1986–87 Texas Longhorns women's basketball team

The 1986–87 Texas Longhorns women's basketball team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 1986–87 college basketball season. It was head coach Jody Conradt's 11th season at Texas. The Longhorns were members of the Southwest Conference and played their home games at the Frank Erwin Center. After losing a mid-December home game to Tennessee, they won 25 consecutive games before finishing the season 31–2, 16–0 in SWC play to win the regular season and SWC tournament. They received an automatic bid to the NCAA women's basketball tournament where they reached the Final Four for the second straight season.

1986–87 Texas Longhorns women's basketball
SWC champion SWC tournament champion Orange Bowl Invitational champion
NCAA tournament, Final Four
Conference	Southwest Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 3
AP	No. 1
Record	31–2 (16–0 SWC)
Head coach	Jody Conradt (11th season)
Assistant coaches	Lynn Pool Colleen Matsuhara
Home arena	Frank Erwin Center
Seasons ← 1985–86 1987–88 →

1986–87 Southwest Conference women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 1 Texas †	16	–	0		1.000			31	–	2		.939
Arkansas	12	–	4		.750			20	–	12		.625
Houston	10	–	6		.625			19	–	10		.655
Texas Tech	10	–	6		.625			18	–	11		.621
Rice	7	–	9		.438			15	–	13		.536
Baylor	5	–	11		.313			8	–	20		.286
Texas A&M	5	–	11		.313			9	–	17		.346
SMU	4	–	12		.250			8	–	19		.296
TCU	3	–	13		.188			8	–	19		.296
† 1987 SWC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

1986–87 Texas Longhorns women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 10 Beverly Williams 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Del Valle Austin, TX G 13 Lyssa McBride 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Clear Creek Friendswood, TX G 14 Pennee Hall 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Barber Hill Mont Belvieu, TX C 20 Susan Anderson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Mt. Baker Everson, WA G 21 Paulette Moegle 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr San Marcos San Marcos, TX C 22 Ellen Bayer 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Fr Saguaro Scottsdale, AZ F/C 24 Clarissa Davis 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So John Jay San Antonio, TX F 25 Andrea Lloyd 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Moscow Moscow, ID F 32 C.J. Jones 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Rancho Las Vegas, NV G/F 34 Yulonda Wimbish 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Victoria Victoria, TX F 43 Aaron Farris 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Arlington Heights Fort Worth, TX F 44 Marie Pesch 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Bovina Bovina, TX C 45 Michele Eglinger 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Jr Scarborough Houston, TX F/C 50 Doreatha Conwell 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Locke Los Angeles, CA	Head coach Jody Conradt Assistant coach(es) Lynn Pool Colleen Matsuhara Part-Time Assistant Coach Cherri Rapp Student Assistant Coach Kamie Ethridge Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule

