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• Elite Eight berth on the line for LSU women

  March 29, 2013 9:08 PM

  SPOKANE, Wa. - Confidence is at an all-time high for the No. 6 seed LSU women's basketball team as the Lady Tigers seek to continue their magical ride through the 2013 NCAA Tournament against No. 2 seed and sixth-ranked California (30-3) in the NCAA Spokane Regional Semifinal at approximately 10:32... more »

• LSU Lady Tigers advance to Sweet 16 with 71-66 win over Penn State

  March 26, 2013 11:07 PM

  A shorthanded LSU Lady Tiger basketball team fought long odds, a short bench and a tough opponent on Tuesday night at the Maravich Center, but still managed to find a way to win. Led by senior guard Adrienne Webb with a career high 29 points, the LSU Lady Tigers... more »

• LSU Lady Tigers 6th seed in NCAA tournament

  March 18, 2013 6:23 PM

  BATON ROUGE - The LSU Lady Tigers basketball team learned they were selected as the 6th seed in the Spokane region today for the NCAA women's tournament. LSU (20-11, 10-6 SEC) will host the 11th-seeded Green Bay Phoenix (29-2) this weekend in Baton Rouge. LSU will also host the... more »

• LSU women advance to SEC second round with 65-62 win

  March 7, 2013 9:38 PM

  DULUTH, GA - The LSU women advance to the second round of the SEC basketball tournament with a 65-62 win over Auburn Thursday night. Adrienne Webb led the Lady Tigers with 18 points, Theresa Plaisance chipped in 15 points and 14 rebounds. LSU held an 18-point lead with 11... more »

• LSU women prevail at snow-delayed Missouri

  February 22, 2013 3:18 PM

  After Thursday's game was postponed due to a snow storm in the midwest, the LSU women prevailed against Missouri in overtime, 78-74. LSU made 10 of its 12 free throws in overtime, and Theresa Plaisance led the Lady Tigers with 21 points to claim the SEC road win. The... more »

• LSU women's hoops road game at Missouri postponed

  February 21, 2013 4:15 PM

  COLUMBIA, MO - Due to a massive snow storm that's ravaged the midwest, the LSU women's game at Missouri has been postponed. This report comes from LSU Associate Sports Information Director Bill Martin, who traveled with the team to Columbia, Mo. The game will be played 1pm Friday, and... more »

• LSU women fall to #12 Tennessee

  February 7, 2013 10:18 PM

  BATON ROUGE - The LSU Lady Tigers fell to #12 Tennessee 64-62 in the Maravich Center Thursday night. Theresa Plaisance led the way for LSU with 20 points, 9 rebounds and 5 blocks.Biance Lutley also pitched in 13 points and 5 assists. The Lady Tigers fall to 13-10... more »

• LSU Lady Tigers' season ends after loss to Penn State

  March 21, 2012 8:30 AM

  The LSU Lady Tigers' season came to a close Tuesday night as fourth-seeded Penn State moved on to the third round of the women's NCAA tournament with a 90-80 victory over the fifth seeded home town Tigers. First year coach Nikki Caldwell got 39 bench points including 15 from... more »

• Lady Tigers winning streak

  February 16, 2012 8:53 AM

  Nikki Caldwell is hoping her LSU Lady Tigers can extend their win streak to four games when the team visits Arkansas tonight. The last time these two teams met, Arkansas handed LSU its worst loss of the season, a 72-52 stomping in Baton Rouge. The Razorbacks are winners of eight... more »

• Lady Tigers earn 400th win at PMAC

  February 10, 2012 9:12 AM

  BATON ROUGE- All-America candidate LaSondra Barrett scored a game-high 17 points -- including LSU's last 10 points of the game -- to lift the Lady Tiger basketball team to its 400th all-time Maravich Center victory by a score of 53-49 over Mississippi State on Thursday night. LSU (16-8, 6-5 SEC)... more »

• Lady Tigers advance in SEC tourney

  March 3, 2011 4:50 PM

  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - LaSondra Barrett scored 14 points as seventh-seeded LSU beat 10th-seeded Alabama 60-36 on Thursday in the first round of the Southeastern Conference tournament. The Lady Tigers (19-12) will face No. 16 Kentucky in the quarterfinals on Friday. Kentucky won the regular-season meeting of the teams 49-47... more »

