1982_NCAA_Division_I_women's_basketball_championship_game
1982 NCAA Division I women's basketball championship game
Women's basketball championship game
The 1982 NCAA Division I women's basketball championship game was the final game of the 1982 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament. It determined the champion of the 1981–82 NCAA Division I women's basketball season and was contested by the Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters and the Cheyney State Wolves. The game was played on March 28, 1982, at the Norfolk Scope in Norfolk, Virginia. No. 1 Louisiana Tech defeated No. 2 Cheyney State 76–62 to capture the inaugural NCAA national championship.[1]
To date, Cheyney State is the only HBCU to reach the NCAA women's Final Four and play for an NCAA championship.[2][3]