The Waterloo women's rugby team punched their ticket to the OUA semifinals with a convincing 24-7 victory over the visiting Western Mustangs on Saturday afternoon at the CIF fields.  Waterloo scored 19 first half points and the defence stood tall throughout for the win.

The Warriors opened the scoring 15 minutes into the game as Nastasha Vrablic (Cambridge/) ran it in for the try.  Only five minutes later Emily Sanderson (New Hamburg/) added to Waterloo's lead with a nice run down the middle of the field for the try.  Vrablic added the conversion kick to give Waterloo the 12-0 lead.

The Warriors continued their offensive pressure and were rewarded by a dazzling run up the near sidelines by Rachel Brown (Cambridge/).  Brown flew by three Mustang defenders for the five points while Vrablic added yet another conversion to give Waterloo the 19-0 lead heading into half time.

The Warriors continued their dominance early on in the second half and padded their lead thanks to a try by Sarah Jane Garland (New Hamburg/) to put the home side up 24-0.

Western would break the Warrior shutout bid on a try by Danielle Spice and successful convert by Meaghann Buitinga but Waterloo's defence would hold their ground the remainder of the game for the 24-7 win.

The Warriors turn their attention to the Queen's Gaels, a team they have yet to see in 2012, for the OUA semifinals next Saturday, October 20.  Game time is scheduled for 3:30pm at Nixon Field in Kingston.