1985β86 Western Kentucky Lady Toppers basketball | |
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NCAA East Regional Champion SBC Tournament Champion Sun Belt Conference Champion Communiplex Classic Champion Bud Light Shootout Champion | |
NCAA Tournament, Final Four | |
Conference | Sun Belt Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 3 |
AP | No. 5 |
Record | 32β4 (6β0 SBC) |
Head coach |
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Home arena | E. A. Diddle Arena |
Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 5 WKU β | 6 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 32 | – | 4 | .889 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Old Dominon | 5 | – | 1 | .833 | 15 | – | 13 | .536 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UNC Charlotte | 3 | – | 3 | .500 | 15 | – | 13 | .536 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UAB | 3 | – | 3 | .500 | 13 | – | 16 | .448 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Alabama | 2 | – | 4 | .333 | 18 | – | 11 | .621 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
VCU | 2 | – | 4 | .333 | 14 | – | 14 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Florida | 0 | – | 6 | .000 | 5 | – | 22 | .185 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1986 Sun Belt tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll |
The 1985β86 WKU Lady Toppers basketball team represents Western Kentucky University during the 1985β86 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 Division I women's 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]
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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Regular season | |||||||||||
11/22/1985* |
No. 6 | at No. 20* Texas Tech | W 88β71 | 1β0 |
Lubbock Municipal Coliseum Lubbock, TX | ||||||
11/25/1985* |
No. 6 |
South Alabama Bowling Green Bank Invitational |
W 86β55 | 2β0 |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | ||||||
11/26/1985* |
No. 6 | No. 23*
Oklahoma Bowling Green Bank Invitational |
L 81β89 | 2β1 |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | ||||||
12/2/1985* |
No. 9 | No. 15 Iowa | W 77β67 | 3β1 |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | ||||||
12/6/1985* |
No. 8 | at Southern Illinois | W 92β60 | 4β1 |
Banterra Center Carbondale, IL | ||||||
12/9/1985* |
No. 9 | Middle Tennessee | W 103β78 | 5β1 |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | ||||||
12/14/1985* |
No. 9 | at Morehead State | W 85β66 | 6β1 |
Ellis Johnson Arena Morehead, KY | ||||||
12/21/1985* |
No. 9 | at Evansville | W 96β66 | 7β1 |
Roberts Municipal Stadium Evansville, IN | ||||||
12/28/1985* |
No. 9 | vs.
Xavier Communiplex Classic |
W 122β43 | 8β1 |
Riverfront Coliseum Cincinnati, OH | ||||||
12/29/1985* |
No. 9 | at
Cincinnati Communiplex Classic |
W 87β43 | 9β1 |
Riverfront Coliseum Cincinnati, OH | ||||||
1/3/1986* |
No. 9 | vs.
Kansas State Bud Light Shootout |
W 95β69 | 10β1 |
Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas, NV | ||||||
1/4/1986* |
No. 9 | vs.
California Bud Light Shootout |
W 81β59 | 11β1 |
Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas, NV | ||||||
1/7/1986* |
No. 7 | West Virginia | W 95β49 | 12β1 |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | ||||||
1/10/1986* |
No. 7 | Dayton | W 104β75 | 13β1 |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | ||||||
1/12/1986 |
No. 6 | South Florida | W 94β48 | 14β1 (1β0) |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | ||||||
1/14/1986 |
No. 6 | Memphis State | W 95β71 | 15β1 |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | ||||||
1/16/1986* |
No. 6 | at Louisville | W 98β55 | 16β1 |
Freedom Hall Louisville, KY | ||||||
1/22/1986 |
No. 6 | UNC Charlotte | W 85β51 | 17β1 (2β0) |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | ||||||
1/27/1986* |
No. 6 | AlabamaβHuntsville | W 108β55 | 18β1 |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | ||||||
1/30/1986* |
No. 6 | Tennessee Tech | W 83β79 | 19β1 |
Eblen Center Cookeville, TN | ||||||
2/4/1986* |
No. 5 | Murray State | W 93β69 | 20β1 |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | ||||||
2/7/1986* |
No. 5 | Cheyney State | W 101β52 | 21β1 |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | ||||||
2/10/1986* |
No. 4 | at No. 2 Georgia | L 61β93 | 21β2 |
Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA | ||||||
2/15/1986 |
No. 4 | at UAB | W 83β63 | 22β2 (3β0) |
BJCC Coliseum Birmingham, AL | ||||||
2/17/1986 |
No. 6 | at South Alabama | W 72β66 | 23β2 (4β0) |
Jag Gym Mobile, AL | ||||||
2/23/1986 |
No. 5 | Old Dominion | W 74β64 | 24β2 (5β0) |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | ||||||
2/24/1986 |
No. 5 | VCU | W 101β51 | 25β2 (6β0) |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | ||||||
2/28/1986* |
No. 5 | at
Alaska Anchorage Northern Lights Invitational |
W 98β78 | 26β2 |
Anchorage, AK | ||||||
3/1/1986* |
No. 5 | vs. No. 16*
LouisianaβMonroe Northern Lights Invitational |
L 84β88 | 26β3 |
Anchorage, AK | ||||||
3/2/1986* |
No. 5 | vs.
