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ISSN 0267-1017 NCAA 17707-1/04 2 2004 NCAA WOMEN’S FINAL FOUR Contents The Final Four...................................................... 5 The Early Rounds ................................................. 25 The Tournament ................................................... 57 The Coaches ........................................................ 89 Attendance and Sites ........................................... 107 The Tournament Field ........................................... 121 CONTENTS 3 The Final Four Women’s Final Four Results................... 6 Women’s Final Four Game Records ...... 7 Championship Game Records...............11 Semifinals Game Records .....................13 Women’s Final Four Two-Game Records ...........................15 Women’s Final Four Cumulative Records...........................17 Women’s Final Four Outstanding Players..........................17 Final Polls of No. 1 Team......................18 Seeds at the Women’s Final Four ..........18 Path to the Championship.....................18 Women’s Final Four All-Tournament Teams .......................19 Kodak All-Americans at the Women’s Final Four...........................19 Women’s Final Four Game Officials......20 All-Time Women’s Final Four Participants ...............................21 Division I Women’s Basketball Committee Chairs .............................23 Division I Women’s Basketball Committee Roster ..............................23 6 WOMEN’S FINAL FOUR RESULTS Women’s Final Four Results Champion Runner-Up Semifinalists (Tournament Seed) (Tournament Seed) (Tournament Seed) Conference Conference Conference (Coach) (Coach) (Coach) Championship Year Final Won-Lost Final Won-Lost Finals Won-Lost Game Score 1982 Louisiana Tech (1) Cheyney (2) Maryland (2) Tennessee (2) Independent Independent Atlantic Coast Southeastern (Sonja Hogg) (Vivian Stringer) (Chris Weller) (Pat Summitt) 76-62 35-1 29-3 22-10 25-7 1983 Southern California (1) Louisiana Tech (1) Georgia (2) Old Dominion (2) 69-67 Western Collegiate Independent Southeastern Sun Belt (Linda Sharp) (Leon Barmore & (Andy Landers) (Marianne Stanley) Sonja Hogg) 31-2 31-2 27-7 29-6 1984 Southern California (1) Tennessee (3) Cheyney (3) Louisiana Tech (1) 72-61 Western Collegiate Southeastern Independent Independent (Linda Sharp) (Pat Summitt) (Winthrop McGriff) (Leon Barmore & 29-4 23-10 25-5 Sonja Hogg) 30-3 1985 Old Dominion (1) Georgia (2) La.-Monroe (2) Western Ky. (4) 70-65 Sun Belt Southeastern Southland Sun Belt (Marianne Stanley) (Andy Landers) (Linda Harper) (Paul Sanderford) 31-3 29-5 30-2 28-6 1986 Texas (1) Southern California (1) Tennessee (4) Western Ky. (4) 97-81 Southwest Pacific West Southeastern Sun Belt (Jody Conradt) (Linda Sharp) (Pat Summitt) (Paul Sanderford) 34-0 31-5 24-10 32-4 1987 Tennessee (2) Louisiana Tech (1) Long Beach St. (1) Texas (1) 67-44 Southeastern Independent Big West Southwest (Pat Summitt) (Leon Barmore) (Joan Bonvicini) (Jody Conradt) 28-6 30-3 33-3 31-2 1988 Louisiana