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1987–88 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball team

{{short description|Intercollegiate basketball season}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}

{{Infobox college sports team season

|sport=Women's Basketball

|sex=none

|year=1987–88

|team=Tennessee Lady Volunteers

|image = Tennessee Lady Volunteers logo.svg

|image_size = 150

|conference=Southeastern Conference

|short_conf=SEC

|CoachRank= 3

|APRank=1

|record= 31–3

|conf_record= 8–1

|head_coach= Pat Summitt

|hc_year=14th

|asst_coach1=Mickie DeMoss

|asst_coach2=Holly Warlick

|asst_coach3=

|arena = Thompson–Boling Arena

|champion=SEC tournament champions

|tourney=NCAA tournament

|tourney_result=Final Four

}}

{{1987–88 SEC women's basketball standings}}

The 1987–88 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball team represented the University of Tennessee as a member of the Southeastern Conference during the 1987–88 women's college basketball season. Coached by Pat Summitt, the Lady Volunteers finished 31–3 and reached the program's fifth NCAA Final Four. The Lady Vols started the season ranked No. 1 and played their home games at the brand new Thompson–Boling Arena.

Roster

{{CBB roster/Header|sex=w|year=1987|team=Tennessee Lady Volunteers|teamcolors=y|high_school=y}}

{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Dawn |last=Marsh |num=4 |pos=G |ft=5 |in=6 |class=Sr |cur_rs= |rs= |high_school={{nbsp}} |home=Alcoa, Tennessee |link= }}

{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Kathy |last=Spinks |num=11 |pos=C |ft=6 |in=2 |class=Sr |cur_rs= |rs= |high_school={{nbsp}} |home=Forest Hills, Kentucky |link= }}

{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Sheila |last=Frost |num=12 |pos=C |ft=6 |in=4 |class=Jr |cur_rs= |rs= |high_school={{nbsp}} |home=Pulaski, Tennessee |link= }}

{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Gay |last=Townson |num=14 |pos=F |ft=5 |in=9 |class=Jr |cur_rs= |rs= |high_school={{nbsp}} |home=Loudon, Tennessee |link= }}

{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Kris |last=Durham |num=23 |pos=G |ft=5 |in=8 |class=Fr |cur_rs= |rs= |high_school={{nbsp}} |home=Dunellen, New Jersey |link= }}

{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Carla |last=McGhee |num=24 |pos=FC |ft=6 |in=3 |class=So |cur_rs= |rs= |high_school={{nbsp}} |home=Peoria, Illinois |link=y }}

{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Bridgette |last=Gordon |num=30 |pos=F |ft=6 |in=0 |class=Jr |cur_rs= |rs= |high_school=DeLand |home=DeLand, Florida |link=y }}

{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Daedra |last=Charles |num=32 |pos=C |ft=6 |in=3 |class=Fr |cur_rs= |rs= |high_school=Saint Martin de Porres |home=Detroit, Michigan |link=y }}

{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Jennifer |last=Tuggle |num=32 |pos=F |ft=6 |in=2 |class=Jr |cur_rs= |rs= |high_school={{nbsp}} |home=Etowah, Tennessee |link= }}

{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Tonya |last=Edwards |num=33 |pos=G |ft=5 |in=10 |class=So |cur_rs= |rs= |high_school=Flint Northwestern |home=Flint, Michigan |link=y }}

{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Lisa |last=Webb |num=34 |pos=F |ft=5 |in=9 |class=Sr |cur_rs= |rs= |high_school={{nbsp}} |home=Milledgeville, Georgia |link= }}

{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Melissa |last=McCray |num=35 |pos=GF |ft=5 |in=10 |class=Jr |cur_rs= |rs= |high_school={{nbsp}} |home=Johnson City, Tennessee |link= }}

{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Pearl |last=Moore |num=42 |pos=F |ft=6 |in=2 |class=Fr |cur_rs= |rs= |high_school={{nbsp}} |home=Harriman, Tennessee |link= }}

{{CBB roster/Footer

|head_coach=

|asst_coach=

|roster_url=https://utsports.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/1987-88

|accessdate=

}}

{{cite web |title=1987-88 Tennessee Volunteers Women's Schedule and Results|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/tennessee/women/1988-schedule.html |publisher=Sports Reference |access-date=June 9, 2024}}

