Tech vs. Texas Tech round 2

[Bball Girl]

Maybe it's the sniffles that I have making me feel blue about this game. But Texas had found their mojo lately and Tech has lost theirs...however briefly we've had it. Savannah State aside, we are not playing with confidence --- a HoopScooper commented to me how untalented the team looked in their last games on tv and I have to agree. I think we have some talent, but it sure hasn't been showing itself lately.

I'm looking for Mallard and Seals to bring a one-two punch to the UT post players. Moore has to hang onto the ball and Murphree has to find her shot.

[Moooooo]

I'm sure the Texas coaches and players will want to redeem themselves for how things turned out in Lubbock last month.

Live streaming of 2pm game found here:

http://www.texassports.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/020709aaa.html

[JohnHenry]

Two teams at a crossroads in the season, both needing to make a statement that they're a force to be reckoned with.

The Horns were embarrassed in their last home outing when the Aggettes took their lunch money; here is an opportunity to redeem themselves and get a full game above .500 heading into the 2nd half of Big 12 play. Their two recent road wins - both impressive for different reasons - may have made the A&M debacle fade from our memory somewhat, but if Texas has shown us anything this year it's that their ability to maintain intensity and focus is a bit suspect, tosay the least. They've had a bizarre habit of refusing to show up for the first half.
But GG's lineup changes have weaponized some promising freshmen who don't seem to share the veteran's hangups and reboundophobia, so perhaps a page has actually been turned and the lights have come on for good.

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If any team badly needs a marquee win, though, it's the Lady Raiders. With the 3 straight conference losses at home, Curry's patchwork team is rapidly sliding off the bubble and nothing but a razor-thin rivalry win over the Horns in Lubbock last month indicates this program is worthy of a dance ticket. The Tech perimeter game is a pale shadow of even Marsha Sharp's more average back-court regiments, and one has to wonder how much sand is left in Curry's hourglass at this point. On the other hand, nothing pacifies an angry fanbase like a triumph over their most hated rival...

As far as rivalries go, though, this one has certainly lost a great deal of it's luster.
For a quarter of a century, a pair of icons lorded over this matchup and made it the premier home-and-home in the region. Their mastery and mutual respect made it the one to watch even for the non-fans, but that had as much to do with where they came from and how they approached their work as it did with the players they recruited and the off-court rumor mills. Both were small-town gals who came up the ranks quickly because Title IX made it imperative to do so. They guided the sport and their respective programs to the top of the heap using the tin cans and baling wire they were given to work with.

And they took this matchup from a who-cares amusement that served as a 4 pm warm-up fodder to the men's game with all of 30-something souls in the barn - to a nationally televised clash of the titans with sell-outs of 15,000 + crushing in to see the best the sport had to offer with championships hanging in the balance. For more than a decade this was The Only Game That Mattered.

Now those days seem far away; the crowds have diminished a bit, another generation of headmasters patrol the sidelines...even the stakes are a bit lower as the sport and the talent pool have expanded and the competition has stiffened in all quarters. But the burnt orange faithful still straggle in, and the Red & Black Sweater People still board the bus in Lubbock at 4 am for the pilgrimage to Sodom-on-the-Colorado. Both programs are hovering at .500 in perhaps the most competitive, rough-and-tumble conference in the country, and they're not hoarding all the in-state talent anymore.

It ain't what it used to be, and it likely never will be again, but I can't help but wonder if maybe this is the way Jody and Marsha would have wanted it..


:UT: - vs. - :TTU:

Let's go Honky-Tonkin'

[Bball Girl]

JH - you're not at the game?

Coach Sharp is probably thrilled at how far the Big 12 and WBB has come -- I agree that all of that is more important to her than just success for Tech.

But I'm also sure it bothers her to see the very sharp reduction in fan support - something she worked so hard to get and to keep.

[Bball Girl]

After getting out to an 0-9 start, Tech has found a bit more offense.

Tech already with 5 turnovers

14-11 Texas

[JohnHenry]

Stuck at work, right up the hill.

Execution is strong today. Completely different team than the one that got smoked by A&M 10 days ago.

Being benched seems to have given Earnie Williams a new mojo...

[JohnHenry]

That's 3 on Seals. tech's chances just went from bad to worse.

[Bball Girl]

35-21 Texas

Lady Raiders are NOT taking care of the dang ball.

