Box Score It took all 24 games but the black and gold secured the eighth and final playoff spot on Saturday afternoon in Sudbury with a 2-0 shutout win over the Laurentian Voyageurs.
Waterloo was two points up on Laurentian and needed a regulation win and three points to secure the post-season berth and they did just that with the victory.
The Warriors finish the regular season with a 12-11-1 record and will face the top-seeded Queen's Gaels in the opening round.
Despite going into the series as the underdog, Waterloo has defeated the No. 8 Gaels twice this year with a 3-2 overtime win in October at the CIF and a 4-1 win on February 3 in Kingston.
The three game series will open up on Wednesday at the CIF with game two and three to go Friday and Saturday in Kingston.
Stephanie Sluys (Clinton/) earned her 14th career shutout in the 2-0 win over Laurentian making 21 stops.
Jenna Hewitt-Kenda (North Vancouver/) scored her third goal of the season with
Cynthia Cavanagh (Scarborough/) and
Selena Dirven (Watford/) picking up the helpers while
Amy Barnard (Cambridge/) put away the contest with an empty netter with just 16 seconds left.
Waterloo heads to the post-season for the third straight year and fifth time under head coach
Shaun Reagan. Waterloo will hope to find the playoff magic they had last year after ousting Western and taking the top seeded Guelph Gryphons to three games.