Schedule and results

{{CBB schedule start

| rank =

| gamehighs =

| attend =

}}

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!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|Tennessee Volunteers}}| Regular season

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Nov 27, 1987

| nonconf = yes

| neutral = yes

| rank = 1

| opprank =

| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1987|sex=women|team=Indiana Hoosiers|title=Indiana}}

| site_stadium =

| site_cityst = Cincinnati, Ohio

| gamename =

| score = 91–52

| attend =

| record = 1–0

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Nov 28, 1987

| nonconf = yes

| neutral = yes

| rank = 1

| opprank = 18

| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1987|sex=women|team=Old Dominion Monarchs|title=Old Dominion}}

| site_stadium =

| site_cityst = Cincinnati, Ohio

| gamename =

| score = 83–52

| attend =

| record = 2–0

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Dec 3, 1987

| nonconf = yes

| rank = 1

| opprank =

| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1987|sex=women|team=Stetson Hatters|title=Stetson}}

| site_stadium = Thompson–Boling Arena

| site_cityst = Knoxville, Tennessee

| gamename =

| score = 102–59

| attend =

| record = 3–0

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Dec 9, 1987

| nonconf = yes

| rank = 1

| opprank = 2

| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1987|sex=women|team=Texas Longhorns|title=Texas}}

| site_stadium = Thompson–Boling Arena

| site_cityst = Knoxville, Tennessee

| gamename =

| score = 78–97

| attend =

| record = 3–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Dec 13, 1987

| away = yes

| nonconf = yes

| rank = 1

| opprank =

| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1987|sex=women|team=UCLA Bruins|title=UCLA}}

| site_stadium = Pauley Pavilion

| site_cityst = Los Angeles, California

| gamename =

| score = 89–63

| attend =

| record = 4–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Dec 16, 1987

| away = yes

| nonconf = yes

| rank = 3

| opprank =

| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1987|sex=women|team=Oregon State Beavers|title=Oregon State}}

| site_stadium = Gill Coliseum

| site_cityst = Corvallis, Oregon

| gamename =

| score = 91–56

| attend =

| record = 5–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Dec 19, 1987

| nonconf = yes

| rank = 3

| opprank =

| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1987|sex=women|team=Eastern Kentucky Colonels|title=Eastern Kentucky}}

| site_stadium = Thompson–Boling Arena

| site_cityst = Knoxville, Tennessee

| gamename =

| score = 115–40

| attend =

| record = 6–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Dec 20, 1987

| nonconf = yes

| rank = 3

| opprank =

| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1987|sex=women|team=Northern Illinois Huskies|title=Northern Illinois}}

| site_stadium = Thompson–Boling Arena

| site_cityst = Knoxville, Tennessee

| gamename =

| score = 103–76

| attend =

| record = 7–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Jan 3, 1988

| away = yes

| nonconf = yes

| rank = 3

| opprank =

| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1987|sex=women|team=Illinois Fighting Illini|title=Illinois}}

| site_stadium = Assembly Hall

| site_cityst = Champaign, Illinois

| gamename =

| score = 93–59

| attend =

| record = 8–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Jan 5, 1988

| nonconf = yes

| rank = 4

| opprank =

| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1987|sex=women|team=Northwestern Wildcats|title=Northwestern}}

| site_stadium = Thompson–Boling Arena

| site_cityst = Knoxville, Tennessee

| gamename =

| score = 78–65

| attend =

| record = 9–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Jan 9, 1988

| away =

| rank = 4

| opprank = 2

| opponent = Auburn

| site_stadium = Thompson–Boling Arena

| site_cityst = Knoxville, Tennessee

| gamename =

| score = 68–71

| attend =

| record = 9–2

| conference = 0–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Jan 11, 1988

| away = yes

| nonconf = yes

| rank = 4

| opprank =

| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1987|sex=women|team=Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets|title=Georgia Tech}}

