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USA WOMEN’S PAN AMERICAN GAMES TEAM 1991 RESULTS

HAVANA, CUBA • AUGUST 3-11, 1991

Chasing a third straight Pan American Games title, the 1991 USA Women’s Basketball Team settled for bronze after two narrow defeats by a combined eight points in Havana, Cuba. The Americans opened with an 87-70 win over Canada behind 20 points from Bridgette Gordon. Against Brazil the following day, the USA raced to an early 26-8 lead, but foul trouble and poor shooting (39.7%) proved costly. Jennifer Azzi tied the game at 81-81 with 2:20 left, but Brazil closed strong for an 87-84 win. Teresa Edwards led the USA with 20 points, while Katrina McClain added 16. The United States rebounded with a 97-40 rout of Argentina, holding its opponent to just 10 second-half points. McClain posted 20 points and 10 rebounds, and Edwards scored 18. Already set to meet Cuba in the semifinals, the USA topped the hosts 91-71 in pool play behind a decisive 17-4 run to open the second half. Edwards reached 20 points for the third time in four games, while Gordon, Medina Dixon and Azzi also scored in double figures. In the semifinal rematch, however, Cuba controlled the tempo and edged the USA 86-81. Regla Hernandez scored 28 points, including six straight late in the game to seal the win. Edwards paced the Americans with 22. The bronze medal game against Canada was decided early as the USA sprinted to a 19-2 start en route to a 92-61 victory. Edwards once again led with 22 points, while McClain and Gordon contributed 16 apiece. Brazil went on to capture gold with a 97-76 win over Cuba, while the Americans claimed their seventh Pan Am medal but fell short of the “three-peat.”

1991 USA WOMEN’S PAN AMERICAN GAMES TEAM ROSTER

1991 USA RESULTS (4-2)

NAME

POS HGT WGT AGE SCHOOL

HOMETOWN

Canada

W, 87-70 L, 84-87 W, 97-40 W, 91-71 L, 81-86 W, 92-61

Brazil

Jennifer Azzi Medina Dixon

G

5-8 6-3 5-9

140 165 145 155 158 135 190 160 175 145 176 152

22 28 25 26 24 21 24 25 25 23 28 31

Stanford

Oak Ridge, TN Norfolk, VA Boston, MA Atlanta, GA Deland, FL Kenosha, WI Ruston, LA Moscow, ID Atlanta, GA Cornelius, NC Memphis, TN Wichita, KS

F

Old Dominion

Argentina

Michelle Edwards Teresa Edwards Bridgette Gordon Sonja Henning Venus Lacey Andrea Lloyd Katrina McClain Andrea Stinson

G

Iowa

Cuba Cuba

F F

5-11 6-0 5-7 6-4 6-2 6-2 5-10 6-4 6-0

Georgia

Tennessee

Canada

G C

Stanford

Louisiana Tech

F F

Texas

Georgia

FINAL STANDINGS

G C G

North Carolina State

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Brazil (6-0) Cuba (3-3)

Regina Street

Memphis State

Lynette Woodard

Kansas

HEAD COACH: C. Vivian Stringer, University of Iowa ASSISTANT COACH: Joan Bonvicini, University of Arizona ASSISTANT COACH: Marianne Stanley, University of Southern California TEAM LEADER: Susan Blackwood, University of Texas TEAM PHYSICIAN: Jim Nevins, San Diego, CA ATHLETIC TRAINER: Lisa Van Landshoot, Harvard University (MA)

United States (4-2)

Canada (1-5)

Argentina (0-4)

1991 USA WOMEN’S PAN AMERICAN GAMES TEAM CUMULATIVE STATISTICS

NAME

G/S

FGM-A

PCT

3PM-A

PCT

FTM-A

PCT

REB

PTS

AST

BLK

STL

T. Edwards

6 6 6 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 4 4 6 6

43- 84 33- 63 29- 59 14- 25 18- 28 18- 27 13- 31 12- 25

.512 .524 .492 .560 .643 .667 .419 .480 .462 .231 .400 .300 .497 .410

8- 22 0- 0 0- 3 0- 0 0- 0 0- 1 1- 1 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 9- 16 0- 0

.364

14- 16 26- 38 10- 13 19- 25 11- 13 10- 16

.875 .684 .769 .760 .846 .625 .833 .800 .833 .750 .875 .750 .759 .716

8/ 1.3 53/ 8.8 12/ 2.0 19/ 3.8 25/ 4.2 34/ 5.7 3/ 0.5 3/ 0.5 2/ 0.3 8/ 1.3 8/ 2.0 2/ 0.5

108/18.0 92/15.3 68/11.3

26 10

2 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0

16

McClain Gordon

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7

.000

7 1

12

Lacey Dixon Lloyd

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47/9.4 47/7.8 46/7.7 40/6.7 28/4.7 18/3.0 18/3.0 11/2.8

3 6 8 7 6 5 4 3

12

3

18

Azzi

.563 .000

5- 6 4- 5 6- 8 7- 8 3- 4

10

M. Edwards

1

Henning Stinson

6- 13 6- 26

1.000 5- 6

11

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6 0 1

Street

2- 5

Woodard

3- 10

9/2.3

USA OPP.

197-396 149-363

18- 43 16- 60

.419 .267

120-158 101-141

177/29.5 131/21.8

532/88.7 415/69.2

88 80

95 76

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