There's a reason the Warriors women's volleyball team is ranked the sixth best in the country, and they proved it again on Sunday at home taking out the 2018 OUA bronze medalists, Western Mustangs in straight sets (20, 14, 21).
It's the fourth straight sweep for the Warriors and fifth win overall. In those five matches, Waterloo has dropped just one set.
Claire Mackenzie (Vancouver/) was absolutely lethal for the black and gold with 14 kills and a hitting percentage of .500. She also added one block and nine digs in the win. Mackenzie sits third in the OUA in kills per set at 3.81.
Sarah Glynn (Fredericton/) had another huge game with 12 kills and one block while
Samantha Warner (Ayr/) was very efficient in her attack putting away four kills on five attempts. Warner also picked up two blocks.
Setting up the Warriors was
Claire Gagne (Cambridge/) who added to her season total with 33 more assists. Gagne leads the OUA in assists per set at 10.36.
On the defence,
Sarah Remedios (Ajax/) and
Brooklyn Gallant (Cambridge/) each had 11 digs.
"It was a very good weekend for us both offensively and defensively," said head coach
Richard Eddy. "We played sound volleyball in all six sets at home and I am very proud of our efforts. We like where we are at but there's always work to do and we will continue to improve each match."
Waterloo is now tops in the OUA with a 5-0 record and head into a break next weekend. The Warriors resume play on Friday, November 23 at McMaster before closing out the calendar year the next night in St. Catharines against Brock.
