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1986 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Championship Game
The 1986 NCAA Division I women's basketball championship game was the final game of the 1986 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament. It determined the champion of the 1985–86 NCAA Division I women's basketball season and was contested by the 1985–86 USC Trojans women's basketball team, USC Trojans and the 1985–86 Texas Longhorns women's basketball team, Texas Longhorns. The game was played on March 30, 1986, at Rupp Arena in Lexington, Kentucky. After leading 45–35 at halftime, No. 1 Texas defeated No. 3 USC 97–81 to capture the NCAA national championship, and complete the first unbeaten season in women's NCAA history. Clarissa Davis was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player. Participants USC Trojans The Trojans, represented the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, California, were led by head coach Linda Sharp in her 9th season at the school. After a disappointing season that followed back-to-back national championships, the Women of Troy b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Linda Sharp
Linda Kay Sharp (born March 14, 1950) is an American former collegiate women's basketball coach. Her coaching career spans 31 seasons with stints on all levels from elementary, junior high and high school to the collegiate and professional ranks, and she was inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in 2001. Early life and education Born in Okmulgee, Oklahoma and raised in Cypress, California, Sharp attended John F. Kennedy High School in Los Angeles and played at point guard on the basketball team. She enrolled at Fullerton Junior College in 1968 to begin her college basketball career and transferred to Cal State Fullerton in 1970. In her senior season, Cal State Fullerton finished third in the 1972 AIAW national championship. Coaching career College After graduating from Cal State Fullerton in 1973 with a physical education degree, Sharp taught part-time at a local Catholic school and also did substitute teaching before landing a full-time teaching and coaching positio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |