Lady Hornets Try to Find Their Wings

Members of the Lyndon State College Women's Basketball team are trying to get things rolling again before Christmas break.

As of right now, the team is 1-4. That includes an 0-2 record in North Atlantic Conference games. The Lady Hornets suffered a blowout 85-43 road loss to NAC newcomers Colby-Sawyer, and a tough 59-48 home loss to New England College.

Junior forward/center Donna Lawson thinks that the team needs to gel more going forward.

"For the past two games, I learned that we have a lot more to cover as a team," Lawson said. "There's a lot of new faces, and we need to come together and have good chemistry."

There are definitely encouraging signs, especially given the difference in the team's play between the Colby-Sawyer and New England College game.

"There was definitely improvement from the Colby-Sawyer game to the New England College game," Lawson said. "We were into it physically, and we were just getting after it a lot more."

Nevertheless, Lawson still sees ways that the Lady Hornets can improve in anticipation of upcoming NAC conference games.

"We need to have that mental aspect," Lawson said. "We just need to come together and focus on the game, what we need to do. We need to bring the defensive effort and hustle up and down the court; guards shoot it when you're open, and if the post players are posted up, give ‘em the ball."

The team has benefited when giving Lawson the ball in the post. Currently, she is seventh in the NAC in points per game (14.5), and tied for first in rebounds per game (10.5).

Lawson plans to stay on top things during the 20-day break in between games.

"I'm going to practice on my own," Lawson said. "I'll go to my high school and practice with the high school players so I can get up and down the court."

There is only one more game for the Lady Hornets before Christmas break, and it is a big one. This Saturday the team will travel to Johnson State College for its third NAC conference game of the season before it plays two non-conference games at North Carolina Wesleyan on December 30 and hosts Saint Joseph's of Maine on January 4. After that, the Lady Hornets will have a slew of seven straight conference games all the way through January 21.