1987 West Coast Athletic Conference Champions
Record: 19-8 | WCC Record: 10-2
Head Coach: Sue Rojcewicz
Record: 19-8 WCC Record: 10-2
All-WCC Team: Debbie Dunbar, Teri Hunt (POY), Margaret Walsh
Top Scorer: Teri Hunt (20.7) Top Rebounder: Teri Hunt (12.3)
USF Hall-of-Famers: Teri Hunt, Margaret Walsh
The 1986-87 USF women’s basketball team made history as they captured the second ever West Coast Athletic Conference title with an impressive 10-2 league record. However, in 1988, the conference did not have an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament, so the Dons did not get an invitation to postseason play.
The only two blemishes on the conference slate were two closely contested losses. The Dons lost a 55-54 heartbreaker at home versus U.S. International as Teri Hunt scored 16 points and pulled down 14 rebounds. In the final game of the WCAC season, Santa Clara denied USF a 20-win campaign, 77-71 at Toso Pavilion.
The non-conference highlights included wins over Oral Roberts (84-74), Pacific (90-79) and San Jose State (76-48). The Dons gained a two-game split at the Arizona State Tournament in late November and also went 1-1 at their own Sourdough Classic in early January.
Hunt topped all scorers at 20.7 points per game, while Margaret Walsh (17.0), Chris Hill (8.5) and Melany Furimsky (8.2) all added offensive punch. Point guard Debbie Dunbar dished out 165 assists and added 62 steals.
Did You Know? Head Coach Sue Rojcewicz was well travelled as both a coach and player. During the summer of 1985 she was selected head coach of the National Sports Festival Women’s East team and was also chosen as the top assistant coach for the FIBA (Federation of International Basketball Association) junior women’s team. She played on the silver medal winning 1976 U.S. Olympic team in Montreal, played on the 1975 U.S. team that won a gold medal at the Pan-American games, was on the U.S. National team that toured Taiwan and competed in the Women’s World Championships in Cali, Colombia.
They Said It: “Our team set a goal to be the number one team in the conference and we achieved that goal,” Dons Head Coach Sue Rojcewicz. “We call ourselves winners – no matter what the score.”
