1987–88 Long Beach State 49ers women's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 June 2024 women's basketball 1987–88 Long Beach State Beach Long Beach State Athletics logo.svg 100 Pacific Coast Athletic Association PCAA 4 7 28–6 18–0 Joan Bonvicini 9th Gold Mine PCAA champions NCAA tournament Final Four The 1987–88 Long Beach State 49ers women's basketball team represented California State University, Long Beach during the 1987–88 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Beach, led by ninth-year head coach Joan Bonvicini, played their home games at the Gold Mine in Long Beach, California as members of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association. Roster w 1987 Long Beach State 49ers y y w y Penny Toler 11 G 5 8 Jr Washington, D.C. St. AnthonySan Diego State w Shannon Smith 21 FC 6 3 So w Angelique Lee C 6 4 So w Shameil Coleman F 5 11 Jr w Cheryl Dowell F 6 1 Jr w Traci Waites G 5 8 Jr w Dana Wilkerson G 5 6 Fr w Carol Brandt Sr w Lisa Reslock F 6 1 Fr w Tonya Swoffer F 6 2 Fr w Tammy Joy G 5 10 Fr w Bettina Turner F 6 0 Jr w Vicki Pullins C 6 4 Fr Joan Bonvicini https://longbeachstate.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/1987-88 Schedule and results yes yes |- !colspan=12 style=Long Beach State Beach| Regular season Dec 3, 1987 yes 4 1987 women UCLA Bruins UCLA Gold Mine Long Beach, California 103–57 1–0 Dec 5, 1987 yes yes 4 Iowa 6 Evans Field House DeKalb, Illinois NIU Fastbreak Festival 75–82 1–1 Dec 6, 1987 yes yes 4 1987 women Charlotte 49ers UNC Charlotte Evans Field House DeKalb, Illinois NIU Fastbreak Festival 94–56 2–1 Dec 11, 1987 yes 7 1987 women Toledo Rockets Toledo Long Beach Arena Long Beach, California Long Beach Dial Classic 95–53 3–1 Dec 12, 1987 yes 7 Auburn 3 Long Beach Arena Long Beach, California Long Beach Dial Classic 76–87 3–2 Dec 18, 1987 yes 9 1987 women Texas Longhorns Texas 1 Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas 85–99 3–3 Jan 2, 1988 yes 1987 women UC Irvine Anteaters UC Irvine Bren Events Center Irvine, California 91–68 4–3 1–0 Jan 4, 1988 yes 1987 women UC Santa Barbara Gauchos UC Santa Barbara UC Santa Barbara Events Center Santa Barbara, California 70–44 5–3 2–0 Jan 7, 1988 1987 women San Jose State Spartans San Jose State Gold Mine Long Beach, California 96–33 6–3 3–0 Jan 9, 1988 1987 women Fresno State Bulldogs Fresno State Gold Mine Long Beach, California 72–56 7–3 4–0 Jan 16, 1988 yes 1987 none UNLV Lady Rebels UNLV Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, Nevada 100–74 8–3 5–0 Jan 20, 1988 yes yes 1987 none Georgia Lady Bulldogs Georgia Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia 64–74 8–4 Jan 22, 1988 yes yes 1987 women Old Dominion Monarchs Old Dominion ODU Fieldhouse Norfolk, Virginia 76–85 8–5 Jan 28, 1988 1987 women Pacific Tigers Pacific Gold Mine Long Beach, California 106–52 9–5 6–0 Jan 30, 1988 yes 1987 women Cal State Fullerton Titans Cal State Fullerton Titan Gym Fullerton, California 83–48 10–5 7–0 Feb 4, 1988 yes Fresno State Selland Arena Fresno, California 79–64 11–5 8–0 Feb 6, 1988 yes San Jose State Spartan Gym San Jose, California 82–51 12–5 9–0 Feb 11, 1988 UC Irvine Gold Mine Long Beach, California 101–41 13–5 10–0 Feb 13, 1988 UNLV Gold Mine Long Beach, California 82–78 14–5 11–0 Feb 16, 1988 yes yes 1987 women USC Trojans USC Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, California 82–78 15–5 Feb 18, 1988 1987 women San Diego State Aztecs San Diego State Gold Mine Long Beach, California 96–76 16–5 12–0 Feb 20, 1988 Cal State Fullerton Gold Mine Long Beach, California 80–43 17–5 13–0 Feb 25, 1988 1987 none Hawaii Rainbow Wahine Hawaii Gold Mine Long Beach, California 77–65 18–5 14–0 Feb 27, 1988 yes Pacific Alex G. Spanos Center Stockton, California 98–57 19–5 15–0 Mar 1, 1988 yes San Diego State Peterson Gym San Diego, California 90–65 20–5 16–0 Mar 3, 1988 UC Santa Barbara Gold Mine Long Beach, California 91–64 21–5 17–0 Mar 5, 1988 Hawaii Gold Mine Long Beach, California 108–77 22–5 18–0 |- !colspan=12 style=Long Beach State Beach| PCAA tournament Mar 10, 1988 yes 7 1 Pacific Gold Mine Long Beach, California Quarterfinals 77–50 23–5 Mar 11, 1988 yes yes 7 1 San Diego State The Forum Inglewood, California Semifinals 94–78 24–5 Mar 12, 1988 yes yes 7 1 UNLV The Forum Inglewood, California Championship game 79–58 25–5 |- !colspan=12 style=Long Beach State Beach|NCAA tournament Mar 20, 1988 yes 7 2 W 1986 women Colorado Buffaloes Colorado 7 W Gold Mine Long Beach, California Second round 103–64 26–5 Mar 24, 1988 yes 7 2 W 1987 women Washington Huskies Washington 11 3 W Long Beach Arena Long Beach, California Regional Semifinal Sweet Sixteen 104–78 27–5 Mar 26, 1988 yes 7 2 W Iowa 2 1 W Long Beach Arena Long Beach, California Regional Final Elite Eight 98–78West Regional : CS Long Beach Is on Its Way to Tacoma https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-03-27-sp-460-story.html The Los Angeles Times March 27, 1988 June 8, 2024 2,179 28–5 April 1, 1988 yes 7 2 W 3 1 ME Auburn Tacoma Dome Tacoma, Washington National semifinal Final Four 55–68CS Long Beach Makes Run For It, Then Gives It Away In 68-55 Loss https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-04-02-sp-623-story.html The Los Angeles Times April 2, 1988 June 8, 2024 8,449 28–6 |- Pacific AP Poll Sources:https://longbeachstate.com/sports/womens-basketball/schedule/1987-88 1987-88 Women's Basketball Schedule Long Beach State University Athletics June 8, 2024 enhttps://s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/sidearm.nextgen.sites/longbeachstate.com/documents/2019/9/3/1819Records.pdf Long Beach State Women's Basketball September 3, 2019 June 12, 2024 Rankings 1987–88 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings AP 1 17 4 4 7 9 11 11 12 12 9 9 14 14 12 12 10 8 7 Coaches 1 18 4 4 8 12 13 12 12 12 8 16 14 14 12 12 11 8 9 4 References Long Beach State Category:Long Beach State Beach women's basketball seasons Long Beach State Category:NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament Final Four seasons Long Beach State 49ers women's basketball Long Beach State 49ers women's basketball