1987–88 Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters basketball team

1987-88 Louisiana Tech women's basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball none 1987–88 Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters logo.svg 150 American South 32–2 5–0 1 5 Leon Barmore 3rd Kim Mulkey Jennifer White Thomas Assembly Center NCAA tournament National Champions American South Tournament champions American South regular season champions Nugget Classic champions The 1987–88 Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters basketball team represented Louisiana Tech University during the 1987–88 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The team was led by third–year head coach Leon Barmore, who led the team to a 32–2 record and the 1988 NCAA Division 1 championship.https://www.nytimes.com/1988/04/04/sports/women-s-ncaa-la-tech-rallies-to-win-title.html Women's N.C.A.A.; La. Tech Rallies to Win Title New York Times This was the program's third championship of the decade, following an NCAA championship in 1982 and an AIAW championship in 1981. The Lady Techsters played their home games at the Thomas Assembly Center in Ruston, Louisiana as a member of the American South Conference. Previous season The Lady Techsters finished the 1986–87 season 30–3 as an independent. They received a bid to the 1987 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament, where they advanced to the championship before falling 67–44 to Tennessee.https://archive.commercialappeal.com/sports/sec/pat-summitt/no-1-tennessee-67-louisiana-tech-44-march-29-1987-36f98a89-4ae9-47aa-e053-0100007f1361-386021721.html No. 1: Tennessee 67, Louisiana Tech 44, March 29, 1987 Commercial Appeal Roster https://issuu.com/latechsports/docs/23-24_wbb_rb_issuu 2023-24 Louisiana Tech Women's Basketball Record Book issuu w 1987 Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters y w Shelia Ethridge n 3 5 8 SO Ruston, Louisiana w Lisa Harvey n 4 5 7 JR Benton Harbor, Michigan w Teresa Weatherspoon y 11 5 8 SR Pineland, Texas w Terri Meyer n 13 5 8 FR Levelland, Texas w Angela Lawson y 14 5 8 SR Longview, Texas w Melinda Chambless n 15 5 5 SR Chatham, Louisiana w Phoebe Dunn n 22 5 8 SO Abernathy, Texas w Tatia Brown n 23 5 10 JR Tulsa, Oklahoma w Paulette Stall n 30 5 10 JR La Crosse, Wisconsin w Beanie Lincoln n 33 6 0 JR Summerville, South Carolina w Nora Lewis n 40 6 0 JR Peoria, Illinois w Venus Lacy y 43 6 4 SO Chattanooga, Tennessee w Erica Westbrooks n 44 6 3 SR Camden, Arkansas w Jocelyn Watson n 50 6 0 SO McNeil, Arkansas Leon Barmore Mary Kay Hungate Kim Mulkey Jennifer White 11/18/2023 Schedule and results 1987-88 yes |- !colspan=6 style="Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters"| Regular season November 27, 1987 yes yes 5 Eastern Washington Hec Edmundson Pavilion Seattle, WA 107–57 1,912 1–0 Louisiana Tech 107, Eastern Washington 57 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-ltu-ew-1987/144078250/ The Times Shreveport, Louisiana November 28, 1987 32 March 25, 2024 Newspapers.com November 28, 1987 yes yes 5 Washington 16 Hec Edmundson Pavilion Seattle, WA 70–60 3,312 2–0 Louisiana Tech 70, Washington 50 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-lt-washington-1987/144078316/ The Times Shreveport, Louisiana November 30, 1987 8 March 25, 2024 Newspapers.com December 4, 1987 yes yes 5 Georgia 11 Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA 79–59 1,839 3–0 Louisiana Tech 79, Georgia 59 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-lt-georgia-1987/144078384/ The Times Shreveport, Louisiana December 5, 1987 16 March 25, 2024 Newspapers.com December 7, 1987 yes 4 UNLV 19 Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, LA 91–63 2,540 4–0Jim McLain Techster Express flattens UNLV with assistant coach in control https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-lt-unlv-1987/144078467/ The Times Shreveport, Louisiana December 8, 1987 11 March 25, 2024 Newspapers.com December 11, 1987 4 Arkansas State Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, LA Lady Techsters Dial Classic 113–50 1,960 5–0 Louisiana Tech 113, Arkansas State 50 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-lt-ark-state-1987/144078592/ The Times Shreveport, Louisiana December 12, 1987 18 March 25, 2024 Newspapers.com December 12, 1987 yes 4 Alcorn State Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, LA Lady Techsters Dial Classic 98–52 2,220 6–0 Lady Techsters Dial Classic; Louisiana Tech 98, Alcorn 52 