Saints beat Madonna 79-65 as Lancer and Saints soccer open the playoffs tonight

Saints women's hoops beat Madonna 79-65 Tuesday behind 19 from Kaelyn Batten. Spits add D Thanasi Marentette from Peterborough. Tonight: Lancer women at Brock in the OUA playoffs, Saints women host St. Lawrence at 6, Saints men at Seneca at 8.

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St. Clair College women's basketball beat Madonna University 79-65 in an exhibition on Tuesday, Oct. 20, and three Windsor soccer teams start their playoffs tonight, according to the Saints, OUA and OCAA schedules.

Tuesday's result

St. Clair women's basketball beat Madonna University 79-65 in an NJCAA exhibition at the St. Clair Sportsplex. Kaelyn Batten led the Saints with 19 points and six assists, and Erin Banting had 13 points and 18 rebounds, according to the Saints box score.

Spitfires trade

The Windsor Spitfires acquired defenceman Thanasi Marentette from the Peterborough Petes on Tuesday in exchange for a 2030 10th round pick, according to both teams.

Tonight's playoffs

The Lancers women's soccer team plays at Brock in Round 1 of the OUA playoffs, at Brock Alumni Field in St. Catharines. The OUA schedule lists a 7:30 p.m. start; the Lancers calendar earlier listed 7 p.m., so check the OUA schedule before kickoff.

St. Clair women's soccer hosts St. Lawrence in OCAA Qualifying Game C at 6 p.m. at Acumen Stadium on the South Campus in Windsor.

St. Clair men's soccer plays at Seneca in OCAA Qualifying Game F at 8 p.m.

Hockey

The LaSalle Vipers host the Komoka Kings tonight at 7 p.m. at the Vollmer Culture and Recreation Complex in Greater Ontario Hockey League play.

The Spitfires play Thursday, Oct. 22, at the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds at 7:07 p.m., then host the Greyhounds on Saturday, Oct. 24, at 7:05 p.m. at the WFCU Centre.