The 1981–82 Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters basketball team represented

Louisiana Tech University Louisiana Tech University (Louisiana Tech, La. Tech, or simply Tech) is a public university, public research university in Ruston, Louisiana, United States. It is part of the University of Louisiana System and Carnegie Classification of Institu ...

during the 1981–82 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The team was led by eighth–year head coach

Sonja Hogg Sonja Hogg (born December 20, 1945) is the former women's basketball program head coach at Louisiana Tech University and Baylor University. She posted an overall record of 307–55 at Louisiana Tech. Her record at Baylor in the Southwest Confere ...

, who guided the team to a 35–1 record and the 1982 NCAA Division I championship. This was the program's second consecutive championship, following an

AIAW The Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW) was a college athletics organization in the United States, founded in 1971 to govern women's college competitions in the country and to administer national championships (see AIAW Cham ...

championship in 1981. The team played their home games for the final season at Memorial Gymnasium in

Ruston, Louisiana Ruston is a small city in and the parish seat of Lincoln Parish, Louisiana, United States. The 2020 population was 22,166. Ruston is near the eastern border of the Ark-La-Tex region and is the home of Louisiana Tech University. Ruston is the prin ...

as an NCAA independent. The Lady Techsters won their first 20 games of the season to extend the program's win streak to 54 games. Louisiana Tech lost at Old Dominion, 61–58, but re-focused to close the season with a 15-game win streak to capture the inaugural NCAA women's basketball championship. In 2017, the Lady Techsters received their championship rings after 35 years.

Previous season

The Lady Techsters finished the 1980–81 season with a perfect 34–0 record as an independent. They won the final

tournament championship over Tennessee, 79–59.

Roster

Schedule and results

, - !colspan=6 style="", Regular season , - !colspan=6 style="", NCAA tournament , -

Rankings

Awards and honors

Wade Trophy The Wade Trophy is an award presented annually to the best upperclass women's basketball player in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) NCAA Division I, Division I competition. It is named after three–time national champion Delta State ...

winner (Pam Kelly)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:1981-82 Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters basketball team Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters basketball seasons

Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters basketball The Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters basketball team represents Louisiana Tech University in Ruston, Louisiana. The team currently competes in Conference USA. The current head coach of the Lady Techsters is Brooke Stoehr. Louisiana Tech has won thr ...

Louisiana Tech Louisiana Tech University (Louisiana Tech, La. Tech, or simply Tech) is a public research university in Ruston, Louisiana, United States. It is part of the University of Louisiana System and classified among "R2: Doctoral Universities – Hig ...

NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament Final Four seasons NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament championship seasons