1981–82 Cheyney State Lady Wolves basketball team

1981-82 Cheyney State Wolves women's basketball season March 2024 Basketball none 1981–82 Cheyney State Lady Wolves 150 Independent 28–3 2 C. Vivian Stringer 11th Carlotta Schaffer 3rd Ann Hill Cope Hall NCAA tournament Runner-up The 1981–82 Cheyney State Lady Wolves basketball team represented Cheyney State College as an NCAA independent during the 1981–82 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The team was led by 11th–year head coach C. Vivian Stringer and played their home games at Cope Hall in Cheyney, Pennsylvania. Fueled by a roster with eight high school All-Americans and an eventual Hall of Fame coach, the Lady Wolves earned a record of 28–3 and a No. 2 ranking, and finished runner-up for the inaugural NCAA Division I women's basketball championshipLa. Tech Women: No. 2 and Counting https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1982/03/29/la-tech-women-no-2-and-counting/bbd725d5-1bb7-4316-87a9-5260a95a37f6/ The Washington Post March 28, 1982 March 16, 2024 despite being a Division II school with limited resources. To date, this Cheyney State team is the only HBCU to reach the NCAA women's Final Four and play for an NCAA championship.Forty Years Ago an HBCU Played in the First Women's Final Four. Today the Program Is Gone. https://www.si.com/college/2022/03/31/cheyney-basketball-c-vivian-stringer-daily-cover Sports Illustrated March 31, 2022 March 17, 2024How the NCAA women's Final Four was born https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/interactive/2022/first-womens-ncaa-tournament/ The Washington Post March 31, 2022 March 16, 2024 Years later, Stringer became the first coach to lead three different teams to the NCAA Final Four, following her success at Cheyney with strong runs at Iowa and Rutgers, and ended her 50-year career with over 1,000 victories. Roster w 1981 Cheyney Wolves y w Sandra Giddins 3 G 5 6 SO Yonkers, New York w Karen Draughn 10 G 5 8 SO New Haven, Connecticut w Lena Dabney 11 G 5 8 JR Philadelphia, Pennsylvania w Ann Strong 15 FC 6 1 FR Toledo, Ohio w Debra Walker 30 F 5 10 JR Detroit, Michigan w Shay Taylor 34 C 6 4 SO Jersey City, New Jersey w Faith Wilds 40 C 6 3 SR Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania C w Paulette Bigelow 41 G 5 7 FR East Orange, New Jersey w Yolanda Laney 44 GF 5 10 SO Philadelphia, Pennsylvania w Rosetta Guilford 51 F 5 9 SO Newark, New Jersey w Valerie Walker 53 F 6 1 SR Piscataway, New Jersey C C. Vivian Stringer Ann Hill Carlotta "Bunny" Schaffer Schedule and results 1981-82 yes |- !colspan=6 style="Cheyney Wolves white"| Regular season Nov 21, 1981 7:00 p.m. yes 7 1981 women Morgan State Bears Morgan State Cope Hall Cheyney, Pennsylvania 79-31 1–0 Nov 24, 1981 6:00 p.m. yes yes 7 1981 women Boston University Terriers Boston University Case Gym Boston, Massachusetts 85–58 2–0 Dec 1, 1981 7:00 p.m. yes yes 6 1981 women Kutztown Golden Bears Kutztown State Keystone Hall Kutztown, Pennsylvania 103–38 3–0 Dec 9, 1981 8:00 p.m. yes yes 6 1981 women Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers Mount St. Mary's Emmitsburg, Maryland 66–65 4–0 Dec 15, 1981 7:00 p.m. yes 7 1981 women Millersville Marauders Millersville State Cope Hall Cheyney, Pennsylvania 104–21 5–0 Dec 19, 1981 yes yes 7 1981 women Old Dominion Monarchs Old Dominion 3 Madison Square Garden New York, New York Manufacturers Hanover Christmas Classic 55–83Louisiana Tech, Old Dominion in Final https://www.nytimes.com/1981/12/20/sports/louisiana-tech-old-dominion-in-final.html The New York Times December 20, 1981 March 16, 2024 5–1 Dec 20, 1981 yes yes 8 1981 women Rutgers Scarlet Knights Rutgers 6 Madison Square Garden New York, New York Manufacturers Hanover Christmas Classic 82–86Louisiana Tech Women Take Tourney https://www.nytimes.com/1981/12/21/sports/louisiana-tech-women-take-tourney.html The New York Times December 21, 1981 March 16, 2024 5–2 Jan 5, 1982 yes 8 1981 women Delta State Statesmen Delta State Cope Hall Cheyney, Pennsylvania 