One thing is for sure; the Nipissing Lakers men's volleyball team knows how to put on a show.

The Lakers capped off the home portion of the regular season Sunday as they hosted the Western Mustangs at the RJS Athletic Centre.

The Mustangs came away with a hard-fought 3-1 victory over the Lakers, but both teams left it all on the court and battled for every single point through the four sets.

Right from the get-go, the Lakers and Mustangs traded points and played some of the best volleyball of the season.

Western started off strong, leading 7-4 early in the first set.

They translated that into a lead of 19-18, but they weren't able to close out the match.

Nipissing stormed back and eventually won the set 31-29 to go up 1-0.

The Lakers led 16-14 at the technical timeout in the second set, but trailed late.

They pushed and began to chip away, but Western sealed the win, taking the second set 25-20.

With the match even, it was once again the Lakers who led at the set break, up 16-14.

Nipissing pushed that to a lead of 21-18 late in the set, but the Mustangs poured it on late and came away with a 26-24 victory to go ahead 2-1 overall.

In what turned out to be the final set, Western held a three point advantage at the technical timeout in the fourth set.

Both teams pushed, both teams stepped up, but it was the Mustangs who walked away with the win, 25-19, to take the match.

It was an exciting four sets of OUA volleyball.

Steve Wood had a huge game Sunday for the Lakers, posting 22 kills and 25 points, Liam Ludlow added nine kills and 11.5 points, Jeremie Murray had six kills and 11 points and Curtis MacPherson had eight kills and 9.5 points.

Nipissing finishes up the year on the road facing Toronto and Trent next weekend.