Box Score LONDON, Ont. – The Western Mustangs men's volleyball team kicked off their 2014 home stand with a 3-0 win over the visiting Windsor Lancers Saturday night at Alumni Hall.

With sets with scores of 25-23, 25-14 and 25-20, the Mustangs (9-3) move into a two-way tie with York for second place in the OUA, while the struggling Lancers (4-7) sit in sixth place alongside Toronto, Guelph and Queen's.

Fighting hard for a spot in the playoffs, the Lancers led 14-11 in the first set when a fire alarm halted all play for a good twenty minutes. The stoppage seemed to have had an effect on the Lancers, and after a second warm-up for both teams before taking back to the court, the Mustangs crawled back to even the score at 17, forcing the Lancers to take a timeout. Windsor briefly took the lead once again, however Western's Sean McKay put up a couple serves that proved enough to keep his team ahead and seal the set win 25-23.

"They [Windsor] were really coming out to play and we looked flat," said head coach Jim Sage post-game. "I can't deny it," he added, "it [the stop in play] was a big break for us . You could really see us play better from that point on."

The Mustangs took the lead early in the second frame, but the Lancers continued to persevere.  By the technical timeout though, the Lancers had begun to losing confidence and would only tally two more points in the set. Western went on to win the set with a convincing score of 25-14.

Up 2-0 heading into what would be the final set of the evening, Western continued to play a strong game, refusing to relinquish the lead, yet led only by two points at the technical timeout. A solo block from Phil James, late in the frame gave the team the motivation needed to wrap up the set 25-20, and the match 3-0.

Western's Garrett May led both teams offensively with 16 kills, while third-year outside hitter Justin Scapinello put up 11 kills and one serve ace for the Mustangs.

Chad Hinchey led Windsor with nine kills.

Heading into their next game on Friday, January 17, Sage further noted, "RMC is struggling a little bit, but we can't take any match lightly, and each match we play, regardless of the opposition, we want to get better on our side."

The Western Mustangs men's volleyball team will continue their regular season hosting the Royal Military College on Friday, January 17, followed by rival Queen's on Saturday, January 18. Both games are scheduled for 8:00 p.m. and fans from around the world can watch live on Mustangs TV.