The 1984–85 WKU Lady Toppers basketball team represented Western Kentucky University during the 1984–85 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Toppers were led by head coach Paul Sanderford and WKU all-time leading scorer Lillie Mason.[1] The team finished second in the Sun Belt Conference and received a bid to the 1985 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament, where they advanced to the Final Four.[2] Mason, Clemette Haskins, and Kami Thomas were named to the All-Conference team and the SBC Tournament team. Mason was selected to the NCAA Final Four team as well as the being selected the NCAA Mideast Region Most Outstanding Player; Haskins joined her on the All-Region team.[3]
| 1984–85 Western Kentucky Lady Toppers basketball | |
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NCAA Mideast Regional Champion Colonel Classic Champion | |
NCAA tournament, Final Four | |
| Conference | Sun Belt Conference |
| Ranking | |
| AP | No. 14 |
| Record | 28–6 (5–1 SBC) |
| Head coach |
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| Home arena | E. A. Diddle Arena |
| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 5 Old Dominion † | 6 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 31 | – | 3 | .912 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 14 WKU | 5 | – | 1 | .833 | 28 | – | 6 | .824 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UAB | 4 | – | 2 | .667 | 14 | – | 15 | .483 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Alabama | 3 | – | 3 | .500 | 19 | – | 10 | .655 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UNC Charlotte | 2 | – | 4 | .333 | 13 | – | 12 | .520 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VCU | 1 | – | 5 | .167 | 8 | – | 19 | .296 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Florida | 0 | – | 6 | .000 | 8 | – | 18 | .308 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 1985 Sun Belt tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Schedule
edit| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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| Regular season | |||||||||||
| 11/19/1984* |
Evansville Bowling Green Bank Invitational |
W 82–57 | 1–0 |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
| 11/20/1984* |
No. 14 Tennessee Bowling Green Bank Invitational |
L 62–70 | 1–1 |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
| 11/28/1984* |
Morehead State | W 83–62 | 2–1 |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
| 12/5/1984* |
Southern Illinois | W 65–55 | 3–1 |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
| 12/7/1984* |
vs. Duquesne Colonel Classic |
W 100–61 | 4–1 |
Alumni Coliseum Richmond, KY | |||||||
| 12/8/1984* |
at Eastern Kentucky Colonel Classic |
W 70–60 | 5–1 |
Alumni Coliseum Richmond, KY | |||||||
| 12/12/1984* |
No. 3 Georgia | W 72–67 OT | 6–1 |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
| 12/15/1984* |
No. 17 | at Alabama–Huntsville | W 82–67 | 7–1 |
Von Braun Center Huntsville, AL | ||||||
| 12/27/1984* |
No. 15 | at No. 19 Saint Joseph's (PA) LaSalle Invitational |
L 90–93 OT | 7–2 |
Palestra Philadelphia, PA | ||||||
| 12/28/1984* |
No. 15 | vs. Cheyney State LaSalle Invitational |
W 58–57 | 8–2 |
Palestra Philadelphia, PA | ||||||
| 12/29/1984* |
No. 15 | vs. SW Louisiana LaSalle Invitational |
W 72–61 | 9–2 |
Palestra Philadelphia, PA | ||||||
| 1/2/1985* |
No. 17 | Eastern Kentucky | W 71–63 | 10–2 |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | ||||||
| 1/5/1985* |
No. 17 | Lipscomb | W 102–54 | 11–2 |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | ||||||
| 1/9/1985* |
No. 17 | Tennessee Tech | W 79–70 | 12–2 |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | ||||||
| 1/13/1985 |
No. 14 | South Alabama | W 81–57 | 13–2 (1–0) |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | ||||||
| 1/15/1985* |
No. 14 | Louisville | W 91–66 | 14–2 |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | ||||||
| 1/19/1985* |
No. 14 | Vanderbilt | W 85–68 | 15–2 |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | ||||||
| 1/26/1985 |
No. 11 | at VCU | W 105–70 | 16–2 (2–0) |
Richmond Coliseum Richmond, VA | ||||||
| 1/28/1985 |
No. 11 | No. 2 Old Dominion | L 57–76 | 16–3 (2–1) |
ODU Fieldhouse Norfolk, VA | ||||||
| 2/2/1985* |
No. 11 | at Dayton | W 86–47 | 17–3 |
UD Arena Dayton, OH | ||||||
| 2/4/1985* |
No. 11 | at Northern Kentucky | W 82–62 | 18–3 |
Regents Hall Highland Heights, KY | ||||||
| 2/10/1985 |
No. 11 | UAB | W 91–53 | 19–3 (3–1) |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | ||||||
| 2/14/1985* |
No. 11 | at Stetson | W 104–70 | 20–3 |
Edmunds Center DeLand, FL | ||||||
| 2/16/1985 |
No. 11 | at South Florida | W 92–70 | 21–3 (4–1) |
USF Sun Dome Tampa, FL | ||||||
| 2/20/1985* |
No. 11 | at No. 20 Tennessee | L 72–77 | 21–4 |
Stokely Athletic Center Knoxville, TN | ||||||
| 2/24/1985 |
No. 13 | at UNC Charlotte | W 88–67 | 22–4 (5–1) |
Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, NC | ||||||
| 2/27/1985* |
No. 13 | Cincinnati | W 122–72 | 23–4 |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | ||||||
| Sun Belt tournament | |||||||||||
| 3/7/1985 |
(2) No. 14 | vs. (7) South Florida First round |
W 85–64 | 24–4 |
ODU Fieldhouse Norfolk, VA | ||||||
| 3/8/1985 |
(2) No. 14 | vs. (4) South Alabama Semifinals |
W 87–82 OT | 25–4 |
ODU Fieldhouse Norfolk, VA | ||||||
| 3/9/1985 |
(2) No. 14 | vs. (1) No. 5 Old Dominion Championship |
L 63–76 | 25–5 |
ODU Fieldhouse Norfolk, VA | ||||||
| NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
| 3/17/1985* |
(ME4) No. 14 | (ME5) Middle Tennessee Mideast Region First Round |
W 77–55 | 26–5 |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | ||||||
| 3/22/1985* |
(ME4) No. 14 | (ME1) No. 1 Texas Sweet Sixteen |
W 92–90 | 27–5 |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | ||||||
| 3/24/1985* |
(ME4) No. 14 | (ME2) No. 6 Mississippi Elite Eight |
W 72–68 | 28–5 |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | ||||||
| 3/29/1985* |
(ME4) No. 14 | vs. (W2) No. 8 Georgia Final Four |
L 78–91 | 28–6 |
Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
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References
edit- ^ 2019-20 Sun Belt Conference Women’s Basketball Record Book, retrieved May 21, 2020
- ^ Sanderford elected to Kentucky Athletic Hall of Fame, By the Daily News May 6, 2015, retrieved May 21, 2020
- ^ 2019-20 Lady Topper Basketball Media Guide, retrieved May 21, 2020
- ^ Western Kentucky Sports Women's Basketball Archive, retrieved May 21, 2020
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