1985–86 WKU Lady Toppers basketball team

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
1985–86 WKU Lady Toppers basketball
WKU Hilltoppers wordmark.png
NCAA East Regional Champion
SBC Tournament Champion
Sun Belt Conference Champion
Communiplex Classic Champion
Bud Light Shootout Champion
NCAA Tournament, Final Four
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 3
APNo. 5
1985–86 record32–4 (6–0 SBC)
Head coach
  • Paul Sanderford (4th season)
Home arenaE. A. Diddle Arena
Seasons
← 1984–85
 →

The 1985–86 WKU Lady Toppers basketball team represents Western Kentucky University during the 1985–86 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Toppers were led by head coach Paul Sanderford and Sun Belt Conference Player of the Year Lillie Mason.[1] They won the SBC season and tournament championships and received a bid to the 1986 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament where they advanced to the Final Four.[2] This team set a school record for wins and had three players named to All-American teams, Mason, Clemette Haskins, and Kami Thomas. Thomas and Haskins joined Mason on the All-Conference team; Mason was the SBC Tournament Most Outstanding Player (MOP) and Haskins made the All-Tournament team. Haskins was selected to the NCAA Final Four team and Mason was NCAA East Region MOP with Thomas joining her on the All-Region team.[3]

Schedule[]

[4]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
11/22/1985*
 No. 6 at No. 20USAToday Texas Tech W 88–71  1–0
 Lubbock Municipal Coliseum 
Lubbock, TX
11/25/1985*
 No. 6 South Alabama
Bowling Green Bank Invitational 		W 86–55  2–0
 E. A. Diddle Arena 
Bowling Green, KY
11/26/1985*
 No. 6 No. 23* Oklahoma
Bowling Green Bank Invitational 		L 81–89  2–1
 E. A. Diddle Arena 
Bowling Green, KY
12/2/1985*
 No. 9 No. 15 Iowa W 77–67  3–1
 E. A. Diddle Arena 
Bowling Green, KY
12/6/1985*
 No. 8 at Southern Illinois W 92–60  4–1
 Banterra Center 
Carbondale, IL
12/9/1985*
 No. 9 Middle Tennessee W 103–78  5–1
 E. A. Diddle Arena 
Bowling Green, KY
12/14/1985*
 No. 9 at Morehead State W 85–66  6–1
 Ellis Johnson Arena 
Morehead, KY
12/21/1985*
 No. 9 at Evansville W 96–66  7–1
 Roberts Municipal Stadium 
Evansville, IN
12/28/1985*
 No. 9 vs. Xavier
Communiplex Classic 		W 122–43  8–1
 Riverfront Coliseum 
Cincinnati, OH
12/29/1985*
 No. 9 at Cincinnati
Communiplex Classic 		W 87–43  9–1
 Riverfront Coliseum 
Cincinnati, OH
1/3/1986*
 No. 9 vs. Kansas State
Bud Light Shootout 		W 95–69  10–1
 Thomas & Mack Center 
Las Vegas, NV
1/4/1986*
 No. 9 vs. California
Bud Light Shootout 		W 81–59  11–1
 Thomas & Mack Center 
Las Vegas, NV
1/7/1986*
 No. 7 West Virginia W 95–49  12–1
 E. A. Diddle Arena 
Bowling Green, KY
1/10/1986*
 No. 7 Dayton W 104–75  13–1
 E. A. Diddle Arena 
Bowling Green, KY
1/12/1986
 No. 6 South Florida W 94–48  14–1 (1-0)
 E. A. Diddle Arena 
Bowling Green, KY
1/14/1986
 No. 6 Memphis State W 95–71  15–1
 E. A. Diddle Arena 
Bowling Green, KY
1/16/1986*
 No. 6 at Louisville W 98–55  16–1
 Freedom Hall 
Louisville, KY
1/22/1986
 No. 6 UNC Charlotte W 85–51  17–1 (2-0)
 E. A. Diddle Arena 
Bowling Green, KY
1/27/1986*
 No. 6 Alabama–Huntsville W 108–55  18–1
 E. A. Diddle Arena 
Bowling Green, KY
1/30/1986*
 No. 6 Tennessee Tech W 83–79  19–1
 Eblen Center 
Cookeville, TN
2/4/1986*
 No. 5 Murray State W 93–69  20–1
 E. A. Diddle Arena 
Bowling Green, KY
2/7/1986*
 No. 5 Cheyney State W 101–52  21–1
 E. A. Diddle Arena 
Bowling Green, KY
2/10/1986*
 No. 4 at No. 2 Georgia L 61–93  21–2
 Stegeman Coliseum 
Athens, GA
2/15/1986
 No. 4 at UAB W 83–63  22–2 (3-0)
 Birmingham–Jefferson Convention Complex 
Birmingham, AL
2/17/1986
 No. 6 at South Alabama W 72–66  23–2 (4-0)
 Jag Gym 
Mobile, AL
2/23/1986
 No. 5 ODU W 74–64  24–2 (5-0)
 E. A. Diddle Arena 
Bowling Green, KY
2/24/1986
 No. 5 VCU W 101–51  25–2 (6-0)
 E. A. Diddle Arena 
Bowling Green, KY
2/28/1986*
 No. 5 at Alaska Anchorage
Northern Lights Invitational 		W 98–78  26–2
  
Anchorage, AK
3/1/1986*
 No. 5 vs. No. 16* Louisiana–Monroe
Northern Lights Invitational 		L 84–88  26–3
  
Anchorage, AK
3/2/1986*
 No. 5 vs. SMU
Northern Lights Invitational 		W 76–66  27–3
  
Anchorage, AK
1986 Sun Belt Conference Women's Basketball Tournament
3/7/1986
 No. 5 UAB
SBC Tournament Semifinal 		W 80–53  28–3
 E. A. Diddle Arena 
Bowling Green, KY
3/8/1986
 No. 5 ODU
SBC Tournament Final 		W 69–61  29–3
 E. A. Diddle Arena 
Bowling Green, KY
1986 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament
3/16/1986*
 No. 5 (E4) No. 24* (E5) Saint Joseph's (PA)
East Region Second Round 		W 74–65  30–3
 E. A. Diddle Arena 
Bowling Green, KY
3/20/1986*
 No. 5 (E4) vs. No. 17 (E8) James Madison
Sweet Sixteen 		W 72–51  31–3
 Palestra 
Philadelphia, PA
3/22/1986*
 No. 5 (E4) vs. No. 10 (E2) Rutgers
Elite Eight 		W 89–74  32–3
 Palestra 
Philadelphia, PA
3/28/1986*
 No. 5 (E4) vs. No. 1 (MW1) Texas
Final Four 		L 65–90  32–4
 Rupp Arena 
Lexington, KY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll except * USA Today. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References[]

  1. ^ 2019-20 Sun Belt Conference Women’s Basketball Record Book, retrieved May 21, 2020
  2. ^ Sanderford elected to Kentucky Athletic Hall of Fame, By the Daily News May 6, 2015, retrieved May 21, 2020
  3. ^ 2019-20 Lady Topper Basketball Media Guide, retrieved May 21, 2020
  4. ^ Western Kentucky Sports Women's Basketball Archive, retrieved May 21, 2020


Stub icon

This college basketball season article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by .

  • v
  • t
Stub icon

This article about a sports team in Kentucky is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by .

  • v
  • t
Retrieved from ""