| site_stadium = Alexander Memorial Coliseum

| site_cityst = Atlanta, Georgia

| gamename =

| score = 96–79

| attend =

| record = 10–2

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Jan 14, 1988

| nonconf = yes

| rank = 4

| opprank =

| opponent = Old Dominion

| site_stadium = Thompson–Boling Arena

| site_cityst = Knoxville, Tennessee

| gamename =

| score = 91–68

| attend =

| record = 11–2

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Jan 17, 1988

| away =

| rank = 4

| opprank =

| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1987|sex=women|team=Vanderbilt Commodores|title=Vanderbilt}}

| site_stadium = Thompson–Boling Arena

| site_cityst = Knoxville, Tennessee

| gamename =

| score = 104–67

| attend =

| record = 12–2

| conference = 1–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Jan 20, 1988

| away = yes

| nonconf = yes

| rank = 4

| opprank =

| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1987|sex=women|team=South Carolina Gamecocks|title=South Carolina}}

| site_stadium = Carolina Coliseum

| site_cityst = Columbia, South Carolina

| gamename =

| score = 85–80

| attend =

| record = 13–2

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Jan 23, 1988

| away =

| rank = 4

| opprank =

| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1987|sex=women|team=Alabama Crimson Tide|title=Alabama}}

| site_stadium = Thompson–Boling Arena

| site_cityst = Knoxville, Tennessee

| gamename =

| score = 97–70

| attend =

| record = 14–2

| conference = 2–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Jan 27, 1988

| away = yes

| nonconf = yes

| rank = 4

| opprank =

| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1987|sex=women|team=Memphis State Tigers|title=Memphis State}}

| site_stadium = Memorial Fieldhouse

| site_cityst = Memphis Tennessee

| gamename =

| score = 97–73

| attend =

| record = 15–2

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Jan 31, 1988

| away = yes

| rank = 3

| opprank = 13

| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1987|sex=none|team=Georgia Lady Bulldogs|title=Georgia}}

| site_stadium = Tad Smith Coliseum

| site_cityst = Athens, Georgia

| gamename =

| score = 82–79

| attend =

| record = 16–2

| conference = 3–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Feb 3, 1988

| away = yes

| nonconf = yes

| rank = 3

| opprank =

| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1987|sex=women|team=Notre Dame Fighting Irish|title=Notre Dame}}

| site_stadium = Joyce Center

| site_cityst = Notre Dame, Indiana

| gamename =

| score = 91–71

| attend =

| record = 17–2

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Feb 6, 1988

| away = yes

| rank = 3

| opprank =

| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1987|sex=women|team=Ole Miss Rebels|title=Ole Miss}}

| site_stadium = Tad Smith Coliseum

| site_cityst = Oxford, Mississippi

| gamename =

| score = 78–67

| attend =

| record = 18–2

| conference = 4–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Feb 8, 1988

| away = yes

| rank = 3

| opprank =

| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1987|sex=women|team=Mississippi State Bulldogs|title=Mississippi State}}

| site_stadium = Humphrey Coliseum

| site_cityst = Starkville, Mississippi

| gamename =

| score = 81–74

| attend =

| record = 19–2

| conference = 5–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Feb 13, 1988

| away =

| rank = 3

| opprank =

| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1987|sex=women|team=LSU Tigers|title=LSU}}

| site_stadium = Thompson–Boling Arena

| site_cityst = Knoxville, Tennessee

| gamename =

| score = 89–82

| attend =

| record = 20–2

| conference = 6–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Feb 15, 1988

| nonconf = yes

| away =

| rank = 3

| opponent = Louisiana Tech

| opprank = 5

| site_stadium = Thompson–Boling Arena

| site_cityst = Knoxville, Tennessee

| score = 76–74

| attend = 7,106

| record = 21–2

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Feb 18, 1988

| away = yes

| rank = 3

| opprank =

| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1987|sex=women|team=Kentucky Wildcats|title=Kentucky}}

| site_stadium = Rupp Arena

| site_cityst = Lexington, Kentucky

| gamename = Rivalry

| score = 99–75

| attend =

| record = 22–2

| conference = 7–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Feb 21, 1988

| away =

| rank = 3

| opprank =

| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1987|sex=women|team=Florida Gators|title=Florida}}

| site_stadium = Thompson–Boling Arena

| site_cityst = Knoxville, Tennessee

| gamename =

| score = 108–53

| attend =

| record = 23–2

| conference = 8–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Feb 25, 1988

