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Women’s Basketball: LSU finishes semester 3-3, looks to decrease turnovers

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Sports Contributor
December 4, 2011

The LSU women's basketball team entered the season with high expectations after Nikki Caldwell, former UCLA coach and Pac-10 Coach of the Year, agreed to coach the team in April. Six games into the young...

Dunks becoming more common in ladies’ game

By Adrian Wintz
Sports Contributor
November 30, 2011

The slam dunk is among the most exciting plays in basketball, and when done by stars, it sells tickets. This may be one of the reasons men's basketball gains more national focus than women's basketball. While...

Women’s Basketball: LSU falls to 3-3 with loss at Ohio St., begins two-week break

By Mark Clements
Sports Writer
November 28, 2011

The LSU women's basketball team begins a much-needed break this week after facing its second top-20 opponent of the season Sunday. The brutal non-conference schedule continues to take its toll on the Lady...

Women’s Basketball: Lady Tigers thrash UAPB

By Morgan Wampold
Sports Contributor
November 21, 2011

If one word could sum up the LSU women's basketball team's record-setting 80-28 rout of Arkansas-Pine Bluff on Monday, it's defense. LSU's defense stifled the Golden Lions, holding them to eight points...

Women’s Basketball: Lady Tigers fall at Tulane, 65-62

By Chris Abshire
Sports Writer
November 20, 2011

After a rousing start to the Nikki Caldwell era last week, the LSU women's basketball team took a small step back with a 65-62 overtime loss at Tulane on Saturday. No. 20 LSU (2-1) couldn't capitalize...

Lady Tigers aiming for 3-0 start at Tulane

By Mark Clements
Sports Writer
November 17, 2011

The LSU women's basketball team passed their first big test of the season Wednesday with a nine-point win against No. 14 Georgetown. The Lady Tigers will ride their two-game, season-opening win streak...

 

Women’s Basketball: Lady Tigers down Hoyas, 51-40, despite 26 turnovers in Caldwell’s home opener

By Mark Clements
Sports Writer
November 16, 2011

There's no denying the high expectations placed on the LSU women's basketball team. During the summer, just months after she was hired, incoming LSU coach Nikki Caldwell guaranteed Tiger fans her squad...

Lady Tigers gear up for No. 10 Georgetown

By Mark Clements
Sports Writer
November 15, 2011

After out-dueling Wichita State on Sunday, the No. 20 LSU women's basketball team (1-0) faces its first true test of the season Wednesday when it hosts No. 14 Georgetown (1-1) in its home opener at the...

Women’s Basketball: Lady Tigers to open season at Wichita St. with new head coach

By Mark Clements
Sports Writer
November 13, 2011

After five straight Final Four runs from 2003 to 2008, the LSU women's basketball team has experienced a steady decline the past three seasons, moving from consistent 30-win seasons to a mere 19-13 record...

Women’s basketball coach Nikki Caldwell pregnant

By Mark Clements
Sports Writer
November 13, 2011

The month of March is hectic enough for a basketball coach. Aside from the high expectations LSU coach Nikki Caldwell has for the women's basketball team this season, the first-year coach is also expecting...

Lady Tigers score triple digits in 40-point rout of Xavier

By Mark Clements
Sports Writer
November 2, 2011

The Nikki Caldwell era has begun, and in rather impressive fashion. In the first test of the season, No. 21 LSU topped Xavier University of Louisiana, 102-42, in the Lady Tigers' opening exhibition game,...