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Women cruise to victory

The Western women’s volleyball team was able to cruise past the one-win Windsor Lancers on Friday night in straight sets – 25-13, 25-12 and 25-19.
While the Mustangs have won four consecutive games, without losing a single set, the lowly Lancers have dropped 10 straight.
The lone bright spot for Windsor this season has been rookie Kaila Seguin, who led the team with nine points and seven defensive digs. Seguin acknowledged the team’s struggles, insisting it’s all part of the learning curve.
“I don’t think it was our best performance tonight but we changed a lot of things up. Coach [Marilyn Douglas] was trying out some new defensive and offensive systems, which made it tough to adjust. We’re a new team and we’re just starting so it’s tough,” she said.
Western opened the game with an assault on the Lancers defence. By the second technical timeout, the Mustangs led 16-12. Outside hitter Sarah Lowry served up a six-point run, allowing Western to coast to a 25-13 first set route.
The second stanza was more of the same. Western’s forwards were able to shut down everything the Lancers threw at them, easily taking the set 25-12.
The third set offered a special moment for the Mustangs as head coach Dean Lowrie started all of his graduating players – Jacqueline Robinson, Jenna Thomson, Nicole Smyrnios, Sarah Lowry and Sara Farrell.
Thomson, Western’s player of the game, was particularly impressive with 10 assists and three digs.
Mustang rookie Jacqueline Hunter expressed the importance of the seniors, both in performance and the inspiration they provide.
“It was good to have the seniors out there. They really showed their experience on the court and they played really well,” she said.
The final set also provided a special moment for Windsor as they earned their first lead of the game at the 11-9 mark. Despite a tremendous last-ditch effort by the Lancers, the Western firepower was too much to handle and the Mustangs closed out the game 25-19.
With the win, the Mustangs improve to 11-4 on the season and find themselves tied for second in the ultra-competitive Ontario University Athletics West division.
Robinson insisted they can’t take any opponents lightly for the rest of the season.
“We want to get into the playoffs and have the best seed possible. It’s a dog-eat-dog world and we’re not just going to let someone take a shot at us,” she said.

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