The opening playoff match was against Hamilton MVC Makalu who was seeded in 8th place. The Tornadoes found themselves in a hole after dropping the first set 19-25 and trailing 12-18 in the second. They managed to find their inner warrior spirit with some timely blocks, scrambling defense and crunch time serving and eked out a 25-23 comeback victory to force a third set. Again they find themselves behind in the rubber match but in an exciting finish ended up on the winning end of a 17-15 result. This set them up for a quarterfinal match versus the 2nd seeded Oakville Lakeside. The Tornado magic came to an end with a 13-25, 20-25 loss to the eventual silver medalists. They improved their ranking to a 5th place finish.
All in all, it was a great team effort with lots of heart, character and determination in a great finish to their U17 season. Looking forward to continuing the enthusiasm and development for their 18u season.