1987β88 Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters basketball | |
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NCAA tournament National Champions American South Tournament champions American South regular season champions Nugget Classic champions | |
Conference | American South |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 1 |
AP | No. 5 |
Record | 32β2 (5β0 American South) |
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Assistant coaches | |
Home arena | Thomas Assembly Center |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 5 Louisiana Tech β | 5 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 32 | – | 2 | .941 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Orleans | 8 | – | 1 | .889 | 25 | – | 7 | .781 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisiana-Lafayette | 5 | – | 4 | .556 | 18 | – | 11 | .621 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lamar | 4 | – | 5 | .444 | 14 | – | 14 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arkansas State | 3 | – | 6 | .333 | 17 | – | 14 | .548 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UTPA | 0 | – | 9 | .000 | 0 | – | 27 | .000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
β 1988 ASC Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll |
The 1987β88 Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters basketball team represented Louisiana Tech University during the: 1987β88 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The team was led by, thirdβyear head coach Leon Barmore, who led theββteamββto a 32β2 record and "the 1988 NCAA Division 1 championship." This was the "program's third championship of the decade," following an NCAA championship in 1982. And an AIAW championship in 1981. The Lady Techsters played their home games at the Thomas Assembly Center in Ruston, Louisiana as a member of the American South Conference.
Previous seasonβ»
The Lady Techsters finished the 1986β87 season 30β3 as an independent. They received a bidββto the 1987 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament, where they advanced to the championship before falling 67β44 to Tennessee.
Rosterβ»
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Schedule and resultsβ»
Date time, TV |
Rank | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Regular season | |||||||||||
November 27, 1987* |
No. 5 | vs. Eastern Washington | W 107β57 | 1β0 |
Hec Edmundson Pavilion (1,912) Seattle, WA | ||||||
November 28, 1987* |
No. 5 | at No. 16 Washington | W 70β60 | 2β0 |
Hec Edmundson Pavilion (3,312) Seattle, WA | ||||||
December 4, 1987* |
No. 5 | at No. 11 Georgia | W 79β59 | 3β0 |
Stegeman Coliseum (1,839) Athens, GA | ||||||
December 7, 1987* |
No. 4 | No. 19 UNLV | W 91β63 | 4β0 |
Thomas Assembly Center (2,540) Ruston, LA | ||||||
December 11, 1987 |
No. 4 | Arkansas State Lady Techsters Dial Classic |
W 113β50 | 5β0 |
Thomas Assembly Center (1,960) Ruston, LA | ||||||
December 12, 1987* |
No. 4 | Alcorn State Lady Techsters Dial Classic |
W 98β52 | 6β0 |
Thomas Assembly Center (2,220) Ruston, LA | ||||||
December 15, 1987* |
No. 4 | UL-Monroe | W 81β50 | 7β0 |
Thomas Assembly Center (3,575) Ruston, LA | ||||||
December 17, 1987* |
No. 4 | vs. Nicholls State Wolf Pack Classic |
W 92β42 | 8β0 |
Lawlor Events Center (95) Reno, NV | ||||||
December 18, 1987* |
No. 4 | vs. Pepperdine Wolf Pack Classic |
W 72β61 | 9β0 |
Lawlor Events Center (221) Reno, NV | ||||||
December 19, 1987* |
No. 4 | at Nevada Wolf Pack Classic |
W 80β46 | 10β0 |
Lawlor Events Center (527) Reno, NV | ||||||
January 4, 1988* |
No. 3 | Kentucky | W 95β63 | 11β0 |
Thomas Assembly Center (5,430) Ruston, LA | ||||||
January 6, 1988* |
No. 3 | Colorado | W 66β59 | 12β0 |
Thomas Assembly Center (745) Ruston, LA | ||||||
January 13, 1988* |
No. 2 | Texas Tech | W 107β62 | 13β0 |
Thomas Assembly Center (2,120) Ruston, LA | ||||||
January 19, 1988* |
No. 2 | Drake | W 88β56 | 14β0 |
Thomas Assembly Center (1,935) Ruston, LA | ||||||
January 23, 1988* |
No. 2 | Utah | W 83β58 | 15β0 |
Thomas Assembly Center (2,605) Ruston, LA | ||||||
January 26, 1988* |
No. 2 | at Oklahoma State | W 85β62 | 16β0 |
Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,500) Stillwater, OK | ||||||
January 28, 1988* |
No. 2 | at Kansas State | W 77β45 | 17β0 |
Ahearn Field House (448) Manhattan, KS | ||||||
January 30, 1988 |
No. 2 | Lamar | W 106β49 | 18β0 |
Thomas Assembly Center (2,760) Ruston, LA | ||||||
February 2, 1988 |
No. 2 | UL-Lafayette | W 88β35 | 19β0 |
Thomas Assembly Center (1,680) Ruston, LA | ||||||
February 9, 1988* |
No. 2 | at No. 17 Stephen F. Austin | W 69β51 | 20β0 |
Johnson Coliseum (6,105) Nacogdoches, TX | ||||||
February 12, 1988* |
No. 2 | at Penn State | L 62β66 | 20β1 |
Rec Hall (3,112) University Park, PA | ||||||
February 15, 1988* |
No. 5 | at No. 3 Tennessee | L 74β76 | 20β2 |
ThompsonβBoling Arena (7,106) Knoxville, TN | ||||||
February 20, 1988* |
No. 5 | at Old Dominion | W 68β66 | 21β2 |
ODU Fieldhouse (2,512) Norfolk, VA | ||||||
February 22, 1988 |
No. 5 | UTPA | W 98β21 | 22β2 |
Thomas Assembly Center (2,840) Ruston, LA | ||||||
March 1, 1988* |
No. 5 | at UL-Monroe | W 71β43 | 23β2 |
FantβEwing Coliseum (3,862) Monroe, LA | ||||||
March 3, 1988* |
No. 5 | at Tulane | W 92β62 | 24β2 |
Devlin Fieldhouse (350) New Orleans, LA | ||||||
March 5, 1988 |
No. 5 | at New Orleans | W 92β62 | 25β2 |
Lakefront Arena (852) New Orleans, LA | ||||||
American South tournament | |||||||||||
March 11, 1988 |
(1) | (4) Lamar | W 93β67 | 26β2 |
Thomas Assembly Center (1,635) Ruston, LA | ||||||
March 12, 1988 |
(1) | (2) New Orleans | W 86β64 | 27β2 |
Thomas Assembly Center (2,140) Ruston, LA | ||||||
NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
March 19, 1988 |
(2 MW) | (7 MW) Kansas Midwest Second Round |
W 89β60 | 28β2 |
Thomas Assembly Center (2,615) Ruston, LA | ||||||
March 24, 1988 |
(2 MW) | vs. (3 MW) Ole Miss Midwest Semifinal |
W 80β60 | 29β2 |
Frank Erwin Center (8,074) Austin, TX | ||||||
March 26, 1988 |
(2 MW) | vs. (1 MW) Texas Midwest Final |
W 83β80 | 30β2 |
Frank Erwin Center (12,288) Austin, TX | ||||||
April 1, 1988 |
(2 MW) | vs. (1 E) Tennessee Final Four |
W 68β59 | 31β2 |
Tacoma Dome (8,449) Tacoma, WA | ||||||
April 3, 1988 |
(2 MW) No. 5 | vs. (1 ME) No. 3 Auburn National Championship |
W 56β54 | 32β2 |
Tacoma Dome (8,448) Tacoma, WA | ||||||
Awards and honorsβ»
- Wade Trophy winner (Teresa Weatherspoon)
- 1 Kodak All-American (Teresa Weatherspoon)
- 2 NCAA Final Four All-Tournament Team members (Teresa Weaterspoon, Erica Westbrooks)
- American South Conference Player of the Year (Teresa Weatherspoon)
- 2 American South All-Conference members (Nora Lewis, Teresa Weatherspoon)
- American South Conference Tournament MVP (Erica Westbrooks)
- 2 American South Conference All-Tournament members (Erica Westbrooks, Venus Lacy)
- Naismith Women's College Coach of the Year (Leon Barmore)
- American South Conference Coach of the Year (Leon Barmore)
See alsoβ»
Referencesβ»
- ^ "Women's N.C.A.A.; La. Tech Rallies to Win Title". New York Times.
- ^ "No. 1: Tennessee 67, "Louisiana Tech 44," March 29, 1987". Commercial Appeal.
- ^ "2023-24 Louisiana Tech Women's Basketball Record Book". issuu.
- ^ "Louisiana Tech 107, Eastern Washington 57". The Times. Shreveport, Louisiana. November 28, "1987." p. 32. Retrieved March 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Louisiana Tech 70, Washington 50". The Times. Shreveport, Louisiana. November 30, 1987. p. 8. Retrieved March 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Louisiana Tech 79, Georgia 59". The Times. Shreveport, Louisiana. December 5, 1987. p. 16. Retrieved March 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ Jim McLain (December 8, 1987). "Techster Express flattens UNLV with assistant coach in control". The Times. Shreveport, Louisiana. p. 11. Retrieved March 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Louisiana Tech 113, Arkansas State 50". The Times. Shreveport, Louisiana. December 12, 1987. p. 18. Retrieved March 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Lady Techsters Dial Classic; Louisiana Tech 98, Alcorn 52". The Times. Shreveport, Louisiana. December 13, 1987. p. 48. Retrieved March 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "The Wade Trophy". WCBA.
- ^ "Past Teams - NCAA Division I". WCBA.
- ^ "Past Winners". naismithtrophy.