[AngelSong20]

Completely abysmal... can't shoot, won't rebound, can't play defense without fouling...

[Bball Girl]

Foul, charge, turnover

finally Murphree gets to the line...lot of good that did

43-21 Texas

[JohnHenry]

Tech losing their cool, Horns smelling blood and in the zone. 43-21 Texas!

[Bball Girl]

45-25 halftime:(

[AngelSong20]

I think the fouls really took us out of it... seemed like there was a whistle damn near every time Texas had the ball... looked like we got to where we were afraid to play any defense at all for fear that the whole team would be fouled out before the half...

[Bball Girl]

balanced scoring by Texas

12 turnovers by Tech (5 for UT)

6 blocks for Tech - 3 from Mallard

our fouls appear to be out of control, frustration fouls...

[Bball Girl]

9-0 run by Tech to start the 2nd half

Seals with 4 fouls

45-34 Texas

[AngelSong20]

Freaking Hornsh!t call for Seals' 4th... Tech actually came out fighting, but these refs seem determined to make it as hard as possible... What's up with not calling the bump when Moore was driving to the basket? If we had done that, it would have been 2 FTs.... total HS...

[Bball Girl]

Roberson now with 4 fouls, Seals back in with her 4 fouls. UT has found their groove again.. 49-34 Texas

[JohnHenry]

Well it looks like we took an extended halftime but woke up before the LRs could get it down to single digits.

I like the way GG is using her guards, spreading the floor and screening the backside for open cutters. Whole new ballgame for Texas when they execute, but Tech's foul trouble is limiting their ability to challenge shots with helpside defenders.

[Bball Girl]

Seals is gone

[AngelSong20]

And Seals is out with 9:45 left in the game... the stupid cow missed the FT, but doesn't matter... what a load of crap...

[JohnHenry]

wow -Anderson out of nowhere to steal that rebound and toss in a shot - and Seals is now done. 8 pts and 5 fouls.

[AngelSong20]

Whole new ballgame for Texas when they execute, but Tech's foul trouble is limiting their ability to challenge shots with helpside defenders.

Ya think??? It wasn't our best day by far, but the three extra players Texas had on the floor sure didn't help...

[JohnHenry]

Blah blah blah.

Some of us never learn. The refs aren't causing Tech to completely lose track of players on defense. When the nearest defender is 8 feet away from you, that's an execution problem, not poor officiating.

I saw one call on Seals that was arguably crappy. There may be more fouls on Tech, but it ain't 23 pts worth.

[AngelSong20]

Oh don't get me wrong, it's not all the refs by a long shot... you don't win many (any?) games when you can't shoot better than 30%... but there is no question that every time Tech started getting some momentum or getting close, there were several whistles in a row that saddled us with fouls and put Texas on the line... at some point, that HAS to have an effect on the intensity with which you play (or don't play) defense...

[Bball Girl]

67-42 Texas 4:28

will this game ever be over?

Texas has only made 2 3ptrs? Tech's perimeter defense is nothing stellar...so this is weird stat after the OSU game.

[AngelSong20]

It's going to be our worst loss of the year, and not even close to the best team we've faced... like Ryan said, you have to wonder what the game would have looked like if Dominic had actually been able to play...

[AngelSong20]

And now Murphree is out, a little over 2 minutes left... plenty of time to see if these refs can get rid of Moore and Roberson as well... but NOOOOOO, of course the refs didn't have anything to do with this one.... what a load...

[Bball Girl]

38-22 pts in the paint Texas
Murphree is gone with 2:08 73-46 Texas

[JohnHenry]

Huh. I was just wondering what the game would be like if Raven had gotten any points in the 2nd half.

Tech's been getting caught out of position a lot. That leads to fouls.
And when there was a lid on the Horn's bucket for the first 5 mins. of the 2nd, GG called TO and obviously instructed her guards to drive and force the LRs to commit so we could get to the line. It worked.

That's called a strategy and coaching and execution.

[AngelSong20]

Arriaran hits a long three... stupid cow, you'll get yours.... 77-46...

[Bball Girl]

That's called a strategy and coaching and execution.

Something we're clearly lacking today

[AngelSong20]

I remember another game GG coached where we got totally screwed over as well... and that was a much better Tech team then too... one begins to wonder what kind of payoff that strategy involves....

[Bball Girl]

Largest winning margin by Texas ever????
77-46
Congrats to Texas.

[CowgirlsFreak]

Apparently UT got their 3 pointers out of the way in the OSU game :( They had 3 total today. And had TEN on Thursday in the FIRST HALF. UT apparently is coming back around and utilizing their talent.

[JohnHenry]

You stay classy, AS20.

Yeah, I'm not big on shooting 3s when you're up 28 pts with 2 mins left...OTOH, I have little doubt that the Lady Raiders would rub our nose in it if the shoe were on the other foot. No love lost between these two programs.


:UT:

[Bball Girl]

Yeah, I'm not big on shooting 3s when you're up 28 pts with 2 mins left...OTOH, I have little doubt that the Lady Raiders would rub our nose in it if the shoe were on the other foot. No love lost between these two programs.

When shooters are left wide open - it's hard not to take the shot and you bet Tech would do the same.

[AngelSong20]

When shooters are left wide open - it's hard not to take the shot and you bet Tech would do the same.

WIDE OPEN???? Were you even watching the game? She was at least 2 feet behind the MEN'S 3 point line, at least 15 seconds left on the shot clock, up by 28... that's a load of crap and even the Horn fans know it...

[40ishHorn]

No doubt the best team won today. Erika is a 3-point specialist trying to get her mojo back...you take the three when it's given to you on a silver platter.

I seldom, if ever, see players called names on this board and that's one thing I LOVE about it. Grow up, or at least TRY to act like you're an adult win or lose.

After the game in Lubbock, I said I looked forward to the beatdown in Austin.....worth the wait. :)

[AngelSong20]

LOL class is overrated... oh cmon give me a break! It was an ugly painful game to watch, made even more frustrating by the fact that a whistle was blowing damn near every time we did anything at all... that 3 was totally inappropriate, especially for someone like Arriaran.... if I had been guarding her, it would have been a 4-point play, assuming that she could get to the line, because she would have been on her ass after something like that...

[JohnHenry]

Right. Get in her grill AFTER the shot, and commit a frustration foul. Ironically, you've pinpointed Tech's problem today in a nutshell -

Back to that out-of-position problem again.

If that had been Alesha Robertson ca. 2006, You'd have cheered it on and asked for another. I would have been disgusted by my own team's lack of pride in letting her have it.

Quit while you're only a few points behind here, AngelSong.

[AngelSong20]

You're right, the better team did win today, but the better team had some help... would Texas still have won if the game had been called more evenly? Probably so, we couldn't shoot worth a damn... but you still have to wonder just what it does to a player when you're getting called for a foul every time you go up hard for a rebound... or when you go after the ball... and yet there's no whistle at all when you drive and get bumped, or when someone climbs over your back on a rebound, when you get hacked on a putback.... that has to have some effect, especially when you're already struggling with your shot... like I said, we didn't deserve to win this one, but everyone deserved a better game than we got for a number of reasons...

[Bball Girl]

Wasn't there a conspiracy mentioned by the UT fans after the 1st game in Lubbock?? It appears our games are doomed to repeat this kind of stuff.

Seals fouling out should not impact our entire offense - we should have enough pride and skill to overcome that.

We had lousy spacing, lousy reads on the Texas offense and defense - we looked like we'd never seen Big 12 basketball played before. There were a few weird fouls on both sides but no way does that make us lose by 30+ pts.

Congrats to Texas on well planned & executed payback.

[AngelSong20]

Right. Get in her grill AFTER the shot, and commit a frustration foul. Ironically, you've pinpointed Tech's problem today in a nutshell -

Back to that out-of-position problem again.

If that had been Alesha Robertson ca. 2006, You'd have cheered it on and asked for another. I would have been disgusted by my own team's lack of pride in letting her have it.

Quit while you're only a few points behind here, AngelSong.

Hornsh!t! Who was out of position? She was 2 feet behind the men's line, had a defender on her, and still made the defended 3... it would have been a hell of a great shot at the end of the last game, not so much this one... and I don't ever cheer on a shot like that when the game is out of hand, maybe you're projecting a bit there :)

[40ishHorn]

Yeah, we felt the same way during the game in Lubbock when Carla, Ashley et al were taken out of the game by the refs in the first half (and no E. Williams). It was still a razor-close game. Today, not so much. Texas is a better team and the outcome is a reflection of that fact, not the refs. "Stupid Cows" played a damn good game. Tech showed me nothing today.

