South Carolina State Lady Bulldogs basketball

South Carolina State Bulldogs
South Carolina State Bulldogs
University	South Carolina State University
Head coach	Audra Smith (1st season)
Conference	MEAC
Location	Orangeburg, South Carolina
Arena	SHM Memorial Center ; (Capacity: 3,000)
Nickname	Lady Bulldogs
Colors	Garnet and blue;
Uniforms
Home	Away ;
NCAA Tournament Appearances
	1983
AIAW Tournament Champions
	Division II: 1979
AIAW Tournament Runner-up
	Division II: 1978
AIAW Tournament Final Four
	Division II: 1978, 1979
AIAW Tournament Elite Eight
	Division II: 1978, 1979
AIAW Tournament Sweet Sixteen
	Division II: 1980
AIAW Tournament Appearances
	Division II: 1978, 1979, 1980
Conference tournament champions
	1978, 1979, 1983, 1986, 1992, 1993
Conference regular season champions
	1984, 1985, 1986, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994

The South Carolina State Lady Bulldogs women's basketball team represents South Carolina State University in women's basketball. The school competes in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The Bulldogs play home basketball games at SHM Memorial Center in Orangeburg, South Carolina.^[2]

History[]

The Lady Bulldogs won the MEAC Tournament four times in an eight year span from 1978 to 1986, while winning back-to-back Tournaments in 1992 and 1993, but they made only one appearance in the NCAA Tournament (1983), as the MEAC champions did not go to the NCAA Tournament again until 1994. In their only tournament appearance, they beat La Salle 85-67 in the play-in game, while losing to Tennessee 86-51 in the First Round.^[3]^[4]

Postseason[]

NCAA Division I[]

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
1983	#9	Play-in First Round	#8 La Salle #1 Tennessee	W 85-67 L 51-86

AIAW College Division/Division II[]

The Lady Bulldogs made three appearances in the AIAW National Division II Basketball Tournament, with a combined record of 7–2.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1978	First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals National Championship	Eastern Washington Southeastern Louisiana Biola High Point	W, 88–53 W, 100–98 W, 88–78 L, 88–92
1979	First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals National Championship	Emporia State Seton Hall Tuskegee Dayton	W, 86–47 W, 91–53 W, 85–70 W, 73–68
1980	Second Round	William Penn	L, 68–69

References[]

^ South Carolina State University Style Manual (PDF). Retrieved August 13, 2016.
^ "South Carolina State University Athletics". Scsuathletics.com. Retrieved 2017-02-27.
^ "Women's Basketball PostSeason Play" (PDF). Meachoops.com. Retrieved 2017-02-25.
^ "Women's All-Time Tournament Results 1987-2015" (PDF). Meachoops.com. Retrieved 2017-02-25.

External links[]

Official website

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[1] South Carolina State University Style Manual (PDF). Retrieved August 13, 2016.

[2] "South Carolina State University Athletics". Scsuathletics.com. Retrieved 2017-02-27.

[3] "Women's Basketball PostSeason Play" (PDF). Meachoops.com. Retrieved 2017-02-25.

[4] "Women's All-Time Tournament Results 1987-2015" (PDF). Meachoops.com. Retrieved 2017-02-25.

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