The Lancer women's volleyball team lost their lone game of the weekend 3-1 (11-25, 25-20, 15-25, 25-27) to the Western Mustangs on Saturday night in London.
 
The loss moves the Blue & Gold to 4-9 on the season to sit in fifth place in the OUA west division standings, while the Mustangs remain a top the division poll with a 12-1 record.
 
Windsor relied on a combination of Lexi Pollard and Rachel Cauchi to generate points, each ending the match with eight.
 
Windsor struggled offensively throughout the entire first set, with only three athletes able to land points. Pollard and Emily McCloskey combined for four points in total. Western had no problem bringing the set to a quick end, with a final Lancer attack error giving the Mustangs a 25-11 win.
 
The second set saw the Lancers string together a three-point lead just after rounding the ten-point mark for their largest lead of the night up to that point. Although the Mustangs battled back to regain the lead midway through the set, the Lancers soon capitalized on a number of Mustang errors as they refined and improved their offensive game.  
 
The Lancers took advantage of those errors throughout the final points of the set to eventually take it 25-20.
 
Set three saw the Mustangs surge right out of the gate and build up an 8-1 lead. The Lancers fought back with some firepower of their in Pollard, but were no match for the surging Mustang offense.
 
Windsor opened the fourth set with their best play of the match, building a five-point lead, however that would be erased before either team hit the 20-point mark. A few breakdowns in Western communication allowed the Lancers to tie the frame again at 22-22, and the teams traded points until Western was able to break the cycle with an ace to take the set 27-25.
 
The Lancers are back on the road next week when they travel to Waterloo on Friday February 10th and Guelph on Saturday February 11th .