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1984–85 Northeast Louisiana Indians Women's Basketball Team
The 1984–85 Northeast Louisiana Indians women's basketball team represented the Northeast Louisiana University during the 1984–85 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Indians, led by 7th year head coach Linda Harper. The Indians played their home games at the Fant–Ewing Coliseum and were members of the Southland Conference The Southland Conference (SLC) is a collegiate athletic conference which operates in the South Central United States (specifically Texas and Louisiana). It participates in the NCAA's Division I for all sports; for football, it participates in .... The Indians swept through the Southland Conference with a 12–0 conference record, and were invited to the NCAA tournament for the third straight season. NE Louisiana entered tournament play with a No. 2 ranking, but only received the No. 2 seed in the Midwest region. The team defeated No. 7 seed Missouri, No. 3 seed Auburn, and No. 1 seed Louisiana Tech to reach the first, and only, Final F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Linda Harper
Linda Harper (October 2, 1942 – February 15, 2014) was a former college and professional basketball coach. Early life Harper studied at Northwestern State University and graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in 1965. She studied later at Northeast Louisiana University and graduated with a Master's degree in Education in 1972. College career In 1978, she was hired to coach the Northeast Louisiana women's basketball team. She coached the Indians (now referred to as the Warhawks) until 1980. She won 212 games with 121 losses while going 91–14 in conference play, bolstered by players such as Lisa Ingram and Eun Jung Ok. She was named Southland Conference Coach of the Year in 1983 and 1985). They won 30 games in 1985 (with two separate 15-game winning streaks), best in the nation, while reaching a ranking of #2 in the AP Poll. In the 1985 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament, the team advanced to the Final Four before losing to Old Dominion. It is currently the o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |