Lusia Harris

Lusia "Lucy" Harris-Stewart (born Lusia Harris; February 10, 1955) is a former American basketball player. Harris is considered to be one of the pioneers of women's basketball. She played for Delta State University and won three consecutive Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW) National Championships, the predecessors to the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) championships, from 1975 to 1977. In international level, she represented the United States' national team and won the silver medal in the 1976 Olympic Games, the first ever women's basketball tournament in the Olympic Games. She played professional basketball with the Houston Angels of the Women's Professional Basketball League (WBL) and was the first and only woman ever officially drafted by the National Basketball Association (NBA), a men's professional basketball league. For her achievements, Harris has been inducted to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and Women's Basketball Hall of Fame.

Lusia

Lusia is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Rovigo in the Italian region Veneto, located about 60 kilometres (37 mi) southwest of Venice and about 10 kilometres (6 mi) northwest of Rovigo. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 3,623 and an area of 17.7 square kilometres (6.8 sq mi).

The municipality of Lusia contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Alberone, Arzaron, Bornio, Ca'Morosini, Cavazzana, Ceresolo-Santa Lucia, Contra' Nova, Garzare, Giare, Marasso, Pioppello, and Saline.

Lusia borders the following municipalities: Barbona, Lendinara, Rovigo, Sant'Urbano, Villanova del Ghebbo.

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