The Waterloo field hockey team opened up their 2015 campaign with a triple set in Guelph going 1-1-1 over those three games in competition with Queen's, York and Toronto. 

On a windy and rainy Saturday in Guelph, Waterloo took to the field to battle the Queen's Gaels in their opening contest and the black and gold couldn't have imagined a better start as Stephanie Snyder (Waterloo) opened the scoring in the 4^th minute to give the Warriors a 1-0 lead.  The Warriors continued to press early and often in the opening half but could not beat Gaels keeper Amanda Thoo.

Queen's would shift the momentum in the second half and in the final minute of teh game tallied the equalizer on a goal by Olivia Folick.  The two combatants would search for the go-ahead goal but would have to settle for the draw.  Hilary Neeb (Wellesley) was solid for Waterloo in net earning the Warriors their first point of the season.

Waterloo would have to wait for the rain to settle to open up their second game on Saturday but once it got going, the Warriors got off to another quick start as Snyder once again gave the black and gold a 1-0 lead over the York Lions in the 2^nd minute. Snyder netted her second of the season on a penalty stroke.  This time the Waterloo defence would stand tall and Neeb would secure the shutout to give Waterloo their first win of the season by a score of 1-0.

The Warriors returned to Guelph on Sunday to battle one of the top teams in the OUA, the Toronto Varsity Blues.  For the third straight game Waterloo scored in the first five minutes of the match as Jenna Remedios (Ajax) put Waterloo ahead 1-0 in the 3^rd minute with her first goal the season.  Remedios finished off a great passing play with a shot inside the left post.  Toronto would however respond in the 17^th minute as Tegan Stairs made it a 1-1 game. 

The Blues went ahead eight minutes later as Ally Evanyshyn scored in the 25^th minute to put Toronto up 2-1.  Waterloo battled hard into the second half looking for the equalizer but the Blues put the game out of reach with an insurance marker in the 60^th minute off the stick of Evanyshyn once again handing the Warriors their first loss of the season.  Despite the loss Waterloo showed tremendous poise and improvement after falling to Toronto 4-0 in pre-season action just a week prior.

The Warriors will be back in action next weekend with a pair of games at York as they battle Western (10:45am) and McGill (4pm).  Follow @UWFieldHockey for updates.