SMU Northern Lights Invitational |
W 76β66 | 27β3 |
Anchorage, AK | ||||||
Sun Belt tournament | |||||||||||
3/7/1986 |
(1) No. 5 | (4) UAB Semifinals |
W 80β53 | 28β3 |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | ||||||
3/8/1986 |
(1) No. 5 | (2) Old Dominion Championship |
W 69β61 | 29β3 |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | ||||||
NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
3/16/1986* |
(E4) No. 5 | (E5) No. 24*
Saint Joseph's (PA) East Region Second Round |
W 74β65 | 30β3 |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | ||||||
3/20/1986* |
(E4) No. 5 | vs. (E8) No. 17
James Madison Sweet Sixteen |
W 72β51 | 31β3 |
Palestra Philadelphia, PA | ||||||
3/22/1986* |
(E4) No. 5 | vs. (E2) No. 10
Rutgers Elite Eight |
W 89β74 | 32β3 |
Palestra Philadelphia, PA | ||||||
3/28/1986* |
(E4) No. 5 | vs. (MW1) No. 1
Texas Final Four |
L 65β90 | 32β4 |
Rupp Arena Lexington, KY | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from
AP Poll. * USA Today rankings. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
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1985β86 Western Kentucky Lady Toppers basketball | |
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NCAA East Regional Champion SBC Tournament Champion Sun Belt Conference Champion Communiplex Classic Champion Bud Light Shootout Champion | |
NCAA Tournament, Final Four | |
Conference | Sun Belt Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 3 |
AP | No. 5 |
Record | 32β4 (6β0 SBC) |
Head coach |
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Home arena | E. A. Diddle Arena |
Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 5 WKU β | 6 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 32 | – | 4 | .889 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Old Dominon | 5 | – | 1 | .833 | 15 | – | 13 | .536 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UNC Charlotte | 3 | – | 3 | .500 | 15 | – | 13 | .536 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UAB | 3 | – | 3 | .500 | 13 | – | 16 | .448 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Alabama | 2 | – | 4 | .333 | 18 | – | 11 | .621 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
VCU | 2 | – | 4 | .333 | 14 | – | 14 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Florida | 0 | – | 6 | .000 | 5 | – | 22 | .185 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1986 Sun Belt tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll |
The 1985β86 WKU Lady Toppers basketball team represents Western Kentucky University during the 1985β86 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 Division I women's 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]
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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Regular season | |||||||||||
11/22/1985* |
No. 6 | at No. 20* Texas Tech | W 88β71 | 1β0 |
Lubbock Municipal Coliseum Lubbock, TX | ||||||
11/25/1985* |
No. 6 |
South Alabama Bowling Green Bank Invitational |
W 86β55 | 2β0 |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | ||||||
11/26/1985* |
No. 6 | No. 23*
Oklahoma Bowling Green Bank Invitational |
L 81β89 | 2β1 |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | ||||||
12/2/1985* |
No. 9 | No. 15 Iowa | W 77β67 | 3β1 |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | ||||||
12/6/1985* |
No. 8 | at Southern Illinois | W 92β60 | 4β1 |
Banterra Center Carbondale, IL | ||||||
12/9/1985* |
No. 9 | Middle Tennessee | W 103β78 | 5β1 |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | ||||||
12/14/1985* |
No. 9 | at Morehead State | W 85β66 | 6β1 |
Ellis Johnson Arena Morehead, KY | ||||||
12/21/1985* |
No. 9 | at Evansville | W 96β66 | 7β1 |
Roberts Municipal Stadium Evansville, IN | ||||||
12/28/1985* |
No. 9 | vs.
Xavier Communiplex Classic |
W 122β43 | 8β1 |
Riverfront Coliseum Cincinnati, OH | ||||||
12/29/1985* |
No. 9 | at
Cincinnati Communiplex Classic |
W 87β43 | 9β1 |
Riverfront Coliseum Cincinnati, OH | ||||||
1/3/1986* |
No. 9 | vs.
Kansas State Bud Light Shootout |
W 95β69 | 10β1 |
Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas, NV | ||||||
1/4/1986* |
No. 9 | vs.
California Bud Light Shootout |
W 81β59 | 11β1 |
Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas, NV | ||||||
1/7/1986* |
No. 7 | West Virginia | W 95β49 | 12β1 |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | ||||||
1/10/1986* |
No. 7 | Dayton | W 104β75 | 13β1 |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | ||||||
1/12/1986 |
No. 6 | South Florida | W 94β48 | 14β1 (1β0) |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | ||||||
1/14/1986 |
No. 6 | Memphis State | W 95β71 | 15β1 |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | ||||||
1/16/1986* |
No. 6 | at Louisville | W 98β55 | 16β1 |
Freedom Hall Louisville, KY | ||||||
1/22/1986 |
No. 6 | UNC Charlotte | W 85β51 | 17β1 (2β0) |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | ||||||
1/27/1986* |
No. 6 | AlabamaβHuntsville | W 108β55 | 18β1 |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | ||||||
1/30/1986* |
No. 6 | Tennessee Tech | W 83β79 | 19β1 |
Eblen Center Cookeville, TN | ||||||
2/4/1986* |
No. 5 | Murray State | W 93β69 | 20β1 |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | ||||||
2/7/1986* |
No. 5 | Cheyney State | W 101β52 | 21β1 |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | ||||||
2/10/1986* |
No. 4 | at No. 2 Georgia | L 61β93 | 21β2 |
Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA | ||||||
2/15/1986 |
No. 4 | at UAB | W 83β63 | 22β2 (3β0) |
BJCC Coliseum Birmingham, AL | ||||||
2/17/1986 |
No. 6 | at South Alabama | W 72β66 | 23β2 (4β0) |
Jag Gym Mobile, AL | ||||||
2/23/1986 |
No. 5 | Old Dominion | W 74β64 | 24β2 (5β0) |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | ||||||
2/24/1986 |
No. 5 | VCU | W 101β51 | 25β2 (6β0) |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | ||||||
2/28/1986* |
No. 5 | at
Alaska Anchorage Northern Lights Invitational |
W 98β78 | 26β2 |
Anchorage, AK | ||||||
3/1/1986* |
No. 5 | vs. No. 16*
LouisianaβMonroe Northern Lights Invitational |
L 84β88 | 26β3 |
Anchorage, AK | ||||||
3/2/1986* |
No. 5 | vs.
SMU Northern Lights Invitational |
W 76β66 | 27β3 |
Anchorage, AK | ||||||
Sun Belt tournament | |||||||||||
3/7/1986 |
(1) No. 5 | (4) UAB Semifinals |
W 80β53 | 28β3 |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | ||||||
3/8/1986 |
(1) No. 5 | (2) Old Dominion Championship |
W 69β61 | 29β3 |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | ||||||
NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
3/16/1986* |
(E4) No. 5 | (E5) No. 24*
Saint Joseph's (PA) East Region Second Round |
W 74β65 | 30β3 |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | ||||||
3/20/1986* |
(E4) No. 5 | vs. (E8) No. 17
James Madison Sweet Sixteen |
W 72β51 | 31β3 |
Palestra Philadelphia, PA | ||||||
3/22/1986* |
(E4) No. 5 | vs. (E2) No. 10
Rutgers Elite Eight |
W 89β74 | 32β3 |
Palestra Philadelphia, PA | ||||||
3/28/1986* |
(E4) No. 5 | vs. (MW1) No. 1
Texas Final Four |
L 65β90 | 32β4 |
Rupp Arena Lexington, KY | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from
AP Poll. * USA Today rankings. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
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