The 2006–07 LSU Lady Tigers basketball team represented Louisiana State University during the 2006–07 NCAA Division I women's basketball season college basketball season. The Lady Tigers, were led by third-year head coach Pokey Chatman before her resignation prior to the NCAA tournament. Interim coach Bob Starkey guided the team for the final five games. LSU played their home games at Pete Maravich Assembly Center and were members of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 30–8, 10–4 in SEC play to finish tied for third in the conference regular season standings. As the four seed in the SEC women's tournament, they lost in the championship game to Vanderbilt. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA women's tournament as the No. 3 seed in the Fresno (FRS) region. The Lady Tigers defeated UNC Ashville, West Virginia, Florida State, and No. 1 seed UConn to reach the Final Four for the fourth consecutive season. LSU was beaten in the National semifinals by Rutgers.
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NCAA Women's Tournament, Final Four | |
Conference | Southeastern Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 4 |
AP | No. 12 |
Record | 30–8 (10–4 SEC) |
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Home arena | Pete Maravich Assembly Center |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 3 Tennessee | 14 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 34 | – | 3 | .919 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 13 Georgia | 11 | – | 3 | .786 | 27 | – | 7 | .794 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 7 Vanderbilt† | 10 | – | 4 | .714 | 28 | – | 6 | .824 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 12 LSU | 10 | – | 4 | .714 | 30 | – | 8 | .789 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ole Miss | 9 | – | 5 | .643 | 24 | – | 11 | .686 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mississippi State | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 18 | – | 14 | .563 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kentucky | 6 | – | 8 | .429 | 20 | – | 14 | .588 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Carolina | 6 | – | 8 | .429 | 18 | – | 15 | .545 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Auburn | 6 | – | 8 | .429 | 21 | – | 13 | .618 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arkansas | 3 | – | 11 | .214 | 18 | – | 13 | .581 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida | 2 | – | 12 | .143 | 9 | – | 22 | .290 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alabama | 0 | – | 14 | .000 | 10 | – | 20 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2007 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll |
Roster
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Schedule and results
editDate time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
Nov 1, 2006* |
Loyola (LA) | W 90–47 | Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA | ||||||||
Nov 7, 2006* |
Lake Truck | W 67–39 | Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA | ||||||||
Regular season | |||||||||||
Nov 12, 2006* |
No. 10 | West Virginia Basketball Travelers Classic |
W 64–25 | 1–0 |
Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA | ||||||
Nov 13, 2006* |
No. 10 | Howard | W 88–44 | 2–0 |
Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA | ||||||
Nov 14, 2006* |
No. 10 | Virginia Tech | W 70–40 | 3–0 |
Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA | ||||||
Nov 16, 2006* |
No. 10 | Louisiana–Lafayette | W 65–31 | 4–0 |
Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA | ||||||
Nov 19, 2006* |
No. 10 | at Tulane | W 59–39 | 5–0 |
Fogelman Arena New Orleans, LA | ||||||
Nov 21, 2006* |
No. 9 | at No. 15 Baylor | L 60–64 | 5–1 |
Ferrell Center Waco, TX | ||||||
Nov 24, 2006* |
No. 9 | vs. Tulsa UTSA Roadrunner Thanksgiving Classic |
W 61–37 | 6–1 |
Convocation Center San Antonio, TX | ||||||
Nov 25, 2006* |
No. 9 | vs. Eastern Washington UTSA Roadrunner Thanksgiving Classic |
W 105–52 | 7–1 |
Convocation Center San Antonio, TX | ||||||
Nov 27, 2006* |
No. 11 | at New Orleans | W 65–45 | 8–1 |
Human Performance Center New Orleans, LA | ||||||
Dec 2, 2006* |
No. 11 | Detroit | W 80–44 | 9–1 |
Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA | ||||||
Dec 10, 2006* |
No. 9 | No. 5 Ohio State | W 75–51 | 10–1 |
Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA | ||||||
Dec 17, 2006* |
No. 7 | at No. 18 Michigan State | W 65–50 | 11–1 |
Breslin Center East Lansing, MI | ||||||
Dec 20, 2006* |
No. 7 | McNeese State | W 83–28 | 12–1 |
Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA | ||||||
Dec 30, 2006* |
No. 6 | vs. Louisiana Tech Katrina Relief Basketball Classic |
W 61–44 | 13–1 |
New Orleans Arena New Orleans, LA | ||||||
Jan 3, 2007* |
No. 6 | at South Florida | W 60–48 | 14–1 |
Sun Dome Tampa, FL | ||||||
Jan 7, 2007 |
No. 6 | No. 15 Georgia Pack the PMAC XI |
W 57–55 | 15–1 (1–0) |
Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA | ||||||
Jan 11, 2007 |
No. 5 | at Ole Miss | L 74–77 | 15–2 (1–1) |
Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, MS | ||||||
Jan 14, 2007 |
No. 5 | at Mississippi State | W 77–50 | 16–2 (2–1) |
Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, MS | ||||||
Jan 18, 2007 |
No. 8 | Kentucky | W 76–58 | 17–2 (3–1) |
Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA | ||||||
Jan 21, 2007 |
No. 8 | at Alabama | W 61–45 | 18–2 (4–1) |
Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL | ||||||
Jan 25, 2007 |
No. 8 | Arkansas | W 70–53 | 19–2 (5–1) |
Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA | ||||||
Jan 28, 2007 |
No. 8 | Auburn | W 65–45 | 20–2 (6–1) |
Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA | ||||||
Feb 1, 2007 |
No. 7 | at No. 14 Georgia | L 51–53 | 20–3 (6–2) |
Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA | ||||||
Feb 4, 2007 |
No. 7 | at South Carolina | W 49–46 | 21–3 (7–2) |
Colonial Center Columbia, SC | ||||||
Feb 8, 2007 |
No. 7 | Florida | W 79–66 | 22–3 (8–2) |
Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA | ||||||
Feb 11, 2007* |
No. 7 | No. 5 Connecticut | L 71–72 | 22–4 |
Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA | ||||||
Feb 15, 2007 |
No. 7 | at Arkansas | W 86–65 | 23–4 (9–2) |
Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR | ||||||
Feb 19, 2007 |
No. 7 | No. 2 Tennessee | L 51–56 | 23–5 (9–3) |
Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA | ||||||
Feb 22, 2007 |
No. 7 | at No. 12 Vanderbilt | L 58–68 | 23–6 (9–4) |
Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN | ||||||
Feb 25, 2007* |
No. 7 | vs. Alabama | W 70–27 | 24–6 (10–4) |
Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA | ||||||
SEC Women's Tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 2, 2007* |
(4) No. 10 | vs. (5) Ole Miss Quarterfinals |
W 52–46 | 25–6 |
Arena at Gwinnett Center Duluth, GA | ||||||
Mar 3, 2007* |
(4) No. 10 | vs. (1) No. 2 Tennessee Semifinals |
W 63–54 | 26–6 |
Arena at Gwinnett Center Duluth, GA | ||||||
Mar 4, 2007* |
(4) No. 10 | vs. (3) No. 9 Vanderbilt Championship game |
L 45–51 | 26–7 |
Arena at Gwinnett Center Duluth, GA | ||||||
NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 18, 2007* |
(3 FRS) No. 12 | vs. (14 FRS) UNC Asheville First round |
W 77–39 | 27–7 |
Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX | ||||||
Mar 20, 2007* |
(3 FRS) No. 12 | vs. (11 FRS) West Virginia Second round |
W 49–43 | 28–7 |
Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX | ||||||
Mar 24, 2007* |
(3 FRS) No. 12 | vs. (10 FRS) Florida State Regional Semifinal – Sweet Sixteen |
W 55–43 | 29–7 |
Save Mart Center Fresno, CA | ||||||
Mar 26, 2007* |
(3 FRS) No. 12 | vs. (1 FRS) No. 4 Connecticut Regional Final – Elite Eight |
W 73–50[1] | 30–7 |
Save Mart Center Fresno, CA | ||||||
Apr 1, 2007* |
(3 FRS) No. 12 | vs. (4 GBO) No. 15 Rutgers National Semifinal – Final Four |
L 35–59[2] | 30–8 |
Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland, OH | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
FRS=Fresno Region. All times are in Central Time. |
Source:[3]
Rankings
editReferences
edit- ^ "Fowles, LSU overpower Connecticut". The Gainesville Sun. March 27, 2007. Retrieved July 4, 2024.
- ^ "Rutgers Advances to Women's N.C.A.A. Final". The New York Times. April 2, 2007. Retrieved July 4, 2024.
- ^ "2006-07 Women's Basketball Schedule". Retrieved July 4, 2024.