Windsor Lancers women's basketball

The Windsor Lancers women's basketball team represent the University of Windsor in the Ontario University Athletics conference of U Sports women's basketball. Having won the Bronze Baby for five consecutive years (2011–15), the most recent championship victory occurred at the 2015 CIS Women's Basketball Championship.

Windsor Lancers women's basketball
UniversityUniversity of Windsor
Head coachChantal Vallée
ConferenceOntario University Athletics
LocationWindsor, Ontario
NicknameLancers
ColorsBlue and gold[1]
   
Conference tournament champions
2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015

History

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The Windsor Lancers women's basketball program, led by Head Coach Chantal Vallée, a native of Montreal, has become one of the top women's basketball programs in the country, having capturing five consecutive CIS national titles in 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2015.

In 2008–09, Vallée and the Lancers made history as she led her team to a 21–1 record, their first ever OUA Provincial Championship title and a trip to the CIS National Championships in Saskatchewan, where they finished fourth. In 2010–11, the Lancers won their first ever CIS National Championship title in the program's 50th year. With a 20–2 regular season record, the Lancers were ranked in the top two in the CIS Top Ten all year long and claimed their third straight OUA Provincial Championship. At Nationals, her Lancer squad defeated the Quebec champion Laval Rouge et Or, the AUS champion Cape Breton Capers and the Canada West champion Saskatchewan Huskies to claim the CIS National Championship. With the win, the Lancers became the first host school to ever win a CIS national championship title in women's basketball at home and were also the first team outside of the Canada West Conference to win the Bronze Baby Trophy in the last 19 years.

In 2011–12, Coach Vallée and the Lancer women's basketball team captured their second straight CIS national title with a 69–53 over the second seeded UBC Thunderbirds. Ranked fourth heading into the national tournament, the Lancers defended their 2011 title by defeating AUS champion Acadia in the quarter-final, host Calgary in the semi, and the Canada West winner Thunderbirds to take the Bronze Baby back to Windsor.

In 2012–13, Vallée's squad made program history as they completed an undefeated regular season with a 21–0 record and the No. 1 ranking in Canada. It was the first time in OUA women's basketball history that a team has gone undefeated since moving away from the 12-game schedule and placed first overall in the OUA west division for the fourth consecutive year. In the playoffs, Windsor became only the fourth team in CIS women's basketball history to capture three straight CIS national titles. Coach Vallée's Lancer squad held off Carleton to win their fourth provincial title in five years, and capped off their undefeated season at the national championships with a convincing win over the host Regina Rams in the gold medal game.

In 2013–14, Coach Vallée led her team to an incredible fourth straight CIS national championship title, winning at home for the second time in four years. The Lancers finished the regular season with a sparkling 21–1 record and the No. 1 ranking in Canada. After capturing their fifth OUA title in six seasons, the Lancers knocked off Laurier, Fraser Valley and Saint Mary's to capture the prestigious Bronze Baby trophy as national champions for the fourth consecutive year. In 2014–15, the Lancers won a historic fifth straight CIS national championship. They finished with an impressive 19–1 conference record and their sixth OUA title in the past seven seasons. Ranked #1 heading into nationals, the Lancers knocked off Laval, Saskatchewan, and McGill to make history and claim their fifth consecutive Bronze Baby trophy as national champions, becoming only the second team in CIS history to do so. The Lancers extended their CIS post-season win streak to 21–0 and Chantal Vallee was honoured as the CIS women's basketball coach of the year for the second consecutive season.

Miah-Marie Langlois played 5 years for the Windsor Lancers before turning professional. She also became an Olympian [2] and competed in the 2016 Rio Olympics.

