Lacey, who stays in contact with many of the players on that team through a group chat, said she'll still gets text messages whenever the highlight gets posted on social media. Over a decade later, it still gets brought up. Lacey, who went on to play in the WNBA and win a championship with the Seattle Storm, calls it the biggest shot of her college career. It's so important that a picture of it hangs in the Iowa State women's basketball team's offices.
The shot remains one of the biggest in Iowa State history. "That's how you make your name, your legacy," Iowa State coach Bill Fennelly said. And the shot made Lacey a hero to Iowa State fans forever. The victory sent the Cyclones into the Elite Eight for just the second time in school history. With just 27.5 seconds remaining, Lacey swished the 3-pointer to give Iowa State a 69-68 lead it would never relinquish. I didn't have enough time to maybe overthink it so I remember just being in a hurry to get it off because I knew time was running out." "(I remember) thinking, 'Oh my goodness, I'm going to have to let it fly,'" Lacey said. After Bolte's shot attempt was blocked, Ezell retrieved it and fired a pass away from the hoop to Lacey, standing open at the top of the key. Nisleit missed the shot and it was rebounded by Kelsey Bolte. The key possession began with Heather Ezell driving to the hoop and dropping a pass over to Amanda Nisleit. Iowa State, which had worked its way back from an eight-point deficit late in the game, was trying to take the lead. But one basket in particular made Lacey a living legend in the eyes of Iowa State fans. Her name is still scattered throughout the record books where she still ranks 10th all-item in scoring with 1,620 career points. Lacey played for the Cyclones from 2006 to 2010. Otzelberger was an assistant coach for the Cyclones in two different stints.
The school has been a special spot for both. Otzelberger, as the new head coach of the Cyclones. On Thursday, Iowa State officially named her husband, T.J. Iowa State has been on Lacey’s mind all week. 7 seed, will get a rematch with 10-seeded Michigan State in the first round of the NCAA Tournament at 5 p.m. Monday at the Alamodome’s north court. Iowa State will find out if history can repeat itself.
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