NCAA Division I women's basketball championship game | |
Type: | ncg |
Gender: | w |
Year: | 1984–85 |
Visitor Name Short: | Georgia |
Visitor Nickname: | Lady Bulldogs |
Visitor School: | University of Georgia |
Visitor Record: | 29–4 |
Visitor Coach: | Andy Landers |
Visitor Ap: | 8 |
Home Name Short: | Old Dominion |
Home Nickname: | Monarchs |
Home School: | Old Dominion University |
Home Record: | 30–3 |
Home Coach: | Marianne Stanley |
Home Ap: | 5 |
Visitor Per1: | 31 |
Visitor Per2: | 34 |
Home Per1: | 30 |
Home Per2: | 40 |
Date: | March 31, 1985 |
Arena: | Frank Erwin Center |
Location: | Austin, Texas |
Mvp: | Tracy Claxton, Old Dominion |
Attendance: | 7,597 |
Us Network: | CBS |
Us Announcers: | Frank Glieber (play-by-play) and Ann Meyers (analyst) |
Previous: | 1984 |
Next: | 1986 |
The 1985 NCAA Division I women's basketball championship game was the final game of the 1985 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament. It determined the champion of the 1984–85 NCAA Division I women's basketball season and was contested by the Georgia Lady Bulldogs and the Old Dominion Lady Monarchs. The game was played on March 31, 1985, at the Frank Erwin Center in Austin, Texas. After trailing by a single point at halftime, No. 5 Old Dominion defeated No. 8 Georigia 70–65 to capture the NCAA national championship.[1] ODU's Tracy Claxton was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player.
See main article: 1984–85 Georgia Lady Bulldogs basketball team. The Lady Bulldogs, who represented the University of Georgia in Athens, Georgia, were led by head coach Andy Landers, in his 5th season at the school. Georgia opened the season ranked No. 1 in the AP poll. Playing one of the toughest schedules in the country, the Lady Bulldogs saw their ranking slowing decline through the season and landed at No. 8 in the final poll.
In the NCAA tournament, Georgia defeated Tennessee Tech, UCLA, and No. 3 Long Beach State to reach their second NCAA Final Four in three seasons. They won 91–78 over No. 14 Western Kentucky in the national semifinal[2] to reach the national championship game with a 29–4 record.
See main article: 1984–85 Old Dominion Lady Monarchs basketball team. The Lady Monarchs, represented the Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia, were led by head coach Marianne Stanley in her 8th season at the school. They began the season ranked No. 3 in the AP Poll, and held the No. 1 ranking for eight weeks in December and January. ODU feel to No. 7 in February before rising to No. 5 for the final two polls of the season.
Old Dominion was the No. 2 seed in the West region of the NCAA tournament and defeated Syracuse, No. 12 NC State, and No. 7 Ohio State to reach their second NCAA Final Four in three seasons. In the National semifinal, the Lady Monarchs defeated No. 2 NE Louisiana, 57–47,[3] to move to 30–3 and set up the championship game matchup with Georgia.
Georgia | Position ! | Old Dominion | |
---|---|---|---|
G | Medina Dixon | ||
G | |||
F | Tracy Claxton | ||
F | |||
Lisa O'Connor | F | ||
The game was broadcast on CBS.