LSU Women’s Basketball 2020 NCAA Tournament Capsule
March 1, 2020 · CSM Staff
LSU Tigers
SEC (20-10, 9-7)
Big Wins: 11/24 Rutgers (64-58), 1/9 at Texas A&M (57-54), 1/19 Kentucky (65-59)
Bad Losses: 12/7 at Oklahoma (68-90), 1/5 at Missouri (65-69)2/16 at Auburn (60-65)
Coach: Nikki Fargas
Probable Starters:
Khayla Pointer, Junior, Guard, 14.8 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 4.7 apg, 2.1 spg
Jailin Cherry, Junior, Guard, 5.8 ppg, 3.1 rpg
Jaelyn Richard-Harris, Senior, Guard, 4.9 ppg, 2.1 apg
Awa Trasi, Junior, Forward, 6.5 ppg, 3.7 rpg
Faustine Aifuwa, Junior, Center, 10.9 ppg, 7.9 rpg, 2.1 bpg
Key Role Players:
Tiara Young, Freshman, Guard, 4.8 ppg, 1.3 apg
Mercedes Brooks, Senior, Guard/Forward, 3.1 ppg, 2.2 rpg
Karli Seay, Junior, Guard, 2.1 ppg
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 65.3 (174th in nation, 11th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 59.6 (65, 5)
Field-Goal Percentage: 43.3 (53, 6)
Field-Goal Defense: 40.2 (192, 8)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 29.9 (342, 13)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 29.7 (241, 11)
Free-Throw Percentage: 60.6 (332, 13)
Rebound Margin: 5.2 (55, 4)
Assists Per Game: 13.0 (166, 10)
Turnovers Per Game: 14.4 (90, 6)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
| 2018 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to Central Michigan |
| 2017 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to California |
| 2015 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to South Florida |
| 2014 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Georgia Tech |
| 2014 | NCAA | Round of 32 win over West Virginia |
| 2014 | NCAA | Regional Semifinal loss to Louisville |
| 2013 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Green Bay |
| 2013 | NCAA | Round of 32 win over Penn State |
| 2013 | NCAA | Regional Semifinal loss to California |
| 2012 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over San Diego State |
| 2012 | NCAA | Round of 32 loss to Penn State |
| 2010 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Hartford |
| 2010 | NCAA | Round of 32 loss to Duke |
| 2009 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Wisconsin-Green Bay |
| 2009 | NCAA | Round of 32 loss to Louisville |
| 2008 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Jackson State |
| 2008 | NCAA | Round of 32 win over Marist |
| 2008 | NCAA | Regional Semifinal win over Oklahoma State |
| 2008 | NCAA | Regional Final win over North Carolina |
| 2008 | NCAA | National Semifinal loss to Tennessee |
| 2007 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over North Carolina-Asheville |
| 2007 | NCAA | Round of 32 win over West Virginia |
| 2007 | NCAA | Regional Semifinal win over Florida State |
| 2007 | NCAA | Regional Final win over Connecticut |
| 2007 | NCAA | National Semifinal loss to Rutgers |
| 2006 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Florida Atlantic |
| 2006 | NCAA | Round of 32 win over Washington |
| 2006 | NCAA | Regional Semifinal win over DePaul |
| 2006 | NCAA | Regional Final win over Stanford |
| 2006 | NCAA | National Semifinal loss to Duke |
*all team stats through 3/5
