Waterford captain Lorraine Bray fired 2-2 as the Dèise picked up their first win of the All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship last evening in the Walsh Park sunshine.
Wexford were put to the sword as the home team scored a comfortable 3-18 to 0-9 victory.
First half goals from Orla Hickey and Bray gave Waterford a 2-9 to 0-6 lead at the break.
Lorraine Bray got her second goal of the evening 8 minutes into the 2nd-half as she flicked to the net following a great pass by Beth Carton to end the game as a contest.
Carton ended with 0-8 (0-5f) while fellow all-star Niamh Rockett hit five points from play in the second half.
Deise boss Derek Lyons was thrilled with what he saw from his squad.
"What a difference a week makes. We've got three points, it gives us a leap back up the table - and some of the other results have also gone our way, certainly the draw between Dublin and Tipperary. That means we're back in the hunt now. I had a view about this group that we would need three wins to go through. It looks now like it's going to be a dogfight to the end. I'm just glad that this group put in a performance which was reflective of the work which they've been putting in since December."
The Dungarvan man wasn't happy with the performance when the Deise lost out to Dublin last weekend - but reckons the showing against Wexford was one of the best that his side have ever produced.
"Last week, we did not perform. We reflected on it during the week and there was a lot of questions asked. They were all answered today - everyone of them on the field. The girls really stood up today. The win was really important - but the performance even more so. Since I got involved, that was arguably our best performance."
Waterford are away to Tipperary next Sunday in Thurles, which will act as a curtain raiser to the Munster Senior Hurling Championship Final between Clare and Limerick.
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