Year-By-Year Results
Sandy Botham was a first-team all-North Star Conference selection as a sophomore in 198586 after ranking sixth in the nation with a .639 field goal percentage.
Annie Schwartz averaged 9.1 points and 4.7 rebounds per game as a freshman in 1986-87. She made 19 starts in the 27 games she played.
Diondra Toney was one of three Irish players who scored in double figures during the 1987-88 season, as she averaged 10.1 points per game.
1986-87 (12-15, 4-2 NORTH STAR)
9 Oakland W 100-51 H 12 St. Ambrose W 86-73 H 19 Valparaiso W 93-60 H 21 Indiana L 59-62 A 28 Fairfield # W 75-62 N 29 Villanova # L 55-56 A Jan. 4 Virginia (7) L 59-79 A 7 Miami (Fla.) W 83-68 A 14 Northern Illinois W 89-66 H 16 Syracuse W 81-64 H 20 DePaul L 77-80 A 24 Michigan State W 57-55 A 26 Marquette W 88-51 H Feb. 3 Tennessee (4) L 71-91 H 6 Duke (17) W 78-66 A 11 Detroit W 79-51 H 13 Dayton W 60-58 H 17 Cleveland State W 87-69 A 20 Marquette W 79-69 A 25 Valparaiso W 91-56 A 28 DePaul L 68-69 H Mar. 2 Illinois-Chicago W 79-50 A 9 Northern Illinois L 74-95 A 12 Dayton W 77-64 A * – Phoenix Classic at Green Bay, Wis.; # – Wildcat Tournament at Villanova, Pa.
21 Butler W 61-40 A 24 DePaul L 62-83 A 26 Xavier W 66-52 H 28 Dayton W 72-57 H Feb. 2 Detroit W 71-57 A 4 Syracuse L 56-63 A 9 Evansville W 71-55 H 11 Saint Louis W 78-34 H 18 Loyola (Ill.) L 77-108 A 20 Tennessee (2/2) L 43-98 A 23 Dayton L 55-67 A 25 Xavier W 69-56 A Mar. 2 Loyola (Ill.) W 77-57 H 5 Butler W 88-65 H 10 Evansville % W 75-66 N 11 Loyola (Ill.) % W 75-53 N 23 Toledo @ L 62-85 N 24 DePaul @ L 69-77 N 25 Richmond @ W 51-46 N * – Investors Women’s Classic at Richmond, Va.; # – Saint Joseph’s (Pa.) Invitational at Philadelphia, Pa.; % – MCC Tournament at Dayton, Ohio; @ – NWIT at Amarillo, Texas
Coach: Mary DiStanislao Captains: Game Captains Home: 7-6, Away: 5-6, Neutral: 0-3 Nov. 29 Rutgers (6) L 50-71 H Dec. 5 Texas (1) * L 59-84 A 6 Colorado * L 53-76 N 9 Indiana L 71-80 H 13 Loyola (Ill.) W 65-62 H 20 St. Ambrose W 66-50 H 30 Oklahoma # L 54-57 N 31 Montana # L 48-50 N Jan. 3 Loyola Marymount W 78-40 A 5 UCLA L (ot) 65-67 A 10 Maryland (20) L 48-69 H 13 Northern Illinois L 71-81 A 18 DePaul L 68-80 H 20 Cleveland State W 85-68 H 24 Saint Joseph’s (Pa.) L 57-71 A 28 Dayton L 54-55 H 31 Marquette W 95-60 H Feb. 3 Western Michigan W 65-58 H 7 Miami L 61-62 H 11 Detroit L 86-94 A 14 Tennessee (7) L 55-90 A 18 Illinois-Chicago W 90-53 H 21 DePaul W 53-44 A 24 Northern Illinois W 82-66 H 28 Marquette W 77-53 A Mar. 1 Wisconsin W 80-70 A 7 Dayton W 59-48 A * – Texas Classic at Austin, Texas; # – Seattle Times Classic at Seattle, Wash.
1987-88 20-8, 7-3 NORTH STAR) Coach: Muffet McGraw Captains: Kathy Barron, Sandy Botham, Mary Gavin Home: 9-2, Away: 9-6, Neutral: 2-0 Nov. 28 Loyola (Ill.) W 67-61 A 30 Northwestern W 69-49 H Dec. 4 Wisconsin-Green Bay * L 65-69 A 5 BYU * W 81-69 N
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1988-89 (21-11, 12-2 MCC) Coach: Muffet McGraw Captains: Heidi Bunek, Lisa Kuhns Home: 10-1, Away: 6-6, Neutral: 5-4 Nov. 29 Northwestern W 75-63 A Dec. 2 Georgetown * L 60-70 N 3 Arizona * W (ot) 85-81 N 7 Marquette W 70-66 H 19 Toledo W 77-70 H 29 James Madison # L 49-65 N 30 Youngstown State # W 61-50 N Jan. 3 Indiana W 56-49 H 8 Vanderbilt L 64-86 A 10 Old Dominion L 65-82 H 12 Evansville W 75-65 A 14 Saint Louis W 79-54 A 19 Detroit W 76-67 H
1989-90 (23-6, 16-0 MCC) Coach: Muffet McGraw Captains: Lisa Kuhns, Karen Robinson Home: 10-3, Away: 11-3, Neutral: 2-0 Nov. 24 Liberty * W 113-35 N 25 Central Florida * W 81-61 A Dec. 3 Tennessee (1/1) L 54-77 H 6 Indiana W 75-67 A 9 Marquette W 87-67 A 13 Michigan State L 48-64 H 22 UCLA W 61-60 H 29 Temple L 61-70 A Jan. 4 Vanderbilt (20/24) W 77-63 H 6 Toledo L 69-70 A 9 Butler W 74-59 H 12 Old Dominion (21/23) L 61-62 A 16 Loyola (Ill.) W 85-72 H 18 Marquette W 81-64 H 23 Dayton W 85-60 A 25 Xavier W 92-59 A 27 DePaul L 64-71 H
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