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view . spring 2008
Fans Enjoy a
True Lancer Experience
In January, Sam Uprichard and his four-year old son, Sammy, tasted
the life of a Lancer student-athlete. As winners of the True Lancer
Experience contest, the Uprichards joined the men’s and women’s
basketball teams when they went to London to play the Western
Mustangs.
The adventure began as the teams boarded the new Lancer bus
at 1:30 p.m. for the drive up the 401. Sammy said he was surprised
with an initial treat – the teams chose to watch Alvin and the
Chipmunks as the in-bus movie.
After dropping the women’s team at Western’s Alumni Hall for
warm-up, Sam and Sammy went with the team to a Swiss Chalet for
dinner with the team. They said the meal was fun and entertaining,
as players and coaches engaged father and son in stories and jokes.
Later, Sam and Sammy cheered the Lancers on from their front
row seats, as the women put up a valiant effort against Western,
while the men defeated the Mustangs in a close-scoring game.
Twelve hours after pulling out of the St. Denis Centre parking
lot, the bus rolled back into Windsor. As the teams high-fived
Sammy on the way off the bus, he was asked if he had a good time.
Though half asleep, the four-year old managed a huge smile, and
replied with an enthusiastic “Yes.”
Sammy Uprichard, centre, hangs out with the team.
Women’s Basketball honoured for
thrilling 2007-08 season
Following a thrilling 2007-08
season that saw the Windsor
Lancers Women’s Basketball team
qualify for the OUA West
Championship for the first time in
program history, three Lancers
were honoured with prestigious
post-season awards.
Dranadian Roc was named a
CIS All-Canadian and an OUA
First Team All-Star, Iva Peklova
was named the OUA Rookie of
the Year and named to the CIS
All-Rookie team and Laura
Mullins was named to the OUA
All-Rookie team.
Roc, a second-year guard from Montreal, Quebec had another
outstanding season for the Lancers as she led them to their highest
win total (14) in team history.
Widely considered to be one of the top players in Canada,
Dranadian averaged 16.6 points per game this season en route to
being named a CIS All-Canadian and an OUA First Team All-Star.
Peklova, a native of Prague, Czech Republic had a tremendous
rookie season with the Lancers as her size and skill made her one of
the toughest match-ups in the country.
She was a dangerous scoring threat as she averaged an
impressive 10.2 points per game. Iva also rebounded the ball
extremely well, finishing 3rd in Canada in that category with 9.7
rebounds per game.
Mullins, a first-year forward from Tecumseh, Ont. also made an
immediate impact on the Lancer program in only her rookie season.
A starter throughout her freshman year, Laura averaged a solid
9.2 points per game while also hauling in 3.8 rebounds per game. She
led the team in field goal percentage at 45.8 percent in being named
to the OUA All-Rookie team.
Together, the three helped lead the Lancer squad on a eight-game
conference winning streak and to 3rd place overall in the OUA West
Division.
As a result, the Lancer Women hosted their first-ever home
playoff game at the St. Denis Centre and earned a trip to the OUA
West Championship final, also a program first.
Dranadian Roc
