DOG COMMENTARY: The 1987 NCAA Womens Basketball Midwest Regional Finals between the Lady Longhorns from the University of Texas at Austin verses the Lady Rebels from the University of Mississippi….better known as Ole Miss. The Lady Rebels defeated Auburn 56-55 in overtime in Austin, Texas, to advance to the NCAA Elite Eight for the second…
DOG ASIDE: This 1986 NCAA Women’s Basketball Finals Pregame Show….ESPN featured Leandra Reilly and Mimi Griffin….who were two of the pioneers of women’s basketball broadcasting….as the program starts off with Leandra Reilly interviewing the Lady Horns star player Clarissa Davis….who would eventually win the MVP of the Final Four. This interview is followed by Mimi…
DOG COMMENTARY: The Texas Longhorns women’s basketball team represents The University of Texas at Austin in NCAA Division I intercollegiate women’s basketball competition. The Longhorns currently compete in the Big 12 Conference….as a team that has long been a national power in women’s basketball….especially under the guidance of head coach Jody Conradt….who is the 2nd NCAA Division I basketball coach to win 900 career games (after Tennessee’s Pat Summitt)….as her…
DOG COMMENTARY: The Texas University Lady Longhorn basketball team set a women’s national collegiate record in 1986 that can never be brokent….only tied (which UCONN and Tennessee subsequently did)….as the Lady Horns completed a perfect season with 34 wins and 0 losses. Quite honestly….the Lady Horns basically didn’t have any competition worth speaking of…
DOG ASIDE: The 1986 University of Texas Lady Longhorns basketball team is a team of history that occupies very rare space in sports….as this bunch of over-achieving athletes under the direction of legendary basketball coach Jody Conradt….were the first team to experience perfection in a season….after going undefeated in 34 straight games on their…
DOG COMMENTARY: “The first thought was perfection. There will be a champion crowned every year, but the undefeated champions will form an eliteroup.” In 1986, Texas Women’s Basketball made history. The Longhorns defeated Southern California in the national championship game, finishing the season at 34-0 to become the first team in…
DOG COMMENTARY: The 1986 NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Tournamentbegan on March 12 and ended on March 30. The tournament expanded to 40 teams from 32….as the Final Four included Texas, Tennessee, Western Kentucky, and USC….with Texas defeating Southern California, 97-81 in the championship game ….as Texas’s Clarissa Davis was named the Most Outstanding Player of the tournament….for with their championship win….Texas…
DOG COMMENTARY: The 1987-88 Texas Longhorns Women’s Basketball Team completed the season by winning 32 games and losing just 3 games….as they swept the SWC with a 16 – 0 record….and advanced through the NCAA Tournament to the Elite Eights….where they lost to Long Beach State….but in this Midwest Regional Finals game….the Longhorns would…