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2018–19 LSU Lady Tigers basketball team

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2018–19 LSU Lady Tigers basketball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record16–13 (7–9 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaPete Maravich Assembly Center
Seasons
2018–19 SEC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 Mississippi State 15 1   .938 33 3   .917
No. 15 South Carolina 13 3   .813 23 9   .719
No. 14 Texas A&M 12 4   .750 26 7   .788
No. 17 Kentucky 11 5   .688 25 8   .758
Missouri 10 6   .625 24 11   .686
Auburn 9 7   .563 22 10   .688
Georgia 9 7   .563 18 12   .600
Tennessee 7 9   .438 19 13   .594
LSU 7 9   .438 16 13   .552
Arkansas 6 10   .375 22 15   .595
Alabama 5 11   .313 14 17   .452
Ole Miss 3 13   .188 9 22   .290
Florida 3 13   .188 8 23   .258
Vanderbilt 2 14   .125 7 23   .233
2019 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2018–19 LSU Lady Tigers basketball team represented Louisiana State University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season college basketball season. The Lady Tigers, led by eighth-year head coach Nikki Fargas, played their home games at Pete Maravich Assembly Center and are members of the Southeastern Conference.

The Lady Tigers finished the season 16–13, 7–9 in SEC play. As a 6th seed, they lost in the second round of the SEC women's tournament to Tennessee. They missed being selected for the NCAA Division I Tournament and were invited to play in the Women's National Invitation Tournament but declined.[1]

Previous season

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The Lady Tigers finished the 2017–18 season 19–10, 11–5 in SEC play to finish in a four-way tie for fourth place. As a 4th seed, they lost in the quarterfinals of the SEC women's tournament to Texas A&M.[2] They received an at-large bid to the NCAA women's tournament where were upset by Central Michigan in the first round.[3]

Roster

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2018–19 LSU Tigers women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Jailin Cherry 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Pascagoula HS Pascagoula, MS
G 2 Shanice Norton 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Potter's House Christian Academy London, England
G 3 Khayla Pointer 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Holy Innocents' Episcopal Kennesaw, GA
F 4 Raven Farley 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) So Queen of Peace HS Elizabeth, NJ
F 5 Ayana Mitchell 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Salem HS Conyers, GA
F 10 Monet Jones 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Lawrence E. Elkins HS Missouri City, TX
G/F 12 Mercedes Brooks 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Rider HS
Trinity Valley CC
Wichita Falls, TX
G 13 Jaelyn Richard-Harris 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) Jr Dekaney HS Houston, TX
G 14 LaToya Ashman 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Wellington HS
FSW State
Wellington, FL
C 15 Yasmine Bidikuindila 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Jr Champlain College Montreal, QE
G 23 Karli Seay 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Homewood-Flossmor HS
Western Nebraska CC
Flossmoor, IL
C 24 Faustine Aifuwa 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) RS So Dacula HS Dacula, GA
G 25 Rakell Spencer 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS So Cabrini HS
Texas A&M
New Orleans, LA
F 32 Jalaysha Thomas 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So West Port HS
Florida
Ocala, FL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: September 16, 2018

