2004–05 LSU Lady Tigers basketball team

Intercollegiate basketball season March 2026 July 2024 Women's Basketball 2004–05 LSU Lady Tigers LSU Athletics logo.svg 137px Southeastern Conference SEC 3 2 33–3 14–0 Pokey Chatman 1st Bob Starkey Carla Berry Christie Sides Pete Maravich Assembly Center SEC Regular season champions Women's Sports Foundation Classic champions Coors Classic champions NCAA Women's Tournament Final Four The 2004–05 LSU Lady Tigers basketball team represented Louisiana State University during the 2004–05 women's college basketball season. The Lady Tigers, were led by first-year head coach Pokey Chatman, played their home games at Pete Maravich Assembly Center, and were members of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 33–3, 14–0 in SEC play to finish atop the conference regular season standings. As the one seed in the SEC women's tournament, they lost in the championship game to Tennessee. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA women's tournament as the No. 1 seed in the Chattanooga region. The Lady Tigers defeated Stetson, Arizona, Liberty, and Duke to reach the Final Four in back-to-back seasons. LSU was beaten in the National semifinals by Baylor. Roster w 2004 LSU Tigers y y w Temeka Johnson y 2 G 5 3 Sr New Orleans, LA Bonnabel w Erica White y 5 G 5 4 Fr Jacksonville, FL Ribault w Khaliah Mitchell n 10 G 5 11 Fr New Orleans, LA St. Mary's w RaShonta LeBlanc n 12 G 5 7 Fr Port Arthur, TX Memorial w Quianna Chaney y 15 G 5 11 Fr Baton Rouge, LA Southern Lab w Florence Williams n 22 F 6 1 Sr Miami, FL Miami Edison w Marian Whitfield n 24 G 5 9 Fr Augusta, GA Glenn Hills w Sylvia Fowles y 31 C 6 5 Fr Miami, FL Miami Edison w Scholanda Dorrell y 32 G 5 10 Jr Miami, FL Miami Edison w Seimone Augustus y 33 G 6 1 Jr Baton Rouge, LA Capitol w Wendlyn Jones n 34 F 6 1 Jr Blytheville, AR Blytheville w Hanna Biernacka n 42 F 6 1 So Stockholm, Sweden Telge Emergi Club w Tillie Willis n 52 F 6 3 Sr Mableton, GA Cumberland Christian w Ashley Thomas n 54 F 6 0 Fr Stone Mountain, GA Stephenson w Crystal White n 55 C 6 5 Sr Mount Clemens, MI Mount ClemensDuke Pokey Chatman (LSU) Bob Starkey (West Virginia State) Carla Berry (LSU) Christie Sides (Louisiana Tech) https://lsusports.net/sports/wbball/roster/season/2004-05/ Schedule and results no yes |- !colspan=12 style='LSU Tigers| Non–Conference Regular Season November 11, 2004 yes 3 Maine Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana Women's Sports Foundation Classic – Opening Round 81–50 1–0 November 12, 2004 yes 3 Arizona State Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana Women's Sports Foundation Classic – Championship Game 65–54 2–0 November 14, 2004 yes yes 3 Baylor 8 Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas State Farm Tip-Off Classic 71–70 3–0 November 21, 2004 yes yes 3 Southern Miss Houma Civic Center Houma, Louisiana 80–35 4–0 November 23, 2004 yes yes 2 Temple Liacouras Center Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 65–51 5–0 November 26, 2004 yes yes 2 Maryland Coors Classic – Opening Round Coors Events Center Boulder, Colorado 64–51 6–0 November 27, 2004 yes yes 2 Colorado Coors Classic – Championship Game Coors Events Center Boulder, Colorado 75–44 7–0 November 30, 2004 yes 1 North Texas Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana 77–51 8–0 December 14, 2004 yes yes 1 Minnesota 18 Maturi Pavilion Minneapolis, Minnesota 75–67 9–0 December 18, 2004 yes yes 1 Southwest Missouri State Triple Crown Classic Hammons Student Center Springfield, Missouri 66–54 10–0 December 21, 2004 yes yes 1 UC Santa Barbara The