Lyndonville got a good taste Thursday night of the kind of team the Elba Lady Lancers hope to be in 2014-15: an aggressive defense that generates turnovers and a disciplined offense that uses spacing and passing to create open looks.
The result, Elba 64, Lyndonville 32.
"We try to share the ball," said Head Coach Tom Redband. "If we don't, we're not going to be very good. And we try to eliminate shot attempts."
Possession after possession Thursday, the Lancers swatted the balls from Tiger hands or snatched passes midflight.
The turnovers were often created by pure pressure on ball handlers.
The Lady Lancers are a team that will be looking to define itself early in the season following the graduation of last year's point guard Kelsey Bezon.
"She was our leader," Redband said. "She was our facilitator. We had to wait and see how everyone reacted to new roles and they're doing a great job of dealing with it. People have been filling roles. They step in and they step up."
Returning as starters are Alex Reigle, Alyssa Bogue, Jennifer Pedro and Haley Brown.
Redband is looking for big things from that core group to help Elba make another run at post-season play.
