Lorene Ramsey, a pioneer in women's sports, is one of the most successful college coaches of all time.

[1] She was a founding officer of the National Fastpitch Coaches Association and, as a player, was inducted into the ASA Hall of Fame in 1987.

Ramsey was the assistant coach of the team representing the US at the World University Games held in Bucharest, Romania in July 1981.

After beating Poland, they played Czechoslovakia in a game that was close at the half, but the USA team went on to win 86–67.

The USA fell behind by sixteen and could not close the gap—the USSR team won 98–79 to claim the gold medal, leaving the US with the silver.