Men's basketball 1-1 after opening weekend By Michal Tellos Sports Editor November 12, 2008 The men’s Lancers basketball team split their first two games of the OUA season with a win against the Carleton Ravens on Friday, 80-68, but a loss to the Ottawa Gee-Gees on Saturday night by a close score of 77-75.
 Friday’s game came as a bit of a shock, as Carleton is ranked as the best team in Canada, while Windsor is ranked fourth.
All-star veteran Greg Surmacz, who put up an impressive 28 points and 15 rebounds, led the team in the game.
He was followed by Monty Hardware who added 12 points and five assists.
Saturday’s game against Ottawa, who is ranked ninth, saw this dominance fade away.
Windsor came out scoring early, going up to a quick 10-2 lead in the first quarter, ultimately ending it by a lead of 23-18.
The second quarter saw a reversal of this, as Windsor started to miss shots and Ottawa started to make them. The pace was slowed considerably. >> | Men take bronze, women seventh at CIS By Michal Tellos
Sports Editor November 12, 2008 Despite the loss of their star runner, Dave Weston, the men’s Lancers cross country team managed to capture a bronze medal at the CIS Championships, finishing in the third spot as a team, out of 33 schools competing.
 It was all thanks to a last-lap push by the whole team, resulting in far improved results.
The women also performed better than expected, as they finished seventh after being ranked eighth.
Head Coach Dennis Fairall went into the event hoping for good conditions, but his wish was not granted. The November weather took a turn for the worse in the already cold Quebec City.
“They [the conditions] were terrible again. But they were terrible for all teams. It was 35km/h wind, and it was a cold wind off the St. Lawrence. There was a light rain that made the course really treacherous. We had about three people who fell down during the race – just from our team,” he said.
He did add however, that the weather affects everyone equally, and this is not an excuse. >>  | | Campus Kiss | | Women's basketball moves to 3-1 after splitting weekend By Tanya Quaglia
Lance Writer November 12, 2008 The Lancers women’s basketball team split their two games this past weekend in front of devoted Windsor fans.
On Friday, the Lancers remained unbeaten as they defeated the Carleton Ravens. Saturday night, the Ottawa Gee-Gees handed the Lancers their first loss of the season.
The Lancers defeated the Carleton Ravens in OUA regular season action by a score of 61-55 in a hard fought battle at the St. Denis Centre this past Friday. The Lancers got off to a slow start, before earning themselves a come-from-behind victory, keeping their perfect record intact.
The Ravens came out strong in the first half of the game.
They quickly built a first half lead. With some solid perimeter shooting, the 1-0 Ravens dominated the then 2-0 Lancers. The Ravens had a slim two-point lead at the half, leading the Lancers by a score of 30-28.
The second half of the game was a different story, as the Lancers fought their way back into the game. Windsor outscored the Ravens 33-25 to earn themselves their third straight victory.
Forwards Iva Peklova and Alisa Wulff played critical roles in getting Windsor back into the game. Peklova and Wulff helped Windsor gain a five-point lead over the visiting Ravens. >> |
