1984–85 Northeast Louisiana Indians women's basketball team

1984–85 Northeast Louisiana Indians women's basketball
1984–85 Northeast Louisiana Indians women's basketball
Southland Conference champions; Dial Classic champions; Kangaroo Classic champions
NCAA tournament, Final Four
Conference	Southland Conference
Ranking
AP	No. 2
Record	30–2 (12–0 Southland)
Head coach	Linda Harper (7th season);
Home arena	Ewing Coliseum
	Seasons ← 1983–84 1985–86 →

1984–85 Southland Conference women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 2 NE Louisiana	12	–	0	1.000	30	–	2	.938
UT Arlington	8	–	4	.667	13	–	14	.481
Lamar	7	–	5	.583	12	–	15	.444
Arkansas State	5	–	7	.417	12	–	13	.480
McNeese State	5	–	7	.417	11	–	17	.393
Louisiana–Lafayette	4	–	8	.333	8	–	18	.308
North Texas	1	–	11	.083	4	–	22	.154

Rankings from AP poll

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,^[1] to finish with a 30–2 record.

Roster

1984–85 Northeast Louisiana Indians women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
C	23	Chana Perry	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	So		Brookhaven, Mississippi
C	33	Lisa Ingram	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Jr		Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Head coach

Linda Harper

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular Season
Nov 19, 1984*	No. 7	Stephen F. Austin	W 90–51	1–0	Ewing Coliseum Monroe, Louisiana
Nov 23, 1984	No. 7	at Mississippi College	W 100–81	2–0	A. E. Wood Coliseum Clinton, Mississippi
Nov 30, 1984	No. 7	vs. No. 12 Tennessee Dial Classic	W 68–53	3–0	Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota
Dec 1, 1984	No. 7	at Minnesota Dial Classic	W 82–66	4–0	Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota
Dec 3, 1984	No. 6	at Ole Miss	W 70–67 ^OT	5–0	Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, Mississippi
Jan 22, 1985*	No. 4	at No. 6 Louisiana Tech	L 77–79 ^OT	15–1	Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, Louisiana
Feb 9, 1985	No. 4	Louisiana–Lafayette	W 60–34	20–1 (6–0)	Ewing Coliseum Monroe, Louisiana
Feb 11, 1985*	No. 4	No. 6 Louisiana Tech	W 80–67	21–1	Ewing Coliseum Monroe, Louisiana
Mar 5, 1985	No. 2	at Louisiana–Lafayette	W 59–49	27–1 (12–0)	Blackham Coliseum Lafayette, Louisiana
NCAA Tournament
Mar 16, 1985*	(2 MW) No. 2	(7 MW) Missouri First round	W 85–84 ^OT	28–1	Ewing Coliseum Monroe, Louisiana
Mar 22, 1985*	(2 MW) No. 2	(3 MW) No. 10 Auburn Regional Semifinal – Sweet Sixteen	W 76–71	29–1	Ewing Coliseum Monroe, Louisiana
Mar 24, 1985*	(2 MW) No. 2	(1 MW) No. 4 Louisiana Tech Regional Final – Elite Eight	W 85–76^[2]	30–1	Ewing Coliseum Monroe, Louisiana
Mar 29, 1985*	(2 MW) No. 2	vs. (1 E) No. 5 Old Dominion National semifinal – Final Four	L 47–57^[1]	30–2	Frank Erwin Center (7,648) Austin, Texas
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

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Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
	Week
Poll	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Final
AP	7	7	7	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	6	4	4	2	2	2	2

References

^ ^a ^b "Old Dominion Gains Final with Georgia". The New York Times. March 30, 1985. Retrieved May 7, 2024.
^ "NE Louisiana Wins to Gain Final Four". The Los Angeles Times. March 25, 1985. Retrieved May 7, 2024.
^ "Statistics Summary for 1984-85". ULMWarhawks.com. University of Louisiana at Monroe. Retrieved May 7, 2024.
^ "1984-85 Women's Basketball Schedule". ULMWarhawks.com. University of Louisiana at Monroe. Retrieved May 7, 2024.

[finalfour-1] "Old Dominion Gains Final with Georgia". The New York Times. March 30, 1985. Retrieved May 7, 2024.

[2] "NE Louisiana Wins to Gain Final Four". The Los Angeles Times. March 25, 1985. Retrieved May 7, 2024.

[3] "Statistics Summary for 1984-85". ULMWarhawks.com. University of Louisiana at Monroe. Retrieved May 7, 2024.

[4] "1984-85 Women's Basketball Schedule". ULMWarhawks.com. University of Louisiana at Monroe. Retrieved May 7, 2024.

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