1988–89 Maryland Terrapins women's basketball team

1988–89 Maryland Terrapins women's basketball
1988–89 Maryland Terrapins women's basketball
ACC Regular season & Tournament champions
NCAA Tournament, Final Four
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 3
AP	No. 5
Record	29–3 (13–1 ACC)
Head coach	Chris Weller (7th season);
Home arena	Cole Field House
	Seasons ← 1987–88 1989–90 →

1988–89 ACC women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 5 Maryland †	13	–	1	.929	29	–	3	.906
No. 13 NC State	12	–	2	.857	24	–	7	.774
Clemson	9	–	5	.643	20	–	11	.645
Virginia	8	–	6	.571	21	–	10	.677
Wake Forest	6	–	8	.429	16	–	12	.571
Georgia Tech	5	–	9	.357	14	–	14	.500
Duke	2	–	12	.143	12	–	16	.429
North Carolina	1	–	13	.071	10	–	20	.333


† 1989 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 1988–89 Maryland Terrapins women's basketball team represented the University of Maryland, College Park as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference during 1988–89 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The team was led by head coach Chris Weller and played their home games at Cole Field House. The Lady Terrapins won the ACC regular season championship and the 1989 ACC women's basketball tournament. Maryland received an automatic bid to the NCAA women's basketball tournament where they advanced to the second Final Four in program history.

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	12	Deanna Tate	—	Sr
F	23	Vicky Bullett	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Sr	Martinsburg	Martinsburg, WV

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Feb 25, 1989	No. 5	Wake Forest	W 86–70	23–2 (13–1)	Cole Field House College Park, Maryland
ACC tournament
March 4, 1989*	(1) No. 5	vs. (8) North Carolina Quarterfinals	W 93–68	24–2	Civic Center Fayetteville, North Carolina
March 5, 1989*	(1) No. 5	vs. (4) Virginia Semifinals	W 89–66	25–2	Civic Center Fayetteville, North Carolina
March 6, 1989*	(1) No. 5	vs. (2) No. 13 NC State Championship game	W 73–57	26–2	Civic Center (2,975) Fayetteville, North Carolina
NCAA tournament
March 18, 1989*	(1 W) No. 5	(8 W) Bowling Green Second round	W 73–68	27–2	Cole Field House College Park, Maryland
March 23, 1989*	(1 W) No. 5	vs. (4 W) No. 11 Stephen F. Austin Regional Semifinal – Sweet Sixteen	W 89–54	28–2	Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas
March 25, 1989*	(1 W) No. 5	at (2 W) No. 6 Texas Regional Final – Elite Eight	W 79–71^[1]	29–2	Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas
Mar 31, 1989*	(1 W) No. 5	vs. (1 E) No. 1 Tennessee National Semifinal – Final Four	L 65–77^[2]	29–3	Tacoma Dome Tacoma, Washington
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll, ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

^Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll.

v t e Maryland Terrapins women's basketball
Venues	Cole Field House (1971–2002) Comcast/Xfinity Center (2002–present)
Culture & lore	Testudo
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
AIAW and NCAA national championships in bold; AIAW and NCAA Final Four appearances in italics