' s ▁basketball ▁The ▁Lady ▁Bla z ers ▁basketball ▁team ▁began ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 5 , ▁although ▁intr am ural ▁women ' s ▁basketball ▁has ▁been ▁strong ▁at ▁V SC ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁ 3 0 s ▁during ▁its ▁days ▁as ▁G SW C . ▁Ly nd al ▁W orth ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁coach ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁team . ▁During ▁W orth ' s ▁ten ure , ▁the ▁Lady ▁Bla z ers ▁were ▁the ▁G A IA W ▁Division ▁I ▁Champions ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁and ▁ 1 9 7 8 , ▁G A IA W ▁Division ▁I ▁Run ner - up ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁and ▁ 1 9 7 9 , ▁and ▁A IA W ▁South ▁Regional ▁Champion ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁and ▁ 1 9 7 9 . ▁ ▁Charles ▁Cooper ▁became ▁the ▁Lady ▁Bla z ers ▁coach ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁after ▁having ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁girls ' ▁basketball ▁coach ▁at ▁nearby ▁Low nd es ▁High ▁School . ▁While ▁at ▁Low nd es , ▁Cooper ▁won ▁ 1 2 2 ▁straight ▁games ▁and ▁was ▁und efe ated ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 0 . ▁During ▁those ▁four ▁years , ▁the ▁Low nd es ▁Vik ettes ▁were ▁the ▁state ▁and ▁national ▁champions . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁and ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁the ▁Lady ▁Bla z ers ▁won ▁the ▁G ulf ▁South ▁Conference ▁Championship ▁and ▁were ▁the ▁NCAA ▁Division ▁II ▁South