Box Score   
It was volleyball of the highest quality at the Burridge Gym on Friday, and the Marauders got the better of it en route to a sweep of the Waterloo Warriors. This rivalry has (and always will be) been a great battle of physicality and creativity and this match did not disappoint. The Marauders were able to fend off the Warriors winning 3-0 (25-21, 25-23 and 25-18).

The two teams got off to a blazing start in the opening set, trading extended rallies and battling back and forth throughout the frame. It was McMaster that eventually carved out a slim lead, as errors crept into Waterloo's game. The Marauders own efficiency kept the ball out of the Warriors hands, as Waterloo had just 21 hitting attempts in the set versus McMaster's 35. Waterloo dropped the opening set 21-25.

Waterloo lost out in a close first set, but rebounded strongly in the second, where they led for the majority of play. The Warriors led by as many as five points in the late stages, but the Marauders engineered a late comeback to crucially swing momentum. Two loose passes by Waterloo resulted in two consecutive points for McMaster, pushing them into a lead. That was all the opening that the hosts needed, as they saw out the set 23-25 to take a dominant two-set lead.

Having lost an opportunity to level the match, the Warriors looked disjointed early in the third set, losing the first four points to the Marauders. Both teams' level of play came down somewhat, but Waterloo was the more error-prone; hitting for a negative percentage while committing 12 errors against just six kills in the third set. The Warriors eventually dropped the third set 18-25 against their arch rivals.

For the Warriors, Zachary Doherty (Goderich) led the way with 10 kills, 4 digs and 2 blocks in addition to Aidan Simone (London) and Jordan Dyck (St. Catharines) who combined for 12 kills, 4 digs and 5 blocks in the loss. Nikola Dimitrijevic (Mississauga) collected 27 assists and 4 digs in the match.

Jayson McCarthy had an exceptional night on the wing for McMaster, leading his team and the game with 15 points while converting 12 of 19 hitting attempts versus just three errors (.474) and adding three blocks. Middles Danny Demyanenko and Peter Khodkevych also turned in solid offensive performances, with 13 and 10.5 points respectively on Friday.