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Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 28, 1986*	No. 1	vs. No. 7 Long Beach State USC Classic	W 100–86	1–0	L.A. Sports Arena  Los Angeles, California
Nov 29, 1986*	No. 1	at No. 5 USC USC Classic	W 89–69[2]	2–0	L.A. Sports Arena  Los Angeles, California
Dec 1, 1986*	No. 1	at Idaho	W 87–44	3–0	Kibbie-ASUI Activity Center  Moscow, Idaho
Dec 5, 1986*	No. 1	Notre Dame Dr. Pepper Classic	W 84–59	4–0	Frank Erwin Center  Austin, Texas
Dec 6, 1986*	No. 1	No. 15 Ohio State Dr. Pepper Classic	W 99–78	5–0	Frank Erwin Center  Austin, Texas
Dec 9, 1986*	No. 1	at NE Louisiana	W 85–60	6–0	Fant–Ewing Coliseum  Monroe, Louisiana
Dec 14, 1986*	No. 1	No. 3 Tennessee	L 78–85	6–1	Frank Erwin Center  Austin, Texas
Dec 27, 1986*	No. 2	vs. Temple Orange Bowl/Burger King Invitational	W 93–57	7–1	James L. Knight International Center  Miami, Florida
Dec 28, 1986*	No. 2	vs. No. 16 Ohio State Orange Bowl/Burger King Invitational	W 97–63	8–1	James L. Knight International Center  Miami, Florida
Dec 29, 1986*	No. 2	vs. No. 1 Tennessee Orange Bowl/Burger King Invitational	W 88–74[3]	9–1	James L. Knight International Center  Miami, Florida
Jan 3, 1987	No. 1	Rice	W 85–53	10–1 (1–0)	Frank Erwin Center  Austin, Texas
Jan 6, 1987	No. 1	at Arkansas	W 59–56	11–1 (2–0)	Barnhill Arena  Fayetteville, Arkansas
Jan 10, 1987	No. 1	at Baylor	W 88–58	12–1 (3–0)	Ferrell Center  Waco, Texas
Jan 14, 1987	No. 1	at Texas A&M	W 94–60	13–1 (4–0)	G. Rollie White Coliseum  College Station, Texas
Jan 17, 1987	No. 1	SMU	W 93–57	14–1 (5–0)	Frank Erwin Center  Austin, Texas
Jan 19, 1987	No. 1	at TCU	W 99–67	15–1 (6–0)	Daniel–Meyer Coliseum  Fort Worth, Texas
Jan 21, 1986*	No. 1	No. 19 Western Kentucky	W 63–41	16–1	Frank Erwin Center  Austin, Texas
Jan 24, 1987	No. 1	Texas Tech	W 74–52	17–1 (7–0)	Frank Erwin Center  Austin, Texas
Jan 28, 1987	No. 1	at Houston	W 79–73	18–1 (8–0)	Hofheinz Pavilion  Houston, Texas
Jan 31, 1987	No. 1	at Rice	W 96–63	19–1 (9–0)	Tudor Fieldhouse  Houston, Texas
Feb 3, 1987	No. 1	Arkansas	W 91–65	20–1 (10–0)	Frank Erwin Center  Austin, Texas
Feb 7, 1987	No. 1	Baylor	W 92–41	21–1 (11–0)	Frank Erwin Center  Austin, Texas
Feb 10, 1987	No. 1	Texas A&M	W 96–50	22–1 (12–0)	Frank Erwin Center  Austin, Texas
Feb 14, 1987	No. 1	at SMU	W 93–57	23–1 (13–0)	Moody Coliseum  Dallas, Texas
Feb 17, 1987	No. 1	TCU	W 110–65	24–1 (14–0)	Frank Erwin Center  Austin, Texas
Feb 24, 1987	No. 1	at Texas Tech	W 74–52	25–1 (15–0)	Lubbock Municipal Coliseum  Lubbock, Texas
Mar 1, 1987	No. 1	Houston	W 60–55	26–1 (16–0)	Frank Erwin Center  Austin, Texas
SWC tournament
Mar 5, 1987*	No. 1	vs. Texas Tech Semifinals	W 73–49	27–1	Moody Coliseum  Dallas, Texas
Mar 7, 1987*	No. 1	vs. Arkansas Championship game	W 72–70	28–1	Moody Coliseum  Dallas, Texas
NCAA tournament
Mar 15, 1987*	(1 E) No. 1	(9 E) Saint Joseph's Second round	W 86–56	29–1	Frank Erwin Center  Austin, Texas
Mar 19, 1987*	(1 E) No. 1	vs. (4 E) No. 12 James Madison Regional Semifinal – Sweet Sixteen	W 91–57	30–1	Cumberland County Memorial Arena  Fayetteville, North Carolina
Mar 21, 1987*	(1 E) No. 1	vs. (2 E) No. 5 Rutgers Regional Final – Elite Eight	W 85–77[4]	31–1	Cumberland County Memorial Arena  Fayetteville, North Carolina
Mar 27, 1987*	(1 E) No. 1	(1 MW) No. 3 Louisiana Tech National Semifinal – Final Four	L 75–79[5]	31–2	Frank Erwin Center  Austin, Texas
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest.

Rankings

Main article: 1986–87 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	1	1	1	3	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	Not released
Coaches	1	1	1	3	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	3

See also

• Texas Longhorns women's basketball