1984–85 Old Dominion Lady Monarchs basketball team

1984–85 Old Dominion Lady Monarchs basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Women's Basketball 1984–85 Old Dominion Lady Monarchs ODU Monarchs racetrack logo.svg Sun Belt Conference Sun Belt 5 31–3 6–0 Marianne Stanley 8th ODU FieldhouseNorfolk Scope (alternate) NCAA tournament National Champions Sun Belt tournament champions Sun Belt regular season championsWildcat Invitational ChampionOptimist Classic ChampionHoliday Tournament Champion National Championship Game W Won 70–65 vs. Georgia The 1984–85 Old Dominion Lady Monarchs basketball team represented Old Dominion University during the 1984–85 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Monarchs, led by eighth-year head coach Marianne Stanley, played their home games at the Old Dominion University Fieldhouse, and alternatively at the Norfolk Scope, in Norfolk, Virginia. They were members of the Sun Belt Conference. NCAA tournament 1985 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament After finishing the season 26–3 with an undefeated conference record following their conference tournament, the Lady Monarchs were awarded the first seed of the eastern regional bracket and regional home-field advantage for the 1985 NCAA women's basketball tournament. They won their first three playoff games at the ODU Fieldhouse and advanced to the Final Four. Old Dominion faced Northeast Louisiana (now Louisiana–Monroe) in the national semifinals. The Monarchs won 57–47 and were helped from a 1–3–1 half-court trap that prevented NE Louisiana from scoring for five and a half minutes after taking an early lead in the first half.1985-03-30 NCAA Women's Basketball : Georgia, Old Dominion Gain Final https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1985-03-30-sp-29654-story.html 2023-12-17 Los Angeles Times en-US The Lady Monarchs were able to defeat the Georgia Lady Bulldogs 70–65, despite making only 38.2 percent of field goal attempts.Litsky Frank 1985-04-01 Old Dominion Tops Georgia for Title en-US The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/1985/04/01/sports/old-dominion-tops-georgia-for-title.html 2023-12-17 0362-4331 They brought home the first NCAA basketball championship for Old Dominion University. 1985-04-01 Old Dominion Muscles Its Way Past Georgia to Title https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1985-04-01-sp-28340-story.html 2023-12-17 Los Angeles Times en-US Center Tracy Claxton was awarded most outstanding player in the championship game. Roster w 1984 Old Dominion Lady Monarchs y w Dawn Cullen 3 F 6 4 JR Norfolk, VA w Marie Christian 11 G SO w Medina Dixon y 13 F SR Boston, MA w Tracy Claxton y 15 C SR New Haven, CT w Lisa Blais 20 G SR w Bridget Jenkins 23 G SO w Adrienne Goodson y 24 F 6 0 FR Bayonne, NJ w Donna Harrington 25 F SO w Alphelia Jenkins 32 F w Liz Connahan 33 F FR Marianne Stanley (Immaculata) Wendy Larry - asst. coach Barbara Thaxton - asst. coach Beth Calder - manager Lisa Hendrick - manager Trish Vantucci - manager https://static.odusports.com/custompages/2017-18/wbb/record%20book.pdf December 16, 2023 Schedule and results 1984–85 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings 2023 yes yes |- !colspan=12 style=Old Dominion Monarchs|Regular season November 24, 1984 3 yes Texas 2 ODU Fieldhouse Norfolk, VA 90–80 3,186 1–0 November 28, 1984 2 VCU Norfolk Scope Norfolk, VA Rivalry 76–41 3,480 2–0 1–0 November 30, 1984 yes 2 yes Pittsburgh Welsh–Ryan Arena Evanston, IL Wildcat Invitational 98–64 75 3–0 December 1, 1984 yes 2 yes Northwestern Welsh–Ryan Arena Evanston, IL Wildcat Invitational 87–85 206 4–0 December 4, 1984 1 yes Virginia 10 ODU Fieldhouse Norfolk, VA 80–58 2,317 5–0 December 7, 1984 yes 1 yes East Carolina Minges Coliseum Greenville, NC 92–74 350 6–0 December 15, 1984 1 yes James Madison Norfolk Scope Norfolk, VA Rivalry 