1982–83 Old Dominion Lady Monarchs basketball team

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.

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 ← 1981–82 1983–84 →

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

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 OT	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[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

• Source: Old Dominion Athletics,^[2] NCAA Statistics^[3]

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^[4]

Awards and honors

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