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1991–92 Virginia Cavaliers women's basketball team

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1991–92 Virginia Cavaliers women's basketball
ACC regular season and tournament champions
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 2
APNo. 1
Record32–2 (15–1 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Frank DiLeo
  • Shawn Campbell
  • Melissa Wiggins
Home arenaUniversity Hall
Seasons
1991–92 ACC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 Virginia 15 1   .938 32 2   .941
No. 8 Maryland 13 3   .813 25 6   .806
North Carolina 9 7   .563 22 9   .710
No. 20 Clemson 9 7   .563 21 10   .677
Florida State 8 8   .500 17 11   .607
NC State 7 9   .438 16 12   .571
Georgia Tech 6 10   .375 20 13   .606
Duke 4 12   .250 14 15   .483
Wake Forest 1 15   .063 10 18   .357
1991 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 1991–92 Virginia Cavaliers women's basketball team represented the University of Virginia during the 1991–92 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cavaliers were led by 15th-year head coach Debbie Ryan, and played their home games at University Hall in Charlottesville, Virginia as members the Atlantic Coast Conference.

This season resulted in Virginia's third straight Final Four appearance. After a heartbreaking loss in overtime in the 1991 National championship game, the Lady Cavs fell painfully close again by losing to Stanford in the National semifinals by a single point, 66–65,[1] after owning a 7-point lead with under eight minutes remaining.

Senior Dawn Staley capped an incredible career by repeating as National Player of the Year. The team went 63–5 over the past two seasons and spent that entire span ranked either No. 1 or No. 2 in the AP poll.

Roster

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1991–92 Virginia Cavaliers women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 10 Dena Evans 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Jr   Deer Park, TX
F/C 21 Melanee Wagener 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr   Mount Airy, MD
G 22 Chris Lesoravage 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr   Doylestown, PA
G 24 Dawn Staley (C) 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr Dobbins Tech Philadelphia, PA
C 30 Heather Burge 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Jr Palos Verdes Palos Verdes Estates, CA
G 32 Tammi Reiss 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr Eldred Central School Eldred, NY
F 33 Wendy Toussaint 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So   Irvington, NJ
C 34 Heidi Burge 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Jr Palos Verdes Palos Verdes Estates, CA
F/C 40 Amy Lofstedt 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr   Ankeny, IA
F 42 Charleata Beale 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr   Dale City, VA
F 44 Allison Moore 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr   Virginia Beach, VA
F 52 Felicia Santelli 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr   Scarsdale, NY
F/C 54 Audra Smith 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr   Milledgeville, GA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule

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Source:[2]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
Nov 22, 1991*
No. 2 Fairfield W 110–64  1–0
University Hall 
Charlottesville, Virginia
Jan 15, 1992
No. 1 No. 3 Maryland L 65–67  13–1
(3–1)
University Hall 
Charlottesville, Virginia
Feb 11, 1992
No. 2 at No. 1 Maryland W 75–74  21–1
(11–1)
Cole Fieldhouse 
College Park, Maryland
Feb 15, 1992
No. 2 Duke W 93–48  22–1
(12–1)
University Hall 
Charlottesville, Virginia
Feb 17, 1992*
No. 1 Connecticut W 64–43  23–1
University Hall 
Charlottesville, Virginia
Feb 22, 1992
No. 1 at No. 19 Clemson W 85–81  24–1
(13–1)
Littlejohn Coliseum 
Clemson, South Carolina
Feb 26, 1992
No. 1 North Carolina W 65–52  25–1
(14–1)
University Hall 
Charlottesville, Virginia
Feb 29, 1992
No. 1 at NC State W 76–74  26–1
(15–1)
Reynolds Coliseum 
Raleigh, North Carolina
ACC tournament
March 7, 1992*
No. 1 vs. Duke
Quarterfinals
W 81–55  27–1
Winthrop Coliseum 
Rock Hill, South Carolina
March 8, 1992*
No. 1 vs. North Carolina
Semifinals
W 74–55  28–1
Winthrop Coliseum 
Rock Hill, South Carolina
March 9, 1992*
No. 1 vs. Georgia Tech
Championship game
W 70–69[3]  29–1
Winthrop Coliseum 
Rock Hill, South Carolina
NCAA tournament
March 22, 1992*
(1 E) No. 1 vs. (8 E) No. 14 George Washington
Second round
W 97–58  30–1
University Hall 
Charlottesville, Virginia
March 26, 1992*
(1 E) No. 1 vs. (4 E) No. 14 West Virginia
Regional Semifinal – Sweet Sixteen
W 103–83  31–1
University Hall 
Charlottesville, Virginia
March 28, 1992*
(1 E) No. 1 vs. (3 E) No. 13 Vanderbilt
Regional Final – Elite Eight
W 70–58  32–1
University Hall 
Charlottesville, Virginia
April 4, 1992*
(1 E) No. 1 vs. (1 W) No. 3 Stanford
National Semifinal – Final Four
L 65–66[1]  32–2
L.A. Sports Arena 
Los Angeles, California
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Rankings

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Ranking movements
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Awards and honors

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Virginia Women Unable to Stop Time or Stanford". The New York Times. April 5, 1992. Retrieved April 25, 2024.
  2. ^ "1991-92 Women's Basketball Schedule". virginiasports.com. The University of Virginia. Retrieved April 25, 2024.
  3. ^ "Virginia women take ACC tournament". The Baltimore Sun. March 10, 1992. Retrieved April 25, 2024.