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In the International Basketball Federation World Championship, the United States compiled a 4–3 record and finished in eighth place.
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Charlotte Lewis
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In 1975, Lewis was selected to represent the United States" national team in the International Basketball Federation World Championship for Women in Colombia and the Pan American Games in Mexico City, Mexico. She teamed up with high school star Nancy Lieberman and fellow college stars Ann Meyers and Pat Head. Lewis averaged 6.5 points per game.
Lewis played on the team representing the United States of America at the World University Games held in Sofia, Bulgaria in August 1977.
The event is also called the Universiade. The team started out strongly, winning their first three games against West German, Mexico, and China, by more than 30 points each.
Moving on to the medal rounds, the United States of America drew Romania. The next opponent was the Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics, who had defeated the United States of America in the prior University Games.
That set up a rematch with the Soviets for the gold medal.
This time, the Soviets started out strong and had a 24-point lead at the half. Although the United States of America team would outscore Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics in the second half, they did not close the gap enough, and fell 107–90. Blazejowski led the team in scoring with over 20 points per game.
Lewis led the team in rebounding with over nine per game.
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In the Pan American Games, the United States team went unbeaten in seven games to win the gold medal, their first win since 1963. The fourth game, against Hungary was closer, but led by Carol Blazejowski"s 31 points, the United States of America won by ten points. That game was quite close, butt he United States of America won the game 76–73. The beginning was reasonably close, with the United States of America down by seven points at halftime, but despite getting 25 points from Ann Meyers, the Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics opened up the lead and won 103–78. The next opponent was Bulgaria, which stayed close, but the United States of America team won by three points. The Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics defended their gold medal, and the United States of America team again won the silver medal.
