Box Score
By: Martin Timmerman

The Waterloo Warriors used a strong third quarter to make the difference, and defeat the visiting Queen's Golden Gaels 79-70 on Saturday night.  With the win the Warriors improved to 3-1 on the season while the Gaels dropped to 0-4.

Waterloo had a good crowd in the PAC to support Think Pink Weekend and cheer on the Warriors. The first half was a game of lead changes and tied game until Andrew Melbourne (Scarborough) had eight straight points in the middle of the second quarter and established a nine point lead for the Warriors. Unfortunately, Waterloo did not score for the final 3:23 of the half and were down by a single point 41-40 at the break.

The second half started with trading baskets until Waterloo closed the period on a 13-1 run and go up by ten heading into the final quarter. Waterloo would stretch the lead to as much as 15 in the final quarter, and held on for a nine point win.

In terms of scoring it was the battle of the 9's. Queen's #9 Nikola Misljencevic led all scorers with 28 points, while Waterloo #9 Cam McIntyre (Kitchener) led the Warriors with 25 points. Queen's scoring was supported by 13 points for Ryan Golden and 10 points by Alex Weatherill.

Three other Warriors hit double figures with Melbourne hitting for a career high 16 points. Wayne Bridge (North York) added 13 and Mike Wright (Burlington) dazzled the crowd with his quick footwork en route to 10 points.

With the win Waterloo has a 3-1 record early in the OUA season and will face the York Lions and Laurentian Voyageurs in a pair of home games next weekend.  Both games can be seen live on the Streaming Sports Network (SSN Canada) at 8pm.