• Lady Tigers fall to Arkansas 42-40

  February 20, 2011 4:55 PM

  FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. -- Arkansas rallied from a four-point deficit in the final five minutes and LSU freshman Jeanne Kenney's potential game-winning three-point attempt in the final second missed off the back iron as the Lady Tigers fell to the Razorbacks, 42-40, on Sunday afternoon in Bud Walton Arena. The... more »

• Lady Tigers holds off No. 20 Georgia

  January 30, 2011 8:36 PM

  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Defense is always a constant for Georgia and LSU. Katherine Graham had 14 points and Adrienne Webb added 11 and LSU held off No. 20 Georgia 47-41 on Sunday. Jasmine Hassell led Georgia with 16 points. The loss dropped Georgia (16-5, 6-2 SEC) into a... more »

• Lady Tigers fall to Razorbacks

  January 27, 2011 10:10 PM

  Baton Rouge, La. – Arkansas went more than nine minutes without a field goal in the second half but pulled out a 53-45 win at LSU Thursday. The Razorback (16-4, 4-4 SEC) win is the first at LSU since 1996 and stops a 16-game losing streak to the Tigers.... more »

• Vols take down Lady Tigers

  January 2, 2011 4:04 PM

  BATON ROUGE, La. -- Kelley Cain and Glory Johnson scored 19 points each to lead No. 5 Tennessee to a 73-65 victory over LSU on Sunday in the Southeastern Conference opener for both teams. Kamiko Williams added 13 points for the Lady Vols (13-2). LaSandra Barrett scored 15... more »

• Lady Tiger hoops team visits local hospital

  September 13, 2010 7:46 PM

  Members of the LSU women's basketball team made a difference in the lives of several children in the Baton Rouge community over the weekend as the Lady Tigers visited patients at the Our Lady of the Lake Children's Hospital. The team went room to room, greeting all of the patients,... more »

• Lady Tigers earn number 12 national seed

  May 18, 2010 7:57 AM

  The LSU softball team has earned the Number 12 national seed in the 2010 NCAA Championships. LSU will host the Baton Rouge Regional running from Friday to Sunday at Tiger Park. It promises to be a tough regional, with Louisiana-Lafayette, McNeese State and Texas A&M coming to town. more »

• LSU's Hightower named player of the week

  December 8, 2009 8:18 AM

  LSU's Allison Hightower was named Louisiana Women's Basketball Player of the Week by the Louisiana Sports Writers Association for her performance in the Lady Tigers' 77-74 win over Louisiana Tech in Ruston. Hightower scored a career-high 32 points, the most by an LSU player since 2006 and the fourth... more »

• Lady Tigers hold off Louisiana Tech

  December 2, 2009 7:30 AM

  Allison Hightower scored 32 points to help No. 7 LSU hold off Louisiana Tech 77-74 Tuesday in Ruston. LSU is 6-0 on the season, and the Lady Tigers have now won 31 straight over other Louisiana schools. Up next for LSU-New Orleans on Dec.13. more »

• Lady Tigers move up in national poll

  November 17, 2009 10:34 AM

  The LSU women's basketball team moved up two spots to No. 7 in the latest Associated Press Top 25 Poll, following a 92-19 win over Centenary in its season opener. The top three teams in this week's poll remained the same with Connecticut in first place, followed by Stanford... more »

• LSU Lady Tigers rout Loyola in exhibition game

  November 11, 2009 9:08 AM

  The ninth-ranked LSU Lady Tigers used an 18-point team high performance from senior guard Allison Hightower to rout Loyola of New Orleans 78-43 Tuesday night at the Maravich Assembly Center. The contest was the Lady Tigers' only exhibition game of the season. They officially open the 2009-2010 season against... more »

• Lady Tigers enter season highest ranked SEC team

  November 9, 2009 9:29 AM

  LSU's Lady Tigers enter the 2009-10 season as the highest ranked team in the Southeastern Conference at No. 9 in the polls. The Lady Tigers tip off the season Tuesday at 7 p.m. against Loyola of New Orleans at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center. Coach Van Chancellor said... more »

• Sue Gunter Classic coming to LSU

  September 25, 2009 10:49 AM

  The LSU Women's Basketball program announced it will honor the late Sue Gunter, the winningest head coach in Lady Tigers history, with a tournament December 15-16 at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center. The inaugural Sue Gunter Classic will feature LSU, Louisiana-Lafayette, North Carolina A&T and Houston Baptist. In... more »