Box Score The Varsity Blues women's volleyball team downed the visiting Waterloo Warriors 3-0 at the Athletic Centre Sports Gym Saturday afternoon, as a part of Think Pink Saturday. All three sets (28-26, 27-25, 25-20) were closely contested with the first two going to extra points to determine the winner.

Shannon Rossall (Calgary Alta.) and Jennifer Neilson (Port Coquitlam, B.C.) each had ten kills in the sweep, while the Blues combined for five service aces in the match.

After an early 9-4 run by Toronto to open the first set, the teams traded off the next 14 points evenly leaving the Blues up 16-11. The Warriors clawed back into the set with a strong 11-6 run, pulling even at 22-22. After splitting the next four points Toronto would have to fend off one set point for Waterloo before taking the first frame 28-26.

The second set saw more back-and-forth action as the two squads split the first 14 points. Waterloo would start to pull away with a 6-1 rally and hold leads of 13-8, 16-10 and 22-17. The Varsity Blues responded in kind with seven straight points. The see-saw battle continued though as Waterloo fought off two set points by the Blues to pull even 24-24. Toronto closed out the set with a 3-1 run.

In the third set the Warriors jumped out to an early 7-4 lead before the Blues rallied to tie it at 11 all. Toronto's run would continue as they took eight of the 11 points to build an 18-13 advantage. Momentum swung back in favour of Waterloo as the Warriors struck for five straight points to pull even again at 18-18. There would be one final run the Blues took seven of the final nine points, closing the match with 25-20 victory in the final set.

The win leaves Toronto (7-7) in a tie with McMaster for sixth in the OUA, while the Warriors drop to 2-13 on the season. Kirsten Sheffield (North Bay, Ont.) led the Warriors with nine kills in the match.

Also having a strong game for the Warriors was Danielle Kamps (Vineland Station/) who had seven kills.  Setter Mikaela Klie (/) collected 29 assists in the match while also playing strong defense with 16 digs and was named player of the match for her efforts.  Libero Kristen Bartmann (Uxbridge/) was strong again for the Warriors with 13 digs.

The Warriors have the rest of the week off until they return to the PAC next Friday to face the Guelph Gryphons at 6pm.  The match can be seen live on SSN Canada.

Quotes from Coach Gaby Jobst:

"We played a gritty match. The first two sets could have gone either way and we showed great team chemistry. With 4 first year players getting a ton of playing time this weekend against a more veteran team, I really was proud of how hard the girls fought. Our middles were unstoppable against UofT and Mikaela Klie (/) really stood out running a stellar offence. I think if we work to build on the things we did well Saturday night and rectify the hick-ups, Friday night's match against Guelph here at home will be one of our most exciting matches of the New Yar."