TWELFTH WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES -- 1983
Edmonton, Canada • July 1-11, 1983
For just the second time in five World University Games competitions, the USA women claimed gold at the World University Games.
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1983 USA RESULTS (5-1)
1983 WORLD UNIV. GAMES FINAL STANDINGS
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The 1983 U.S. World University Games team, under the direction of Jill Hutchinson of Illinois State, ventured to Edmonton, Canada, armed with a balanced attack. The USA squad returned home with a 5-1 record and the gold medal, the first World University Games gold medal for the USA women since 1979.
Boasting of a potent offense that averaged 89.0 points a game, and one that featured four players averaging double figures in scoring, the '83 USA team was led by Joyce Walker (LSU), 13.8 ppg., Deborah Temple Lee (Delta State), 13.5 ppg., Mary Ostrowski (Tennessee), 12.0 ppg., and Carol Menken-Schaudt (Oregon State), 11.0 ppg.
Opening against an overmatch team from Hong Kong, the U.S. stormed to a 134-23 victory. Hong Kong shot just 16.2 (11-68) from the field, and was outrebounded by the USA by a whopping 75-13 margin. Walker led the U.S. scoring effort with 26 points and Lori Scott added 22 more. France proved more competitive, but the U.S., behind 15 points from Annette Smith, rolled to a 74-58 victory. Germany fell to the Americans 86-71 as Walker and Menken-Schaudt scored 16 and 15 points each.
Standing 3-0, the U.S. suffered a major upset, falling to Romania, 85-71. With its medal hopes alive only as long as the U.S. won its remaining games, the American team bounced back and squeezed past highly regarded Yugoslavia, 86-85, as Menken-Schaudt scored 25 points and Ostrowski added 16 points and eight rebounds to pace the United States.
The victory over Yugoslavia advanced the Americans to the gold medal game, where they faced Romania for the second time. In front of a sold-out crowd reported to number 8,700, the Americans dominated play in the second half and rallied to overcome the Romanians, 83-61. Trailing 42-36 at halftime, the U.S. outscored Romania 47-19 in the second half and cruised to the 83-61 victory and the gold medal. The U.S. was led to its win by Deborah Temple Lee's 24 points and eight rebounds, and by Shelia Collins' 13 points on five-of-six shooting from the field.
| NAME | POS | HGT |
WGT
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AGE | SCHOOL | HOMETOWN |
| Cathy Boswell | F | 5-11 |
170
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20 | Illinois State | Joliet, IL |
| Shelia Collins | G | 5-9 |
154
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20 | Tennessee | Colbert, GA |
| Lea Henry | G | 5-4 |
115
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21 | Tennessee | Damascus, GA |
| Trudi Lacey | F | 5-10 |
136
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24 | North Carolina State | Clifton Forge, VA |
| Monica Lamb | C | 6-5 |
175
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18 | Houston | Houston, TX |
| Deborah Temple Lee | G | 5-10 |
148
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21 | Delta State | Clarksdale, MS |
| Carol Menken-Schaudt | C | 6-5 |
175
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25 | Oregon State | Jefferson, OR |
| Mary Ostrowski | F | 6-2 |
160
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21 | Tennessee | Parkersburg, WV |
| Lori Scott | F | 5-10 |
148
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21 | Louisiana Tech | Jackson, MS |
| Annette Smith | F | 5-11 |
148
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20 | Texas | Bay City, TX |
| Tresa Spaulding | C | 6-7 |
176
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18 | Brigham Young | Meridian, ID |
| Joyce Walker | G | 5-9 |
143
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21 | Louisiana State University | Seattle, WA |
| HEAD COACH: Jill Hutchinson, Illinois State University | ||||||
| ASSISTANT COACH: Sylvia Rhyne-Hatchell, Francis Marion College (SC) | ||||||
| MANAGER: Barbara Gill, Johnson County Community College (KS) | ||||||
| ATHLETIC TRAINER: Donna Cooper, University of Georgia | ||||||
1983 USA WOMEN'S WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES CUMULATIVE STATISTICS
| NAME | G |
FGM-FGA
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PCT |
FTM-FTA
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PCT
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REB/AVG
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PTS/AVG
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*AST
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*ST
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| Walker | 6 |
36- 51
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.706 |
11- 15
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.733
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13/ 2.2
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83/ 13.8
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8
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8
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| Temple Lee | 6 |
33- 66
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.500 |
15- 21
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.714
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30/ 5.0
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81/ 13.5
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2
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9
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| Ostrowski | 6 |
30- 51
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.588 |
12- 16
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.750
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38/ 6.3
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72/ 12.0
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8
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2
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| Menken-Schaudt | 6 |
23- 35
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.657 |
20- 39
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.513
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36/ 6.0
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66/ 11.0
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8
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4
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| Smith | 6 |
19- 38
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.500 |
17- 27
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.630
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16/ 2.7
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55/ 9.2
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4
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7
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| Collins | 6 |
21- 42
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.500 |
4- 6
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.667
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12/ 2.0
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46/ 7.7
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4
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6
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| Henry | 6 |
15- 37
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.405 |
2- 4
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.500
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10/ 1.7
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32/ 5.3
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17
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12
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| Boswell | 6 |
12- 28
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.429 |
4- 5
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.800
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21/ 3.5
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28/ 4.7
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7
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6
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| Scott | 6 |
11- 15
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.733 |
6- 7
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.857
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14/ 2.3
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28/ 4.7
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3
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2
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| Lamb | 6 |
9- 19
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.474 |
1- 3
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.333
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11/ 1.8
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19/ 3.2
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0
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0
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| Lacey | 6 |
5- 20
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.250 |
4- 4
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1.000
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9/ 1.5
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14/ 2.3
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8
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2
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| Spaulding | 6 |
3- 7
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.429 |
4- 4
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1.000
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12/ 2.0
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10/ 1.7
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0
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0
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| USA TOTALS | 6 |
217-409
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.531 |
100-151
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.662
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222/ 37.0
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534/ 89.0
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69
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58
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| *OPP. TOTALS | 6 |
122-322
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.379 |
44- 77
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.571
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124/ 24.8
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383/ 63.8
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45
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38
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