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1989–90 Virginia Cavaliers women's basketball team

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1989–90 Virginia Cavaliers women's basketball
ACC tournament champion
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 4
APNo. 12
Record29–6 (11–3 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Frank DiLeo
  • Shawn Campbell
  • Melissa Wiggins
Home arenaUniversity Hall
Seasons
1989–90 ACC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 11 NC State 12 2   .857 25 6   .806
No. 12 Virginia 11 3   .786 29 6   .829
Clemson 10 4   .714 22 10   .688
Maryland 7 7   .500 19 11   .633
Wake Forest 5 9   .357 16 14   .533
Duke 4 10   .286 15 13   .536
Georgia Tech 4 10   .286 13 17   .433
North Carolina 3 11   .214 13 15   .464
1990 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 1989–90 Virginia Cavaliers women's basketball team represented the University of Virginia during the 1989–90 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cavaliers were led by 13th-year head coach Debbie Ryan, and played their home games at University Hall in Charlottesville, Virginia as members the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Roster

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1989–90 Virginia Cavaliers women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 10 Dena Evans 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Fr   Deer Park, TX
F 20 Tekshia Ward 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr   College Park, GA
F/C 21 Melanee Wagener 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So   Mount Airy, MD
F 23 Tonya Cardoza 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr   Roxbury, MA
G 24 Dawn Staley 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So Dobbins Tech Philadelphia, PA
C 30 Heather Burge 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Fr Palos Verdes Palos Verdes Estates, CA
G 32 Tammi Reiss 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So Eldred Central School Eldred, NY
C 34 Heidi Burge 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Fr Palos Verdes Palos Verdes Estates, CA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

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Source:[1]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
ACC tournament
NCAA tournament
March 17, 1990*
No. 12 vs. Penn State
Second round
W 85–64  27–5
University Hall 
Charlottesville, Virginia
March 22, 1990*
No. 12 vs. No. 18 Providence
East Regional Semifinal – Sweet Sixteen
W 77–71  28–5
Norfolk Scope 
Norfolk, Virginia
March 24, 1990*
No. 12 vs. No. 4 Tennessee
East Regional Final – Elite Eight
W 79–75 OT 29–5
Norfolk Scope 
Norfolk, Virginia
March 30, 1990*
No. 12 vs. No. 2 Stanford
National Semifinal – Final Four
L 66–75  29–6
Thompson–Boling Arena (19,467)
Knoxville, Tennessee
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Rankings

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References

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  1. ^ "1989-90 Women's Basketball Schedule". virginiasports.com. The University of Virginia. Retrieved February 19, 2024.