79–43 4,982 7–0 December 21, 1984 1 yes Providence ODU Fieldhouse Norfolk, VA Optimist Classic 98–62 715 8–0 December 22, 1984 1 yes Vanderbilt ODU Fieldhouse Norfolk, VA Optimist Classic 96–72 1,415 9–0 December 28, 1984 yes 1 yes North Carolina Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC Holiday Tournament 78–64 650 10–0 December 29, 1984 yes 1 yes Kentucky 13 Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC Holiday Tournament 66–59 400 11–0 January 4, 1985 1 yes UCLA ODU Fieldhouse Norfolk, VA 74–58 3,011 12–0 January 7, 1985 1 yes Long Beach State 2 ODU Fieldhouse Norfolk, VA 84–71 3,581 13–0 January 11, 1985 1 yes USC 6 ODU Fieldhouse Norfolk, VA 52–48 4,628 14–0 January 13, 1985 yes 1 yes Kentucky 12 Memorial Coliseum Lexington, KY 64–63 5,200 15–0 January 16, 1985 1 yes South Carolina ODU Fieldhouse Norfolk, VA 79–72 2,001 16–0 January 25, 1985 1 yes Tennessee ODU Fieldhouse Norfolk, VA Donna Doyle Scholarship Game 64–67 4,336 16–1 January 28, 1985 2 Western Kentucky 11 ODU Fieldhouse Norfolk, VA 76–57 1,671 17–1 2–0 January 30, 1985 yes 2 yes Virginia Tech Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA 86–76 306 18–1 February 1, 1985 2 yes NC State ODU Fieldhouse Norfolk, VA 64–67 3,912 18–2 February 5, 1985 3 South Florida ODU Fieldhouse Norfolk, VA 72–45 1,312 19–2 3–0 February 9, 1985 yes 3 yes Maryland Cole Field House College Park, MD 73–60 850 20–2 February 13, 1985 yes 3 yes Louisiana Tech 6 Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, LA 63–72 5,970 20–3 February 15, 1985 3 yes Boston University ODU Fieldhouse Norfolk, VA 84–55 2,200 21–3 February 21, 1985 yes 7 South Alabama Jaguar Gym Mobile, AL 64–56 303 22–3 4–0 February 23, 1985 yes 7 UAB BJCC Coliseum Birmingham, AL 77–58 350 23–3 5–0 February 28, 1985 yes 7 UNC Charlotte Belk Gymnasium Charlotte, NC 85–57 950 24–3 6–0 |- !colspan=12 style=Old Dominion Monarchs| Sun Belt tournament March 8, 1985 5 1 3 UAB ODU Fieldhouse Norfolk, VA Semifinals 95–57 1,395 25–3 March 9, 1985 5 1 2 Western Kentucky ODU Fieldhouse Norfolk, VA 14 Championship 76–63 1,697 26–3 |- !colspan=12 style=Old Dominion Monarchs| NCAA tournament March 16, 1985 5 yes 1E 8E Syracuse ODU Fieldhouse Norfolk, VA First round 88–63 1,609 27–3 March 21, 1985 5 yes 1E 4E NC State ODU Fieldhouse Norfolk, VA 12 Regional semifinals 77–67 2,812 28–3 March 23, 1985 5 yes 1E 2E Ohio State ODU Fieldhouse Norfolk, VA 7 Regional finals 72–68 3,086 29–3 March 29, 1985 yes 5 yes 1E 2MW NE Louisiana Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX 2 National semifinals 57–47 7,648 30–3 March 31, 1985 yes 5 yes 1E 2W Georgia Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX 8 National championship 70–65 7,597 31–3 AP Poll Eastern E = East, MW = Midwest, W = West Source: Old Dominion Athletics,1984-85 Women's Basketball Schedule https://odusports.com/sports/womens-basketball/schedule/1984-85 2023-12-15 Old Dominion University en NCAA Statisticshttps://web1.ncaa.org/app_data/statsPDFArchive/WBB1/Women's%20Basketball_Women's_Division%20I_1985_523_Old%20Dominion%20University.pdf 1984-85 Old Dominion Women's Basketball stats NCAA Career Statistics Rankings 1984–85 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings + Regular season PollPoll Pre-Season Week2 Week3 Week4 Week5 Week6 Week7 Week8 Week9 Week10 Week11 Week12 Week13 Week14 Week15 Week16 Final AP 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 7 7 5 5 + Legend   Increase in ranking   Decrease in ranking   Not ranked previous week (RV)   Received Votes Source: Division I Women's Basketball Recordshttp://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/w_basketball_RB/2018/D1.pdf 61, 96 Division I Women's Basketball Records NCAA PDF December 16, 2023 See also Old Dominion Monarchs women's basketball 1984–85 Old Dominion Monarchs basketball team References 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