Individual Leader Scoring

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Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MIN  Minutes played
 FG  Field-goals  3FG  3-point field-goals  FT  Free-throws
 PTS  Points  AVG  Points per game
Season Player GP Min FG 3FG FT Pts Avg OUA rank
2012-13[3] Jessica Clemencon 21 581 139 0 97 375 17.9 2nd
2011-12[4] Jessica Clemencon 21 590 144 0 89 377 18.0 3rd
2010-11[5] Jessica Clemencon 22 679 150 0 119 419 19.0 1st
2009-10[6] Jessica Clemencon 20 593 112 0 113 337 16.9 4th

U Sports Elite 8 results

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Year Seed Round Opponent Result
2011 First Round
Semi-Finals
Finals
Laval Rouge et Or
Cape Breton Capers
Saskatchewan Huskies
W 80-50
W 56-47
W 63-49
2012 First Round
Semi-Finals
Finals
Acadia Axewomen
Calgary Dinos
UBC Thunderbirds
W 94-46
W 81-71
W 69–53
2013 First Round
Semi-Finals
Finals
Ottawa Gee-Gees
Calgary Dinos
Regina Cougars
W 56-46
W 82-65
W 66–57
2014 First Round
Semi-Finals
Finals
Laurier Golden Hawks
Fraser Valley Cascades
Saint Mary's Huskies
W 81-53
W 65-45
W 71-45
2015 #1 First Round
Semi-Finals
Finals
#8 Laval Rouge et Or
#4 Saskatchewan Huskies
#3 McGill Martlets
W 91–57
W 75–61
W 60–47

International

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Awards and honors

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  • Chantal Vallée, 2016 CAAWS Women of Influence Award [8]
  • 2017 Windsor Lancers Alumni Sports Hall of Fame Class: Dranadia Roc[9]

University honors

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  • Kayah Clarke, 2017 Windsor Lancers Athletics Female Rookie of the Year[10]
  • Emily Prevost, 2018 The Captain's Trophy[11]
  • Carly Steer, 2019 Windsor Lancers Female Athlete of the Year

OUA Awards

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  • 2011-12 OUA West Player of the Year : Jessica Clemencon
  • 2010-11 OUA Player of the Year: Jessica Clemencon
  • 2009-10 OUA West Rookie of the Year: Jessica Clemencon
  • 2009-10 OUA West All-Rookie Team member: Jessica Clemencon
  • 2016-17 OUA Rookie of the Year: Kayah Clarke

OUA All-Stars

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First Team

  • 2016-17 First Team: Emily Prevost
  • 2012-13 OUA First Team all-star : Jessica Clemencon
  • 2011-12 OUA First Team all-star : Jessica Clemencon
  • 2010-11 OUA First Team all-star : Jessica Clemencon

Second Team

  • 2016-17 Second Team: Cheyanne Roger

OUA All-Rookie

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  • 2016-17 OUA All-Rookie Team: Kayah Clarke

OUA Women’s Basketball Showcase

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  • 2018 Showcase Participant: Tyra Blizzard (named to Team Burns) [12]

U Sports Awards

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  • Jessica Clemencon, 2010 Kathy Shields Award
  • Jessica Clemencon, 2011 BLG Awards
  • Jessica Clemencon, 2011 Nan Copp Award
  • Korissa Williams, 2015 BLG Awards
  • 2009-10 CIS All-Rookie Team Member: Jessica Clemencon
  • 2009-10 CIS Rookie of the Year: Jessica Clemencon

All-Canadians

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  • 2012-13 CIS Second Team All-Canadian: Jessica Clemencon
  • 2011-12 CIS All-Canadian: Jessica Clemencon

U Sports Nationals

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  • 2013 CIS National Championships Most Valuable Player: Korissa Williams
  • 2015 CIS National Championships Most Valuable Player: Korissa Williams
  • 2010-11 CIS First Team All-Canadian: Jessica Clemencon

BLG USports Athlete of the Year

  • Jessica Clemencon 2011[13]
  • Korissa Williams 2015 [14]

Top 100

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In celebration of the centennial anniversary of U SPORTS women's basketball, a committee of U SPORTS women's basketball coaches and partners revealed a list of the Top 100 women's basketball players. Commemorating the 100th anniversary of the first Canadian university women's contest between the Queen's Gaels and McGill Martlets on Feb. 6, 1920, the list of the Top 100 was gradually revealed over four weeks. Culminating with the All-Canadian Gala, which also recognized national award winners.[15] A total of three Windsor players were named to the list.

