It wasn't to be today as both first teams were knocked out of the European play-offs by their respective league champions.
The men were superb in their game at Glasgow Green. In the first half they went a goal down to a clever corner but Joe McConnell's strike following great work on the baseline by Rob Harwood drew them level early on.
Western then took the lead through an Adam MacKenzie penalty corner before Kelburne levelled with a Josh Cairns penalty stroke. At this stage the teams were trading blows in a very even game and each had chances to take the lead before half time.
The second half saw Western cede possession for long periods, only looking dangerous intermittently on the break. Kelburne had a series of corners but these were faced down bravely. For their part, Western had a couple of open play chances which came to nothing. The game finished 2-2.
The running penalties saw Kelburne draw on their experience to win very comfortably - Adam MacKenzie was Western's only scorer while the Paisley side slotted all of theirs. Overall, we can have no complaints about Kelburne going through to the final tomorrow. However, every man in a Western shirt can take pride in his performance.
The girls went into their game against Edinburgh University at Peffermill with high hopes of causing an upset. Sadly, pretty much everything that could have gone wrong did and they were 4-0 down and toiling at half time. They rallied a little in the second half and created chances but the students added to their tally to run out 6-0 winners.
This is a desperately disappointing end to what has been a fabulous season for Wildcats. They had their top four spot stitched up very early on and have proven themselves worthy of their place in the play-offs. The strength of their squad and the leadership provided by the likes of Kaz, Rona and Lucy suggest that next season could be very exciting indeed.