1986–87 Texas Longhorns women's basketball team

Intercollegiate basketball season March 2026 June 2024 Women's Basketball 1986–87 Texas Longhorns Texas Longhorns logo.svg Southwest Conference SWC 1 3 31–2 16–0 Jody Conradt 11th Lynn Pool Colleen Matsuhara Frank Erwin Center SWC championSWC tournament championOrange Bowl Invitational champion NCAA tournament Final Four The 1986–87 Texas Longhorns women's basketball team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 1986–87 college basketball season. It was head coach Jody Conradt's 11th season at Texas. The Longhorns were members of the Southwest Conference and played their home games at the Frank Erwin Center. After losing a mid-December home game to Tennessee, they won 25 consecutive games before finishing the season 31–2, 16–0 in SWC play to win the regular season and SWC tournament. They received an automatic bid to the NCAA women's basketball tournament where they reached the Final Four for the second straight season. Roster 1986 Texas Longhorns women y yes w Beverly Williams n 10 G 5 8 Jr Austin, TX Del Valle w Lyssa McBride n 13 G 5 7 Fr Friendswood, TX Clear Creek w Pennee Hall n 14 G 5 6 Jr Mont Belvieu, TX Barber Hill w Susan Anderson n 20 C 6 3 Fr Everson, WA Mt. Baker w Paulette Moegle n 21 G 5 10 Jr San Marcos, TX San Marcos w Ellen Bayer n 22 C 6 8 Fr Scottsdale, AZ Saguaro w Clarissa Davis y 24 F/C 6 1 So San Antonio, TX John Jay w Andrea Lloyd Andrea Lloyd-Curry y 25 F 6 2 Sr Moscow, ID Moscow w C.J. Jones n 32 F 6 1 Jr Las Vegas, NV Rancho w Yulonda Wimbish n 34 G/F 5 9 Jr Victoria, TX Victoria w Aaron Farris n 43 F 5 11 Fr Fort Worth, TX Arlington Heights w Marie Pesch n 44 F 6 0 Fr Bovina, TX Bovina w Michele Eglinger n 45 C 6 4 Jr Houston, TX Scarborough w Doreatha Conwell n 50 FC 6 3 Jr Los Angeles, CA Locke https://texassports.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/1986-87 Jody Conradt Lynn Pool Colleen Matsuhara Part-Time Assistant CoachCherri Rapp Student Assistant CoachKamie Ethridge Schedule https://texassports.com/sports/womens-basketball/schedule/1986-87 1986-87 Women's Basketball Schedule Texas Sports June 8, 2024 yes |- !colspan=12 style="Texas Longhorns"| Regular season Nov 28, 1986 yes yes 1 Long Beach State 7 L.A. Sports Arena Los Angeles, California USC Classic 100–86 1–0 Nov 29, 1986 yes yes 1 1986 women USC Trojans USC 5 L.A. Sports Arena Los Angeles, California USC Classic 89–69Lady Longhorns Win Title With an 89-69 Romp Over Trojans https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1986-11-30-sp-324-story.html The Los Angeles Times November 30, 1986 June 8, 2024 2–0 Dec 1, 1986 yes yes 1 1986 women Idaho Vandals Idaho Kibbie-ASUI Activity Center Moscow, Idaho 87–44 3–0 Dec 5, 1986 yes 1 1986 women Notre Dame Fighting Irish Notre Dame Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas Dr. Pepper Classic 84–59 4–0 Dec 6, 1986 yes 1 1986 women Ohio State Buckeyes Ohio State 15 Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas Dr. Pepper Classic 99–78 5–0 Dec 9, 1986 yes yes 1 1986 women Northeast Louisiana Indians NE Louisiana Fant–Ewing Coliseum Monroe, Louisiana 85–60 6–0 Dec 14, 1986 yes 1 Tennessee 3 Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas 78–85 6–1 Dec 27, 1986 yes yes 2 1986 women Temple Owls Temple James L. Knight International Center Miami, Florida Orange Bowl/Burger King Invitational 93–57 7–1 Dec 28, 1986 yes yes 2 Ohio State 16 James L. Knight International Center Miami, Florida Orange Bowl/Burger King Invitational 97–63 8–1 Dec 29, 1986 yes yes 2 Tennessee 1 James L. Knight International Center Miami, Florida Orange Bowl/Burger King Invitational 88–74Texas turns tables on Tennessee women