It may be a cliché, but the Nipissing Lakers women's volleyball victory Friday night is what you'd call gritty.

After a close loss in the first set, the Laker's showed their skill, grit and determination and took the match 3-1, winning three straight sets to claim the victory.

Nipissing was first on the board. From here the scores were delivered even, as the teams were neck and neck throughout the match.

Fans knew they were in for a good game between two fairly evenly matched teams after the first set finished with a score of 26-24 for the Warriors.

Into the second set, both teams kept up their energy. It was clear it would become a game of who wanted it more and Nipissing wanted it pretty badly as they reversed the score of the last set, finishing with a score of 26-24.

Waterloo scored first in the third set, trying to take control of the match.

Despite the early deficit, the Lakers bounced back in a big way.

Their energy took over and they began pulling ahead.

With a consistent lead, they took the match 25-18.

With no surprise, the fourth match started as back and forth as every other set, Nipissing slightly in the lead. After some excellent plays by both teams, for the third set in a row, Nipissing managed to overcome the Warriors with a score of 25-23.

The victory moves the Lakers to 3-2 on the young OUA season.

Olivia Robinson led the way with 14 points, Erika Lapierre had 12.5, Annabelle Harvey had 11 and Vic Willars added 10.5 in the victory.

The Lakers host Guelph Saturday night at 6pm at the RJS Athletic Centre.