 Ramba uchiverenga ndima iyi - Lacey akasarudzwa kuti amiririre USA pachikwata cheUSA cheBasketball pamitambo yeWorld University muna 1981, rakaitirwa muBucharest, Romania. Pashure pokukunda mutambo wokutanga, USA yakadenhwa neChina, iyo yakabata kutungamirira kwehafu yenguva. USA yakadzoka kuzokunda nemapoinzi maviri, ichibatsirwa nemapoinzi 26 kubva kuna Denise Curry uye gumi nemaviri kubva kuna Lacey. USA yakadenhwawo neCanada, iyo yakatungamirira panguva yehafu, asi USA yakakunda nemapoinzi matatu 7976. United States yakakurira chikwata chaigamuchira vaenzi Romania kuti iite mutambo neRussia isina kukundwa nokuda kwemenduru yegoridhe. Chikwata cheRussia chakanga chakasimba zvikuru, uye chakakunda menduru yegoridhe, chichisiya US nemenduru yesirivha. Lacey akanga ane avhareji yemapoinzi 6.4 pamutambo. 