The York University Lions women's volleyball team picked up its third win of the season on Friday night with a 3-1 victory over the Guelph Gryphons at the Tait McKenzie Centre.
 
The Lions raced out to a fast lead in the first set and were up 12-4 early and 16-10 at the technical timeout. They continued to roll in the latter half of the set and took it 25-15 for the early 1-0 advantage.
 
Fortunes were reversed in the second set as it was the Gryphons who charged ahead early. They maintained their lead throughout the set and took it 25-21 to level the match at 1-1.
 
The third set began similar to the second as the Gryphons led early and were up 16-13 at the technical timeout. But a strong serving run by Rachel Adams helped the Lions come back, and the pulled ahead down the stretch to win 25-21.
 
The Lions never trailed in the fourth set, winning the first two points and continuing to build that lead as the set went on. By the end, the were up 25-19 to earn the victory.
 
Adams was the team's leading scorer with 17.5 points on 15 kills, one service ace and three assisted blocks. Just behind her was Celeste Witzell, who had 17 points on 13 kills, two service aces and four assisted blocks.
 
Mimi Demski and Chiara Da Silva split setting duties and finished with 20 and 25 assists, respectively, while Cadence Currie led all Lions with 15 digs.
 
Guelph's leading scorer was Laura Duncan with 13 points, on 11 kills and four assisted blocks. Alex Curran led all players with 33 assists.
 
The Lions will be back in action on home court again on Saturday night when the Waterloo Warriors come to the Tait McKenzie Centre. The match will begin at 6pm.