[AngelSong20]

Texas is a better team and the outcome is a reflection of that fact, not the refs. "Stupid Cows" played a damn good game. Tech showed me nothing today.

Actually we pretty much agree on that one. Texas was the better team today, and has been playing better since the embarrassment by A&M, so props for that... Tech on the other hand has been going downhill the last several games... Do we even practice shooting at all any more? Not sure anything else is really relevant until you learn to put the damn ball in the basket... You're right, Texas played a very good game and took advantage of everything they were given. Tech couldn't shoot, didn't rebound, wouldn't take care of the ball, and got called for a foul every time they showed any aggression so they stopped playing aggressive as well. I'll go with "showed me nothing" on that one.

[AngelSong20]

I agree with those that say the better team won today. We made some mistakes and Texas took advantage of them. That should have amounted to about a 10 point loss or so. Make no mistake about it, we didn't play (and especially SHOOT) well enough to win this game.

But I don't think you can underestimate the effect the foul calls have/had on a team's ability to play aggressively, both on offense and defense. Our starters had a total of 21 fouls!!! Let's put that into perspective: the MAXIMUM number of fouls your starters can possibly have in a game is 25! I wouldn't be surprised if that is some kind of record, or at least damn close to one. In contrast, Texas had one player who had 3 fouls, and everyone else had 2 or fewer. That kind of disparity has to have an impact on the players.

Once again, Texas took advantage of the situation. We shot 32% and didn't rebound, and they took advantage. We turned it over 24 times, and they took advantage. We had 25 fouls called against us, and they took advantage. But it should have been a better game than it was.

[40ishHorn]

...and not a single foul called today took away a game-winning 3-pointer. :rolleyes:

[Gator]

I seldom, if ever, see players called names on this board and that's one thing I LOVE about it. Grow up, or at least TRY to act like you're an adult win or lose. I missed the game and just read this thread. To say that I agree with you 40ish is an understatement.

[Bball Girl]

“I think you just have to give Texas credit for a day like today,” Curry said. “Their energy and work ethic was at a very high level and we weren’t able to match that.”

Tech’s “energy” seemed to mirror past losses to Oklahoma State and Baylor, going cold for long amounts of time and then having to play catch-up the rest of the way.

“They were cutting on us and we were letting them get (through) the backdoor,” Murphree said. “We weren’t there on the help side when we needed to be there when they did cut. I think it was mainly what we did wrong.”

http://www.redraiders.com/2009/02/08/no-16-texas-blows-past-tech/

[carolann]

The crowd looked good today. The usual blocks of fans wearing red and black seemed to be missing though.

[Moooooo]

Suck it, Angelsong! Maybe you'll buy a ticket to watch either A&M, OU, Baylor, or Texas play on your home court in Lubbock come NCAA sub-regional time.

No offense to any other Tech fans who are for the most part civil, but you are a big whiner. Glad you got yours today, and the game today frustrated you beyond belief.

Even more glad Coach G mentioned the word "revenge" in her post-game radio interview this afternoon. Glad our players and coaches remembered how they were robbed of a win in Lubbock last month (Carla's words). Glad the same officiating crew who helped Tech out last month wasn't here in Austin today. Maybe this crew saw the ridiculous calls in that game, and decided turnaround is fair play.

This was exactly the game I was hoping for today from our team; step on the opponents throat, and don't let up . . .

[hookem]

suck it, angelsong! Maybe you'll buy a ticket to watch either a&m, ou, baylor, or texas play on your home court in lubbock come ncaa sub-regional time.

No offense to any other tech fans who are for the most part civil, but you are a big whiner. Glad you got yours today, and the game today frustrated you beyond belief.

Even more glad coach g mentioned the word "revenge" in her post-game radio interview this afternoon. Glad our players and coaches remembered how they were robbed of a win in lubbock last month (carla's words). Glad the same officiating crew who helped tech out last month wasn't here in austin today. Maybe this crew saw the ridiculous calls in that game, and decided turnaround is fair play.

