Box Score A night after an emotional defeat to the McMaster Marauders the Warriors were back to the PAC to face the York Lions and for the second straight night the match did not lack the dramatics as the Warriors came out on top.  Waterloo prevailed in a thrilling five sets of action 3-2 (25-15, 26-28, 23-25, 25-23, 18-16) over the Lions. 

The Warriors showed their ability to win the close matches with their backs against the wall when York continued to battle and earn match points in the final set but Waterloo fended off the attack three different times to earn the victory.  With the win, Waterloo improved to 11-2 on the season while York dropped to 6-7.

With York up 2-1 midway through the game Waterloo took a 22-18 lead late into the fourth set but the Lions would grab the next three points on serves by Marko Dakic (Mississauga) to come within one of Waterloo.  Thirsty to take the set and match the Lions continued their strong defensive play but could not dig a perfect roll by Corey Yednoroz (Windsor) to put Waterloo within one of evening the match.  Both sides would exchange points before Jordan Dyck (St. Catharines/) put away a crucial kill from the middle to take the set 25-23 and send it to a thrilling fifth set.

The fifth and final set would be one for the ages as nothing could separate these two determined combatants.  Tied 10-all, the Lions would notch the next three points to take a commanding 13-10 lead.  Waterloo right side Zachary Doherty (Goderich/) would stop the bleeding with a kill and a Lions error would bring the Warriors to within one. 

The Lions would tally the next point to take a 14-12 lead and the finish line would be in sight for the visiting side.  Unfortunately for York, Fiodar Kazhamiaka (Waterloo/) had other plans putting away a huge kill followed by a double Warrior block to even the game at 14-all.

The Lions would earn two more match points but Waterloo continued to stave off the attack with ice and their veins and tie the game up at 16 apiece.  The Warriors would earn their first match point following a kill by Doherty and Waterloo would make no mistake as Kazhamiaka would put away the smash to hand his squad the thrilling five set victory thanks to an 18-16 set win.

Ray Szeto (Sutton) was an attacking machine for the Lions, especially in the late going of the game with 16 kills in total.  Szeto also added 10 digs and four blocks.  Daniel Dearing (Toronto) was also a force on the right side with 14 kills in the match.  Setter Paul Jakubiak (Toronto) finished with 37 assists in the loss.

For the Warriors it Kazhamiaka doing the damage from the left side tallying 15 kills.  He also picked up five blocks, including the game winner and 12 digs.  Yednoroz did a tremendous job coming off the bench with 14 kills in the match while Tyler Motherwell (Toronto) had 11 in the middle.  Setter Scott Thomson (St. Marys/) was a huge factor in Waterloo's come back with his 54 sets and several key dumps at critical points of the game.  Defensively Erich Woolley (New Dundee/) led both teams with 15 digs.

Waterloo returns to the road next weekend in a pair of matches in Toronto, first with the Varsity Blues on Saturday followed by the Ryerson Rams on Sunday.