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Division as the sixth seed and, in M, g, . ‘ ~ _% ,.~” . . ‘ ’ - Waterloo now trail; the best- . order. knocked off the third, first- ““~ ; ‘ , g a, is ‘ if?“ ' of-seven sales 2-1. Game 4 is at t and second~se€ded teams “ ' 57 ,- ' Allman Arena Wednesday at 7:30 ‘ “We didn't really have the best 0 ' , pm. Game 5 returns to Waterloo ‘ record in the regular season, but ‘ . , _ Murat)“ ‘ we were able to all step it up _ » ii ' Darren Huck made 30 saves ‘ another notch. That’s what the , . ' ~ for Waterloo. but was bested by z playoffs are all about. You're not l' ._ f“, , ' ‘ » WWW“ , going to get those fancy plays: 7:7 ’”"' ‘ made 44 saves. Shayne O'Brien. f you’re going to get those gritty Ryker mm and Jared Culliton f goals, those greesygoals L‘ ' ,‘ medium ‘And...man,webattledhard' & ' , ltwaatheseoondstraightloss Themmbinationofgrit,grease. ~‘ 5 ,. , hrdreixnthâ€"s’eededSlflinsafier grime and balanced scoring got ;- g 3; a 6-2 defeat Sunday in front of the Warriors their glory during a ‘ ‘ 780 spectators at Waterloo two-game sweep of the No. 8 Muriel-“mm Windsorlancers,cappedofiwitha ' Brettlleaman.kyanWauon, . 5-3 win Saturday in front of a r " A i‘ new. Mitcthnderxunst standing-room-only crowd of 670 .. ‘ in " ‘ * I.) ; 'j;-" "b and Culliton scored to give the attheCohunbialce PM Wm; ,~;;_-..~.r , - W a 3 a ~ fifth-place Cullitons a 5-1 lead Combined with a No. 4 UQTR ' ‘ ' r - ' ’ may»: if . ‘ earlyln the third period. Klllins Patriotes quadrupleovertirne win ’ ’ ‘ s ., - ' g ‘ k ' also scored for Stratford and over the No. 9 Carleton Ravens, it if: Caldwell made 40 saves for the means the No. 7 Warriors, who ' fir,“ m won their last OUA titlein 1996. - - f, . , " “mmmmlrdof will host the one-game Queen's 4- "» - ..~:: ’:“" , the phyufla, and Ryun Delicate Cup conference championship replied for Water on as Huck game ' ntrday - Waterloo Warriors forward Riley Sonnenburg tracks down Windsor miners forward Derek Lam Saturday dur- mummfieféj'”p‘m at ingGamzoftheirOUAWestDivislonfinalatwmrloo's'ColwnbialceFieldTheWarriorsmptWImto wwmflbhzfimflmwg in a fitting stroke, Andy Smith “an“ ‘° W W“ 0m"? CUP ”mm" “mm“ ”an,“ melon. uphcsdhim. scored the -winner Saturday in Pride a 0 not. 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The (Kin) Hill and Smith," head coach stock Slammcrsnwho advanced to Waterloo, thefltchawtnaflvesaid Christian Mrocakowakl added University of Saskatchewan is Brian Bourque said “if they didn't theRBCOupnaoonal lr.Achampiâ€" this is the best bodeyhe hm ever W“ and Huck picked up m, hosting the six-team University scorewedldn'twln." onshipgnme played. punctuated by ' ClS firsthAflayofl’wlnastheflakins Cup in Saskatoon. about 100 kilo- It was not what Bourque had That REC Cup toumament also career-best 333 save percentage ekod out . 4-3 victory 11.1 fin!“ of metres northeast of Smith's home- envisioned when he announced featured rookie Warriors Micky and 2.42 goals‘againat average in 721 famanaterloo. town of Rosetown, Sash. his most recent recruiting claim last Sartoretto and Matt Amadio, the the playofi But it was also fitting that four summer, headlined by former Bar- top-two scorers on their Central It could not come at a better w-mwwflnal other players â€" Waterloo native rie Colts point-perâ€"game playmak~ Canada-champion Sault Ste. 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MM“ tered on a few players Eastern Conference championship ance in Saturday's clincher. has "it's a nice little high note, that's w on W 23 “in the regular season, in all appearance, while defenceman also been a big reason for the War- for sure.” Hartlgan laid.