Saturday, Jan. 7 @ RMC
Waterloo 3, RMC 0 (25-12, 25-17, 25-12)

The Warrior men's volleyball team improved to .500 on the season cruising to a straight set victory over the RMC Paladins on Friday night in Kingston.  In what was their first contest of 2012, the Warriors received a well balanced attack winning 25-12, 25-17 and 25-12.

The Paladins fell to 0-10 on the season while Waterloo evened their record at 5-5 and sit tied for fifth place in the OUA with the Queen's Gaels who they go to battle with on Saturday.

The Warriors were led by Zachary Doherty (Goderich/) who had seven kills, two service aces and two blocks in the match.  Chipping in offensively was Aleks Poldma (Toronto/Warriors) who has six kills and four blocks in the win.  Brandon Baker (Orleans/) and Scott Thomson (St. Marys/) shared setting duties with 19 and 10 assists respectively.

The Warriors will look for their third straight victory on Saturday against the Gaels in Kingston.

Sunday, Jan. 8 @ Queen's
Queen's 3, Waterloo 2 (25-23, 25-22, 22-25, 22-25, 15-11)

The Warriors were edged by the Queen's Gaels in a thrilling five set match by a score of 3-2 on Sunday afternoon in Kingston. 
Joren Zeeman (Cambridge, Ont.) of the Gaels had a game high 24 kills as the Gaels (6-5) held on for the five set win. After taking the first two sets, the Warriors battled back taking two straight of their own. The Gaels closed out set five for the 3-2 match win, set scores finished 25-23, 25-22, 22-25, 22-25, 15-11.

The Warriors were led by Fiodar Kazhamiaka (Waterloo/) of Waterloo, Ont. who had 19 kills while Scott Thomson (St. Marys/) of St. Marys, Ont. added 43 assists.  Also contributing in the attack was Cameron Wheelan (Barrie/) who had 15 kills and 11 digs while James Evans (Rockwood/Warriors) added 11 kills.

The Gaels opened up with two straight set wins but were unable to close out the game as the Warriors took sets three and four 25-22 on both occasions. The fifth and final set followed the same pattern as the previous four with both teams exchanging points at a continued back and forth pace. Zeeman secured multiple late game points off powerfull kills to secure the eventual 15-11 set and match victory.

The Warriors return home next weekend for a pair of matches against Windsor and Western on Friday and Saturday night.  Both games are set for 8pm with the Friday evening match available to watch online at the Streaming Sports Network (SSN Canada).