1981–82 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball team

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1981–82 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
APNo. 4
Record22–10 (6–1 SEC)
Head coach
Home arenaStokely Athletic Center
Seasons
1981–82 SEC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Ole Miss 7 – 1   .875 27 – 5   .844
No. 4 Tennessee 7 – 1   .875 22 – 10   .688
Georgia 7 – 4   .636 21 – 9   .700
LSU 4 – 7   .364 18 – 13   .581
Alabama 2 – 6   .250 16 – 13   .552
Vanderbilt 2 – 8   .200 20 – 14   .588
Mississippi State 0 – 9   .000 11 – 15   .423
Auburn –   – 24 – 5   .828
No. 13 Kentucky † –   – 24 – 8   .750
Florida –   – 13 – 16   .448
† 1982 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 1981–82 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball team represented the University of Tennessee as a member of the Southeastern Conference during the 1981–82 women's college basketball season. Coached by Pat Summitt, the Lady Volunteers finished 22–10 and ranked No. 4 in the final poll, and reached the first NCAA Final Four in their rich program history.

Roster[edit]

1981–82 Tennessee Lady Volunteers women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
F 14 Mary Ostrowski 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Parkersburg, West Virginia
G 40 Lynne Collins 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Blacksburg, Virginia
F 45 Tanya Haave 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Evergreen, Colorado
C 55 Paula Towns 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Peach County Fort Valley, Georgia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

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Schedule and results[edit]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
Nov 22, 1981*
 No. 2 No. 18 Stephen F. Austin L 74–80  0–1
 Stokely Athletic Center 
Knoxville, Tennessee
Nov 28, 1981
 No. 7 at Florida W 85–73  1–1
(1–0) 		O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, Florida
Dec 2, 1981*
 No. 7 at No. 2 Old Dominion L 54–66  1–2
 Norfolk Scope 
Norfolk, Virginia
Dec 6, 1981
 No. 10 Vanderbilt W 99–77  2–2
(2–0) 		Stokely Athletic Center 
Knoxville, Tennessee
Dec 8, 1981*
 No. 10 at Colorado L 60–78  2–3
 CU Events/Conference Center 
Boulder, Colorado
Dec 9, 1981*
 No. 10 at No. 4 USC L 70–86  2–4
 L.A. Sports Arena 
Los Angeles, California
Dec 13, 1981*
 No. 14 at No. 17 UCLA W 71–66  3–4
 Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, California
Dec 16, 1981*
 No. 14 vs. Washington State
Giusti Tournament of Champions 		W 55–46  4–4
  
Portland, Oregon
Dec 17, 1981*
 No. 14 vs. Ohio State
Giusti Tournament of Champions 		L 82–83 2OT 4–5
  
Portland, Oregon
Dec 18, 1981*
 No. 14 vs. Oregon State
Giusti Tournament of Champions 		W 73–62  5–5
  
Portland, Oregon
Jan 4, 1982
 No. 20 at Vanderbilt W 80–63  6–5
(3–0) 		Memorial Gymnasium 
Nashville, Tennessee
Jan 7, 1982*
 No. 20 Kansas State W 83–68  7–5
 Stokely Athletic Center 
Knoxville, Tennessee
Jan 10, 1982*
 No. 1 Louisiana Tech L 64–72  7–6
 Stokely Athletic Center 
Knoxville, Tennessee
Jan 17, 1982
 at No. 13 Georgia L 63–66  7–7
(3–1) 		Stegeman Coliseum 
Athens, Georgia
Jan 21, 1982*
 Clemson W 91–60  8–7
 Stokely Athletic Center 
Knoxville, Tennessee
Jan 23, 1982*
 at No. 3 Rutgers L 57–68  8–8
 Rutgers Athletic Center 
Piscataway, New Jersey
Jan 25, 1982*
 at No. 12 South Carolina W 87–81  9–8
  
Columbia, South Carolina
Jan 28, 1982
 No. 8 Kentucky W 81–75  10–8
(4–1) 		Stokely Athletic Center 
Knoxville, Tennessee
Jan 30, 1982*
 at North Carolina W 76–62  11–8
 Carmichael Auditorium 
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Feb 1, 1982
 Florida W 83–67  12–8
(5–1) 		Stokely Athletic Center 
Knoxville, Tennessee
Feb 7, 1982*
 No. 20 No. 14 Penn State W 98–74  13–8
 Stokely Athletic Center 
Knoxville, Tennessee
Feb 11, 1982
 No. 20 No. 15 Georgia W 83–67  14–8
(6–1) 		Stokely Athletic Center 
Knoxville, Tennessee
Feb 14, 1982*
 No. 13 No. 4 Old Dominion W 62–58  15–8
 Stokely Athletic Center 
Knoxville, Tennessee
Feb 18, 1982
 No. 13 No. 14 Kentucky W 65–61  16–8
(7–1) 		Rupp Arena 
Lexington, Kentucky
Feb 20, 1982*
 No. 13 No. 9 Maryland W 70–62  17–8
 Stokely Athletic Center 
Knoxville, Tennessee
SEC tournament
Feb 26, 1982*
 No. 8 vs. Vanderbilt
Quarterfinals 		W 80–75  18–8
 Rupp Arena 
Lexington, Kentucky
Feb 27, 1982*
 No. 8 vs. No. 18 Georgia
Semifinals 		W 55–44  19–8
 Rupp Arena 
Lexington, Kentucky
Feb 28, 1982*
 No. 11 at No. 13 Kentucky
Championship game 		L 74–80  19–9
 Rupp Arena 
Lexington, Kentucky
NCAA tournament
Mar 13, 1982*
 (2 ME) No. 8 (7 ME) Jackson State
First round 		W 72–56  20–9
 Stokely Athletic Center 
Knoxville, Tennessee
Mar 18, 1982*
 (2 ME) No. 8 (3 ME) No. 15 Memphis State
Regional Semifinal – Sweet Sixteen 		W 78–63  21–9
 Stokely Athletic Center 
Knoxville, Tennessee
Mar 20, 1982*
 (2 ME) No. 8 (1 ME) No. 5 USC
Regional Final – Elite Eight 		W 91–90 OT 22–9
 Stokely Athletic Center 
Knoxville, Tennessee
Mar 26, 1982*
 (2 ME) No. 8 vs. (1 MW) No. 1 Louisiana Tech
National Semifinal – Final Four 		L 46–69  22–10
 Norfolk Scope 
Norfolk, Virginia
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
ME=Mideast.

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Rankings[edit]

Main article: 1981–82 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

References[edit]

  1. ^ "1981-82 Tennessee Volunteers Women's Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 17, 2024.
  2. ^ "1981-82 Women's Basketball Schedule". University of Tennessee Athletics. Retrieved March 17, 2024.
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