Speed key to Eagle Ridge's offensive attack

Tonya Blunt wants to turn every game into a track meet during her first season at the helm.

"All of our [baskets] are going to be fast breaks," Blunt said. "We're just confident that's how it's going to be. We'll probably move the ball around. But our goal is to get those good inside shots. We're hoping to have a lot of fast-break opportunities."

The problem for the Eagles is that they haven't had many chances to work on fast-break points in practice.

The reason?

The defense gets back too quickly.

"I have yet to see any of our offense actually be able to beat our defense when we're scrimmaging," Blunt said. "Our defense always beats our offense down. Because we're so fast, we can always beat the other team down to the other end of the floor. Besides the speed, they know what they're supposed to be doing when they get down to the other end to play defense."

Blunt is most excited about her post players. She said their strength will set them apart from the competition.

"The couple of girls that are usually our post players are really powerful," she said. "They don't necessarily have great height to them, but they have the muscle that they need to have."

Blunt features a young team, and she's taking every opportunity to teach her players the fundamentals and help them improve.

"We have exactly 10 players, so it works out perfectly that basically they're spending the same amount of time on both because we're always playing against ourselves," she said. "I take all the teaching moments I can."