# 1981–82 Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters basketball team

The 1981–82 Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters basketball team represented Louisiana Tech University during the 1981–82 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The team was led by eighth–year head coach Sonja Hogg, who guided the team to a 35–1 record and the 1982 NCAA Division I championship. This was the program's second consecutive championship, following an AIAW championship in 1981. The team played their home games for the final season at Memorial Gymnasium in Ruston, Louisiana as an NCAA independent.
The Lady Techsters won their first 20 games of the season to extend the program's win streak to 54 games. Louisiana Tech lost at Old Dominion, 61–58, but re-focused to close the season with a 15-game win streak to capture the inaugural NCAA women's basketball championship.
In 2017, the Lady Techsters received their championship rings after 35 years.

## Previous season

The Lady Techsters finished the 1980–81 season with a perfect 34–0 record as an independent. They won the final AIAW tournament championship over Tennessee, 79–59.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 26, 1981* | No. 1 | vs. Illinois State Plainview Queens Classic | W 71–56 | 1–0 | Hutcherson Center (1,000) Plainview, Texas |
| Nov 27, 1981* | No. 1 | vs. No. 18 Stephen F. Austin Plainview Queens Classic | W 97–59 | 2–0 | Hutcherson Center (1,000) Plainview, Texas |
| Nov 28, 1981* | No. 1 | vs. No. 15 Kansas Plainview Queens Classic | W 70–39 | 3–0 | Hutcherson Center (2,400) Plainview, Texas |
| Dec 1, 1981* | No. 1 | Mississippi College | W 100–55 | 4–0 | Memorial Gymnasium (4,250) Ruston, Louisiana |
| Dec 4, 1981* | No. 1 | at New Orleans | W 106–59 | 5–0 | Human Performance Center (1,940) New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Dec 5, 1981* | No. 1 | at McNeese State | W 80–38 | 6–0 | (3,200) Lake Charles, Louisiana |
| Dec 10, 1981* | No. 1 | at Valdosta State | W 97–54 | 7–0 | Memorial Gymnasium (2,800) Ruston, Louisiana |
| Dec 11, 1981* | No. 1 | at Tulane | W 103–50 | 8–0 | Memorial Gymnasium (2,800) Ruston, Louisiana |
| Dec 12, 1981* | No. 1 | at Illinois State | W 67–42 | 9–0 | Memorial Gymnasium (4,200) Ruston, Louisiana |
| Dec 19, 1981* | No. 1 | vs. No. 6 Rutgers Hanover Classic | W 83–73 | 10–0 | Madison Square Garden New York, New York |
| Dec 20, 1981* | No. 1 | vs. No. 3 Old Dominion Hanover Classic | W 68–51 | 11–0 | Madison Square Garden New York, New York |
| Dec 27, 1981* | No. 1 | Northeast Louisiana | W 102–47 | 12–0 | Memorial Gymnasium Ruston, Louisiana |
| Jan 29, 1982* | No. 1 | at No. 7 Old Dominion | L 58–61 | 20–1 | Norfolk Scope Norfolk, Virginia |
| Feb 22, 1982* | No. 1 | UCLA | W 103–63 | 27–1 | Memorial Gymnasium Ruston, Louisiana |
| Feb 26, 1982* | No. 1 | at Oklahoma | W 101–57 | 28–1 | Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma |
| March 2, 1982* | No. 1 | at Oral Roberts | W 89–51 | 29–1 | Mabee Center Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| March 5, 1982* | No. 1 | at Mississippi College | W 94–52 | 30–1 | A. E. Wood Coliseum Clinton, Mississippi |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 12, 1982* | (1 MW) No. 1 | (8 MW) Tennessee Tech Regional Semifinal – Sweet Sixteen | W 114–53 | 31–1 | Memorial Gymnasium Ruston, Louisiana |
| Mar 18, 1982* | (1 MW) No. 1 | (4 MW) No. 17 Arizona State Regional Semifinal – Sweet Sixteen | W 92–54 | 32–1 | Memorial Gymnasium Ruston, Louisiana |
| Mar 21, 1982* | (1 MW) No. 1 | (2 MW) No. 14 Kentucky Regional Final – Elite Eight | W 82–60 | 33–1 | Memorial Gymnasium Ruston, Louisiana |
| Mar 26, 1982* | (1 MW) No. 1 | vs. (2 ME) No. 8 Tennessee National Semifinal – Final Four | W 69–46 | 34–1 | Norfolk Scope Norfolk, Virginia |
| Mar 28, 1982* | (1 MW) No. 1 | vs. (2 E) No. 2 Cheyney State National Championship | W 76–62 | 35–1 | Norfolk Scope Norfolk, Virginia |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. All times are in Central. ||||||

## Rankings

Ranking movements :
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## Awards and honors

* Wade Trophy winner (Pam Kelly)