Tech (2) Auburn (1) Long Beach St. (2) Tennessee (1) 56-54 American South Southeastern Big West Southeastern (Leon Barmore) (Joe Ciampi) (Joan Bonvicini) (Pat Summitt) 32-2 32-3 28-6 31-3 1989 Tennessee (1) Auburn (1) Louisiana Tech (1) Maryland (1) 76-60 Southeastern Southeastern American South Atlantic Coast (Pat Summitt) (Joe Ciampi) (Leon Barmore) (Chris Weller) 35-2 32-2 32-4 29-3 1990 Stanford (1) Auburn (2) Louisiana Tech (1) Virginia (2) 88-81 Pacific-10 Southeastern American South Atlantic Coast (Tara VanDerveer) (Joe Ciampi) (Leon Barmore) (Debbie Ryan) 32-1 28-7 32-1 29-6 1991 Tennessee (1) Virginia (1) Connecticut (3) Stanford (2) 70-67 (ot) Southeastern Atlantic Coast Big East Pacific-10 (Pat Summitt) (Debbie Ryan) (Geno Auriemma) (Tara VanDerveer) 30-5 31-3 29-5 26-6 1992 Stanford (1) Western Ky. (4) Southwest Mo. St. (8) Virginia (1) 78-62 Pacific-10 Sun Belt Gateway Atlantic Coast (Tara VanDerveer) (Paul Sanderford) (Cheryl Burnett) (Debbie Ryan) 30-3 27-8 31-3 32-2 1993 Texas Tech (2) Ohio St. (1) Iowa (2) Vanderbilt (1) 84-82 Southwest Big Ten Big Ten Southeastern (Marsha Sharp) (Nancy Darsch) (Vivian Stringer) (Jim Foster) 31-3 28-4 27-4 30-3 1994 North Carolina (3) Louisiana Tech (4) Alabama (6) Purdue (1) 60-59 Atlantic Coast Sun Belt Southeastern Big Ten (Sylvia Hatchell) (Leon Barmore) (Rick Moody) (Lin Dunn) 33-2 31-4 26-7 29-5 1995 Connecticut (1) Tennessee (1) Georgia (3) Stanford (2) 70-64 Big East Southeastern Southeastern Pacific-10 (Geno Auriemma) (Pat Summitt) (Andy Landers) (Tara VanDerveer) 35-0 34-3 28-5 30-3 1996 Tennessee (1) Georgia (2) Connecticut (1) Stanford (1) 83-65 Southeastern Southeastern Big East Pacific-10 (Pat Summitt) (Andy Landers) (Geno Auriemma) (Amy Tucker and Marianne Stanley) 32-4 28-5 34-4 29-3 1997 Tennessee (3) Old Dominion (1) Notre Dame (6) Stanford (1) 68-59 Southeastern Colonial Big East Pacific-10 (Pat Summitt) (Wendy Larry) (Muffet McGraw) (Tara VanDerveer) 29-10 34-2 31-7 34-2 1998 Tennessee (1) Louisiana Tech (3) Arkansas (9) North Carolina St. (4) 93-75 Southeastern Sun Belt Southeastern Atlantic Coast (Pat Summitt) (Leon Barmore) (Gary Blair) (Kay Yow) 39-0 31-4 22-11 25-7 1999 Purdue (1) Duke (3) Georgia (3) Louisiana Tech (1) 62-45 Big Ten Atlantic Coast Southeastern Sun Belt (Carolyn Peck) (Gail Goestenkors) (Andy Landers) (Leon Barmore) 34-1 29-7 27-7 30-3 2000 Connecticut (1) Tennessee (1) Penn St. (2) Rutgers (2) 71-52 Big East Southeastern Big Ten Big East (Geno Auriemma) (Pat Summitt) (Rene Portland) (Vivian Stringer) 36-1 33-4 30-5 26-8 WOMEN’S FINAL FOUR RESULTS 7 Champion Runner-Up Semifinalists (Tournament Seed) (Tournament Seed) (Tournament Seed) Conference Conference Conference (Coach) (Coach) (Coach) Championship Year Final Won-Lost Final Won-Lost Finals Won-Lost Game Score 2001 Notre Dame (1) Purdue (3) Connecticut (1) Southwest Mo. St. (5) 68-66 Big East Big Ten Big East Missouri Valley (Muffet McGraw) (Kristy Curry) (Geno Auriemma) (Cheryl Burnett) 34-2 31-7 32-3 29-6 2002 Connecticut (1) Oklahoma (1) Duke (1) Tennessee (2) 82-70 Big East Big 12 Atlantic Coast Southeastern THE FINAL FOUR (Geno Auriemma) (Sherri Coale) (Gail Goestenkors) (Pat Summitt) 39-0 32-4 31-4 29-5 2003 Connecticut (1) Tennessee (1) Duke (1) Texas (2) 73-68 Big East Southeastern Atlantic Coast Big 12 (Geno Auriemma) (Pat Summitt) (Gail Goestenkors) (Jody Conradt) 37-1 33-5 35-2 29-6 14 - Venus Lacy, Louisiana Tech vs. Auburn, NSF, 3-31- 66.7% (8-12) - Paula McGee, Southern California vs. Women’s Final 89 Louisiana Tech, CH, 4-3-83 14 - Chasity Melvin, North Carolina St. vs. Louisiana MOST THREE-POINT FIELD GOALS MADE Tech, NSF, 3-27-98 Four Game 6 - Katy Steding, Stanford vs. Auburn, CH, 4-1-90 13 - Mary Ostrowski, Tennessee vs. Cheyney, NSF, 3- 5 - Ukari Figgs, Purdue vs. Louisiana Tech, 3-26-99 30-84 5 - Sue Bird, Connecticut vs. Penn St., NSF, 3-31-00 Records 13 - Chamique Holdsclaw, Tennessee vs. Notre Dame, 4 - 21 tied (Most recent: Diana Taurasi, Connecticut vs. NSF, 3-28-97 Tennessee, CH, 4-8-03) A national championship game is indicated by (CH), a 12 - Clarissa Davis, Texas vs. Western Ky., NSF, 3-28- national semifinal game by (NSF) and record later vacat- 86 MOST THREE-POINT FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED ed by (*). 12 - Erica Westbrooks, Louisiana Tech vs. Auburn, CH, 15 - Katy Steding, Stanford vs. Auburn, CH, 4-1-90 4-3-88 12 - Tamicha Jackson, Louisiana Tech vs. Tennessee, 12 - Heidi Gillingham, Vanderbilt vs. Texas Tech, NSF, CH, 3-29-98 Single Game, Individual 4-3-93 11 - Audrey Burcy, Ohio St. vs. Texas Tech, CH, 12 - Alana Beard, Duke vs. Tennessee, NSF, 4-6-03 4-4-93 MOST POINTS 11 - Seven tied (Most recent: Chamique Holdsclaw, 11 - Sue Bird, Connecticut vs. Notre Dame, NSF, 47 - Sheryl Swoopes, Texas Tech vs. Ohio St., CH, Tennessee vs. Louisiana Tech, CH, 3-29-98; and 3-30-01 4-4-93 Tamicha Jackson, Louisiana Tech vs. Tennessee, CH, 11 - Diana Taurasi, Connecticut vs. Notre Dame, NSF, 37 - Chasity Melvin, North Carolina St. vs. Louisiana 3-29-98) 3-30-01 Tech, NSF, 3-27-98 35 - Mary Ostrowski, Tennessee vs. Cheyney, NSF, MOST FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED 3-30-84 27 - Margaret Diaz, Cheyney vs. Tennessee, NSF, 32 - Clarissa Davis, Texas vs. Louisiana Tech, NSF, 3-30-84 3-28-86 27 - Yolanda Laney, Cheyney vs. Tennessee, NSF, 31 - Sheryl Swoopes, Texas Tech vs. Vanderbilt, NSF, 3-30-84 4-3-93 26 - Chasity Melvin, North Carolina St. vs. Louisiana 31 - Kara Wolters, Connecticut vs. Stanford, NSF, Tech, NSF, 3-27-98 4-1-95 26 - Dawn Staley, Virginia vs. Tennessee, CH, 3-31-91 31 - Chamique Holdsclaw, Tennessee vs. Notre Dame, 25 - Penny Toler, Long Beach St. vs. Tennessee, NSF, NSF, 3-28-97 3-27-87 30 - Venus Lacy, Louisiana Tech vs. Auburn, NSF, 25 - Deanna Tate, Maryland vs. Tennessee, NSF, 3-31- 3-31-89 89 30 - Kim Pehlke, Western Ky. vs. Southwest Mo. St., 25 - Tonya Sampson, North Carolina vs. Louisiana NSF, 4-4-92 Tech, CH, 4-3-94 29 - Teresa Edwards, Georgia vs. Western Ky., NSF, 25 - Chamique Holdsclaw, Tennessee vs. Notre Dame, 3-29-85 NSF, 3-28-97 29 - Alana Beard, Duke vs.