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/02/2018*
6:00 pm
Loyola (New Orleans) W 64–29 
Maravich Center 
Baton Rouge, LA
Non-conference regular season
11/06/2018*
5:30 pm
Sam Houston State W 66–52  1–0
Maravich Center (1,891)
Baton Rouge, LA
11/11/2018*
1:00 pm
Northern Colorado W 62–57  2–0
Maravich Center (1,805)
Baton Rouge, LA
11/15/2018*
6:30 pm
Tulane L 54–56  2–1
Maravich Center (1,511)
Baton Rouge, LA
11/18/2018*
1:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at Florida State W 58–45  3–1
Donald L. Tucker Center (3,002)
Tallahassee, FL
11/25/2018*
2:00 pm
Little Rock W 60–45  4–1
Maravich Center (1,629)
Baton Rouge, LA
11/29/2018*
6:00 pm, SECN
Kansas
Big 12/SEC Women's Challenge
L 61–68  4–2
Maravich Center (1,604)
Baton Rouge, LA
12/11/2018*
11:00 am
McNeese State W 86–36  5–2
Maravich Center (6,528)
Baton Rouge, LA
12/15/2018*
3:00 pm, BTN
at Rutgers L 43–57  5–3
Louis Brown Athletic Center (1,726)
Piscataway, NJ
12/18/2018*
6:30 pm
Nicholls W 76–44  6–3
Maravich Center (1,492)
Baton Rouge, LA
12/20/2018*
6:30 pm, CST
at Louisiana W 76–54  7–3
Cajundome (1,448)
Lafayette, LA
12/27/2018*
6:30 pm
Southeastern Louisiana W 72–52  8–3
Maravich Center (1,654)
Baton Rouge, LA
12/30/2018*
3:00 pm, SECN
South Florida W 78–49  9–3
Maravich Center (2,270)
Baton Rouge, LA
SEC regular season
01/03/2019
6:00 pm
at Georgia L 50–63  9–4
(0–1)
Stegeman Coliseum (2,506)
Athens, GA
01/06/2019
2:00 pm
No. 21 Texas A&M W 64–52  10–4
(1–1)
Maravich Center (2,290)
Baton Rouge, LA
01/10/2019
6:00 pm
at Ole Miss W 55–41  11–4
(2–1)
The Pavilion at Ole Miss (1,247)
Oxford, MS
01/13/2019
4:00 pm, SECN
No. 21 South Carolina L 53–76  11–5
(2–2)
Maravich Center (2,997)
Baton Rouge, LA
01/17/2019
6:30 pm
No. 16 Kentucky L 60–64  11–6
(2–3)
Maravich Center (1,452)
Baton Rouge, LA
01/20/2018
1:00 pm, SECN
at Alabama W 62–56  12–6
(3–3)
Coleman Coliseum (2,630)
Tuscaloosa, AL
01/27/2019
12:00 pm, SECN
at Tennessee L 65–74  12–7
(3–4)
Thompson–Boling Arena (9,518)
Knoxville, TN
01/31/2019
6:30 pm
No. 6 Mississippi State L 35–68  12–8
(3–5)
Maravich Center (2,214)
Baton Rouge, LA
02/04/2019
6:00 pm, SECN
Missouri W 61–51  13–8
(4–5)
Maravich Center (1,756)
Baton Rouge, LA
02/07/2019
8:00 pm, SECN
Arkansas W 71–34  14–8
(5–5)
Maravich Center (1,599)
Baton Rouge, LA
02/14/2019
6:30 pm
at No. 22 Texas A&M L 55–59  14–9
(5–6)
Reed Arena (3,704)
College Station, TX
02/17/2019
5:00 pm, SECN
at Vanderbilt W 79–68  15–9
(6–6)
Memorial Gymnasium (2,907)
Nashville, TN
02/21/2019
6:30 pm
Florida W 69–51  16–9
(7–6)
Maravich Center (1,573)
Baton Rouge, LA
02/24/2019
1:00 pm
at No. 16 Kentucky L 52–57  16–10
(7–7)
Memorial Coliseum (6,911)
Lexington, KY
02/28/2019
7:00 pm
at No. 5 Mississippi State L 56–76  16–11
(7–8)
Humphrey Coliseum (8,631)
Starkville, MS
03/03/2019
2:00 pm
Auburn L 46–56  16–12
(7–9)
Maravich Center (2,607)
Baton Rouge, LA
SEC Women's Tournament
03/07/2019
11:00 am, SECN
(9) vs. (8) Tennessee
Second Round
L 66-69  16-13
Bon Secours Wellness Arena 
Greenville, SC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.
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Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
APRVNot released
Coaches—^

^Coaches' Poll did not release a second poll at the same time as the AP.

References

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  1. ^ Rabalais, Scott (March 18, 2019). "Season over: LSU women's basketball declines WNIT bid, misses NCAA tournament". The Advocate (Louisiana). Retrieved March 21, 2019.
  2. ^ "Carter scores 27, A&M women top LSU 75-69 in SEC quarters". USA Today. March 2, 2018. Retrieved September 16, 2018.
  3. ^ "Central Michigan outlasts LSU for first ever tourney win". ESPN. March 16, 2018. Retrieved September 16, 2018.
  4. ^ LSU Lady Tigers basketball schedule