Women's basketball wins repeat OUA title
By Michal Tellos
News
Editor
March 10, 2010
In keeping with the rest of the season, the Lancers women’s basketball team had an emphatic win on Saturday.  But this time, the stakes were higher, as the team won the OUA title, once again against the Ottawa Gee-Gees, this time by a score of 83-55.
Though there were games during the year where Windsor struggled with their starts, this was not the case against Ottawa.
The Lancers silenced the home crowd early, holding the Gee-Gees to just 12 points in the first quarter, and just seven in the second. Meanwhile, they scored 46 of their own first half points to take a 46-19 lead going into the break.
Although Ottawa managed to more than double their points in the third frame, Windsor’s lead still grew, as they scored 24 points.
The fourth quarter saw Ottawa with a slight edge, outscoring Windsor 16-13, but the home team fell well short.
Thus, the women handily secured their second consecutive OUA title, once again beating Ottawa in the final. And, both teams will once again compete for a CIS championship this weekend in Hamilton.
The Lancers were led by OUA rookie of the year Jessica Clemencon who scored 19 points. Sophomore Bojana Kovacevic also chipped in with 15, while Emily Abbott helped out with 10 points. >>
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Lancers men's and women's track and field gear up for CIS
By Tanya Quaglia
Lance Writer
March 10, 2010
After a successful season so far, the Windsor Lancers track and field team are hard at work preparing for the upcoming CIS championship.
The championship will be held in Windsor this coming weekend and the Lancers hope to take both the men and women’s national team titles.
The Lancers recently captured two provincial titles at the OUA track and field championship.
It was the 12th straight title for the men’s team.
The long training season paid off for the Lancers and head coach Dennis Fairall is pleased with the team’s performance thus far.
“The Lancer track and field team worked extremely hard to achieve the goal of two provincial titles. The team started training last September with their first competition not until mid January. This was preceded with a two a day training at a self-funded training camp in Puerto Rico in early January,” said Fairall.
“It was very rewarding to see that the hard work paid off and we brought home two provincial banners.”
The Lancers coaching staff were recently recognized for their hard work and dedication.
Fairall was named OUA coach of the year, as voted on by his peers.
“It's a great honour that our staff was named as the OUA coach of the year. The award means a great deal as it is selected by your peers and it is good to know that they recognize the efforts put forth by our coaches,” said Fairall, who said that the award is shared between him and his 11 “outstanding” assistant coaches. >>
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Men's basketball secures berth at nationals
By Michal Tellos
News Editor
March 10, 2010
“We shot the crap out of the ball at the right times.”
That was how head coach Chris Oliver described the Lancers men’s basketball team’s offensive performance in a dominating 87-66 win over the Lakehead Thunderwolves.
In beating Lakehead, who tied Windsor’s 17-5 record in the regular season, the men move on to face the Carleton Ravens in Ottawa this Saturday for the OUA title.
The game was arguably the squad’s most dominating and complete performance of the season, and not a moment too late. They won one and lost one against the Thunderwolves in the regular season.
After some early technical difficulties, and allowing the first two baskets, Windsor finally woke up. With a raucous home crowd on their side, they took the lead shortly after and never looked back.
The team outscored visiting Lakehead 47-30 in the first half, 17 of which were scored by Isaac Kuon, who finished with a game-high 23.
Although the team felt good going into the half, Oliver noted that Lakehead is a dangerous three-point team, meaning that a comeback was easily within reach. Within the first five minutes, that hope was quickly quashed. They allowed only 11 points in the third frame, scoring 24 of their own.
Lakehead did outscore Windsor 25-16 in the final quarter, but it was nowhere near enough.
Again, although the offense worked seamlessly, defensive play was what won the game.
“We just kept defending and rebounding, and we knew if we did that, they wouldn’t be able to stay with us for too long.” >>
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