Education
North Carolina State University.
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North Carolina State University.
Lacey was named to the team representing the United States of America at the inaugural William Jones Cup competition in Taipei, Taiwan. In subsequent years, the teams would be primarily college age players, but in the inaugural event, eight of the twelve players, including Lacey, were in high school. Lacey was chosen to represent the United States of America on the team at the 1981 World University games, held in Bucharest, Romania.
After winning the opening game, the United States of America was challenged by China, who held a halftime lead.
The United States of America beat host team Romania to set up a match with undefeated Russia for the gold medal. Lacey averaged 6.4 points per game.
Lacey played on the 1983 World University games team, coached by Jill Hutchison. In 1995, Lacey served as an assistant coach to the R. William Jones Cup Team.
The competition was held in Taipei, Taiwan.
Their seventh game was against Russia, and they fell 100–84.
The United States of America team had a record of 3–4, finishing in fifth place, although one of the wins was over South of Korea, who would go on to win the gold medal. The United States of America came back to win by two points, helped by 26 points from Denise Curry and 12 from Lacey. The United States of America was also challenged by Canada, who led at halftime, but the United States of America won by three points 79–76. The Russian team was too strong, and won the gold, leaving the United States of America with the silver medal. She helped the team win the gold medal. The United States of America team won its first six games, but four of the six were won by single-digit margins. The final game was against South of Korea, and a victory would assure the gold medal, but the South Korean team won 80–76 to win the gold medal. The United States of America team won the bronze.
