The Nipissing Lakers women's volleyball team is now 4-2 and have moved into second place in the OUA East Division.

The Lakers made it a perfect weekend as they defeated the Guelph Gryphons 3-1 Saturday night, closing out a weekend that saw them top Waterloo Friday night.

As the game started, Nipissing was first to get on the board. The first few points were back and forth before Nipissing caught a drift and took off.

The Lakers were dominating all over the court. They took the first set with an amazing 25-14 win.

Guelph fought back in the second set, however, forcing the Lakers to step up their game.

The points were back and forth to start, with Nipissing trailing. They stuck with their gameplan and had jumped back up where they belong. With the score was tied 22-22, Nipissing shut Guelph down and took the set 25-22.

After winning two sets in a row, Nipissing was looking to make short work of the Gryphons, but it was clear Guelph wasn't going down without a fight as they battled back in the third set, avoiding the sweep.

The fourth set was made to be a good one with Guelph back in the match and both teams realizing it.

Nipissing took off right away and managed to hold a slight lead until it was Guelph's turn to take the lead for a little bit.

Nipissing was not ready to let the game slip away and stepped up their effort yet again tying the score up at 22-22 again and winning their final set 25-22 and taking the match, 3-1.

The back-to-back wins put the Lakers at 4-2 on the season and in second place in the OUA East Division.

Offensively, the Lakers showed great balance with five players hitting double digits in points.

Cassie Dobson had 14 points, Shayla Kessler had 13, Olivia Robinson had 12.5, Annabelle Harvey had 12 and Erika Lapierre had 10.5 Saturday night.

Nipissing will now host Trent in their final match before the Christmas break, Saturday at noon at the RJS Athletic Centre.