This was exactly the game i was hoping for today from our team; step on the opponents throat, and don't let up . . .
+1

[AngelSong20]

Suck it, Angelsong! Maybe you'll buy a ticket to watch either A&M, OU, Baylor, or Texas play on your home court in Lubbock come NCAA sub-regional time.

No offense to any other Tech fans who are for the most part civil, but you are a big whiner. Glad you got yours today, and the game today frustrated you beyond belief.

Even more glad Coach G mentioned the word "revenge" in her post-game radio interview this afternoon. Glad our players and coaches remembered how they were robbed of a win in Lubbock last month (Carla's words). Glad the same officiating crew who helped Tech out last month wasn't here in Austin today. Maybe this crew saw the ridiculous calls in that game, and decided turnaround is fair play.

This was exactly the game I was hoping for today from our team; step on the opponents throat, and don't let up . . .

LOL, probably won't buy a ticket since I'm in Austin, although I'm sure I'll be watching on TV... Kinda ironic that someone who bleeds red and black is surrounded by burnt orange all the time huh? Hell, half of my wardrobe is burnt orange now, and I usually manage to be quite civil when our two teams aren't competing! What can I say, I'm a very passionate and aggressive fan when the ball is on the floor :D

I do disagree with your assertion that I'm a big whiner, I don't think I whined at all... I swore, threw things, swore some more, broke things, swore, slung insults at anyone wearing burnt orange or zebra stripes, and lots more swearing... but I don't think I whined... maybe my self-censorship came off as whining? If so, I apologize for any perceived whining and will make sure next time that my communications are more clear :rotflol::rotflol::rotflol:

Damn right the game frustrated me, as have many of the games this team has played over the last three years... But there's frustration from the way the players play (or don't play) and then there's frustration from the way the refs keep a good game from being a good game... You might note that even some of the Horn fans were admitting that the very one-sided calls kept this from being the game it should have been...

Enjoy your win, your team earned it, and would have still earned it even without the uneven foul calling... but that's precisely the problem isn't it... Tech is struggling a lot these last couple of years, no doubt about it... I've seen some really rotten losses when we played terribly... I've seen a lot of close losses when we gave one away we should have won... those are frustrating too... but few things are more frustrating than a whistle blowing every single time the team starts to do anything at all, and since I unfortunately was not at the game to mete out some corrective justice, you just have to make do!

[AR&BB]

You can't see that you come across as a whiner, AngelSong?:confused: I'm a long time Tech fan, and reading your posts here and on RaiderPower, I would say you're about the biggest whiner since BobandMarshaFan who used to get on and whine about the officiating after every game. Since Bob and Marsha have left, I haven't seen much of him. Maybe he was just a fan of the coaches.:D

[AngelSong20]

Like I said, I apologize for my error... I will make sure that my future comments contain enough vitriol so that they are not mistaken for whining :rotflol::rotflol::rotflol:

Just to clarify for the present matter, I did not intend to come off as whining about the officiating in the Texas game. I intended to PROCLAIM LOUDLY that the officiating F*CKING S*CKED... better? :D

[AR&BB]

Yeah Anglesong. That would be better. That would be more in keeping with your general personality.:D Can't stand a whiner, whether they be a Techsan or Longhorn.:mad:

[AngelSong20]

Cool, glad we got that cleared up. I sure wouldn't want to be thought of as a whiner!

[grojc]

Well, I really do miss when this was "the game." Thanks for brining back some of those memories Angelsong. I never ever thought I'd see a day when Texas beat Tech by 30. I hope both programs surge to the top again. Then we can really do some "whining" about those Jody refs!

[Moooooo]

I never ever thought I'd see a day when Texas beat Tech by 30.
It used to happen quite regularly in the 80's . . .

[DblT81]

It used to happen quite regularly in the 80's . . .

You might want to count those again. That, or admit that your definition of quite regularly is actually close to very few.

