Lancer volleyball and basketball teams qualify for OFSAA

It was a good week for the Ursuline Lancers athletics program. The boys senior basketbal team and the girls senior volleyball team qualified for the Ontario Federation of Schools Athletic Association (OFSAA) provincial championships, after winning their respective regional SWOSSAA titles.

Basketball

It took a year, but the Lancers finally got their revenge, beating Windsor Holy Names 73-71 in the senior SWOSSAA AAA championship on Feb. 20. in Chatham.

Last year the Lancers lost in the SWOSSAA final to Holy Names. It was considered an upset, as UCC earned a silver medal in the 2023 OFSAA AAA boys basketball tournament held in Sarnia.

Holy Names was favoured in this year’s SWOSSAA final. They had a number of players back from last year’s team which was seeded second overall and finished with a bronze medal at last year’s provincial AAA tournament.

With the win, the Lancers now advance to the OFSAA AAA boys basketball tournament being held March 3-5 in Kingston.

Volleyball

Ursuline beat Windsor Holy Names in the SWOSSAA AAA senior girls final in Windsor to advance to the OFSAA AAA tournament.

In the February 20 final, UCC won 3-1 over the Knights 3-1 (25-23, 25-14, 18-25, 25-20).

Overall, the Lancers have a 43-3-2 match record on the season. They are peaking at the right time, winning the LKSSAA and SWOSSAA championships, and their last three tournaments; Fanshawe, UofT schools, and the Chatham Sports Hall of Fame.

The OFSAA championship will be March 3 to 5 in Burlington.