Background
Noble was born in Clarksburg, Ohio and is a 6-foot, 5-inch female who went to the University of Tennessee.
Noble was born in Clarksburg, Ohio and is a 6-foot, 5-inch female who went to the University of Tennessee.
Noble was named to the team representing the United States of America at the 1979 World University Games, held in Mexico City, Mexico. The United States of America team played and beat Cuba twice, the team that had defeated them at the Pan Am games. Noble averaged 7.0 points per game.
The team did go 6–1 in Olympic Qualifying games, with Noble scoring 13.8 points per game, second most on the team
She led the team in rebounding with 6.7 per game. Noble averaged 3.8 points per game.
Noble played for the United States of America National team in the 1983 World Championships, held in Sao Paulo, Brazil. In an opening round game, the United States of America team had a nine-point lead at halftime, but the Soviets came back to take the lead, and a final shot by the United States of America failed to drop, leaving the Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics team with a one-point victory 85–84.
This game was also close, and was tied at 82 points each with six seconds to go in the game.
The United States of America team earned the silver medal. Noble averaged 3.9 points per game. In 1984, the United States of America sent its National team to the 1984 William Jones Cup competition in Taipei, Taiwan, for pre-Olympic practice.
The team easily beat each of the eight teams they played, winning by an average of just under 50 points per game.
Noble averaged 5.5 points per game. She continued with the national team to represent the United States of America at the 1984 Olympics.
Noble averaged 8.7 points per game.
Noble was selected to be a member of the team representing the United States of America at the 1980 Olympics, but the team did not go, due to the 1980 Olympic boycott. Noble was selected to be a member of the team representing the United States of America at the 1983 Pan American Games held in Caracas, Venezuela.