On Saturday, the York University Lions men's basketball team suffered a disappointing defeat on the road against the Guelph Gryphons 96-71.
 
The Lions were coming off of a great win against the Toronto Varsity Blues only a night ago and hoped to continue their winning ways, but the Gryphons had other plans.
 
The first quarter started off neck and neck with both sides getting buckets until the Gryphons began to pull away. Tommy Yanchus hit a trio of early three pointers, dropping 13 points in the quarter for the Gryphons, ending it with a score of 28-15 for the home team.
 
In the second quarter the Lions made a strong effort to close the lead with jump shots coming from Joshua Kagande with 9:39 on the clock, and Tyler Pryce a possession later. Unfortunately, the Gryphons regained their composure, and Yanchus scored seven straight points heading into halftime pushing the score to 54-37.
 
After shooting better than 50-40-90 on the floor in the first half, the Lions were able to hold the Gryphons to just 37.8% from field goal range, and 13.3% from behind the arc in the second, but their defensive efforts wouldn't be enough to contain Guelph, dropping the game 96-71.
 
Lions guard DeAndrae Pierre garnered 15 points for his squad, all in the second half while playing a total of 29 minutes, and Nick Russell dropped 13 points in 27 minutes of play. Guelph's backcourt tandem of Yanchus and Glanville scored 27 points apiece in the Gryphons win.
 
The Lions will look to get back into the win column at home against the Laurier Golden Hawks on Wednesday night at the Tait-Mackenzie Centre. Tip-off is scheduled for 8 pm.