Women's Hoops Blog

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Monday, February 21, 2005

Sue Gunter, Hall of Famer? The longtime LSU coach already holds a well-deserved place in the WBHOF; she's now on the ballot for the Hall in Springfield. (So is the Candyman.)

Gunter coached the Tigers for 22 years before leaving due to respiratory illness; she and assistant coach Pokey Chapman led LSU to last year's Final Four.

Last night Chapman's top-ranked Tigers had trouble at Auburn, hanging on via defense and free throws to win by 5. LSU shot just 36.7%, Auburn 35.5%, though Augustus had 22. The intrepid Temeka Johnson took a knee to the hamstring, but returned to the game: "my mindset was to forget about the pain," she explained.