USA BASKETBALL HISTORY
USA WOMEN’S PAN AMERICAN GAMES TEAM 1991 RESULTS
HAVANA, CUBA • AUGUST 3-11, 1991
With high expectations back at home, the USA women’s team entered the 1991 Pan American Games competition looking for a ‘three-peat.’ Two losses by a combined total of eight points, however, cost the United States the Pan Am hat trick and earned them the bronze. The U.S. started-off impressively. Behind a 20-point performance by 6’0’ Bridgette Gordon, the U.S. recorded a strong 87-70 win over its rival to the North, Canada. Squaring off against South American power Brazil one day after defeating Canada, the Americans dominated the opening minutes, taking control 18-3 with 13:09 left. The USA’s advantage reached 26-8, but Brazil reeled off 14 consecutive points to close the gap to 26-22. Foul trouble plagued the U.S. squad and by halftime Brazil had taken control, 45-40. Neither team could pull away from the other in the second half, and after a Jennifer Azzi three-point basket the contest was even, 81-81 with 2:20 to play. Brazil’s Hortencia Marcari hit a short jumper with 32 seconds remaining to give Brazil an 85-82 edge, but Katrina McClain scored on her own jumper to pull the U.S. within one, 85-84, with 18 seconds left. Forced to foul in the closing seconds, Brazil made two free throws in the final 14 seconds to secure the 87-84 upset. Teresa Edwards led the U.S. attack with 20 points and McClain added 16. The U.S. shot a dismal 39.7 percent from the field. The United States answered the loss with a lopsided 97-40 victory over Argentina. Leading 52-30 by half, the U.S. aggressive defense limited Argentina to just 10 second-half points (three field goals). McClain led the U.S. with 20 points and 10 rebounds, while Teresa Edwards ac- counted for 18 points. Three days after the win over Argentina, in front of a standing-room only crowd numbering 15,000, the USA squad faced host Cuba, which one day earlier had fallen to Brazil 90-87. Although the outcome of this game would not make a difference in the semifinals matchup (the USA and Cuba were already scheduled to meet in the semifinals), the USA pulled out a 91-71 win. Leading by five, 45-40, at half, the U.S. went on a 17-4 scoring run at the start of the second half and never looked back. Four U.S. players notched double digit points as Teresa Edwards reached 20 for the third outing of the tourney. Gordon, Medina Dixon and Azzi chipped in 13, 11 and 10 points, respectively.
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 5-11 6-0 5-7 6-4 6-2 6-2 5-10 6-4 6-0
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
Georgia
Tennessee Stanford
Canada
G C
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- 0 0- 1 1- 1 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 9/2.3
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
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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