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-lt-alcorn-1987/144129088/ The Times Shreveport, Louisiana December 13, 1987 48 March 25, 2024 Newspapers.com December 15, 1987 yes 4 UL-Monroe Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, LA 81–50 3,575 7–0 December 17, 1987 yes yes 4 Nicholls State Lawlor Events Center Reno, NV Wolf Pack Classic 92–42 95 8–0 December 18, 1987 yes yes 4 Pepperdine Lawlor Events Center Reno, NV Wolf Pack Classic 72–61 221 9–0 December 19, 1987 yes yes 4 Nevada Lawlor Events Center Reno, NV Wolf Pack Classic 80–46 527 10–0 January 4, 1988 yes 3 Kentucky Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, LA 95–63 5,430 11–0 January 6, 1988 yes 3 Colorado Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, LA 66–59 745 12–0 January 13, 1988 yes 2 Texas Tech Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, LA 107–62 2,120 13–0 January 19, 1988 yes 2 Drake Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, LA 88–56 1,935 14–0 January 23, 1988 yes 2 Utah Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, LA 83–58 2,605 15–0 January 26, 1988 yes yes 2 Oklahoma State Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, OK 85–62 1,500 16–0 January 28, 1988 yes yes 2 Kansas State Ahearn Field House Manhattan, KS 77–45 448 17–0 January 30, 1988 2 Lamar Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, LA 106–49 2,760 18–0 February 2, 1988 2 UL-Lafayette Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, LA 88–35 1,680 19–0 February 9, 1988 yes yes 2 Stephen F. Austin 17 Johnson Coliseum Nacogdoches, TX 69–51 6,105 20–0 February 12, 1988 yes yes 2 Penn State Rec Hall University Park, PA 62–66 3,112 20–1 February 15, 1988 yes yes 5 Tennessee 3 Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, TN 74–76 7,106 20–2 February 20, 1988 yes yes 5 Old Dominion ODU Fieldhouse Norfolk, VA 68–66 2,512 21–2 February 22, 1988 5 UTPA Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, LA 98–21 2,840 22–2 March 1, 1988 yes yes 5 UL-Monroe Fant–Ewing Coliseum Monroe, LA 71–43 3,862 23–2 March 3, 1988 yes yes 5 Tulane Devlin Fieldhouse New Orleans, LA 92–62 350 24–2 March 5, 1988 yes 5 New Orleans Lakefront Arena New Orleans, LA 92–62 852 25–2 |- !colspan=6 style="Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters"| American South tournament March 11, 1988 1 4 Lamar Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, LA 93–67 1,635 26–2 March 12, 1988 1 2 New Orleans Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, LA 86–64 2,140 27–2 |- !colspan=6 style="Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters"| NCAA tournament March 19, 1988 2 MW 7 MW Kansas Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, LA Midwest Second Round 89–60 2,615 28–2 March 24, 1988 yes 2 MW 3 MW Ole Miss Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX Midwest Semifinal 80–60 8,074 29–2 March 26, 1988 yes 2 MW 1 MW Texas Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX Midwest Final 83–80 OT 12,288 30–2 April 1, 1988 yes 2 MW 1 E Tennessee Tacoma Dome Tacoma, WA Final Four 68–59 8,449 31–2 April 3, 1988 yes 5 2 MW 3 1 ME Auburn Tacoma Dome Tacoma, WA National Championship 56–54 8,448 32–2 |- AP Poll Central Awards and honors Wade Trophy winner (Teresa Weatherspoon)https://wbca.org/recognize/player-awards/wade-trophy The Wade Trophy WCBA 1 Kodak All-American (Teresa Weatherspoon)https://wbca.org/wbca-coaches-all-america/past-teams-NCAA-Division-I Past Teams - NCAA Division I WCBA 2 NCAA Final Four All-Tournament Team members (Teresa Weaterspoon, Erica Westbrooks) American South Conference Player of the Year (Teresa Weatherspoon) 2 American South All-Conference members (Nora Lewis, Teresa Weatherspoon) American South Conference Tournament MVP (Erica Westbrooks) 2 American South Conference All-Tournament members (Erica Westbrooks, Venus Lacy) Naismith Women's College Coach of the Year (Leon Barmore)https://naismithtrophy.com/winners/ Past Winners naismithtrophy American South Conference Coach of the Year (Leon Barmore) See also Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters basketball References Category:Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters basketball seasons Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters basketball Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters basketball Louisiana Tech Category:NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament Final Four seasons Category:NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament championship seasons