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MIDDLE POINT - The conditions Tuesday night — dim lights, no scoreboard, no public address system — were those of yesteryear. The basketball, however, was pure 21st century as Lincolnview’s pressure defense forced 27 Antwerp turnovers in a 51-32 win.
The Lady Lancers are now 10-4, the Lady Archers 3-10.

With 4:51 remaining in the first quarter, a frighteningly loud boom put the gymnasium into sudden and total darkness. Fifteen minutes later, play resumed via generator power, albeit with no scoreboard, no PA system and very dim lighting. The score was displayed to the crowd via volleyball flip scorecards.

The Lancers led 10-2 at the time of the power outage and they increased that lead to 16-5 after one quarter, mainly by forcing eight Antwerp turnovers in the first eight minutes. Seven of Lincolnview’s eight fielders were layups.

The Archers, however, bounced back in the second quarter, winning those eight minutes 14-8 to trail by only five at the half, 24-19.
The Lancers, however, removed almost any doubt by taking total control in the third period using a 12-2 run which included a Julia Thatcher layup, a Kaitlyn Brant layup, a Claire Dye steal/layup, a Hannah McCleery steal/layup, a Claire Dye layup and a layup by Katie Dye, who added three assists in the run. That made it 36-21. It was 38-24 after three.