1982–83 Old Dominion Lady Monarchs basketball team

1982–83 Old Dominion Lady Monarchs basketball
1982–83 Old Dominion Lady Monarchs basketball
Sun Belt tournament champions ; Sun Belt regular season champions
NCAA tournament, Final Four
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Ranking
AP	No. 4
Record	29–6 (6–0 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Marianne Stanley (6th season);
Home arena	ODU Fieldhouse; Norfolk Scope (alternate)
	Seasons ← 1981–82 1983–84 →

The 1982–83 Old Dominion Lady Monarchs basketball team represented Old Dominion University during the 1982–83 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Monarchs, led by sixth-year head coach Marianne Stanley, played their home games at the Old Dominion University Fieldhouse, and alternatively at the Norfolk Scope, in Norfolk, Virginia. They were members of the Sun Belt Conference.

Roster[edit]

1982–83 Old Dominion Lady Monarchs women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Hometown
F	3	Dawn Cullen	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	Fr	Norfolk Catholic	Norfolk, VA
F	13	Medina Dixon	—	So	Boston, MA
C	15	Tracy Claxton	—	So	New Haven, CT
G	20	Lisa Blais	—	So
C	22	Anne Donovan	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	Sr	Paramus, NJ
F	32	Alphelia Goodson	—
			—	—

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Dec 28, 1982*	No. 4	vs. No. 20 NC State Winston Tire Classic	W 87–64	7–1	L.A. Sports Arena Los Angeles, California
Dec 29, 1982*	No. 4	at No. 1 USC Winston Tire Classic	L 47–75	7–2	L.A. Sports Arena Los Angeles, California
Mar 6, 1983*	No. 4	at South Carolina	W 72–60	24–5	Columbia, South Carolina
Sun Belt tournament
Mar 10, 1983*	(1) No. 4	UAB Semifinals	W 102–79	25–5	Norfolk Scope Norfolk, Virginia
Mar 11, 1983*	(1) No. 4	Western Kentucky Championship game	W 78–67	26–5	Norfolk Scope Norfolk, Virginia
NCAA tournament
Mar 24, 1983*	(1 E) No. 4	(3 E) Maryland Regional Semifinal – Sweet Sixteen	W 74–57	28–5	Rec Hall University Park, Pennsylvania
Mar 26, 1983*	(1 E) No. 4	(5 E) Penn State Regional Final – Elite Eight	W 74–60	29–5	Rec Hall University Park, Pennsylvania
Apr 1, 1983*	(1 E) No. 4	(1 MW) No. 1 Louisiana Tech National Semifinal – Final Four	L 55–71^[1]	29–6	Norfolk Scope Norfolk, Virginia
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. E = East, MW = Midwest, W = West

^ "Louisiana Tech, USC Gain Women's Final". The Washington Post. April 2, 1983. Retrieved June 2, 2024.
^ "1982-83 Women's Basketball Schedule". Old Dominion University. Retrieved June 2, 2023.
^ "1982-83 Old Dominion Women's Basketball stats" (PDF). NCAA Career Statistics. Retrieved June 2, 2023.
^ "Division I Women's Basketball Records" (PDF). NCAA. pp. 61, 96. Retrieved June 2, 2023.

v t e Old Dominion Monarchs women's basketball
Venues	ODU Fieldhouse (1970–2002) Norfolk Scope (alternate: 1971–2002) Hampton Coliseum (alternate: 1970–1995) Chartway Arena (2002–present)
Rivalries	James Madison Norfolk State VCU William & Mary
Culture & lore	Monarch Pep Band
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
AIAW and NCAA national championships in bold; AIAW and NCAA Final Four appearances in italics