Box Score Another OUA matchup between Western and Waterloo, another classic as the two rivals once again went the distance with the visiting Mustangs edging the Warriors in five sets. 

The win puts Western alone in second spot with a 16-3 record and secures them a bye to the OUA final four to be hosted by McMaster.  The loss means Waterloo will be hosting a quarter-final matchup next weekend with their opponent yet to be determined.

After Western took the opening set 25-23 the Warriors bounced back to take the next two by identical scores of 25-21.  Waterloo appeared to be in control of the fourth set but service errors once again got the worse of the black and gold and Western would take advantage to grab the set 25-23.  In all, Waterloo would make 23 service errors in the contest compared to just 10 for Western.

The fifth and deciding set would bring the crowd to their feet with exhilarating rallies and stellar defence on display.  The Mustangs would hold a 2-point edge in the early going until Zachary Doherty (Goderich/) put on a digging clinic with two huge defensive plays while finishing it off with a kill to start a run for Waterloo.  The Warriors would notch three of the next four points to take an 11-10 lead but Western again showed their fight and battled back to take a 13-12 lead.  The Mustangs would hold onto that slim lead and take the final set 15-13.

Doherty led the way in the loss with 17 points with 13 kills and six blocks while Jordan Dyck (St. Catharines/) also had 17 points with a game high 10 blocks.  Aleks Poldma (Toronto/Warriors) also put away 13 kills in the loss while Erich Woolley (New Dundee/) collected 22 digs.

Garrett May and Luke Sim led the charge for the Mustangs with 16 and 12 kills respectively. 

Waterloo will close out their regular season tonight with a potential preview of their OUA quarter-final matchup with Windsor.  Game time is set for 8pm.