| 1991–92 Western Kentucky Lady Toppers basketball | |
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NCAA Mideast Regional Champion SBC Tournament Champion Sun Belt Conference Champion Bowling Green Bank Invitational Champion | |
NCAA Tournament, NCAA Final Four National Runner-up | |
| Conference | Sun Belt Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 3 |
| AP | No. 15 |
| Record | 27–8 (13–3 SBC) |
| Head coach |
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| Home arena | E. A. Diddle Arena |
The 1991–92 WKU Lady Toppers basketball team represents Western Kentucky University during the 1991–92 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Toppers were led by head coach Paul Sanderford and Sun Belt Conference tournament Most Outstanding Player (MOP) Kim Pehlke.[1] They won the Sun Belt Conference season and tournament championships and received an automatic bid to the 1992 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament where they advanced to the National championship game.[2] Pehlke and Paulette Monroe were named to the All-Conference team, and Pehlke and Renee Westmoreland made the SBC Tournament team. Pehlke was selected as the NCAA Mideast Region MOP with Monroe and Debbie Scott joining her on the All-Region team. Pehlke made the NCAA All-Tournament team.[3]
Schedule
| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Season | |||||||||||
| 11/23/1991* |
No. 5 | Eastern Kentucky Bowling Green Bank Invitational |
W 80–46 | 1–0 |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | ||||||
| 11/24/1991* |
No. 4 | Tennessee Tech Bowling Green Bank Invitational |
W 92–66 | 2–0 |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | ||||||
| 12/2/1991* |
No. 4 | at No. 8 Stephen F. Austin | L 43–58 | 2–1 |
William R. Johnson Coliseum Nacogdoches, TX | ||||||
| 12/11/1991* |
No. 8 | Kentucky | L 66–67 | 2–2 |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | ||||||
| 12/15/1991* |
No. 13 | West Virginia | W 85–84 OT | 3–2 |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | ||||||
| 12/20/1991* |
No. 13 | Morehead State | W 86–59 | 4–2 |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | ||||||
| 12/27/1991* |
No. 11 | vs. Colorado Seattle Times/Huskie Classic |
L 68–71 OT | 4–3 |
Hec Edmundson Pavilion Seattle, WA | ||||||
| 12/28/1991* |
No. 11 | vs. Michigan Seattle Times/Huskie Classic |
L 63–77 | 4–4 |
Hec Edmundson Pavilion Seattle, WA | ||||||
| 1/4/1992 |
No. 22 | at New Orleans | W 89–72 | 5–4 (1-0) |
Lakefront Arena New Orleans, LA | ||||||
| 1/7/1992* |
No. 24 | Vanderbilt | W 71–63 | 6–4 |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | ||||||
| 1/9/1992 |
No. 24 | Texas-Pan American | W 85–46 | 7–4 (2-0) |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | ||||||
| 1/12/1992 |
No. 21 | Lamar | W 82–63 | 8–4 (3-0) |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | ||||||
| 1/16/1992 |
No. 21 | at South Alabama | W 76–54 | 9–4 (4-0) |
Jag Gym Mobile, AL | ||||||
| 1/18/1992 |
No. 21 | at Central Florida | W 90–65 | 10–4 (5-0) |
The Venue at UCF Orlando, FL | ||||||
| 1/22/1992* |
No. 16 | DePaul | W 63–51 | 11–4 |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | ||||||
| 1/26/1992 |
No. 14 | Arkansas State | W 93–76 | 12–4 (6-0) |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | ||||||
| 1/30/1992 |
No. 14 | at SW Louisiana | W 80–48 | 13–4 (7-0) |
Cajundome Lafayette, LA | ||||||
| 2/2/1992* |
No. 12 | at Louisville | W 80–70 | 14–4 |
Freedom Hall Louisville, KY | ||||||
| 2/6/1992 |
No. 12 | at Louisiana Tech | L 66–79 | 14–5 (7-1) |
Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, LA | ||||||
| 2/8/1992 |
No. 12 | at Texas-Pan American | W 96–64 | 15–5 (8-1) |
UTPA Fieldhouse Edinburg, TX | ||||||
| 2/12/1992 |
No. 15 | at Lamar | L 75–82 OT | 15–6 (8-2) |
Montagne Center Beaumont, TX | ||||||
| 2/16/1992 |
No. 17 | South Alabama | W 97–45 | 16–6 (9-2) |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | ||||||
| 2/20/1992 |
No. 17 | Central Florida | W 90–77 OT | 17–6 (10-2) |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | ||||||
| 2/23/1992 |
No. 16 | New Orleans | W 78–62 | 18–6 (11-2) |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | ||||||
| 2/27/1992 |
No. 16 | at Arkansas State | L 53–63 | 18–7 (11-3) |
Convocation Center Jonesboro, AR | ||||||
| 3/1/1992 |
No. 19 | SW Louisiana | W 90–33 | 19–7 (12-3) |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | ||||||
| 3/8/1992 |
No. 16 | Louisiana Tech | W 82–63 | 20–7 (13-3) |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | ||||||
| 1992 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball tournament | |||||||||||
| 3/12/1992 |
No. 16 | Central Florida SBC Tournament Quarterfinal |
W 89–45 | 21–7 |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | ||||||
| 3/13/1992 |
No. 16 | Louisiana Tech SBC Tournament Semifinal |
W 72–66 OT | 22–7 |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | ||||||
| 3/15/1992 |
No. 15 | Arkansas State SBC Tournament Final |
W 65–62 | 23–7 |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | ||||||
| 1992 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament | |||||||||||
| 3/21/1992* |
No. 15 (ME4) | No. 18 (ME5) Alabama Mideast Region Second Round |
W 98–68 | 24–7 |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | ||||||
| 3/26/1992* |
No. 15 (ME4) | vs. No. 2 (ME1) Tennessee Sweet Sixteen |
W 75–70 | 25–7 |
Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN | ||||||
| 3/28/1992* |
No. 15 (ME4) | vs. No. 8 (ME2) Maryland Elite Eight |
W 75–70 | 26–7 |
Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN | ||||||
| 4/4/1992* |
No. 15 (ME4) | vs. No. 10 (MW8) SW Missouri Final Four |
W 84–72 | 27–7 |
Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA | ||||||
| 4/5/1992* |
No. 15 (ME4) | vs. No. 3 (W1) Stanford National Final |
L 62–78 | 27–8 |
Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. | |||||||||||
References
- ↑ 2019-20 Sun Belt Conference Women's Basketball Record Book, retrieved May 21, 2020
- ↑ Sanderford elected to Kentucky Athletic Hall of Fame, By the Daily News May 6, 2015, retrieved May 21, 2020
- ↑ 2019-20 Lady Topper Basketball Media Guide, retrieved May 21, 2020
- ↑ Western Kentucky Sports Women's Basketball Archive, retrieved May 21, 2020
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