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

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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


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.

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.