The Lancer women's volleyball team lost their final game of the regular season 3-0 (20-25, 27-29, 22-25) to the Waterloo Warriors.
 
Despite the loss, the Lancers qualify for the post season with some help from the Ryerson Rams. The Rams swept the McMaster Marauders which put the blue and gold ahead of the Marauders in the standings and into the final playoff spot.  
 
GAME STATS
Waterloo's Sarah Glynn led the game in kills with 18. The Lancers were paced by Paige Phills and her 14 kills.
 
Hannah Camrass and Brooklyn Gallant led the game in aces with three each for their teams.
 
GAME FLOW
Things started slow for the blue and gold as the Warriors seemed to know exactly where on the floor to put the ball. The Lancers fought back to make it close just before the technical, but the Warriors held the lead at the break, up 16-13. The Lancers closed the lead to one but couldn't get even at the last timeout, down 23-20. Unfortunately, that was as close as the Lancers got, dropping the set 25-20 and going down 1-0 in the match.
 
Things started in similar fashion for the Lancers in the second half but the Blue and Gold responded quickly, tying the set at six. What followed next was a tight game of back and forth with each squad keeping the other close and on their toes into the technical with Windsor up 16-15. Coming out of the technical, separation was still hard to come by as the Lancers tried to keep their slim lead. In the tightly contested set, it was only fitting it went to extra service as both teams battled bitterly hard to take the set. When it was all settled, the Warriors made the plays they needed to, winning 29-27 and taking a commanding 2-0 lead over the Lancers.
 
The Lancers scored the first points of the third and looked as though they may stave off the sweep early in the set. However, by the technical timeout the visitors were up and had the Lancers in a tough position. Despite a spirited effort Windsor fell 25-22\
 
UP NEXT
The Lancers will travel to Toronto to face the Ryerson Rams in the OUA quarter-finals on Saturday March 2, 2019 at 4:00pm. The game can be seen live at www.oua.tv.