Lancers close out regular season with win over Bold

The Windsor Lancer women’s volleyball team returned to home court on Sunday afternoon to take on the TMU Bold at the Toldo Lancer Centre for Senior’s Day. The team claimed a 3-1 (23-25, 25-22, 25-20, 25-19) victory over the Bold.
 
The win improves the Lancers record to 10-9 on the season as they sit tied for seventh place in the OUA standings.
 
STATS
The blue and gold were led by Emma Shepherd with 13 kills and 12 digs while Yaila Sealy also had a solid performance contributing 12 kills and 13 digs to bring the team to a win.
 
GAME FLOW
In the opening frame, the Lancers came out strong as Emma Shepherd kicked things off with an amazing block to put the hosts on the board first. The teams kept things close throughout the first set and were tied 8-8 early in the game.  Both teams continued to trade points throughout the set with the Bold eventually taking the lead. Windsor cut the Bold lead to four, and a quick timeout would help the Lancers generate some a few more points but the Bold squeaked out of the set with a 25-23 win.
 
The second set saw the two squads continue to battle back and forth trading points once again. Tied 11-11, sparked by a Yaila Sealy kill, the Lancers went on an 11-2 run to take a 22-13 lead. However, the end of the set was not as close as the Lancers hoped as the Bold battled back got within two points of the Lancers, 24-22.  Lancer head coach Lucas Hodgson called a time out, and a service error from the Bold gave the Lancers the set win, tying the game at one each.
 
Windsor carried the early momentum they had from the second set into the third, and Sealy kept the Bold on their toes with multiple kills.  Shortly after, Aliah Admans would send one into the left corner that was shanked into the TMU bench to continue the Lancers run. Keeping the lead intact, Megan Gahima and Nicole Woelk would combine for a block to set the tone in this match-up. Back to the service line, the TMU Bold would catch a break after a service error by the Lancers. Jordyn Brearly would close out the set with the tip and a 25-20 win and 2-1 lead.
 
The final set saw the Lancers protect their home court nicely while the Bold made attempts to trigger a fifth set. Sealy would make it difficult to claw back with a swing off the hands of TMU. Windsor would take an early 10-5 lead en route to a 25-19 win.
 
UP NEXT
The Lancers have a bye week in the final weekend of competition and will now wait until next weekend to find out their playoff seeding. Stay tuned to goLancers.ca for playoff information as it becomes available.