Men's hockey back on track
By Tanya Quaglia
Lance Writer
November 4, 2009
A terrible October may have been just what was needed to get the Windsor Lancers Men’s Hockey team focused and ready to play.
 After an eight game losing streak, the Lancers rebounded in a win and overtime loss this past weekend versus the Brock Badgers.
The Lancers proved to be the Badgers’ Halloween nightmare when they defeated them in spectacular fashion on Saturday night.
Winning 4-2, goaltender Jim Watt was outstanding, stopping 30 of the 32 shots he faced.
Brock got on the board first, in the opening three minutes of the game, but the early goal did not shake the Lancers.
Confident after their win over an Ivy League team the week previous, the Lancers quickly rebounded and got on the board at the end of the first.
Taking advantage of a power play opportunity, defenseman Matt McCready scored for the Lancers, tying the game at one.
Despite getting into penalty trouble in the period, and defenseman Steve Ferry receiving a game misconduct, the Lancers penalty kill was unbeatable. >>
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Shootout ends soccer season
By Chris Kerr
Sports Editor
November 4, 2009
The Lancers Men’s soccer team, ranked 7th in Canada, was eliminated from the OUA playoffs in a devastating 2-1 shootout loss against the McMaster Marauders.
The bone-chilling wind did not deter the Lancers faithful following to pack the seats at Alumni Field.
In the first half of the game, the Lancers and the Marauders were evenly matched and unable to put a ball in the opposing net.
Only moments into the second half, the Lancers’ standout forward Ryan Wise’s speed allowed him to take a great pass and put the ball passed McMaster’s goalkeeper to make it a 1-0 lead.
Dan Mendonca, whose record-breaking season acted as a key contributor to his team’s number seven ranking, made a number of great saves to keep Windsor in the lead throughout the second half.
Late in the game, the Marauders’ Kyle Grootenboer tied it up following a scramble in front of the net after a McMaster free kick, and the game went into overtime.
The Lancers had a breathtaking chance as they nearly scored with three minutes left in overtime.
A clutch reaction by the Marauder’s defense crushed the Lancers chance at an open net goal. >>
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Lancers cross-country brings home silver
By Chris Kerr
Sports Editor
November 4, 2009
The Lancer Men’s cross-country team finished in second place at the Ontario University Athletics Championships at Brock in St. Catharine’s on Saturday.
Dave Weston, who finished in second place last month in Illinois, finished the 10km in fourth place with a time of 30:26.
The fourth place finish disturbed the Guelph Gryphons’ top five sweep, and lead to a spot on the OUA’s first all-star team.
Next across the finish line for the Lancers was Adam Kellar, who placed eighth in a time of 31:07, and Andrew Aguanno in 13th in 31:23.
Kellar and Aguanno were named second team all-stars.
Other Lancer scorers included Matt Walters in 16th (31:32) and Svein Piene in 22nd position (31:57).
“I’m very proud of my team,” said standout runner Matt Sinclair who is currently injured and therefore did not compete in Saturday’s race.
Sinclair, who is fostering a strained calf, will remain rehabbing the injury in order to insure a strong performance at Canadian Nationals.
Another key Lancer absent from Saturday’s lineup was Alex Meyer.
Meyer came down with a rough case of the flu just moments before he was set to race. . >>
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