1982–83 Old Dominion Lady Monarchs basketball team

1982–83 Old Dominion Lady Monarchs basketball season

1982–83 Old Dominion Lady Monarchs basketball

Sun Belt tournament champions Northern Lights Invite champions
NCAA tournament, Final Four
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Ranking
AP	No. 4
Record	29–6 (2–0 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Marianne Stanley (6th season)
Home arena	ODU Fieldhouse Norfolk Scope (alternate)
Seasons← 1981–821983–84 →

1982–83 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 4 Old Dominion †		–		–	31	–	3	.912
Western Kentucky		–		–	22	–	7	.759
South Alabama		–		–	20	–	9	.690
UNC Charlotte		–		–	14	–	13	.519

† 1983 Sun Belt tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

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

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	—
			—	—

Head coach

Marianne Stanley (Immaculata)

Assistant coach(es)

Wendy Larry - asst. coach
Barbara Thaxton - asst. coach
Beth Calder - manager
Lisa Hendrick - manager
Trish Vantucci - manager

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 22, 1982*	No. 3	George Mason	W 104–39	1–0	ODU Fieldhouse Norfolk, Virginia
Nov 30, 1982*	No. 3	at No. 4 Tennessee	W 78–72	2–0	Stokely Athletic Center Knoxville, Tennessee
Dec 2, 1982*	No. 3	at Drake	W 81–72	3–0	Veterans Memorial Auditorium Des Moines, Iowa
Dec 4, 1982*	No. 3	at Kansas State	L 50–58	3–1	Ahearn Field House Manhattan, Kansas
Dec 10, 1982*	No. 4	West Virginia	W 74–47	4–1	ODU Fieldhouse Norfolk, Virginia
Dec 18, 1982*	No. 4	Norfolk State	W 95–58	5–1	ODU Fieldhouse Norfolk, Virginia
Dec 20, 1982*	No. 4	Virginia Tech	W 84–53	6–1	ODU Fieldhouse Norfolk, Virginia
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
Jan 6, 1983*	No. 4	at No. 2 Louisiana Tech	L 48–69	7–3	Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, Louisiana
Jan 8, 1983*	No. 4	at Stephen F. Austin	W 61–58	8–3	William R. Johnson Coliseum Nacogdoches, Texas
Jan 12, 1983*	No. 6	No. 10 Long Beach State	W 81–58	9–3	ODU Fieldhouse Norfolk, Virginia
Jan 14, 1983*	No. 6	East Carolina	W 92–52	10–3	ODU Fieldhouse Norfolk, Virginia
Jan 16, 1983*	No. 6	San Diego State	W 79–76	11–3	ODU Fieldhouse Norfolk, Virginia
Jan 19, 1983*	No. 6	Virginia	W 99–48	12–3	ODU Fieldhouse Norfolk, Virginia
Jan 25, 1983*	No. 6	at Syracuse	W 96–60	13–3	Manley Field House Syracuse, New York
Jan 28, 1983*	No. 6	Memphis State Optimist Classic	W 72–50	14–3	Norfolk Scope Norfolk, Virginia
Jan 29, 1983*	No. 6	Illinois State Optimist Classic	W 72–66	15–3	Norfolk Scope Norfolk, Virginia
Feb 2, 1983*	No. 6	at East Carolina	W 76–37	16–3	Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum Greenville, North Carolina
Feb 5, 1983*	No. 6	at No. 7 Kentucky	L 66–80	16–4	Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky
Feb 9, 1983*	No. 7	at No. 8 Maryland	L 66–82	16–5	Cole Field House College Park, Maryland
Feb 12, 1983*	No. 7	Rutgers	W 99–71	17–5	ODU Fieldhouse Norfolk, Virginia
Feb 14, 1983*	No. 9	No. 4 Tennessee Donna Doyle Scholarship Game	W 90–66	18–5	Norfolk Scope Norfolk, Virginia
Feb 18, 1983*	No. 9	Boston University	W 94–70	19–5	ODU Fieldhouse Norfolk, Virginia
Feb 25, 1983*	No. 4	vs. Penn Northern Lights Invite	W 79–41	20–5	Sullivan Arena Anchorage, Alaska
Feb 26, 1983*	No. 4	vs. Stanford Northern Lights Invite	W 83–49	21–5	Sullivan Arena Anchorage, Alaska
Feb 27, 1983*	No. 4	vs. Wichita State Northern Lights Invite	W 76–53	22–5	Sullivan Arena Anchorage, Alaska
Mar 3, 1983*	No. 4	James Madison	W 92–58	23–5	ODU Fieldhouse Norfolk, Virginia
Mar 6, 1983*	No. 4	at South Carolina	W 72–60	24–5	Carolina Coliseum 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	vs. (3 E) No. 6 Maryland Regional Semifinal – Sweet Sixteen	W 74–57	28–5	Rec Hall University Park, Pennsylvania
Mar 26, 1983*	(1 E) No. 4	at (5 E) No. 10 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	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

Source: Old Dominion Athletics, NCAA Statistics

Rankings

Main article: 1982–83 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
	Week
Poll	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Final
AP	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	6	6	6	6	7	9	4	4	4	4

Source: Division I Women's Basketball Records

Awards and honors

Anne Donovan – Naismith College Player of the Year, Honda Sports Award, WBCA Player of the Year

References

"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 2024–25
AIAW and NCAA national championships in bold; AIAW and NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

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