On Saturday the York University Lions field hockey team defeated the Western Mustangs at Varsity Field in Guelph, Ont., by a lopsided score of 9-2, but were defeated later in the day by the Guelph Gryphons 2-0.

Several York players earned their way on to the scoresheet in the first game against the Mustangs. Forward Marella Greco scored a hat-trick in the game followed by two goals from Lexi Hannah and Chrysda Smith.

In their first game, the Lions led the Mustangs early with a quick unassisted goal from Hannah in the first 10 minutes of the game, creating a 1-0 lead to close the first quarter.

The second quarter commenced, and the Lions were quick to score again. Hannah scored her second unassisted goal of the game in the first minutes of the second quarter and gave the Lions a 2-0 lead. Greco added another goal two minutes later, pushing the score to 3-0 head into the second half.

In the third quarter of the second half, the Lions came out strong with two more goals. The first from midfielder Amira Brar in the first 2 minutes garnering the Lions a 4-0 lead. The second goal from fellow Lions forward Smith came four minutes later. The Mustangs finally got on the scoreboard with a goal from defender Damanpreet Toor making it a 5-1 game.

The Lions were quick to come back, with a goal from midfielder Natalie Winter to close the third quarter 6-1.

The fourth quarter kept the same intensity with back-to-back goals from Greco, in the first and fourth minutes. Three minutes later, Mustangs Kuljit Sahota scored for the Mustangs, making it 8-2. The Lions hastily answered with another goal from Smith, gaining her second goal of the game.

Later on in the day, the Lions looked to keep the wind in their sails but faced a disappointing defeat against the Gryphons.

The Gryphons and Lions were both coming into the match with wins under their belt. Unluckily, the Lions were bested when the Gryphons scored first in the final minutes of the first quarter from midfielder Nyah Miranda giving the Gryphons a 1-0.

The Lions played hard and kept it goalless in the second quarter. Unfortunately, the Gryphons got the upper hand and scored their second goal in the 10^th minute of the third from forward Aidan Pattison, ending the game with a score of 2-0 for Guelph.

The Lions will look to get back into the win column when they face off against the Queen's Gaels next Saturday at 2:15pm in Waterloo, Ont.