| away = yes

| nonconf = yes

| rank = 3

| opprank =

| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1987|sex=women|team=North Carolina Tar Heels|title=North Carolina}}

| site_stadium = Carmichael Auditorium

| site_cityst = Chapel Hill, North Carolina

| gamename =

| score = 88–65

| attend =

| record = 24–2

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Feb 27, 1988

| nonconf = yes

| rank = 3

| opprank =

| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1987|sex=women|team=Tennessee State Tigers|title=Tennessee State}}

| site_stadium = Thompson–Boling Arena

| site_cityst = Knoxville, Tennessee

| gamename =

| score = 104–51

| attend =

| record = 25–2

}}

|-

!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|Tennessee Volunteers}}| SEC tournament

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Mar 5, 1988

| neutral = yes

| rank = 3

| seed = 2

| opprank =

| oppseed = 10

| opponent = Kentucky

| site_stadium = Albany Civic Center

| site_cityst = Albany, Georgia

| gamename = Quarterfinals

| score = 100–66

| attend =

| record = 26–2

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Mar 6, 1988

| neutral = yes

| rank = 3

| seed = 2

| opprank = 17

| oppseed = 6

| opponent = Georgia

| site_stadium = Albany Civic Center

| site_cityst = Albany, Georgia

| gamename = Semifinals

| score = 82–76

| attend =

| record = 27–2

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Mar 7, 1988

| neutral = yes

| rank = 3

| seed = 2

| opprank = 1

| oppseed = 1

| opponent = Auburn

| site_stadium = Albany Civic Center

| site_cityst = Albany, Georgia

| gamename = Championship game

| score = 73–70

| attend =

| record = 28–2

}}

|-

!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|Tennessee Volunteers}}| NCAA tournament

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Mar 19, 1988

| nonconf = yes

| rank = 1

| seed = 1 E

| opprank =

| oppseed = 9 E

| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1987|sex=women|team=Wake Forest Demon Deacons|title=Wake Forest}}

| site_stadium = Thompson–Boling Arena

| site_cityst = Knoxville, Tennessee

| gamename = Second round

| score = 94–66

| attend =

| record = 29–2

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Mar 24, 1988

| neutral = yes

| rank = 1

| seed = 1 E

| oppseed = 4 E

| opprank = 14

| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1987|sex=women|team=James Madison Dukes|title=James Madison}}

| site_stadium = Norfolk Scope

| site_cityst = Norfolk, Virginia

| gamename = Regional Semifinal {{ndash}} Sweet Sixteen

| score = 72–52

| attend =

| record = 30–2

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Mar 25, 1988

| neutral = yes

| rank = 1

| seed = 1 E

| oppseed = 2 E

| opprank = 10

| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1987|sex=women|team=Virginia Cavaliers|title=Virginia}}

| site_stadium = Norfolk Scope

| site_cityst = Norfolk, Virginia

| gamename = Regional Final {{ndash}} Elite Eight

| score = 84–76{{cite news |title=Tennessee Eliminates Virginia |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1988/03/27/tennessee-eliminates-virginia/f57009b2-4228-4751-8abe-9eb1ac107f9e/ |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=March 26, 1988 |access-date=June 10, 2024}}

| attend =

| record = 31–2

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Apr 1, 1988

| neutral = yes

| rank = 1

| seed = 1 E

| oppseed = 2 MW

| opprank = 5

| opponent = Louisiana Tech

| site_stadium = Tacoma Dome

| site_cityst = Tacoma, Washington

| gamename = National Semifinal {{ndash}} Final Four

| score = 59–68{{cite news |title=Louisiana Tech to Play Auburn in Final |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1988/04/02/sports/louisiana-tech-to-play-auburn-final.html |newspaper=The New York Times |date=April 2, 1988 |access-date=June 10, 2024}}

| attend = 8,449

| record = 31–3

}}

{{CBB schedule end

| rank =

| poll = AP Poll

| timezone =

| region = E

| regionname = East

| notes =

}}

{{cite web |title=1987-88 Women's Basketball Schedule |url=https://utsports.com/sports/womens-basketball/schedule/1987-88 |publisher=University of Tennessee Athletics |access-date=June 9, 2024}}

Rankings

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