Monica Lamb-Powell or Monica Lamb (born October 11, 1964) is an American former basketball player. She played for the

Houston Comets The Houston Comets were a Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) team based in Houston. Formed in 1997, the team was one of the original eight WNBA teams and won the first four championships of the league's existence. They are one of two ...

in the WNBA and US National Teams. She is now the founder and president of the Monica Lamb Wellness Foundation. Lamb played on the 1983 World University games team, coached by

Jill Hutchison Jill Hutchison (born March 8, 1945) is an American retired women's basketball coach, having served as head coach for 28 seasons at Illinois State. Hutchison also served as the first president of the Women's Basketball Coaches Association. She was a ...

. She helped the team win the gold medal for the USA team. Lamb was selected to be a member of the team representing the US at the 1987 World University Games held in

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. The USA team won four of the five contests. In the opening game against Poland, Lamb was the second leading scorer for the US with 16 points. After winning their next game against Finland, the USA faced the host team Yugoslavia. The game went to overtime, but Yugoslavia prevailed, 93–89. The USA faced China in the next game. They won 84–83, but they needed to win by at least five points to remain in medal contention. They won the final game against Canada to secure fifth place. Lamb averaged 11.4 points per games, tied for first on the team. She averaged 4.6 rebounds per game, second most on the team.

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