The York University Lions men's volleyball team opened up the new year with a straight sets victory over the RMC Paladins on Saturday (Jan. 10) in Kingston, Ont.
 
The Lions won the first set 25-13, the second 25-22 and the third 25-10.
 
In the first set the Lions completed 13 kills and had only three errors compared to the Paladins six kills and seven errors.
 
In the second set the Lions completed 13 kills and had five errors compared to the Paladin's seven kills and four errors.
 
In the final set the Lions completed 15 kills and had only one error while the Paladins only completed two kills and had three errors.
 
Leaders of the game from the Lions' side included Nicolas Pirnat (Ottawa) with 15 kills, two aces and one block, Arthur Swarcz (Toronto) with six kills and one block and Tim Jensen (Hamilton, Ont.) with four kills and one ace.
 
Leaders for the Paladins included Blake McClelland with four kills, one ace and two blocks, Trevor Melcher with four kills and two blocks and Michael Peet with three kills.
 
The Lions are in fifth place in the OUA standings with a record of 7-4 while the Paladins sit at the bottom with a record of 0-11.
 
The next game for the Lions is on Sunday (Jan. 11) against the Queen's Gaels in Kingston, Ont.