The York University Lions women's volleyball team picked up its second win of the weekend and fifth straight in the regular season on Sunday afternoon against the RMC Paladins, defeating them 3-1.
 
The first set remained close up until the end of the match, when the Lions were finally able to pull ahead and finish four points ahead of the Paladins at 25-21.
 
The second set began much differently. The Lions raced ahead of the Paladins and soon found themselves leading 8-3. However, in a quick turn of events, the Paladins caught up to the Lions, scoring six consecutive points to tie things up 9-9. The Paladins had taken the lead 16-12 by the technical time out, but the Lions played hard for the remainder of the set and were able to claim the set 25-22.
 
The Paladins picked up their only win of the match in the third set. They led right from the start, and at one point had an eight-point lead over the Lions. They won the set 25-19.
 
In the fourth set, the Lion took back control of the court. Their offensive plays found as many holes in the Paladins defence as possible, and maintained a strong defence which made it incredibly difficult for the Paladins to make any kills. The Lions ended the set with a huge win over the Paladins at 25-10 and claimed the match 3-1.
 
Celeste Witzell led the Lions in points, earning 18.5 over the four sets (11 kills, three service aces, three solo blocks, three assisted blocks). Melissa Smillie led the team in digs, finishing with 12, and added 8.5 points.
 
Kara Stephan (11 kills, three service aces) earned the most points for the Paladins with 14, followed by teammate Logan Rook with 13 (eight kills, two service aces and four solo blocks).
 
The Lions are now tied for second place with the Queen's Gaels in the OUA East Division with 14 points each, and the Lions have a 7-2 season record.
 
The Lions will face the Ryerson Rams at the Mattamy Athletic Centre in their next match on Saturday at 6pm, and will be back downtown at the Goldring Centre to take on the Toronto Varsity Blues at 3pm.