, 1.4 bpg
Jeanne Kenney, Senior, Guard, 11.6 ppg, 3.5 apg
Raigyne Moncrief, Freshman, Guard, 10.2 ppg, 2.1 apg, 4.6 rpg
Danielle Ballard, Sophomore, Guard, 9.3 ppg, 2.9 apg, 6.1 rpg
Shanece McKinney, Senior, Forward, 7.3 ppg, 4.4 rpg

Key Roleplayers:
DeShawn Harden, Junior, Guard, 6.7 ppg
Rina Hill, Freshman, Guard, 3.2 ppg, 1.1 apg
Sheila Boykin, Junior, Forward, 1.7 ppg, 2.4 rpg

By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 69.8 (123rd in nation, 9th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 63.9 (93, 8)
Field-Goal Percentage: 42.4 (83, 7)
Field-Goal Defense: 38.9 (107, 8)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 4.0 (278, 11)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 34.5 (57, 6)
Free-Throw Percentage: 71.5 (107, 3)
Rebound Margin: 3.0 (100, 8)
Assists Per Game: 12.8 (213, 13)
Turnovers Per Game: 16.9 (236, 12)

Recent Postseason Appearances:
2013    NCAA    Round of 64 win over Green Bay
2013    NCAA    Round of 32 win over Penn State
2013    NCAA    Regional Semifinal loss to California
2012    NCAA    Round of 64 win over San Diego State
2012    NCAA    Round of 32 loss to Penn State
2010    NCAA    Round of 64 win over Hartford
2010    NCAA    Round of 32 loss to Duke
2009    NCAA    Round of 64 win over Wisconsin-Green Bay
2009    NCAA    Round of 32 loss to Louisville
2008    NCAA    Round of 64 win over Jackson State
2008    NCAA    Round of 32 win over Marist
2008    NCAA    Regional Semifinal win over Oklahoma State
2008    NCAA    Regional Final win over North Carolina
2008    NCAA    National Semifinal loss to Tennessee
2007    NCAA    Round of 64 win over North Carolina-Asheville
2007    NCAA    Round of 32 win over West Virginia
2007    NCAA    Regional Semifinal win over Florida State
2007    NCAA    Regional Final win over Connecticut
2007    NCAA    National Semifinal loss to Rutgers
2006    NCAA    Round of 64 win over Florida Atlantic
2006    NCAA    Round of 32 win over Washington
2006    NCAA    Regional Semifinal win over DePaul
2006    NCAA    Regional Final win over Stanford
2006    NCAA    National Semifinal loss to Duke

*all team stats through 3/6

 

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