GUELPH, Ont. – The Gryphons women's volleyball team opened up their season at home when they hosted the York Lions over the weekend (Friday, Oct. 30 and Saturday, Oct. 31) with the Gryphons bouncing back on Saturday night with a straight sets win to split the weekend doubleheader after dropping the first matchup in 5 sets on Friday.
Friday, Oct. 30, 2026 | Gryphons Comeback Attempt Falls Short in Season Opener
The Gryphons were on home court for the first time in 2026-27 season when they hosted the Yorks Lions. The Gryphs dropped the first two sets of the match but were able to rally back to take the next two sets to send the match to a deciding 5th set but were unable to complete the reverse sweep, falling in five sets to the visiting Lions. The match was tight and competitive throughout the night with three sets decided by two points. Four Gryphons finished in double digits with
Ainsley Preszcator and
Yaisa Sealy leading the team with 16 points each.
Saturday, Oct. 31, 2026 | Gryphons Bounce Back to Win First Match of the Season
The Gryphons turned the page from the tough five setter a night ago as they bounced back for a straight sets victory over the Lions to split the weekend doubleheader from the Guelph Gryphons Athletic Centre with set scores of 25-22, 25-19, 25-19. The opening set for the Gryphons set the tone for the match as they had 17 kills to only 5 errors in their 25-22 first set win. Guelph would carry over that play into the final two sets of the match, finishing with 42 kills and only 13 errors in the straight sets win.
Ainsley Preszcator led all players with 15 points and 14 kills while Lexi Nicholson-Clarke and
Alessia Pereira each had 11 total points. Second-year setter
Maya Slavcev had 37 assists in the victory.
Next up for the Gryphons, a pair of games in Thunder Bay next weekend (Nov. 6 & 7) when they take on the Lakehead Thunderwolves for a doubleheader from the C.J. Sanders Fieldhouse.
