1984–85 Northeast Louisiana Indians women's basketball team

American college basketball season May 2024 Women's basketball 1984–85 Northeast Louisiana Indians 200 Southland Conference Southland 2 30–2 12–0 Linda Harper 7th Ewing Coliseum Southland Conference championsDial Classic championsKangaroo Classic champions NCAA tournament Final Four 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. 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,Old Dominion Gains Final with Georgia https://www.nytimes.com/1985/03/30/sports/old-dominion-gains-final-with-georgia.html The New York Times March 30, 1985 May 7, 2024 to finish with a 30–2 record. Roster w 1984 Northeast Louisiana Indians y y w Chana Perry n 23 C 6 4 So Brookhaven, Mississippi w Lisa Ingram y 33 C 6 3 Jr Fort Lauderdale, Florida Linda Harper https://ulmwarhawks.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/1984-85 Schedule 2013–14 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings 2013 yes yes |- !colspan=9 style=Northeast Louisiana Indians| Regular Season Nov 19, 1984 yes 7 1984 none Stephen F. Austin Ladyjacks Stephen F. Austin Ewing Coliseum Monroe, Louisiana 90–51 1–0 Nov 23, 1984 yes 7 1984 women Mississippi College Choctaws Mississippi College A. E. Wood Coliseum Clinton, Mississippi 100–81 2–0 Nov 30, 1984 yes 7 12 1984 none Tennessee Lady Volunteers Tennessee Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota Dial Classic 68–53 3–0 Dec 1, 1984 yes 7 1984 women Minnesota Golden Gophers Minnesota Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota Dial Classic 82–66 4–0 Dec 3, 1984 yes 6 1984 women Ole Miss Rebels Ole Miss Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, Mississippi 70–67 OT 5–0 Jan 22, 1985 yes 4 yes 1984 none Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters Louisiana Tech Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, Louisiana 6 77–79 OT 15–1 Feb 9, 1985 4 1984 women Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns Louisiana–Lafayette Ewing Coliseum Monroe, Louisiana 60–34 20–1 6–0 Feb 11, 1985 yes 4 6 Louisiana Tech Ewing Coliseum Monroe, Louisiana 80–67 21–1 Mar 5, 1985 yes 2 Louisiana–Lafayette Blackham Coliseum Lafayette, Louisiana 59–49 27–1 12–0 |- !colspan=9 style=Northeast Louisiana Indians| NCAA Tournament Mar 16, 1985 2 yes 2 MW 7 MW 1984 women Missouri Tigers Missouri Ewing Coliseum Monroe, Louisiana First round 85–84 OT 28–1 Mar 22, 1985 2 yes 2 MW 3 MW 1984 women Auburn Tigers Auburn Ewing Coliseum Monroe, Louisiana 10 Regional Semifinal Sweet Sixteen 76–71 29–1 Mar 24, 1985 2 yes 2 MW 1 MW Louisiana Tech Ewing Coliseum Monroe, Louisiana 4 Regional Final Elite Eight 85–76NE Louisiana Wins to Gain Final Four https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1985-03-25-sp-21417-story.html The Los Angeles Times March 25, 1985 May 7, 2024 30–1 Mar 29, 1985 yes 2 yes 2 MW 1 E Old Dominion Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas 5 National semifinal Final Four 47–57 7,648 30–2 AP Poll Central Time https://ulm_ftp.sidearmsports.com/custompages/www.ulmathletics.com/fls/19000/stats/wbb/records/1984.htm Statistics Summary for 1984-85 ULMWarhawks.com University of Louisiana at Monroe May 7, 2024https://ulmwarhawks.com/sports/womens-basketball/schedule/1984-85 1984-85 Women's Basketball Schedule ULMWarhawks.com University of Louisiana at Monroe May 7, 2024 Rankings 1984–85 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings AP 1 17 7 7 7 6 5 5 5 4 4 4 6 4 4 2 2 2 2 References Category:Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks women's basketball seasons Northeast Louisiana Category:NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament Final Four seasons Northeast Louisiana Northeast Louisiana Category:Long stubs with short prose