2003–04 LSU Lady Tigers basketball team

2003–04 LSU Lady Tigers basketball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 4
APNo. 19
Record27–8 (10–4 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaPete 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

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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
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

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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

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2003–04 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

References

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  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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