1988–89 Maryland Terrapins women's basketball team


The 1988–89 Maryland Terrapins women's basketball team represented the University of Maryland, College Park as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference during 1988–89 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The team was led by head coach Chris Weller and played their home games at Cole Field House. The Lady Terrapins won the ACC regular season championship and the 1989 ACC women's basketball tournament. Maryland received an automatic bid to the NCAA women's basketball tournament where they advanced to the second Final Four in program history.

1988–89 Maryland Terrapins women's basketball
ACC Regular season & Tournament champions
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 3
APNo. 5
Record29–3 (13–1 ACC)
Head coach
Home arenaCole Field House
Seasons
1988–89 ACC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 5 Maryland 13 1   .929 29 3   .906
No. 13 NC State 12 2   .857 24 7   .774
Clemson 9 5   .643 20 11   .645
Virginia 8 6   .571 21 10   .677
Wake Forest 6 8   .429 16 12   .571
Georgia Tech 5 9   .357 14 14   .500
Duke 2 12   .143 12 16   .429
North Carolina 1 13   .071 10 20   .333
1989 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Roster

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1988–89 Maryland Terrapins women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 12 Deanna Tate
Sr    
F 23 Vicky Bullett 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Martinsburg Martinsburg, WV
Head coach

Chris Weller

Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
Feb 25, 1989
No. 5 Wake Forest W 86–70  23–2
(13–1)
Cole Field House 
College Park, Maryland
ACC tournament
March 4, 1989*
(1) No. 5 vs. (8) North Carolina
Quarterfinals
W 93–68  24–2
Civic Center 
Fayetteville, North Carolina
March 5, 1989*
(1) No. 5 vs. (4) Virginia
Semifinals
W 89–66  25–2
Civic Center 
Fayetteville, North Carolina
March 6, 1989*
(1) No. 5 vs. (2) No. 13 NC State
Championship game
W 73–57  26–2
Civic Center (2,975)
Fayetteville, North Carolina
NCAA tournament
March 18, 1989*
(1 W) No. 5 (8 W) Bowling Green
Second round
W 73–68  27–2
Cole Field House 
College Park, Maryland
March 23, 1989*
(1 W) No. 5 vs. (4 W) No. 11 Stephen F. Austin
Regional Semifinal – Sweet Sixteen
W 89–54  28–2
Frank Erwin Center 
Austin, Texas
March 25, 1989*
(1 W) No. 5 at (2 W) No. 6 Texas
Regional Final – Elite Eight
W 79–71[1]  29–2
Frank Erwin Center 
Austin, Texas
Mar 31, 1989*
(1 W) No. 5 vs. (1 E) No. 1 Tennessee
National Semifinal – Final Four
L 65–77[2]  29–3
Tacoma Dome 
Tacoma, Washington
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll, ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
Week
Poll1234567891011121314151617Final
AP10131399858876666555Not released
Coaches101012998588744444443

^Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll.

See also

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1988–89 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team

References

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  1. ^ "Terrapins Women Reserve Place in Final Four, 79-71". The Washington Post. March 26, 1989. Retrieved June 17, 2024.
  2. ^ "Tennessee Too Much for Maryland". The Los Angeles Times. April 1, 1989. Retrieved June 15, 2024.