An epic second set broke the Douglas Royals' way, sparking the hosts to victory over the University of the Fraser Valley men's volleyball team on Saturday afternoon in New Westminster.

The Royals, coming off a three-set win on Saturday in Abbotsford, prevailed on their home court in the rematch by scores of 25-19, 36-34 and 25-17.

Douglas, ranked No. 2 in the CCAA national poll, took sole possession of first place in the PACWEST conference with an 11-2 record, while fifth-place UFV fell to 5-10.

The second set proved pivotal. UFV built a 24-22 lead, but Douglas staved off an incredible 12 set points on their way to a 36-34 win.

"Better effort today, but we had a couple mental mistakes," said Cascades head coach Nathan Bennett, noting that with his team up 24-23 in the second set, the apparent winning point on a net serve by Douglas was wiped out as UFV was out of rotation.

"That's just a mental mistake that gave away the set. At the end of the day, we played really good volleyball after that (in the second set). If we can harness that and know that we can do it, that's a bonus continuing on here in January."

Landon Uy continued to excel for the Cascades, racking up a team-high 12 kills, and fellow left side Caleb Kastelein added six kills and 13 digs. Setter Graham Walkey finished with 24 assists, and libero Carter Bronson had nine digs.

Max Haronga paced the Royals with 15 kills, and Reid Marriott returned to the Douglas lineup to notch 12 kills.

The Cascades volleyball teams are back in action at home next weekend, hosting the Vancouver Island University Mariners in a Friday/Saturday set.