https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/113564613/ The Tennessean newspapers.com December 30, 1986 June 8, 2024 9–1 Jan 3, 1987 1 1986 women Rice Owls Rice Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas 85–53 10–1 1–0 Jan 6, 1987 yes 1 1986 women Arkansas Razorbacks Arkansas Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas 59–56 11–1 2–0 Jan 10, 1987 yes 1 1986 none Baylor Lady Bears Baylor Ferrell Center Waco, Texas 88–58 12–1 3–0 Jan 14, 1987 yes 1 1986 women Texas A&M Aggies Texas A&M G. Rollie White Coliseum College Station, Texas 94–60 13–1 4–0 Jan 17, 1987 1 1986 women SMU Mustangs SMU Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas 93–57 14–1 5–0 Jan 19, 1987 yes 1 1986 women TCU Horned Frogs TCU Daniel–Meyer Coliseum Fort Worth, Texas 99–67 15–1 6–0 Jan 21, 1986 yes 1 1986 none Western Kentucky Lady Toppers Western Kentucky 19 Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas 63–41 16–1 Jan 24, 1987 1 1986 women Texas Tech Red Raiders Texas Tech Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas 74–52 17–1 7–0 Jan 28, 1987 yes 1 1986 women Houston Cougars Houston Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas 79–73 18–1 8–0 Jan 31, 1987 yes 1 Rice Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, Texas 96–63 19–1 9–0 Feb 3, 1987 1 Arkansas Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas 91–65 20–1 10–0 Feb 7, 1987 1 Baylor Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas 92–41 21–1 11–0 Feb 10, 1987 1 Texas A&M Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas 96–50 22–1 12–0 Feb 14, 1987 yes 1 SMU Moody Coliseum Dallas, Texas 93–57 23–1 13–0 Feb 17, 1987 1 TCU Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas 110–65 24–1 14–0 Feb 24, 1987 yes 1 Texas Tech Lubbock Municipal Coliseum Lubbock, Texas 74–52 25–1 15–0 Mar 1, 1987 1 Houston Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas 60–55 26–1 16–0 |- !colspan=12 style="Texas Longhorns"| SWC tournament Mar 5, 1987 yes yes 1 Texas Tech Moody Coliseum Dallas, Texas Semifinals 73–49 27–1 Mar 7, 1987 yes yes 1 Arkansas Moody Coliseum Dallas, Texas Championship game 72–70 28–1 |- !colspan=12 style="Texas Longhorns"| NCAA tournament Mar 15, 1987 yes 1 1 E 1986 women Saint Joseph's Hawks Saint Joseph's 9 E Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas Second round 86–56 29–1 Mar 19, 1987 yes yes 1 1 E 1986 women James Madison Dukes James Madison 12 4 E Cumberland County Memorial Arena Fayetteville, North Carolina Regional Semifinal Sweet Sixteen 91–57 30–1 Mar 21, 1987 yes yes 1 1 E 1986 women Rutgers Scarlet Knights Rutgers 5 2 E Cumberland County Memorial Arena Fayetteville, North Carolina Regional Final Elite Eight 85–77Texas Edges Rutgers in East Regional, 85-77 https://www.nytimes.com/1987/03/22/sports/college-basketball-women-s-ncaa-texas-edges-rutgers-in-east-regional-85-77.html The New York Times March 22, 1987 June 8, 2024 31–1 Mar 27, 1987 yes 1 1 E Louisiana Tech 3 1 MW Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas National Semifinal Final Four 75–79Texas Upset, 79-75 https://www.nytimes.com/1987/03/28/sports/texas-upset-79-75.html The New York Times March 28, 1987 June 8, 2024 31–2 MW Midwest Rankings 1986–87 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings AP 1 16 1 1 1 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Coaches 1 17 1 1 1 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 See also Texas Longhorns women's basketball References Category:Texas Longhorns women's basketball seasons Texas Texas Category:NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament Final Four seasons Texas Longhorns women's basketball Texas Longhorns women's basketball