The Lancers picked up the first home win of the Chris Cheng era Friday night, with an 82-68 win over Ontario Tech at the Dennis Fairall Fieldhouse.
 
The Lancers were led by the duo of Telloy Simon and Thomas Kennedy but also got big time production from freshman guard Shakael Pryce while improving their record to 4-3 and getting on the right side of .500.
 
GAME STATS
Ontario Tech's Graddy Kanku led the game in scoring with 27 points on 60 per cent shooting. The Lancers were led by Shakael Pryce who scored 18 on 50 per cent from the field.
 
Kennedy led the game in rebounds, posting a double-double with 15 points and 15 boards. The Ridgebacks were led on the glass by D'on Duncan who double-doubled as well with 11 points and 12 boards.
 
The Lancers moved the ball well, racking up 15 assists as a team,while  the Ridgebacks had one.
 
GAME FLOW
The first quarter was a defensive battle as both teams came out physical with the Ridgebacks taking an early, slim lead. Simon got things going for the Lancers with a three and shortly thereafter, Kenndy brought the house to its feet with a transition slam to put the Lancers up late in the first. However, Windsor had no breathing room, leading 17-16 after 10 minutes.
 
The second quarter was an offensive explosion for the blue and gold as they scored 31 in the frame on the strength of some good transition offense and fantastic ball sharing. The Ridgebacks defense struggled to contain the Lancers but also floundered on offense themselves, making just four buckets in the second quarter. The strong play on both ends put the Lancers up 48-32 at half.
 
Windsor came out with the same intensity in the second half, moving the ball and finding good looks. The Lancers hummed along, and their defense clamped down, allowing Ontario Tech to make just 40 per cent of their shots. Heading into the fourth quarter the Lancers built themselves a significant lead behind some great defense, good ball movement and timely shooting.
 
QUOTE FROM THE COACH
"The deeper the bench, the deeper the season," said coach Chris Cheng about the use of the whole bench before addressing the play of freshman guard Shakael Pryce. "Shak is a growing every game, he's starting to figure it out, great basketball mind, him and I are building our relationship…he performed well."
 
UP NEXT
Up next the Lancers host the Queen's Gaels at the Dennis Fairall Fieldhouse Saturday night at 8:00pm. You can buy tickets at www.GoLancers.ca/tickets