Player Years Accolades
Jessica Clemencon 2009-14 Winner of the 2010 Kathy Shields Award
Recipient of the 2011 Nan Copp Award
Won the 2011 Lieutenant Governor Athletic Awards
Miah-Marie Langlois 2009-14 Three-time winner of the CIS Defensive Player of the Year (2012, 2013, 2014)
Most Valuable Player of the 2011, 2012 and 2014 CIS National Championship
Played professionally for WBC Dynamo Novosibirsk
Won gold medal for Canada in Basketball at the 2015 Pan American Games
Also won gold medal for Canada in 2015 FIBA Americas Women's Championship and at the 2017 FIBA Women's AmeriCup
Played for Canada in Basketball at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Korissa Williams 2010-15 Most Valuable Player of the 2013 and 2015 CIS National Championships
Won the 2015 Lieutenant Governor Athletic Awards

Lancers in pro basketball

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Player Position Team(s) League(s) Years Titles
Jessica Clemencon Angers Basket 49
COB Calais
Ligue Féminine de Basketball
Miah-Marie Langlois Point guard WBC Dynamo Novosibirsk Russian Women's Basketball Premier League
Raelyn Prince Wolfenbüttel Wildcats Damen-Basketball-Bundesliga
Iva Peklova [16] Armita Praha Czech Women's Basketball League
Dranadia Roc Valur Úrvalsdeild kvenna

References

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  1. ^ "Windsor Lancers Corporate Standards Manual" (PDF). Retrieved March 1, 2024.
  2. ^ "Miah-Marie Langlois". Team Canada - Official Olympic Team Website. 2015-06-20. Retrieved 2023-08-01.
  3. ^ "2012-2013 Women's Basketball Overall Statistics". oua.ca/. Retrieved 2021-06-22.
  4. ^ "2011-2012 Women's Basketball Overall Statistics". oua.ca/. Retrieved 2021-06-22.
  5. ^ "2010-2011 Women's Basketball Overall Statistics". oua.ca/. Retrieved 2021-06-22.
  6. ^ "2009-2010 Women's Basketball Overall Statistics". oua.ca/. Retrieved 2021-06-22.
  7. ^ "Prince helps guide Canada over Jamaica at Pan Am Games". Windsor Lancers. 2011-10-24. Retrieved 2023-08-01.
  8. ^ "After a banner year for women and sport, the 2016 Most Influential Women List showcases the impact being made by Canadian women". presto-en.usports.ca. 2017-03-08. Retrieved 2021-06-17.
  9. ^ Jim Parker (2017-09-09). "Hall of Fame: Roc helped transform Lancers into women's basketball elite program". windsorstar.com/. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
  10. ^ "Lawrence & Bellemore named athletes of the year". golancers.ca. 2017-04-05. Retrieved 2021-05-21.
  11. ^ "Balkwill & Moate named Athletes of the Year". golancers.ca. 2018-04-05. Retrieved 2021-05-21.
  12. ^ "Kristin Gallant to Represent Brock at OUA Women's Basketball Showcase". gobadgers.ca/. May 3, 2018. Retrieved 2021-06-29.
  13. ^ "Clemençon named BLG Award winner as top university athlete in Canada". Windsor Lancers. 2011-05-16. Retrieved 2023-08-01.
  14. ^ "Williams named CIS Athlete of the Year". Windsor Lancers. 2015-05-04. Retrieved 2023-08-01.
  15. ^ "U SPORTS unveils Top 100 women's basketball players of the century". saltwire.com. March 8, 2020. Retrieved May 26, 2021.
  16. ^ "IVA PEKLOVA basketball profile". basketball.eurobasket.com/. Retrieved 2021-07-14.