90–36 6–2 Jan 6, 1982 yes 8 1981 women William Penn Statesmen William Penn Cope Hall Cheyney, Pennsylvania 92–51 7–2 Jan 9, 1982 yes yes 4 1981 women Montclair State University Montclair State Montclair, New Jersey 67–64 8–2 Jan 19, 1982 6:30 p.m. yes yes 4 1981 women Shippensburg Raiders Shippensburg State Heiges Field House Shippensburg, Pennsylvania 97–48 9–2 Jan 21, 1982 7:00 p.m. yes 4 1981 women Saint Joseph's Hawks Saint Joseph's Cope Hall Cheyney, Pennsylvania 90–49 10–2 Jan 23, 1982 6:00 p.m. yes 4 1981 women Villanova Wildcats Villanova 15 Cope Hall Cheyney, Pennsylvania 68–58 11–2 Jan 25, 1982 7:00 p.m. yes 4 1981 women East Stroudsburg Warriors East Stroudsburg State Cope Hall Cheyney, Pennsylvania 105–35 12–2 Jan 27, 1982 7:00 p.m. yes 4 1981 women Seton Hall Pirates Seton Hall Cope Hall Cheyney, Pennsylvania 86–57 13–2 Jan 30, 1982 7:00 p.m. yes 4 1981 women Pittsburgh Panthers Pittsburgh Cope Hall Cheyney, Pennsylvania 85–59 14–2 Feb 3, 1982 7:00 p.m. yes 4 1981 none Penn State Lady Lions Penn State 12 Cope Hall Cheyney, Pennsylvania 78–70 15–2 Feb 5, 1982 7:00 p.m. yes 4 1981 women Howard Bison Howard Cope Hall Cheyney, Pennsylvania 102–50 16–2 Feb 8, 1982 7:00 p.m. yes 4 1981 women Temple Owls Temple Cope Hall Cheyney, Pennsylvania 91–54 17–2 Feb 10, 1982 7:30 p.m. yes yes 4 Maryland 5 Cole Field House College Park, Maryland 67–51 18–2 Feb 13, 1982 6:30 p.m. yes 4 1981 women Queens Knights Queens College Cope Hall Cheyney, Pennsylvania 105–57 19–2 Feb 17, 1982 7:30 p.m. yes yes 3 Rutgers 5 Rutgers Athletic Center Piscataway, New Jersey 67–53 20–2 Feb 19, 1982 6:00 p.m. yes 3 1981 women Edinboro Fighting Scots Edinboro Cope Hall Cheyney, Pennsylvania – 21–2 Feb 23, 1982 7:00 p.m. yes 2 1981 women La Salle Explorers La Salle Cope Hall Cheyney, Pennsylvania 75–49 22–2 |- !colspan=6 style="Cheyney Wolves white"| PSAC tournament Feb 26, 1982 yes 2 Millersville State Cope Hall Cheyney, Pennsylvania Semifinals 114–37 23–2 Feb 27, 1982 yes 2 1981 women Slippery Rock The Rock Slippery Rock Cope Hall Cheyney, Pennsylvania Championship game 92–33 24–2 |- !colspan=6 style="Cheyney Wolves white"| NCAA tournament Mar 13, 1982 yes yes 2 2 E 1981 women Auburn Tigers Auburn 7 E Cope Hall Cheyney, Pennsylvania First round 75–64 25–2 Mar 18, 1982 yes yes 2 2 E 1981 women NC State Wolfpack NC State 11 3 E Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina Regional Semifinal Sweet Sixteen 74–61 26–2 Mar 20, 1982 yes yes 2 2 E 1981 women Kansas State Wildcats Kansas State 18 4 E Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina Regional Final Elite Eight 93–71Cheyney St. romps over Kansas State https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/282535099/ The Morning Call newspapers.com March 21, 1982 March 16, 2024 27–2 Mar 26, 1982 yes yes 2 2 E Maryland 3 2 W Norfolk Scope Norfolk, Virginia National Semifinal Final Four 76–66Cheyney State Outruns Terrapins in Semifinal https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1982/03/27/cheyney-state-outruns-terrapins-in-semifinal/c8ed72b8-dd02-4843-9bff-55e3ee54773b/ The New York Times March 27, 1982 March 16, 2024 28–2 Mar 28, 1982 CBS yes yes 2 2 E Louisiana Tech 1 1 MW Norfolk Scope Norfolk, Virginia National Championship 62–76The Rich Get Richer, High-Tech Style https://vault.si.com/vault/1982/04/05/the-rich-get-richer-high-tech-style https://web.archive.org/web/20240316231927/https://vault.si.com/vault/1982/04/05/the-rich-get-richer-high-tech-style dead March 16, 2024 Sports Illustrated April 5, 1982 March 16, 2024 9,531 28–3 |- AP Poll Eastern E East Rankings 1981–82 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings AP 1 18 7 (1) 6 6 7 8 8 8 7 4 4 4 4 3 2 2 2 2 2 Awards and honors Valerie Walker All-American See also 1983–84 Cheyney State Lady Wolves basketball team References 2 Category:Cheyney Wolves women's basketball Cheyney State Lady Wolves basketball Cheyney State Lady Wolves basketball Cheyney State Category:NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament Final Four seasons