At the start of the season beating the Queen's Gaels wouldn't have seemed like an upset for the upstart Warriors women's hockey team but with their recent struggles Waterloo definitely went into the Gaels' barn as the underdogs.

Waterloo took advantage of their opportunities, scoring three times on 15 shots, while adding an empty netter to defeat the top team in the OUA, and No. 7 team in the country Queen's, by a score of 4-1.

Waterloo has now beaten two ranked teams in the last six games, doing so in this victory and a win over Brock who was ranked 10th at the time back on Jauary 20.

The Warriors had lost their previous three games scoring just twice but their offence came alive for a huge three points. The Warriors moved up to eighth in the standings with a 11-9-0 record, one point ahead of Laurentian for the final playoff spot.  They are three back of Brock who have a game in hand.

Stephanie Sluys (Clinton/) was outstanding between the pipes making 33 of 34 stops in the win. Her bid for a 14th career shutout (regular season) was spoiled in the final five minutes as Emily Gervais netted the lone goal for her Gaels.

Scoring for Waterloo was Jenna Hewitt-Kenda (North Vancouver/), Samantha Burbridge (Brantford/), Tegan Odland (Enchant/), and Alison Hanson (Toronto/) (empty netter). Hewitt-Kenda, Odland and Emma Pye (Oshawa/) all finished with two points in the victory.

 The Warriors will now prepare for their final four games of the season starting with a road game in Windsor next Friday before taking on Western on Saturday at the CIF, their final home game of the regular season. Puck drop is set for 7pm for Seniors Day.