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.
| 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 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
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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
edit| Week | |||||||||||||||||
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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.