Despite a strong start, the Toronto Varsity Blues (1-3) were unable to get much rolling after the first quarter in a Saturday night loss to the Windsor Lancers (2-1) in Windsor, Ont.

Looking to bounce back from a close loss to Laurier last week, the Blues jumped on the board first but ultimately fell 37-7 to Windsor.

Although the Lancers were at home and coming off their bye week, it was Toronto that would snatch momentum early. After the defence stuffed the Lancers on a third-and-short near midfield, the Blues offence quickly took advantage driving the ball 50-yards in seven plays, and scoring the first points of the contest with a 16-yard touchdown pass from Kinsale Philip to Daniel Diodati.

With the touchdown, and a 7-0 lead, momentum appeared to be on Toronto's side but that was not the case. The Lancers would respond with back-to-back field goals to pull within one, before taking their first lead on a two-yard Chris John touchdown run with 6:21 to play in the half.

Then with only seven seconds to play before the break, Lancers kicker, Brady Lidster connected on a 42-yard field goal to send Windsor into halftime with a 16-7 lead.

Windsor would go on to score a major on their first drive of the third quarter to go ahead 23-7. The Lancers would add one more touchdown in the third, before rounding out the scoring with a major late in the fourth.

Kinsale Philip finished the game 10 of 19 for 88 yards and a touchdown. Adam Williams had 41 yards on the ground on seven carries, while Daniel Diodati caught the lone touchdown for Toronto. Defensively, James Greig led the team with eight and a half tackles.

The Blues will now return home looking to get back in the win column on Saturday when they host the York Lions in the 52^nd annual Red and Blue Bowl.

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