Following a tough three set loss to the Brock Badgers on the ninth, the Mustangs will be looking to improve their record when they welcome Lakehead on Saturday and Ottawa on Sunday. With three wins and four losses, the Mustangs have established an early pattern of winning a game directly after suffering a loss, a pattern they hope to continue on Saturday.
The Mustangs currently sit behind McMaster, Guelph, and Brock in the OUA West, averaging 11.15 kills per set with a hitting percentage of .170.
Within the team,
Kelsey Veltman continues to be the point leader with a total of 81.5 while averaging 3.3 points per set. The first year middle also currently holds second place in the CIS for solo blocks with 14.
Rookie libero
Courtney Sestric joins Veltman on the CIS leader board, currently sitting in sixth in total digs and fourth in digs per set.
Western vs. Lakehead – Saturday, November 15 at 7:00pm - Watch Live on OUA.tv Coming off a recent 1-3 loss to Guelph, the Lakehead Thunderwolves look to their match against Western to try and secure their first win of the season.
Averaging 9.75 kills per set with a hitting percentage of 0.92, the Thunderwolves aim to end their five game losing streak this weekend with back to back matches against Windsor and Western.
Veteran Thunderwolf Jen Casey currently leads the team with 57.0 total points, recording an average of 3.0 per set. Casey, originally from Winnipeg, also tops the Lakehead score sheet in total kills (58) and kills per set (2.89), while fifth year Breanne Hillhorst tops CIS in digs per set.
Game time is set for 7:00pm at Alumni Hall, with the match available for viewing on OUA.tv.
Western vs. Ottawa – Sunday, November 16 at 2:00pm - Watch Live on OUA.tv Riding a three game winning streak in which all matches were won in three sets, the GeeGees hope to use their momentum to capture another win in their upcoming game against the Mustangs.
With a 2-3 season record, Ottawa averages 10.94 kills per set and a hitting percentage of .175.
Fifth year Myriam English leads the GeeGees with 80 total points, averaging 4.7 per set. English also makes it on the CIS leaderboard, sitting third in points per set, fourth in kills per set, while sharing seventh place in aces per set with fellow GeeGee Alix Durivage.
The match, available to watch on OUA.tv, is set to begin at 2:00pm at Alumni Hall.
