The Warriors continued their strong play against top OUA teams as they defeated the no. 8 team in the country, the Queen's Gaels 3-1 on Saturday afternoon in Kingston.
The Warriors looked strong from the start winning the first two sets by scores of 25-20 and 25-22 with Queen's bouncing back to win a back and forth third set by a score of 30-28. Determined to end the match after four sets, the Warriors came out firing in the fourth and won the set 25-20 to complete the upset.
Fiodar Kazhamiaka of Waterloo, Ont., led a balanced Warriors attack with 15 kills to go along with two solo blocks and a service ace. Other Warriors contributing in the win were Tyler Motherwell of Scarborough, Ont., and Jordan Dyck of St. Catharines, Ont., who each had nine kills in the victory.
Queen's Joren Zeeman of Cambridge, Ont., posted a match-high 18 kills. Bryan Fautley of Oakville, Ont., joined Zeeman in posting double-digits in kills for the Gaels with 13. However, no other Gael was able to post more than six as Waterloo found a way to shutdown a potent Queen's offensive attack.
With the win, Waterloo keeps their playoffs hopes alive with a 5-8 record while Queen's fell to 9-3 on the season.
The Warriors take on the RMC Paladins this afternoon in Kingston before returning home to face the Toronto Varsity Blues in the PAC at 7:00 pm.
