Box Score WINDSOR, Ont.- The Windsor Lancers men's volleyball team started their 2013-14 campaign with a 3-0 (25-17, 25-21, 27-25) loss to the defending OUA champion McMaster Marauders in Friday night at the St. Denis Centre.

Shawn Reaume and Chad Hinchey tallied seven and six kills respectively to lead the Lancers in a losing cause, while Adam Thompson added six kills and two blocks. Jori Mantha had a game-high 15 kills to help the Marauders to the victory.

After dropping the first set 25-17, the Lancers jumped out to an 8-5 lead early in the second. The Marauders fought back to even the set at 13-13, and a long rally ensued that saw the visitors come away with their first lead of the stanza. They took a 16-14 lead into the technical timeout. The defending conference champions spread the advantage through the latter half of the set, taking a stranglehold on the match with a 25-21 triumph in the second.

McMaster jumped out to a 8-2 lead in the third, attempting to finish off the Lancers early. Windsor responded with back-to-back points on Scott Hickman's serve to take a bite out of the advantage. But the Marauders continued to pout on the pressure, and grabbed a 16-9 lead at the technical.

The Lancers fought back to come within four, and an ace from Hinchey was followed by a Marauder error, cutting the deficit to just two. After a McMaster timeout, Hinchey tallied another ace, and then the combination of Thompson and Andrew Chelladurai stuffed the Marauders' next attack, evening the set at 21-21. Hinchey served up another ace, and Windsor went out in front for the first time in the third.

The teams traded points, and with the set at 23-23, Hickman blocked another attempt to give Windsor its first set point of the game. The teams traded service errors, setting up another set point. But the Marauders survived once again, and a block on the ensuing play gave them their first match point. The visitors made good on their opportunity, as Jayson McCarthy finished off the pesky Lancers to record their first win.

Windsor will look to get in the win column tomorrow evening when they take on the Waterloo Warriors. Game-time is set for 8:00 p.m.