[SKATERBOY]

1976-1977 89-54 1978-1979 91-68 1979-1980 77-47
96-67 80-52 70-58
90-72


1980-1981 82-70 1981-1982 98-63
82-62 54-44
83-45


1982-1983 75-71 1983-1984 85-62
77-53 83-73


1984-1985 90-64 1985-1986 64-57 1986-1987 87-57
70-63 55-43 74-52
82-62 77-53 74-52

1987-1088 89-56 1988-1989 95-49
70-61 78-61
88-61


1989-1990 81-46 all during Jody Conradts time 1976-1990
82-67
63-60

[DblT81]

4 out of 26 games in the 80's - regularly? - :rolleyes:

[Moooooo]

You might want to count those again. That, or admit that your definition of quite regularly is actually close to very few.
Thanks to the anonymous poster who sent me a private message with the following stats from the Texas Media Guide regarding the UT/Tech series:

1/15/77 - 1/2/90 there were 33 games played (Texas wins):
2 were by 40 or more
8 were by 30 or more
21 were by 20 or more
28 were by 10 or more
33 were by 4 or more

24.2% of Texas wins over Tech were by 30 or more points.

So, maybe my memory isn't all that great these days, and I included the 70's and 80's in my recollection, and maybe there were more wins of 20+ points instead of 30+ points, but the stats are there for your reading pleasure . . .

[DblT81]

You said 80's

not 70's to 90

Isn't kind of silly to go bragging about how wonderful you were in the 80's? :rolleyes:

You don't need anonymous messages. The full list of scores for the entire history of the series was posted at RaiderPower a few weeks ago. That is where I read and counted the 80's as you suggested. I particularly like the count since 1990.

[40ishHorn]

And who said this rivalry was dead? :eek:

[Moooooo]

You said 80's

not 70's to 90

Isn't kind of silly to go bragging about how wonderful you were in the 80's? :rolleyes:

Just for the record, this whole issue came up when someone posted that they never thought they'd see the day when Texas would beat Tech by 30 points. I simply replied, perhaps a bit hasty, based on my memory of things. :confused:

Yes, I said the 80's, initially

For the most part, as we all can attest, just about any team can get blown out by 30 points if things snowball on them, especially on the road. I think a lot of folks who have only been following women's basketball for 10-15 years don't remember the talent disparity between many programs back in the 80's. In my opinion, things are so much better now, as competition is the key to everyone's success . . .

[SKATERBOY]

Texas win loss record against tech speaks for its self. no matter how good tech was supposed to be in the 90's - we still managed to beat them at least once during each season in the 90's. during our time in the 80's - tech was never ever able to beat us ever. so comparing the tech teams of the 90's - they could never live up to the Texas teams of the 80's ;)

someone compare some of the players Texas had in the 80's - to the players tech had in the 90's.
how would they match up....below is a list of only some of the top players during the 80's. so not all players are listed.

a) Andrea Lloyd
b) Beverly Williams
c) Fran Harris
d) Clarissa Davis
e) Annette Smith
f) Kamie Ethridge
g) Nell Fortner
h) Vickie Hall
i) Teri Mackey
J) Yolanda Wumbish
k) Susan Anderson
l) Edna Campbell
m)Doretha Conwell
n) CJ Jones
o) Amy Clayborn
p) Lyssa McBride
q) Esolata Whaley
r) Jackie Swain
s) Shell Bollin
t) Cara Priddy
u) Ellen Bayer

[35TangoTango]

And here we have the old codgers, sitting in the rockin' chairs on the porch of the retirement home, relivin' the days of past glory! (Each of 'em remembers it a little differently). :TTU::UT:

[DblT81]

Mooooooo,

(sorry if I misspelled your name)... :)

I've always liked you. I'm just being cantankerous. I'm closer to that retirement home thing than I'd like to admit and you know how mean old people can be. :p

There are many long time Longhorn fans that are good folks when it comes to talking about women's basketball. I won't mind cussin' and discussin' the good old days with them at the retirement home someday.

There really are some great games and great players from every decade that we should remember and celebrate. Good list Skater.

[SKATERBOY]

FINAL FOUR RECORDS

Most Championships Most Runner-Ups

Tennessee 6 Tennessee 5
Connecticut 5 Louisiana Tech 4
Louisiana Tech 2 Auburn 3
Southern California 2 Georgia 2
Stanford 2


Most Final Four Victories Most Final Four Appearances

Tennessee 17-10 Tennessee 16 Auburn 3
Connecticut 10- 3 Louisiana Tech 10 Duke 3
Louisiana Tech 8- 8 Connecticut 8 Old Dominion 3
Southern California 4- 2 Stanford 6 Purdue 3
Old Dominion 3- 2 Georgia 5 &Southern California 3
Purdue 3- 2 Texas 3
Auburn 3- 3 Virginia 3
Western Kentucky 3


