Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 Friday, Oct. 26
Ryerson 3, Waterloo 0
(26-24, 25-19, 25-13)

Game Summary

The Waterloo Warriors dropped to 1-1 on the season following a straight set loss to the Ryerson Rams on Friday night.

The Rams (2-0) got off to a quick start offensively as they recorded 17 kills in the first set. Ryerson was able to exploit an opening in the middle of the Warrior defence which helped them build a 16-12 lead at the technical timeout.

\Waterloo used a strong right side attack to get back into the set and took their first lead at 22-21. The teams exchanged the next few points and a Chelsea Briscoe (Georgetown) kill through a triple block gave the Rams a 25-24 edge. Waterloo sent the next attack long, handing Ryerson a 26-24 first set win.

In the second, Ryerson built an early 9-3 lead and never looked back as they went on to a 25-19 win.
The second set seemed to deflate the Warriors and Ryerson jumped out to another early lead in the third which they rode to a 25-13 win to complete the three set sweep.

Ryerson finished the game with 54 total digs compared to just 35 for the Warriors.

Chelsea Briscoe finished with a game-high 12 kills and had an impressive 57.9 kill percentage on the night. Chelsea Jensen (Georgetown, Ont.) also finished in double digits with 10 kills. Libero Krystyna Ng (London, Ont.) provided steady play in the back court posting a game-high 18 digs.

Leading the Warriors in the loss was Danielle Kamps (Vineland Station/) (Vineland Station, Ont.) with nine kills and a game-high three blocks.
Waterloo looked to rebound in their home opener as they welcome the Ottawa Gee-Gees to the PAC for a 5pm match.

Saturday, Oct. 27
Ottawa 3, Waterloo 1
(25-19, 23-25, 25-20, 25-17)

Game Summary

The Waterloo women's volleyball team dropped their second straight match, falling to the Ottawa Gee-Gees 3-1 on Saturday night as part of their home opener at the PAC.  Set scores were 25-19, 23-25, 25-20, 25-17 in favour of the Gee-Gees.

The Warriors put forth a determined effort with a young roster taking to the court with injuries to key veterans but the black and gold would fall short to an experienced Ottawa squad.

The first set opened with the Warriors earning the upper hand led by outside hitters Clara Tse (Hong Kong/) and Gillian Henderson (Ottawa/) but things would go south quickly.  The Gee-Gees were finding the open holes in the Warrior defence and took advantage of some sloppy play to cruise to the 25-19 opening set win.
A different Warrior team would emerge in the second set with much crisper passing and sound defence as Ottawa was forced to adjust their attack plan.  As a result a seesaw battle would emerge with both teams exchanging points until Waterloo took a 23-21 lead thanks to a pair of kills by Henderson. 

On the ensuing point, Ottawa would earn a big kill by Karina Krueger Schwanke (Blumenau) and she would add an ace to tie things up at 23's.  However on her next serve the third year communications student would post a service ace followed by an attacking error to hand Waterloo the set, 25-23.

The Gee-Gees would find their groove once again in the third set opening up a 17-11 lead thanks to some strong attacks by Myriam English (Ottawa).  Waterloo would however respond with strong serving by Shannon Lodoen (Waterloo/) to score eight of the next nine points.  The Gee-Gees managed to regain their composure and take the third set 25-20.

In the fourth and final set the Gee-Gees would prove too much for the young Warriors and capture the match with a 25-17 set win.

Leading the charge for Ottawa Krueger-Schwanke who tallied a game high 16 kills.  Kelsie English (Ottawa) chipped in with 10 of her own while setter Christina Grail (London) posted 38 assists in the win.

For the Warriors it was Tse who led her team in points with 11 kills, one block and 12 digs.  Henderson added seven kills of her own while digging the ball eight times.  Setter Mikaela Klie (/) had 24 assists in the loss.

Waterloo will hope to rest some injured bodies before taking on the Western Mustangs next Friday in London.

Quotes from coach Gaby Jobst:

“Ryerson was a team we definitely needed to compete harder against and as one of the top teams in the OUA this year, Ottawa demands that you be at your best each and every time you play them.  We're struggling right now as we continue to deal with injuries and are working our way to bring a fairly new group of athletes together so they're all on the same page. We have some shining moments but are not able to string them together consistently from match to match or even set to set. We're going to need to have a little patience working through the highs and the lows and truly focus on strengthening some of our weaknesses so we can feel confident that when it comes to game time, we're all doing our part.”