LONDON, Ont. – The Western Mustangs easily swept the Waterloo Warriors 3-0 Saturday night at Alumni Hall.

Set scores were 25-18, 25-17 and 25-23.

In the first set, Western was able to frustrate Waterloo en route to a score of 16-9 at the second technical timeout. Reid Halpenny had four kills and Patrick Johnston eight digs in the 25-18 win. 

The Mustangs easily took the second set with a final score of 25-17. Up 8-2 at the first technical, Waterloo could not find themselves defensively. Garrett May contributed five kills in the second set. 

The third set was a back-and-forth contest that could have gone either way. The Mustangs held on for the victory though and were able to sweep the Warriors 3-0 with a set score of 25-23.

Players of the game were May for the Mustangs and the Warriors’ Aleks Poldma.

Western was also able to honour its graduating athletes in front of the home fans tonight. Payton Holliss, Johnston and Halpenny were each presented with their team jerseys. Said coach Jim Sage of the veterans, “They are an incredible bunch of people as opposed to just volleyball players. I like them as much off the court as I do on the court. They are friends to me.”

The win puts the Mustangs at 17-2 on the season, good for first in the OUA. The last regular season game of the year next weekend against Toronto won’t be a cakewalk for Western. “They’re a spirited team and they’ll give us a run for our money if we’re not careful,” noted Sage. “We have too much on the line at this point, so we’ll go into the game with specific goals.”