1984–85 Northeast Louisiana Indians women's basketball team
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| 1984–85 Northeast Louisiana Indians women's basketball | |
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Southland Conference champions Dial Classic champions Kangaroo Classic champions | |
| Conference | Southland Conference |
| Ranking | |
| AP | No. 2 |
| Record | 30–2 (12–0 Southland) |
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| Home arena | Ewing Coliseum |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 2 NE Louisiana | 12 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 30 | – | 2 | .938 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UT Arlington | 8 | – | 4 | .667 | 13 | – | 14 | .481 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lamar | 7 | – | 5 | .583 | 12 | – | 15 | .444 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas State | 5 | – | 7 | .417 | 12 | – | 13 | .480 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| McNeese State | 5 | – | 7 | .417 | 11 | – | 17 | .393 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisiana–Lafayette | 4 | – | 8 | .333 | 8 | – | 18 | .308 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Texas | 1 | – | 11 | .083 | 4 | – | 22 | .154 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1984–85 Northeast Louisiana Indians women's basketball team represented the Northeast Louisiana University during the 1984–85 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Indians, led by 7th year head coach Linda Harper. The Indians played their home games at the Fant–Ewing Coliseum and were members of the Southland Conference.
The Indians swept through the Southland Conference with a 12–0 conference record, and were invited to the NCAA tournament for the third straight season. NE Louisiana entered tournament play with a No. 2 ranking, but only received the No. 2 seed in the Midwest region. The team defeated No. 7 seed Missouri, No. 3 seed Auburn, and No. 1 seed Louisiana Tech to reach the first, and only, Final Four in program history. In the National semifinal round, the Indians were beaten by eventual National champion Old Dominion, 57–47,[1] to finish with a 30–2 record.
Roster
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Schedule
[edit]| Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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| Nov 19, 1984* | No. 7 | Stephen F. Austin | W 90–51 | 1–0 | Ewing Coliseum Monroe, Louisiana | ||||||
| Nov 23, 1984 | No. 7 | at Mississippi College | W 100–81 | 2–0 | A. E. Wood Coliseum Clinton, Mississippi | ||||||
| Nov 30, 1984 | No. 7 | vs. No. 12 Tennessee Dial Classic | W 68–53 | 3–0 | Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota | ||||||
| Dec 1, 1984 | No. 7 | at Minnesota Dial Classic | W 82–66 | 4–0 | Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota | ||||||
| Dec 3, 1984 | No. 6 | at Ole Miss | W 70–67 OT | 5–0 | Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, Mississippi | ||||||
| Jan 22, 1985* | No. 4 | at No. 6 Louisiana Tech | L 77–79 OT | 15–1 | Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, Louisiana | ||||||
| Feb 9, 1985 | No. 4 | Louisiana–Lafayette | W 60–34 | 20–1 (6–0) | Ewing Coliseum Monroe, Louisiana | ||||||
| Feb 11, 1985* | No. 4 | No. 6 Louisiana Tech | W 80–67 | 21–1 | Ewing Coliseum Monroe, Louisiana | ||||||
| Mar 5, 1985 | No. 2 | at Louisiana–Lafayette | W 59–49 | 27–1 (12–0) | Blackham Coliseum Lafayette, Louisiana | ||||||
| NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
| Mar 16, 1985* | (2 MW) No. 2 | (7 MW) Missouri First round | W 85–84 OT | 28–1 | Ewing Coliseum Monroe, Louisiana | ||||||
| Mar 22, 1985* | (2 MW) No. 2 | (3 MW) No. 10 Auburn Regional Semifinal – Sweet Sixteen | W 76–71 | 29–1 | Ewing Coliseum Monroe, Louisiana | ||||||
| Mar 24, 1985* | (2 MW) No. 2 | (1 MW) No. 4 Louisiana Tech Regional Final – Elite Eight | W 85–76[2] | 30–1 | Ewing Coliseum Monroe, Louisiana | ||||||
| Mar 29, 1985* | (2 MW) No. 2 | vs. (1 E) No. 5 Old Dominion National semifinal – Final Four | L 47–57[1] | 30–2 | Frank Erwin Center (7,648) Austin, Texas | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. | |||||||||||
Rankings
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| Poll | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Final |
| AP | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Old Dominion Gains Final with Georgia". The New York Times. March 30, 1985. Retrieved May 7, 2024.
- ^ "NE Louisiana Wins to Gain Final Four". The Los Angeles Times. March 25, 1985. Retrieved May 7, 2024.
- ^ "Statistics Summary for 1984-85". ULMWarhawks.com. University of Louisiana at Monroe. Retrieved May 7, 2024.
- ^ "1984-85 Women's Basketball Schedule". ULMWarhawks.com. University of Louisiana at Monroe. Retrieved May 7, 2024.