Lancers men's basketball wins another two By Michal Tellos Sports Editor January 28, 2009 The Lancers men’s basketball team racked up two more in the win column last week, upsetting the Western Mustangs last Wednesday and beating the Brock Badgers on Saturday.
 The Lancers hosted Western and then took to the road to meet Brock.
Wednesday night’s game was a thrilling evening.
Western, ranked sixth in the CIS, was outplayed by ninth-seed Windsor for almost the entire game, with Windsor eventually edging the Mustangs out by nine, 77-68.
The night was billed as “rivalry night” by the athletics department, as Western, being under two hours away, is the closest opposing team. The event featured a live DJ playing throughout both the women’s and men’s game, as well as an entertaining dance-off between several familiar Lancer faces.
Head Coach Chris Oliver, however, downplayed the idea that the rivalry is entirely based on geography or how often the teams play. >> | Women's basketball wins twelfth straight By Michal Tellos
Sports Editor January 28, 2009 The Lancers women’s basketball team, second in Canada, showed no signs of stopping last week, as they picked up two more wins to make it 12 in a row.
 The victims this time were the Western Mustangs, who the ladies hosted, and the Brock Badgers, who the Lancers beat up on the road.
It was the same story as it has been recently for the girls, who started slow but came out on fire in the second half.
Head Coach Chantal Vallee has acknowledged this problem.
“I feel that we’re very tentative in the first quarter, and we haven’t had the greatest starts in the past five games. I haven’t pinpointed it yet – whether we need a better warm-up or what, I’m just not sure,” she said.
Although the team is an OUA-leading 15-1, this would be a good problem to resolve before the playoffs.
The team played a shaky and somewhat unrefined first quarter against Western, missing shots and passes alike. But the girls did not lose their composure or confidence at any point, and it showed. >>  | | Campus Kiss | | Lancers men's hockey splits weekend at home By Tanya Quaglia
Lance Writer January 28, 2009 This past weekend, the Windsor Lancers Men’s Hockey team looked to extend their winning streak as they played a two-game home stand versus the Lakehead Thunderwolves.
 Lakehead snapped Windsor’s two game win streak on Friday night, but the Lancers quickly rebounded with a Saturday afternoon win.
In front of a crowd of cheering fans, the Lancers took the ice Friday night with high hopes of winning their third straight game at home.
The game started on a positive note for the Lancers when Brett Vandehogen scored just two and half minutes into the first period off passes from Kyle Lang and Mark Thorburn.
However, the lead was short-lived, as the Thunderwolves, one of the top teams in the West division, took control.
Lakehead managed to score three goals in the final six minutes of the period, giving them a 3-1 lead, still with two periods remaining.
Despite being down two goals, the Lancers did not back down.
After a highly penalized first period by both teams, the Lancers stayed out of the box for the duration of the second, with hopes of tying the game. >> |
