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Delta State Lady Statesmen
UniversityDelta State University
Head coachCraig Roden (6th season)
ConferenceGulf South Conference (GSC)
ArenaWalter Sillers Coliseum
(Capacity: 3,000)
NicknameLady Statesmen
ColorsForest green and white[1]
   
NCAA tournament champions
1989, 1990, 1992
NCAA tournament runner-up
1993
NCAA tournament Final Four
1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1996, 2008, 2009
NCAA tournament Elite Eight
1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2008, 2009
NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen
1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013
NCAA tournament second round
1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
NCAA tournament appearances
1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016
Conference tournament champions
1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2016
Conference regular season champions
1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2016

The Delta State Lady Statesmen basketball team is the women's basketball team that represents Delta State University in Cleveland, Mississippi, United States. The school's team currently competes in the Gulf South Conference.[2]

History

The Lady Statesmen began play in 1925. They joined the Gulf South Conference for women's basketball in 1986. The Lady Statesmen won three consecutive AIAW titles from 1974 to 1977, led by coach Margaret Wade, who was dubbed the "mother of modern women's college basketball," and star player Lusia Harris, who was drafted into the NBA her senior year. They have won the NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament three times, winning them in 1989, 1990, 1992 (all coached by Lloyd Clark), while finishing as runner up in 1993 to North Dakota State. They are the only Division II women's team with over 1,000 wins. They have made the NCAA Tournament 27 times, with a record of 57–25.[3]

AIAW Championships

Association Classification Sport Year Score Opponent
NCAA AIAW Basketball 1975 90–81 Immaculata
NCAA AIAW Basketball 1976 69–64 Immaculata
NCAA AIAW Basketball 1977 68–55 LSU

NCAA Division II Championships

Association Division Sport Year Score Opponent
NCAA Division II Basketball 1989 88–58 Cal Poly-Pomona
NCAA Division II Basketball 1990 77–43 Bentley
NCAA Division II Basketball 1992 65–63 North Dakota State

Postseason results

AIAW Division I

The Lady Statesmen made four appearances in the AIAW women's basketball tournament, with a combined record of 13–1.

Year Round Opponent Result
1975 First Round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Championship Game 		Federal City
Tennessee Tech
Southern Connecticut State
Immaculata 		W, 77–75 (OT)
W, 88–66
W, 71–68
W, 90–81
1976 First Round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Championship Game 		Penn State
Baylor
Wayland Baptist
Immaculata 		W, 88–46
W, 97–57
W, 61–60
W, 69–64
1977 First Round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Championship Game 		Minnesota
Southern Connecticut State
Tennessee
LSU 		W, 87–42
W, 75–49
W, 62–58
W, 68–55
1982 First Round
Quarterfinals 		Vanderbilt
Villanova 		W, 90–79
L, 72–87

References

  1. ^ Delta State University Identity Standards Guide (PDF). Retrieved June 12, 2016.
  2. ^ "The Official Athletic Website of Delta State University". Gostatesmen.com. Retrieved 2017-05-20.
  3. ^ "LADY STATESMEN QUICK FACTS & TABLE OF CONTENTS" (PDF). S3.amazonaws.com. Retrieved 2017-05-23.


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