1987–88 Long Beach State 49ers women's basketball team


The 1987–88 Long Beach State 49ers women's basketball team represented California State University, Long Beach during the 1987–88 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Beach, led by ninth-year head coach Joan Bonvicini, played their home games at the Gold Mine in Long Beach, California as members of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association.

1987–88 Long Beach State Beach women's basketball
PCAA champions
ConferencePacific Coast Athletic Association
Ranking
CoachesNo. 4
APNo. 7
Record28–6 (18–0 PCAA)
Head coach
Home arenaGold Mine
Seasons
1988–89 →
1987–88 Pacific Coast Athletic Association women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 7 Long Beach State 18 0   1.000 28 6   .824
UNLV 14 4   .778 25 9   .735
Cal State Fullerton 12 6   .667 18 11   .621
San Diego State 11 7   .611 21 10   .677
Fresno State 11 7   .611 16 12   .571
UC Irvine 9 9   .500 11 16   .407
Hawaii 8 10   .444 14 14   .500
Pacific 4 14   .222 9 19   .321
UC Santa Barbara 3 15   .167 10 16   .385
San Jose State 0 18   .000 1 26   .037
1988 PCAA tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

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1987–88 Long Beach State 49ers women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 11 Penny Toler 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr St. Anthony
San Diego State
Washington, D.C.
F/C 21 Shannon Smith 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So    
C Angelique Lee 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) So    
F Shameil Coleman 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr    
F Cheryl Dowell 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr    
G Traci Waites 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr    
G Dana Wilkerson 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr    
Carol Brandt
Sr    
F Lisa Reslock 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr    
F Tonya Swoffer 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr    
G Tammy Joy 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr    
F Bettina Turner 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr    
C Vicki Pullins 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Fr    
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
Dec 3, 1987*
No. 4 UCLA W 103–57  1–0
Gold Mine 
Long Beach, California
Dec 5, 1987*
No. 4 vs. No. 6 Iowa
NIU Fastbreak Festival
L 75–82  1–1
Evans Field House 
DeKalb, Illinois
Dec 6, 1987*
No. 4 vs. UNC Charlotte
NIU Fastbreak Festival
W 94–56  2–1
Evans Field House 
DeKalb, Illinois
Dec 11, 1987*
No. 7 Toledo
Long Beach Dial Classic
W 95–53  3–1
Long Beach Arena 
Long Beach, California
Dec 12, 1987*
No. 7 No. 3 Auburn
Long Beach Dial Classic
L 76–87  3–2
Long Beach Arena 
Long Beach, California
Dec 18, 1987*
No. 9 No. 1 Texas L 85–99  3–3
Frank Erwin Center 
Austin, Texas
Jan 2, 1988
at UC Irvine W 91–68  4–3
(1–0)
Bren Events Center 
Irvine, California
Jan 4, 1988
at UC Santa Barbara W 70–44  5–3
(2–0)
UC Santa Barbara Events Center 
Santa Barbara, California
Jan 7, 1988
San Jose State W 96–33  6–3
(3–0)
Gold Mine 
Long Beach, California
Jan 9, 1988
Fresno State W 72–56  7–3
(4–0)
Gold Mine 
Long Beach, California
Jan 16, 1988
at UNLV W 100–74  8–3
(5–0)
Thomas & Mack Center 
Paradise, Nevada
Jan 20, 1988*
at Georgia L 64–74  8–4
Stegeman Coliseum 
Athens, Georgia
Jan 22, 1988*
at Old Dominion L 76–85  8–5
ODU Fieldhouse 
Norfolk, Virginia
Jan 28, 1988
Pacific W 106–52  9–5
(6–0)
Gold Mine 
Long Beach, California
Jan 30, 1988
at Cal State Fullerton W 83–48  10–5
(7–0)
Titan Gym 
Fullerton, California
Feb 4, 1988
at Fresno State W 79–64  11–5
(8–0)
Selland Arena 
Fresno, California
Feb 6, 1988
at San Jose State W 82–51  12–5
(9–0)
Spartan Gym 
San Jose, California
Feb 11, 1988
UC Irvine W 101–41  13–5
(10–0)
Gold Mine 
Long Beach, California
Feb 13, 1988
UNLV W 82–78  14–5
(11–0)
Gold Mine 
Long Beach, California
Feb 16, 1988*
at USC W 82–78  15–5
Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena 
Los Angeles, California
Feb 18, 1988
San Diego State W 96–76  16–5
(12–0)
Gold Mine 
Long Beach, California
Feb 20, 1988
Cal State Fullerton W 80–43  17–5
(13–0)
Gold Mine 
Long Beach, California
Feb 25, 1988
Hawaii W 77–65  18–5
(14–0)
Gold Mine 
Long Beach, California
Feb 27, 1988
at Pacific W 98–57  19–5
(15–0)
Alex G. Spanos Center 
Stockton, California
Mar 1, 1988
at San Diego State W 90–65  20–5
(16–0)
Peterson Gym 
San Diego, California
Mar 3, 1988
UC Santa Barbara W 91–64  21–5
(17–0)
Gold Mine 
Long Beach, California
Mar 5, 1988
Hawaii W 108–77  22–5
(18–0)
Gold Mine 
Long Beach, California
PCAA tournament
Mar 10, 1988*
(1) No. 7 Pacific
Quarterfinals
W 77–50  23–5
Gold Mine 
Long Beach, California
Mar 11, 1988*
(1) No. 7 vs. San Diego State
Semifinals
W 94–78  24–5
The Forum 
Inglewood, California
Mar 12, 1988*
(1) No. 7 vs. UNLV
Championship game
W 79–58  25–5
The Forum 
Inglewood, California
NCAA tournament
Mar 20, 1988*
(2 W) No. 7 (7 W) Colorado
Second round
W 103–64  26–5
Gold Mine 
Long Beach, California
Mar 24, 1988*
(2 W) No. 7 (3 W) No. 11 Washington
Regional Semifinal – Sweet Sixteen
W 104–78  27–5
Long Beach Arena 
Long Beach, California
Mar 26, 1988*
(2 W) No. 7 (1 W) No. 2 Iowa
Regional Final – Elite Eight
W 98–78[1]  28–5
Long Beach Arena (2,179)
Long Beach, California
April 1, 1988
(2 W) No. 7 vs. (1 ME) No. 3 Auburn
National semifinal – Final Four
L 55–68[2]  28–6
Tacoma Dome (8,449)
Tacoma, Washington
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific.

Sources:[3][4]

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
Week
Poll1234567891011121314151617Final
AP44791111121299141412121087Not released
Coaches44812131212128161414121211894

References

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  1. ^ "West Regional : CS Long Beach Is on Its Way to Tacoma". The Los Angeles Times. March 27, 1988. Retrieved June 8, 2024.
  2. ^ "CS Long Beach Makes Run For It, Then Gives It Away In 68-55 Loss". The Los Angeles Times. April 2, 1988. Retrieved June 8, 2024.
  3. ^ "1987-88 Women's Basketball Schedule". Long Beach State University Athletics. Retrieved June 8, 2024.
  4. ^ "Long Beach State Women's Basketball" (PDF). September 3, 2019. Retrieved June 12, 2024.