Most Consecutive Final Fours

Connecticut 5 2000-2004
Louisiana Tech 4 1987-1990
Tennessee 4 1986-1989
Tennessee 4 1995-1998
Tennessee 4 2002-2005
Auburn 3 1988-1990
Louisiana Tech 3 1982-1984
Stanford 3 1990-1992
Stanford 3 1995-1997
Virginia 3 1990-1992


Most Final Four Meetings
Teams # Series Record

Connecticut/Tennessee 6 Connecticut 5-1
Louisiana Tech/Tennessee 4 2-2
Auburn/Louisiana Tech 3 Auburn 2-1
Georgia/Tennessee 2 Tennessee 2-0
Louisiana Tech/Southern Cal 2 Southern Cal 2-0
Southern Cal/Tennessee 2 Southern Cal 2-0
Stanford/Virginia 2 Stanford 2-0





NCAA TOURNAMENT RECORDS

Most NCAA Tournament Wins

Tennessee 89-18 .832
Louisiana Tech 65-22 .747
Connecticut 55-12 .821
Stanford 43-17 .717
Georgia 43-22 .662
Purdue 33-15 .688
Old Dominion 32-21 .604
Virginia 31-21 .596
Texas 31-20 .608
Duke 30-12 .714
Texas Tech 30-17 .638
Vanderbilt 30-18 .625


Most NCAA Tournament Appearances

24 Louisiana Tech* 17 Connecticut* 14 Maryland
Tennessee* North Carolina Ohio State
Stephen F. Austin Southern California
22 Georgia Washington
Old Dominion 16 Auburn
Mississippi 13 Utah
21 Penn State Montana
Texas Purdue 12 Colorado
Virginia Rutgers Duke
Texas North Carolina Utah
George Washington
19 Stanford 15 Clemson Notre Dame
Iowa Oregon
18 North Carolina State Louisiana State SW Missouri State
Texas Tech Western Kentucky
Vanderbilt * consecutive appearances


Most NCAA Tournament Meetings
Teams # Series Record

Tennessee/Virginia 9 Tennessee 8-1
Connecticut/Tennessee 7 Connecticut 5-2
Louisiana Tech/Texas 6 Louisiana Tech 6-0
Auburn/Louisiana Tech 5 Louisiana Tech 3-2
Georgia/Stanford 5 Stanford 3-2
Georgia/Tennessee 5 Tennessee 4-1
Louisiana Tech/Tennessee 5 Louisiana Tech 3-2
Long Beach St./Southern Cal 4 2-2
Louisiana State/Louisiana Tech 4 Louisiana Tech 3-1
Louisiana Tech/Southern Cal 4 Southern Cal 3-1
Notre Dame/Purdue 4 2-2
Rutgers/Tennessee 4 Tennessee 4-0
Tennessee/Western Kentucky 4 Tennessee 3-1




SEASON RECORDS
NOTE: through 1998 only; to be updated later.

Most Consecutive 30-Win Seasons Most 30-Win Seasons Overall

Connecticut 5 1994-1998 Louisiana Tech 10
Louisiana Tech 4 1987-1990 Tennessee 7
Auburn 3 1987-1989 Texas 6*
Louisiana Tech 3 1996-1998 Connecticut 4
Louisiana Tech 3 1982-1984 Stanford 4
Tennessee 3 1994-1996 Auburn 3
Texas 3 1986-1988 * Texas' 1981-82 record of
35-4 was in AIAW play.

Undefeated Seasons Most Wins in a Single Season

Texas 1986 34-0 Tennessee 1998 39-0
Connecticut 1995 35-0 Connecticut 2002 39-0
Tennessee 1998 39-0 Connecticut 2003 37-1
Connecticut 2002 39-0 Connecticut 2000 36-1
Connecticut 1995 35-0
Louisiana Tech 1982 35-1
Duke 2003 35-2
Tennessee 1989 35-2
Texas 1982 35-4

[SKATERBOY]

Texas is only 1 of (2) teams to beat Tennessee at home 3 years in a row
Texas (1983-84, '85-86 and '87-88) and Louisiana Tech (1981-82, '83-84 and '85-86).

Texas is the only team to beat Tennessee 4 years on a row(2001-02, 2002-03, 2003-04, & 2004-05)