Canadian Interuniversity Sport has named first-year Lancer midfielder Abby Hunt an all-Canadian in women’s soccer.
Canadian Interuniversity Sport named first-year midfielder Abby Hunt of the Lancer women’s soccer team an all-Canadian at an awards banquet Wednesday.
Hunt scored eight goals in 15 games and was a first-team all-star and the first Windsor player selected as Most Valuable Player in Ontario University Athletics’ west division. Read more at goLancers.ca.
Rookie and veteran football players earns provincial honours
Lancer football was honoured twice by Ontario University Athletics, which has named linebacker Dan Metcalfe to its all-rookie team and selected fifth-year offensive lineman Randy Beardy as a second-team all-star.
Head coach Joe D’Amore praised both players, at opposite ends of their varsity careers.
“Dan Metcalfe was everything that we thought we were going to get,” he said. “He came into his own as the season came on and he was our leading tackler for most of the year.”
D’Amore noted that Beardy is currently playing with the Ottawa Redblacks of the Canadian Football League: “His leadership and skill will be hard to replace. We are extremely proud of him.”
Women’s hockey to host York Lions on Saturday
The Lancer women’s hockey team will host the York Lions at South Windsor Arena on Saturday, November 12, in the only varsity action at home this weekend. The puck drops at 4 p.m. The squad then will travel to Waterloo to face off Sunday against the Warriors.
Men’s and women’s basketball will open their seasons with a road trip up north, playing the Nipissing Lakers on Friday and the Laurentian Voyageurs on Saturday. Read a season preview at goLancers.ca.
Cross country runners will compete in the national championship tournament Saturday in Quebec City.
Both volleyball teams are in Kingston, Friday at Queen’s and Saturday at the Royal Military College.
Men’s hockey is in Ottawa for back-to-back games against the Carleton Ravens on Friday and Saturday.