2003–04 LSU Lady Tigers basketball team

2003–04 LSU Lady Tigers basketball
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 (22nd season);
Assistant coaches	Bob Starkey; Pokey Chatman; Carla Berry;
Home arena	Pete Maravich Assembly Center
	Seasons ← 2002–03 2004–05 →

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 22nd-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.

Roster

2003–04 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	Bonnabel	New Orleans, LA
G	10	Khaliah Mitchell	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Fr	St. Mary's	New Orleans, LA
G	11	Amber Long	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Fr	Dutch Fork	Irmo, SC
F	22	Florence Williams	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Jr	Miami Edison	Miami, FL
G	24	Marian Whitfield	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Fr	Glenn Hills	Augusta, GA
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
F	34	Wendlyn Jones	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	So	Blytheville	Blytheville, AR
F	42	Hanna Biernacka	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Fr	Telge Emergi Club	Stockholm, Sweden
G	45	Doneeka Hodges	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Sr	O. P. Walker	New Orleans, LA
C	50	Treynell Clavelle	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	So	Jeanerette	Jeanerette, LA
F	52	Tillie Willis	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Sr	Cumberland Christian	Mableton, GA
C	55	Crystal White	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	Jr	Mount Clemens Duke	Mount Clemens, MI

Head coach

Sue Gunter

Assistant coach(es)

Pokey Chatman (LSU)
Bob Starkey
Carla Berry

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
Feb 29, 2004*	No. 15	vs. No. 2 Tennessee	L 62–85	22–6 (10–4)	Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, TN
SEC Women's Tournament
Mar 5, 2004*	(2) No. 19	vs. (7) Ole Miss Quarterfinals	W 79–66	23–6	Gaylord Entertainment Center Nashville, TN
Mar 6, 2004*	(2) No. 19	vs. (3) No. 21 Vanderbilt Semifinals	L 66–78	23–7	Gaylord Entertainment Center Nashville, TN
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	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^[1]	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^[2]	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.

Source:^[3]

Rankings

2003–04 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

References

^ "This Trip Is a First for LSU". The Los Angeles Times. March 30, 2004. Retrieved July 14, 2024.
^ "Tennessee Sets Trap for L.S.U., And Tigers Become Tangled In It". The New York Times. April 5, 2004. Retrieved July 14, 2024.
^ "2003-04 Women's Basketball Schedule". Retrieved July 6, 2024.

[1] "This Trip Is a First for LSU". The Los Angeles Times. March 30, 2004. Retrieved July 14, 2024.

[2] "Tennessee Sets Trap for L.S.U., And Tigers Become Tangled In It". The New York Times. April 5, 2004. Retrieved July 14, 2024.

[3] "2003-04 Women's Basketball Schedule". Retrieved July 6, 2024.

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