The 1981–82 Cheyney State Lady Wolves basketball team represented

Cheyney State College Cheyney University of Pennsylvania is a public historically black university in Cheyney, Pennsylvania, United States. Founded in 1837 as the Institute for Colored Youth, it is the oldest of all historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs ...

as an NCAA independent during the 1981–82 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The team was led by 11th–year head coach C. Vivian Stringer and played their home games at Cope Hall in

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. Fueled by a roster with eight high school All-Americans and an eventual Hall of Fame coach, the Lady Wolves earned a record of 28–3 and a No. 2 ranking, and finished runner-up for the inaugural NCAA Division I women's basketball championship despite being a Division II school with limited resources. To date, this Cheyney State team is the only

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to reach the NCAA women's Final Four and play for an NCAA championship. Years later, Stringer became the first coach to lead three different teams to the NCAA Final Four, following her success at Cheyney with strong runs at

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and

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, and ended her 50-year career with over 1,000 victories.

Roster

Schedule and results

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Rankings

Awards and honors

* Valerie Walker All-American

References

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Roster

Schedule and results

Rankings

Awards and honors

See also

References