Final home game for women’s basketball
Final home game for Lancers men’s basketball
Crossover match for Loyalist Lancer men’s volleyball
A weekend in sports: Lancers basketball and volleyball
Radio piece aired on 91X Monday February 13, 2012
Check out QNet News reporter Sean Macey’s live coverage of the game at
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Men’s basketball
Women’s basketball
Men’s volleyball
Women’s volleyball
One sided weekend for Lancers basketball
Loyalist Lancers Kevin Owusu reaches around a Cambrian Golden Shield player during their Friday game. The Lancers basketball team won both their games over the weekend.
It was just too little too late.
The men and women both played two games each this weekend, not unusual.
There were only two games won this weekend, also not unusual.
However, both games went to the men’s basketball team, which was unusual.
“It’d be great if we did it earlier in the season so we could have been somewhere from the wins,†said Rich Whitfield, head coach for the men’s team. “But the guys are finally showing some toughness. It wasn’t consistent through the whole game but when we needed it we showed it.â€
And with a couple regular players including Calvin Chevannes seeing more bench time than usual, some other players got their chance to shine.
“When a guy like [Kevin Owusu] comes in, he’s thinking you know, this is my time,†said Patrick Kalala, guard on the men’s team. “So he came in and he seized the moment.â€
Whitfield agreed.
“[Kevin Owusu] was borderline red shirt at the beginning of the year, †said Whitfield. “He’s just worked hard on his game and he’s come a long way. He’s played considerable minutes in the last two days and been successful.â€
The men beat the Cambrian Golden Shield 70-56 Friday night, and the Seneca Sting 74-73 in a close game that was fought until the end by both teams.
“It was good that we did this late but, good teams really always give 100 per cent the whole time,†said Kalala. “And it’s not that we don’t give 100 per cent, it’s more that we have mental lapses.â€
Even though they didn’t make the playoffs, Whitfield said they’re still going to play hard until the end.
“You know, play spoiler to some of the bigger teams that need wins from us, and hurt the other teams that don’t need wins from us,†said Whitfield. “And you know, grow for next year.â€
The two wins from the weekend put the men’s record at 7-11, and in eighth place along with Fleming.
The Lady Lancers Sierra Cauley blocks a Seneca player during their Saturday game. The women went 0-2 this weekend, although Friday's game was an exhibition match against the Cambrian Golden Shield.
For the women, there just wasn’t the energy to match the intensity of the other teams.
“We’re short benched,†said Haley Sisler, guard for the women’s team. “Some of us are sick, some of us are injured. I, of course, am sick.â€
Jenni Thomson is out with a foot injury, and during Saturday’s game Martine Gauvin, a key player for the women, took a hard hit to the head. She played briefly after that, but was quickly taken out of the game, and likely has a concussion.
The women fell 51- 45 in their Friday exhibition match to Cambrian on Friday, and hard to the Seneca Sting on Saturday 82-36.
The women still sit in fourth place, with an 8-6 record.
Both teams play a home game on Friday against Centennial starting at 6 p.m.
Lady Lancers basketball victory over the Fleming Knights
Check out Tuesday’s coverage of the Lady Lancers basketball team.
Photos and Storify courtesy of Taylor Renkema from QNet News.
Volleyball game coverage, January 27
Record set a ‘heartbreaker’ for Lancers men’s volleyball
It was a record-breaking weekend for the Lancers men’s volleyball team.
The men’s second set against the La Cite Coyotes on Sunday was a back and forth struggle, eventually leading to a 37-35 point win for La Cite. That’s the highest recorded set for men’s volleyball on the OCAA website for the year.
Not a big record, but still noticed by players and fans, who sat on the edge of their seats as Loyalist and La Cite battled it out, going up a point then tying over and over.
Kyle Donnan from the Loyalist Lancers gets ready to set the ball. The men went 2-0 for the weekend, defeating both the Algonquin Thunder and the La Cite Coytes.
“It was certainly a heartbreaker,†said recent OCAA player of the week from Loyalist Kyle Donnan. “But as, you know, as a team we got to battle back into it for the third set.â€
The men fought back to beat La Cite in a close final set 27-25.
“We were just riding a big wave from our game to Algonquin last night, so we just went out and took care of business,†said Donnan.
The men beat the Algonquin Thunder Saturday, a huge win over the undefeated first place team.
“The rest of our goal is to go undefeated for a semester and finish third in the East,†said Donnan. “So that way we can host the crossover with the sixth place in the West.â€
The men have an 11-4 record, with a six game winning streak. They’re currently fourth in the East Region, with five games left.
The women had a 1-1 weekend.
The women battled hard against the third place Thunder on Saturday, pushing the match to five sets and losing a close final set.
“We played so well together, we should’ve won it was a close game but…†said rookie starter Jenny Richardson.
The Lady Lancers went 1-1 over the weekend, losing 3-2 to the Algonquin thunder and beating the La Cite Coyotes 3-1.
Richardson leads the Lady Lancers with 115 kills for the season as of January 15.
Even so, she doesn’t think kills win the game.
“I guess the high point would be our blocking,†said Richardson. “When we all block it’s like no one can stop us.â€
The women came back Sunday to beat La Cite 3-1, putting their record 10-5.
The Lancers volleyball teams hit the road for their next three games, traveling to Trent, George Brown and Durham. Their next and last home game of the season is February 12 against Georgian.
Lancer Volleyball Weekend
The Lancers volleyball teams had a strong weekend collecting 3 of a possible 4 wins at home. .
Win lose night for Lancers basketball
It was a 1-1 night for Lancers basketball.
Both the men and the women played the Durham Lords tonight, but the women came out on top. With a final score 73-55, Coach Chris Eligh called it a dry win.
“But it’s nice to score 73 points on a dry win.â€
Loyalist Lancer Samantha Goff goes for the basket during the ladies game against Durham Friday night. The ladies won 73-55
Eligh says he’s looking for a little more energy from his bench, and from the fans who come out to watch games.
Samantha Goff, centre for the Lancers, continued to prove that not only can she defend, but put forth an impressive offensive effort as well. Rookie Jenni Thompson also had a good night, with two and three pointers, as well as numerous penalty shots.
And while the will to win was definitely there, the men couldn’t keep up to the Lords, except for in fouls. As usual, the men put forth a strong effort for the first half to three quarters of the game, but by the fourth quarter the fouls went up, and points down. Frustration with the referees mounted, until head coach Rich Whitfield was heard in an untimely silent gym berating one of the referees.
“I thought you were a better official than this.â€
A presumed technical foul followed that statement, and the downhill roll continued. While they were within 10-15 points of the Lords, the gap increased until the buzzer, with a final score of 91-71.
Both teams next game is in Algonquin Saturday January 28.
