LONDON, Ont. - The Guelph Gryphons controlled the middle of the net and came back from an early first-set deficit to win 3-1 (25-22, 17-25, 25-16, 25-19) in front of about 200 fans at Alumni Hall.

Sarah Johnston had five solo blocks and nine kills to lead the Mustangs from the middle with 14 points. Brooke Lloyd led the visiting Gryphons with a game-high 14 kills along with a block and 16 digs.

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The Mustangs women opened on a 5-0 run, looking unstoppable early on. But the Gryphons made quick adjustments after calling an early timeout clawing back to take an 8-7 lead at the first technical timeout.

They stayed up and led 16-13 at the second technical timeout but Western tied it up with a great set of serves from sophomore Rebecca Oxland.

Guelph pulled away from there re-establishing an insurmountable three-point lead and won the opening set 25-22 on an Erin Bickle block at the net.

Western stormed back to win the second set 25-17, but the Gryphons returned to dominate the middle-net play in the third and fourth sets winning 25-16 and 25-19 en route to victory.

Libero Megan Canavan, with a game-high 28 digs, also was a defensive asset for the Gryphons, making several momentum changing digs in the game.

The Mustangs (0-1) host McMaster (1-0) on Saturday at 6 p.m. at Alumni Hall. The Marauders won their season-opening game in straight sets over Windsor.