Mustangs fall 3-1 to Windsor

Box Score Windsor, ON – The Mustangs showed periods of strong play but dropped a 3-1 match against the Windsor Lancers on Saturday afternoon.

Western started the opening set with a 6-3 advantage, this was quickly answered when Windsor took 12 of the next 15 points and opened a 15-9 lead. The Mustangs made a late set push fueled by an Ava Ebert kill and Devin Gerth service ace pulling Western back to trail 23-17 but Windsor would round out the set and win it 25-20.

The Mustangs would regroup in between sets and come out strongly in the 2nd set, including a pair of Thea Ishida service ace’s and Western would open up a 9-2 lead early. The mid-way portion of the set saw varying back-and-forth action with Windsor drawing the deficit a little closer later in the set. The Mustangs would hold on and take the set 25-19 and even up the match at 1 set each.

The see-saw action continued in the 3rd set as Windsor took the first four points but was quickly answered by Western with a pair of points of their own to cut the early lead. Western would pull within a point midway through the set a 10-9 but a stretch of 4 straight points forced the Mustangs to call a timeout and ease the pressure from Windsor. While the break would halt the Lancers pressure, it wouldn’t serve as a shift in momentum for Western and Windsor would end up taking the set 25-17 and the 2-1 lead in the match.

Windsor would open a big lead in the 4th set at 13-7 quickly and forced Western to take their second time out of the set after the Lancers went up 15-9. The break would prove to be well used as the Mustangs would take a bit of momentum and cut the Windsor lead down to 16-15 off a pair of Lael Harrison aces which would lead to a 16-16 tie. The remainder of the set would continue to be tight, right down to the end of the set with Windsor taking the set 25-23 along with the match at 3-1.

Western drops both meetings against Windsor on the weekend as they look toward the upcoming playoffs in a couple of weeks’ time.

KEY STATS
Devin Gerth – 19 kills, 40 total attacks, 11 digs & 2 service aces
Claire Stewart – 12 kills, 24 total attacks, 4 solo blocks
Lael Harrison – 3 service aces, 6 digs, 5 kills & 36 total attacks

The Mustangs are back on the road Wednesday night, this time to take on the TMU Bold. The match starts at 7pm and fans can watch the action on OUA.tv.