Seimone's Greatest Moment #2: Lady Tigers First Final Four
Seimone Augustus is the greatest player to ever don an LSU Lady Tiger basketball jersey, and this Sunday she will become the first female student-athlete in LSU history to have her jersey retired when LSU hosts No. 4 Tennessee at 5 p.m. CST on ESPNU. The jersey retirement takes place at 4:30 p.m. Seimone Augustus' career was filled with brilliant moments in her four years. Defining which lasting images rank at the top is no easy chore, but this week on LSUsports.net, we will do our best to remember some of those great moments.Our panel of LSU associate head coach Bob Starkey, women's basketball SID Bill Martin, senior associate sports information director Kent Lowe, radio announcer Patrick Wright and former LSU women's basketball SID Brian Miller, who covered Augustus' four years, has selected a top five.The top five moments will be unveiled throughout the week leading up to Sunday's 4:30 p.m. jersey retirement.Today, we take a look at No. 2.In the 29th season of women's basketball at LSU, the Lady Tigers had finally advanced to that elusive NCAA Final Four. Sophomore All-American Seimone Augustus scored a then-career-high 29 points and LSU overcame a seven-point deficit in the final six minutes to beat No. 3-seed Georgia, 62-60, on March 29, 2004, in Bank of America Arena.Augustus, the NCAA West Region's Most Outstanding Player at 26.3 points per game, made 12-of-19 shots including two three pointers. The 6-1 guard also grabbed eight rebounds, had two assists, two blocks and a steal. Augustus scored 105 points in four games in the tournament, leading all scorers.Augustus scored 16 points of 7-of-11 shooting -- all but two from outside 15 feet -- to lead the Lady Tigers in the second half. A rare three-pointer by Augustus with 15:50 to play in the game gave LSU its largest lead to that point, 37-34, but a 15-6 Georgia run put the Lady Bulldogs back on top at the 8:20 mark, 49-43.LSU was able to cut the lead to two twice on a layup by Treynell Clavelle and a 12-footer by Augustus before Hardrick hit a 24-footer as the shot clock expired to give the Lady Bulldogs a 59-54 lead with 4:02 to play.The Lady Tigers went on an 8-1 run over the final four minutes, including a 12-footer from Temeka Johnson with 1:03 to play that proved to be the game winner."We knew we had a matchup problem with Augustus," Georgia head coach Andy Landers said. "She's just very good. Our kids did a great job on her; they were right there and doing everything they could."Augustus' postseason was one of the finest on record. Without the Baton Rouge native, LSU simply wouldn't have advanced to a Final Four. When LSU began its run in the 2004 NCAA Tournament, it was the culmination of a season of destiny that ended in New Orleans. Just a game earlier, Augustus had poured in 29 points as LSU toppled top-seeded Texas, 71-55.Read the entire article: http://bit.ly/6HtlAu