1983–84 Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters basketball team
1983-84 Louisiana Tech women's basketball season
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The 1983–84 Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters basketball team represented Louisiana Tech University during the 1983–84 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The team was led by co-head coaches Sonja Hogg and Leon Barmore, who guided the team to a 30–3 record and a third straight NCAA Final Four appearance at the 1984 NCAA tournament.[1] After winning the inaugural NCAA title in 1982, the Lady Techsters lost to the eventual National champion, USC, for the season time in a row. This was the program's third consecutive appearance in the NCAA Final Four. The team played their home games at the Thomas Assembly Center in Ruston, Louisiana as an NCAA independent.
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| Conference | Independent |
| Ranking | |
| AP | No. 2 |
| Record | 30–3 |
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| Assistant coach | Gary Blair |
| Home arena | Thomas Assembly Center |
Roster
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Schedule and results
| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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| Regular season | |||||||||||
| Nov 29, 1983* |
No. 2 | at Arkansas | W 75–52 | 1–0 |
Barnhill Arena (2,632) Fayetteville, Arkansas | ||||||
| Nov 30, 1983* |
No. 2 | Mississippi College | W 109–60 | 2–0 |
Thomas Assembly Center (4,550) Ruston, Louisiana | ||||||
| Dec 2, 1983* |
No. 2 | No. 7 Kansas | W 103–71 | 3–0 |
Thomas Assembly Center (2,770) Ruston, Louisiana | ||||||
| Dec 3, 1983* |
No. 2 | No. 18 Western Kentucky | W 82–50 | 4–0 |
Thomas Assembly Center (3,610) Ruston, Louisiana | ||||||
| Dec 10, 1983* |
No. 2 | Indiana | W 76–47 | 5–0 |
Thomas Assembly Center (3,880) Ruston, Louisiana | ||||||
| Dec 12, 1983* |
No. 2 | at Northwestern State | W 82–46 | 6–0 |
Prather Coliseum (900) Natchitoches, Louisiana | ||||||
| Dec 17, 1983* |
No. 2 | vs. Ohio State | W 79–57 | 7–0 |
(1,000) Dallas, Texas | ||||||
| Jan 3, 1984* |
No. 2 | No. 1 USC | W 75–66 | 8–0 |
Thomas Assembly Center (8,370) Ruston, Louisiana | ||||||
| Jan 4, 1984* |
No. 2 | UCLA | W 94–58 | 9–0 |
Thomas Assembly Center (4,080) Ruston, Louisiana | ||||||
| Jan 6, 1984* |
No. 1 | No. 4 Long Beach State | W 73–57 | 10–0 |
Thomas Assembly Center (5,875) Ruston, Louisiana | ||||||
| Jan 12, 1984* |
No. 1 | Notre Dame | W 83–56 | 11–0 |
Thomas Assembly Center (4,325) Ruston, Louisiana | ||||||
| Jan 14, 1984* |
No. 1 | Northeast Louisiana | W 88–67 | 12–0 |
Thomas Assembly Center (8,825) Ruston, Louisiana | ||||||
| Jan 18, 1984* |
No. 1 | at No. 12 Tennessee | W 81–63 | 13–0 |
Stokely Athletic Center Knoxville, Tennessee | ||||||
| Jan 20, 1984* |
No. 1 | vs. No. 10 Cheyney State | W 100–72 | 14–0 |
Rec Hall University Park, Pennsylvania | ||||||
| Jan 21, 1984* |
No. 1 | at Penn State | W 86–61 | 15–0 |
Rec Hall University Park, Pennsylvania | ||||||
| Jan 27, 1984* |
No. 1 | at Southeastern Louisiana | W 88–45 | 16–0 |
University Center (2,400) Hammond, Louisiana | ||||||
| Jan 28, 1984* |
No. 1 | UNLV | W 90–60 | 17–0 |
Thomas Assembly Center (4,715) Ruston, Louisiana | ||||||
| Feb 1, 1984* |
No. 1 | at Northeast Louisiana | W 86–72 | 18–0 |
Fant–Ewing Coliseum (7,543) Monroe, Louisiana | ||||||
| Feb 4, 1984* |
No. 1 | at No. 7 Old Dominion | L 64–66 | 18–1 |
Norfolk Scope Norfolk, Virginia | ||||||
| Feb 6, 1984* |
No. 1 | at No. 13 Auburn | W 80–68 | 19–1 |
Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum (1,550) Auburn, Alabama | ||||||
| Feb 10, 1984* |
No. 1 | at Jackson State | W 69–65 | 20–1 |
Williams Assembly Center (6,000) Jackson, Mississippi | ||||||
| Feb 11, 1984* |
No. 1 | at Memphis State | L 69–72 | 20–2 |
Memorial Fieldhouse (2,248) Memphis, Tennessee | ||||||
| Feb 16, 1984* |
No. 2 | at Stephen F. Austin | W 87–58 | 21–2 |
William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,300) Nacogdoches, Texas | ||||||
| Feb 18, 1984* |
No. 2 | Houston | W 92–58 | 22–2 |
Thomas Assembly Center (4,725) Ruston, Louisiana | ||||||
| Feb 21, 1984* |
No. 2 | Oral Roberts | W 98–61 | 23–2 |
Thomas Assembly Center (4,560) Ruston, Louisiana | ||||||
| Feb 25, 1984* |
No. 2 | at Cal Poly Pomona | W 83–43 | 24–2 |
Kellogg Arena (1,216) Pomona, California | ||||||
| Feb 28, 1984* |
No. 2 | at Hawaii | W 95–53 | 25–2 |
Stan Sheriff Center (343) Honolulu, Hawaii | ||||||
| Feb 29, 1984* |
No. 2 | at Hawaii Pacific | W 97–51 | 26–2 |
Neal S. Blaisdell Center (150) Honolulu, Hawaii | ||||||
| Mar 10, 1984* |
No. 2 | at McNeese State | W 87–43 | 27–2 |
Memorial Gymnasium (1,000) Lake Charles, Louisiana | ||||||
| NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
| Mar 16, 1984* |
(1 MW) No. 2 | (8 MW) Texas Tech First Round |
W 94–68 | 28–2 |
Thomas Assembly Center (5,170) Ruston, Louisiana | ||||||
| Mar 23, 1984* |
(1 MW) No. 2 | (5 MW) No. 8 LSU Regional Semifinal – Sweet Sixteen |
W 92–67 | 29–2 |
Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, Louisiana | ||||||
| Mar 25, 1984* |
(1 MW) No. 2 | (2 MW) No. 1 Texas Regional Final – Elite Eight |
W 85–60 | 30–2 |
Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, Louisiana | ||||||
| Mar 30, 1984* |
(1 MW) No. 2 | vs. (1 W) No. 5 USC National Semifinal – Final Four |
L 57–62[2] | 30–3 |
Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, California | ||||||
Rankings
| Week | |||||||||||||||||
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| Poll | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Final |
| AP | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |