yer ▁gained ▁international ▁playing ▁experience ▁when ▁she ▁earned ▁a ▁spot ▁on ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁Junior ▁National ▁team ▁( now ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁U 1 8 ▁and ▁U 1 9 ▁teams ). ▁ ▁University ▁of ▁Connecticut ▁The ▁college ▁choices ▁came ▁down ▁to ▁U Con n , ▁Louisiana ▁Te ch , ▁and ▁South west ▁Missouri ▁State , ▁who ▁have ▁all ▁previously ▁been ▁to ▁a ▁Final ▁Four . ▁The ▁U Con n ▁team ▁was ▁coming ▁off ▁a ▁National ▁Championship , ▁which ▁was ▁considered ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁greatest ▁National ▁Championships ▁in ▁history ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁when ▁they ▁went ▁und efe ated . ▁Co ach ▁Co ale ▁helped ▁St acy ▁make ▁the ▁decision ▁to ▁attend ▁U Con n . ▁St acy ▁earned ▁four ▁letters ▁as ▁a ▁player ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Connecticut . ▁ ▁The ▁H usk ies ▁had ▁an ▁overall ▁record ▁of ▁ 1 3 2 - 1 0 ▁(. 9 3 0 ▁winning ▁percentage ). ▁ ▁They ▁appeared ▁in ▁the ▁NCAA ▁Tournament ▁each ▁year , ▁advanced ▁to ▁the ▁El ite ▁E ight ▁twice ▁( 1 9 9 6 – 9 7 , ▁ 1 9 9 7 – 9 8 ) ▁and ▁Final ▁Four ▁( 1 9 9 9 – 2 0 0 0 ) ▁and ▁S weet ▁ 1 6 ▁( 1 9 9 8 – 9 9 ) ▁once . ▁She ▁finished ▁her ▁playing ▁career ▁ranked ▁nin th ▁in ▁career ▁field ▁goal ▁percentage ▁(. 5 4 5 ) ▁and ▁tied ▁for ▁e ighth ▁for ▁most ▁career ▁games ▁played