Three Lancer teams ranked in the top 10 across Canada emerged from the first round of playoffs in volleyball, hockey, and basketball.

The No. 7 men’s volleyball team defeated the Western Mustangs 3-0 (25-19, 25-20, 25-20) in an Ontario University Athletics quarter-final Saturday at the Toldo Lancer Centre. Leading all players were Luca Nastase with 14 points and Steven Abrams with 12 digs. Windsor advances to host Toronto in the next round on Saturday, March 4, with game time tentatively set for 7 p.m.

The No. 9 men’s hockey squad notched two straight wins to sweep the Brock Badgers in a best-of-three quarterfinal, following a 3-1 victory Thursday in St. Catharines with a 6-4 win at home Saturday. Next up is a semi-final series against Lakehead, opening at the Capri Pizzeria Recreation Centre on Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. Games 2 and 3 are set for Thunder Bay on Friday and Saturday.

The No. 10 men’s basketball team earned a semi-final berth by defeating the Guelph Gryphons 93-74 Saturday at the Toldo Lancer Centre. Five Windsor players scored in double digits, including Thomas Kennedy, whose 20 points topped the court. The Lancers will travel to Ottawa to face the Gee Gees on Wednesday at 7 p.m.

Windsor hosted the provincial track and field tournament on the weekend, with men and women both finishing fourth overall in team standings. Individual medallists included:

• Mandy Brunet, gold in the women’s triple jump and silver in the long jump;
• Nicholas Neri, gold in the men’s 1000m;
• Anthony Atkinson, silver in the men’s weight throw and bronze in shot put;
• Zion Webb, silver in men’s shot put;
• Will McBride, silver in the men’s 600m;
• Jonathan Rioux, Noah Waldmann, Andrew Taylor, and Paul Popescum, silver in the men’s 4x800m relay;
• Taryn Lamorie, bronze in women’s long jump;
• Jaidyn Nyhoff, bronze in women’s triple jump;
• Owen MacNeill, bronze in the men’s triple jump;
• Caleb Keeling, bronze in the men’s high jump;
• Brittany Van Hooft, Emma Floris, Maya Metivier, and Emma Kljajic, bronze in the women’s 4x200m relay;
• Van Hooft, Camryn Williams, Floris, and Isabella Goveia, bronze in the women’s 4x400m relay;
• Ryan Mahabir, McBride, Waldmann, and Ben Tilson, bronze in the men’s 4x400m relay.

The athletes will now prepare for the U Sports national championships, March 9 to 11 at the University of Saskatchewan.

Several teams saw their post-season runs come to an end: women’s basketball dropped a 61-58 decision to the Brock Badgers, Wednesday at the Toldo Lancer Centre; women’s volleyball lost 3-0 (15-25, 16-25, 17-25) to Brock, Saturday in St. Catharines; and women’s hockey lost the third and deciding game in its series with Guelph, 3-2 in quadruple overtime.