Thunderdome Santa Barbara, California 72–52 11–0 December 30, 2004 yes 1 Texas State Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana 78–38 12–0 January 2, 2005 yes 1 Tulane Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana 79–45 13–0 January 5, 2005 yes yes 1 Rutgers Louis Brown Athletic Center New Brunswick, New Jersey 49–51 OT 13–1 |- !colspan=12 style='LSU Tigers|SEC Regular Season January 8, 2005 1 Georgia 16 Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana 76–52 14–1 1–0 January 13, 2005 yes 3 Florida O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida 64–47 15–1 2–0 January 16, 2005 3 Alabama Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana 76–51 16–1 3–0 January 20, 2005 2 Arkansas Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana 91–45 17–1 4–0 January 23, 2005 yes 2 Vanderbilt 17 Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee 79–68 18–1 5–0 January 30, 2005 2 Auburn Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana 57–52 19–1 6–0 February 3, 2005 yes 1 Ole Miss Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, Mississippi 82–58 20–1 7–0 February 6, 2005 yes 1 Mississippi State Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi 67–40 21–1 8–0 February 10, 2005 1 Tennessee 5 Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana 68–58 22–1 9–0 February 13, 2005 yes 1 South Carolina Colonial Center Columbia, South Carolina 66–36 23–1 10–0 February 17, 2005 1 Kentucky Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana 81–58 24–1 11–0 February, 20, 2005 yes 1 Auburn Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum Auburn, Alabama 62–57 25–1 12–0 February 24, 2005 yes 1 Arkansas Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas 92–64 26–1 13–0 February 27, 2005 1 Florida Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana 76–52 27–1 14–0 |- !colspan=12 style='LSU Tigers|SEC Tournament March 4, 2005 yes yes 1 1 Alabama 8 BI-LO Center Greenville, South Carolina Quarterfinals 60–59 28–1 March 5, 2005 yes yes 1 1 Georgia 21 4 BI-LO Center Greenville, South Carolina Semifinals 79–65 29–1 March 6, 2005 3:00 pm ESPN2 yes yes 1 1 Tennessee 5 2 BI-LO Center Greenville, South Carolina Championship Game 65–67 29–2 |- !colspan=12 style='LSU Tigers|NCAA Tournament March 20, 2005 1:30 pm ESPN yes yes 2 1 S Stetson 16 S Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee First Round 70–36 30–2 March 22, 2005 6:00 pm ESPN2 yes yes 2 1 S Arizona 9 S Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee Second Round 76–43 31–2 March 26, 2005 12:00 pm ESPN yes yes 2 1 S Liberty 13 S McKenzie Arena Chattanooga, Tennessee Sweet Sixteen 90–48 32–2 March 28, 2005 8:00 pm ESPN yes yes 2 1 S Duke 8 2 S McKenzie Arena Chattanooga, Tennessee Elite Eight 59–49Lady Tigers Wear Down Duke https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/2005/03/29/lady-tigers-wear-down-duke/b6cb6c92-1432-41c2-a144-bc84c0de1e6c/ The Washington Post March 28, 2005 July 6, 2024 33–2 April 3, 2005 6:00 pm ESPN yes yes 2 1 S Baylor 5 2 W RCA Dome Indianapolis, Indiana Final Four 57–68Baylor rallies to shock LSU https://www.tampabay.com/archive/2005/04/04/baylor-rallies-to-shock-lsu/ The Tampa Bay Times April 4, 2005 July 6, 2024 33–3 AP Poll Central Time. S = South, W = West Source:https://lsusports.net/sports/wbball/schedule/season/2004-05/ 2004-05 Women's Basketball Schedule July 4, 2024 Rankings 2004–05 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings References Category:LSU Tigers women's basketball seasons LSU LSU L LSU L LSU Category:NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament Final Four seasons