2003–04 LSU Lady Tigers basketball team

The 2003–04 LSU Lady Tigers basketball team represented Louisiana State University during the 2003–04 NCAA Division I women's basketball season college basketball season. The Lady Tigers, were led by fifteenth-year head coach Sue Gunter, played their home games at Pete Maravich Assembly Center, and were members of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 27–8, 10–4 in SEC play to finish second in the conference regular season standings. As the two seed in the SEC women's tournament, they lost in the semifinal round to Vanderbilt. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA women's tournament as the No. 4 seed in the West region. The Lady Tigers defeated Austin Peay, Maryland, No. 1 seed Texas, and Georgia to reach the first NCAA Final Four in program history. LSU was beaten in the National semifinals by Tennessee.

2003–04 LSU Lady Tigers basketball
NCAA Women's Tournament, Final Four
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 4
AP	No. 19
Record	27–8 (10–4 SEC)
Head coach	Sue Gunter
Assistant coaches	Bob Starkey Pokey Chatman
Home arena	Pete Maravich Assembly Center

Roster

2004–05 LSU Tigers women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 2 Temeka Johnson 5 ft 3 in (1.6 m) Jr Bannabel New Orleans, LA G 32 Scholanda Dorrell 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Miami Edison Miami, FL G 33 Seimone Augustus 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Capitol Baton Rouge, LA	Head coach Sue Gunter Assistant coach(es) Pokey Chatman (LSU) Bob Starkey Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
SEC Women's Tournament
Mar 5, 2004*	(2) No. 19	vs. (7) Ole Miss Quarterfinals	W 79–66	23–6
Mar 6, 2004*	(2) No. 19	vs. (3) No. 21 Vanderbilt Semifinals	L 66–78	23–7
NCAA Tournament
Mar 21, 2004*	(4 W) No. 19	vs. (13 W) Austin Peay First round	W 83–66	24–7	Maravich Assembly Center  Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Mar 23, 2004*	(4 W) No. 19	vs. (5 W) Maryland Second round round	W 76–61	25–7	Maravich Assembly Center  Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Mar 27, 2004*	(4 W) No. 19	vs. (1 W) No. 4 Texas Regional Semifinal – Sweet Sixteen	W 71–55	26–7	Bank of America Arena  Seattle, WA
Mar 29, 2004*	(4 W) No. 19	vs. (3 W) No. 16 Georgia Regional Final – Elite Eight	W 62–60	27–7	Bank of America Arena  Seattle, WA
Apr 4, 2004*	(4 W) No. 19	vs. (1 MW) No. 2 Tennessee National Semifinal – Final Four	L 50–52	27–8	New Orleans Arena  New Orleans, LA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West Region. All times are in Central Time.

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Rankings

2003–04 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings