Lancers women’s basketball team victorious against Waterloo Warriors

By Sonia Jacob
The 92-41 blowout against the Waterloo Warriors is the fifth win for the University of Windsor Lancers women’s basketball team in the OUA basketball tournament.

On Nov. 23, the no. 5-ranked Lancers started with a strong lead of 25-11 in the first quarter and continued their advance, resulting in a 51-point win.

“I know it sounds like a big win because it’s a 50-point win, but we are playing a team that is much weaker than us,” said Lancers head coach Chantal Vallée. “As a coach my job is to see my team is focused. Tonight I felt like we were disinterested by the end and not paying attention to details, so for me that’s not a big win in that sense.”

Coach Vallée said she was disappointed her team lost focus in the last quarter, but the game saw a lot of three pointers from the Lancers.

“We have to create good habits and not worry about what the score is,” said Coach Vallée. “We shot the threes like crazy. Anybody who participated in making some threes did very well tonight.”

Co-captain of the Lancers Caitlyn Longmuir shot five three-pointers and finished with 17 points. Carly Steer added 16 points against the Warriors. Freshmen Kayah Clarke and Cheyanne Roger scored 14 and 12 points.

“We are happy that we won but we are not happy with some of the outcomes,” said Longmuir. “We have personal goals and for us the bigger picture is not Waterloo. Obviously, that’s a stepping stone but the bigger picture is the March CIS finals.”

The Lancers will face the Laurier Golden Hawks in Waterloo on Nov. 26 in an afternoon match-up at 2 p.m. Coach Vallée thinks it will be a tough game against the Hawks.

“It’s a much stronger team,” said Coach Vallée. “We are going to have to come and shoot the ball really well if we really want to win.”