It wasn't the start they were looking for, but the Nipissing Lakers men's volleyball bounced back in a big way.

After losing the first set badly, the Lakers won three straight sets to claim a 3-1 win over Ryerson, picking up their fourth win of the season and going into the playoffs on a high note.

The match started off with the teams playing even through the early part of the first set, but after leading 16-8 at the technical timeout, Ryerson ran away with the set, winning 25-9.

In the second set, the Lakers responded to a tough loss and evened up the match.

Nipissing held a 16-12 lead at the technical timeout, extend their lead to 22-18 and held on for a 25-22 win.

The third set was a battle, with Nipissing trailing 16-15 at the timeout.

The two teams traded points down the stretch, with Nipissing outlasting the Rams to take the set 25-23.

Up a set, the Lakers looked to close out the match in the fourth and led 16-10 at the technical timeout.

Leading 24-16 looking to close out the match, the Lakers had to stop a late run by the Rams, which consisted of six straight points, but a Steve Wood kill sealed the victory and gave the Lakers the match.

The Lakers were led by Cameron Branch who had 21 kills and 23 points, Wood had 10 kills and Jeremie Murray had six kills and 7.5 points in today's win.

With today's win, the Lakers move to 10-8 on the season and will now prepare for Round 1 of the OUA Playoffs, which begin March 3 at McMaster.

The playoff schedule will be released this week.