The York University Lions field hockey team finished in fourth place at the OUA championships after a 1-0 loss to the Waterloo Warriors in the bronze medal match in Guelph, Ont., on Sunday.
 
The Warriors had a tremendous tournament to finish on the podium after entering the weekend as the fifth seeds from the regular season. The Lions, meanwhile, came into the event as the two-time defending champions but were seeded third this year and suffered a narrow 2-1 loss to the Toronto Varsity Blues in their semifinal game on Saturday.
 
With a chance to put Waterloo on the scoreboard in the opening minutes of the game, Taylor Goodhue received a perfect pass in front of the net but was unable to get her stick on the ball and couldn't get a shot off. York continued to put on offensive pressure, especially in front of the Waterloo net, fighting for every rebound and hoping to squeeze a ball past Waterloo goalkeeper Marley Dowling, but the Lions could not make it happen.
 
The score remained at 0-0 at the half.
 
In the second half, the Lions let their guard down and the Warriors capitalized. The Warriors had two consecutive penalty corners and converted on the second, off the stick of Miranda Hunter, for what turned out to be the game winner.
 
The Lions had a penalty corner with 1:45 remaining but could not get a shot off and weren't able to find the equalizer before time ran out.
 
The host Guelph Gryphons won their first OUA title since 2013 with a 1-0 win over the Varsity Blues in the championship match on Sunday.