Box Score It wasn't easy but the Warriors finally got the revenge they were looking for over the Western Mustangs on Saturday afternoon at the PAC.  Waterloo topped Western in a 5-set thriller (25-22-, 25-26, 23-25, 22-25, 15-12) erasing memories of bitter defeat at the hands of the Mustangs in three straight seasons.  With the win Waterloo advances to their fourth straight OUA final four.

The Warriors got an inspired performance by fourth year outside hitter Zachary Doherty (Goderich) who put away 18 kills in the contest.  Doherty was also strong from the service line with three aces.  Another outside hitter, Aidan Simone (London) was also huge when called upon, especially down the stretch.  Simone tallied 16 kills while adding six digs and three blocks.

Waterloo controlled the game from the get go and took the opening set 25-22 thanks to three straight blocks by Doherty to close out the set.  The Warriors continued to have their way with Western in the second set, winning it by a score of 25-16.

The Mustangs came out firing in the third and with the combination of Waterloo errors, took full advantage to grab the set 25-23.  The fourth set continued to be a seesaw affair before three straight errors by Waterloo late in the set gave the edge to Western, 25-22.

The fifth set did not open the way the Warriors had hoped as Western's Justin Scapinello put on a one-man show with kill after kill to give his team the 6-4 lead.  After a timeout, Waterloo regained its attack as back-to-back kills by Jordan McConkey (Stratford) got the black and gold right back in the set. 

The two combatants continued their heavy weight tilt throughout the set but Waterloo would inch away with the score tied 9-all.  Jordan Dyck (St. Catharines) and Aidan Simone (London) would step up their attack giving Waterloo six of the next nine points to secure the 15-12 final set win.

Adding to Waterloo's attack was Aaron Wiersma (St. Catharines) who had 13 kills in the match.  Middle hitters Jordan Dyck (St. Catharines) and Jordan McConkey (Stratford) teamed up for 13 kills and 10 blocks while setter Gibson Graham (Markham) was on point with 53 assists.

For Western, Scapinello was a one-man wrecking crew with 21 kills and 10 digs in a losing effort.  Setter Matt Hooker had 40 assists for the Mustangs.

Waterloo will have to wait until tomorrow to find out their opponent at the OUA final four as York experience a power outage today.  The Warriors will take on the winner of York and Queen's after Windsor upset Ryerson today.