1991–92 Virginia Cavaliers women's basketball team

The 1991–92 Virginia Cavaliers women's basketball team represented the University of Virginia during the 1991–92 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cavaliers were led by 15th-year head coach Debbie Ryan, and played their home games at University Hall in Charlottesville, Virginia as members the Atlantic Coast Conference.

1991–92 Virginia Cavaliers women's basketball
ACC regular season and tournament champions
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 2
APNo. 1
Record32–2 (15–1 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Frank DiLeo
  • Shawn Campbell
  • Melissa Wiggins
Home arenaUniversity Hall
1991–92 ACC women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 1 Virginia †15–1 .93832–2  .941
No. 8 Maryland13–3 .81325–6  .806
North Carolina9–7 .56322–9  .710
No. 20 Clemson9–7 .56321–10  .677
Florida State8–8 .50017–11  .607
NC State7–9 .43816–12  .571
Georgia Tech6–10 .37520–13  .606
Duke4–12 .25014–15  .483
Wake Forest1–15 .06310–18  .357
† 1991 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

This season resulted in Virginia's third straight Final Four appearance. After a heartbreaking loss in overtime in the 1991 National championship game, the Lady Cavs fell painfully close again by losing to Stanford in the National semifinals by a single point, 66–65,[1] after owning a 7-point lead with under eight minutes remaining.

Senior Dawn Staley capped an incredible career by repeating as National Player of the Year. The team went 63–5 over the past two seasons and spent that entire span ranked either No. 1 or No. 2 in the AP poll.

Roster
1991–92 Virginia Cavaliers women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 10 Dena Evans 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Jr  Deer Park, TX
F/C 21 Melanee Wagener 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr  Mount Airy, MD
G 22 Chris Lesoravage 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr  Doylestown, PA
G 24 Dawn Staley (C) 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) SrDobbins Tech Philadelphia, PA
C 30 Heather Burge 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) JrPalos Verdes Palos Verdes Estates, CA
G 32 Tammi Reiss 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) SrEldred Central School Eldred, NY
F 33 Wendy Toussaint 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So  Irvington, NJ
C 34 Heidi Burge 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) JrPalos Verdes Palos Verdes Estates, CA
F/C 40 Amy Lofstedt 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr  Ankeny, IA
F 42 Charleata Beale 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr  Dale City, VA
F 44 Allison Moore 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr  Virginia Beach, VA
F 52 Felicia Santelli 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr  Scarsdale, NY
F/C 54 Audra Smith 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr  Milledgeville, GA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • (W) Walk-on

    Roster

    Schedule

    Source:[2]

    Date
    time, TV    		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Regular season
    Nov 22, 1991*
    		 No. 2 Fairfield W 110–64  1–0
    		 University Hall 
    Charlottesville, Virginia
    Jan 15, 1992
    		 No. 1 No. 3 Maryland L 65–67  13–1
    (3–1)    		 University Hall 
    Charlottesville, Virginia
    Feb 11, 1992
    		 No. 2 at No. 1 Maryland W 75–74  21–1
    (11–1)    		 Cole Fieldhouse 
    College Park, Maryland
    Feb 15, 1992
    		 No. 2 Duke W 93–48  22–1
    (12–1)    		 University Hall 
    Charlottesville, Virginia
    Feb 17, 1992*
    		 No. 1 Connecticut W 64–43  23–1
    		 University Hall 
    Charlottesville, Virginia
    Feb 22, 1992
    		 No. 1 at No. 19 Clemson W 85–81  24–1
    (13–1)    		 Littlejohn Coliseum 
    Clemson, South Carolina
    Feb 26, 1992
    		 No. 1 North Carolina W 65–52  25–1
    (14–1)    		 University Hall 
    Charlottesville, Virginia
    Feb 29, 1992
    		 No. 1 at NC State W 76–74  26–1
    (15–1)    		 Reynolds Coliseum 
    Raleigh, North Carolina
    ACC tournament
    March 7, 1992*
    		 No. 1 vs. Duke
    Quarterfinals    		 W 81–55  27–1
    		 Winthrop Coliseum 
    Rock Hill, South Carolina
    March 8, 1992*
    		 No. 1 vs. North Carolina
    Semifinals    		 W 74–55  28–1
    		 Winthrop Coliseum 
    Rock Hill, South Carolina
    March 9, 1992*
    		 No. 1 vs. Georgia Tech
    Championship game    		 W 70–69[3]  29–1
    		 Winthrop Coliseum 
    Rock Hill, South Carolina
    NCAA tournament
    March 22, 1992*
    		 (1 E) No. 1 vs. (8 E) No. 14 George Washington
    Second round    		 W 97–58  30–1
    		 University Hall 
    Charlottesville, Virginia
    March 26, 1992*
    		 (1 E) No. 1 vs. (4 E) No. 14 West Virginia
    Regional Semifinal – Sweet Sixteen    		 W 103–83  31–1
    		 University Hall 
    Charlottesville, Virginia
    March 28, 1992*
    		 (1 E) No. 1 vs. (3 E) No. 13 Vanderbilt
    Regional Final – Elite Eight    		 W 70–58  32–1
    		 University Hall 
    Charlottesville, Virginia
    April 4, 1992*
    		 (1 E) No. 1 vs. (1 W) No. 3 Stanford
    National Semifinal – Final Four    		 L 65–66[1]  32–2
    		 L.A. Sports Arena 
    Los Angeles, California
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    All times are in Eastern.

    Rankings
    Main article: 1991–92 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
    Ranking movements
    Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
    Week
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    Awards and honors

    References
    1. "Virginia Women Unable to Stop Time or Stanford". The New York Times. April 5, 1992. Retrieved April 25, 2024.
    2. "1991-92 Women's Basketball Schedule". virginiasports.com. The University of Virginia. Retrieved April 25, 2024.
    3. "Virginia women take ACC tournament". The Baltimore Sun. March 10, 1992. Retrieved April 25, 2024.
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