Born in Fort Benton, Montana, Curry moved to Davis, California by the time she was in high school.

After winning the opening game, the USA was challenged by China, who held a halftime lead.

The USA beat host team Romania to set up a match with undefeated Russia for the gold medal.

[8] Curry was named to the team representing the US at the 1979 William Jones Cup competition in Taipei, Taiwan.

[10] Curry was a member of the USA National team at the 1983 World Championships, held in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

In an opening round game, the USA team had a nine-point lead at halftime, but the Soviets came back to take the lead, and a final shot by the USA failed to drop, leaving the USSR team with a one-point victory 85–84.

The Soviets Elena Chausova received the inbounds pass and hit the game winning shot in the final seconds, giving the USSR team the gold medal with a score of 84–82.

[11] In 1984, the USA sent its National team to the 1984 William Jones Cup competition in Taipei, Taiwan, for pre-Olympic practice.

She was honored on February 3, 1990, in a ceremony in Pauley Pavilion, along with Ann Meyers (#15), Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (#33), and Bill Walton (#32).