Looking Back: The 1987-88 Women's Basketball Team

[vastagman]

Nice story on the road to the women's first NCAA tourney bid.

"That whole conference, looking back at it, it was one of the top conferences in the country," Sacca said.

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[FU73]

Looking Back Part Two: Comeback Win Sends 1987-88 Team To NCAA Tounament

No one gave them a chance. That's what Nolan remembers about the championship game at the Westchester (N.Y.) Country Center. LaSalle was the regular season MAAC champions. They had already beaten Fairfield twice, including a 19-point spanking in Philadelphia. They were 25-3 and ranked 20th in the Associated Press women's basketball poll.

"There were people coming up to me after we defeated Holy Cross, congratulating me on a great season," Nolan said. "No one thought we were going to win."......

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