1988–89 Maryland Terrapins women's basketball team

1988–89 Maryland Terrapins women's basketball
ACC Regular season & Tournament champions
NCAA Tournament, Final Four
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 3
AP	No. 5
Record	29–3 (13–1 ACC)
Head coach	Chris Weller (7th season)
Home arena	Cole Field House

1988–89 ACC women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 5 Maryland †	13	–	1		.929			29	–	3		.906
No. 13 NC State	12	–	2		.857			24	–	7		.774
Clemson	9	–	5		.643			20	–	11		.645
Virginia	8	–	6		.571			21	–	10		.677
Wake Forest	6	–	8		.429			16	–	12		.571
Georgia Tech	5	–	9		.357			14	–	14		.500
Duke	2	–	12		.143			12	–	16		.429
North Carolina	1	–	13		.071			10	–	20		.333
† 1989 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 1988–89 Maryland Terrapins women's basketball team represented the University of Maryland, College Park as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference during 1988–89 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The team was led by head coach Chris Weller and played their home games at Cole Field House. The Lady Terrapins won the ACC regular season championship and the 1989 ACC women's basketball tournament. Maryland received an automatic bid to the NCAA women's basketball tournament where they advanced to the second Final Four in program history.

Roster

1988–89 Maryland Terrapins women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 12 Deanna Tate — Sr     F 23 Vicky Bullett 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Martinsburg Martinsburg, WV	Head coach Chris Weller Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Feb 25, 1989	No. 5	Wake Forest	W 86–70	23–2 (13–1)	Cole Field House  College Park, Maryland
ACC tournament
March 4, 1989*	(1) No. 5	vs. (8) North Carolina Quarterfinals	W 93–68	24–2	Civic Center  Fayetteville, North Carolina
March 5, 1989*	(1) No. 5	vs. (4) Virginia Semifinals	W 89–66	25–2	Civic Center  Fayetteville, North Carolina
March 6, 1989*	(1) No. 5	vs. (2) No. 13 NC State Championship game	W 73–57	26–2	Civic Center (2,975) Fayetteville, North Carolina
NCAA tournament
March 18, 1989*	(1 W) No. 5	(8 W) Bowling Green Second round	W 73–68	27–2	Cole Field House  College Park, Maryland
March 23, 1989*	(1 W) No. 5	vs. (4 W) No. 11 Stephen F. Austin Regional Semifinal – Sweet Sixteen	W 89–54	28–2	Frank Erwin Center  Austin, Texas
March 25, 1989*	(1 W) No. 5	at (2 W) No. 6 Texas Regional Final – Elite Eight	W 79–71[1]	29–2	Frank Erwin Center  Austin, Texas
Mar 31, 1989*	(1 W) No. 5	vs. (1 E) No. 1 Tennessee National Semifinal – Final Four	L 65–77[2]	29–3	Tacoma Dome  Tacoma, Washington
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll, ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

Main article: 1988–89 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking

	Week
Poll	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Final
AP	10	13	13	9	9	8	5	8	8	7	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	Not released
Coaches	10	10	12	9	9	8	5	8	8	7	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3

^Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll.

See also

1988–89 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team

References

1. "Terrapins Women Reserve Place in Final Four, 79-71". The Washington Post. March 26, 1989. Retrieved June 17, 2024.
2. "Tennessee Too Much for Maryland". The Los Angeles Times. April 1, 1989. Retrieved June 15, 2024.