The Lancer curling teams competed in the OUA Championships last weekend in Guelph. Both the men's and women's teams showed drastic improvement and resilience throughout the tournament and should be extremely proud of their performances.
 
On the women's side, the Lancers came out strong against Ontario Tech with an aggressive strategy and great execution to gain an early lead. Unfortunately, they could not maintain the lead and fell to the Ridgebacks 9-5. The second game was against a tough host Gryphon team in which the Lancers dropped the game 8-1.
 
In their third game, the Blue & Gold looked to bounce back against Brock, but once again could not maintain their early lead and dropped the game 10-2. The final game was against Laurentian in which the Voyageurs won 11-1, but the Lancers maintained their positive attitude the entire time.
 
During the championships, Holly Mosco came out as a first-time skip and did not disappoint as team leader. She made crucial decisions in some high risk ends to keep her team in competitive games, backed by the strong support of her vice Madeline Coutu. Although the team did not have the results they wanted, the Lancers showed tremendous improvements in communication and strategy and should be proud of their performances.
 
On the men's side, the Blue & Gold came out strong and won their first game against the Algoma Thunderbirds 6-3. The second game was against the Carleton Ravens and the Ravens had a phenomenal showing and took the game 9-3. The TMU Bold were the Lancers' next opponent and handed the Lancers their second loss of the tournament by a score of 6-2.
 
The final game of the tournament was against the defending national champions the Laurier Golden Hawks. The Blue & Gold had a solid showing and stuck to their game plan of minimizing Laurier's scoring, however, the Golden Hawks still came away with a 7-2 win.
 
During the championships, Adam Tronchin curled well and was the team glue, helping rookie players through their first OUA experience. Adam set up the team well on almost every end with his lead stones and stepped up to the plate in his leadership role. The team also consisted of a few rookie players who matured as student athletes throughout the experience and will help our team drastically in the future. Overall, the Lancers represented Windsor well throughout the tournament and should be proud of their improvement and attitude during the season.
 
Looking to the future, Lancer curling head coach Mike McKay has stated that he expects both the men's and women's teams to qualify for the playoffs in the next couple years as he has seen marked improvement in the athletes and is very proud of their hard work.