Hamilton, Ont. - The McMaster Marauders women's rugby team captured their first playoff win of the season over York. Hosting the match-up, the Marauders came out on top of the OUA quarter-finals, taking down the Lions by a score of 43-14. 

It took just ten minutes for the Marauders to score their first try of the match. Rina Charalampis (Hamilton, Ont.) would make a run down the field and deep into York's end. Veteran Claire Lockhart (Waterloo, Ont.) would finish it off for McMaster as she'd touch down for the try to put the Marauders up 5-0. 

Ten minutes later McMaster would find themselves in York's end of the field again. It took some time working the ball down to the end line, but Emily Ricketts (Oakville, Ont.), returning for injury, would get the try. Rookie Stephanie Black (Ottawa, Ont.) would connect for the convert.

With ten minutes left in the half, and with McMaster with possession, Ricketts would feed the ball to veteran Hannah Braithwaite (Kingston, Ont.) down the sideline and she would make a break for it, scoring McMaster's third and final try of the half. The Marauders would head into halftime, up 19-0 with Black making another convert.

The first twenty minutes of the second half were spent in McMaster's end of the field with the Lions playing some great offence. Their first try would come from Dorrian Khouri (Markham, Ont.) and Alexis Boltsis (Mississauga, Ont.) would kick for the convert. 

Unable to get the ball out of their end, McMaster would concede another try from the Lions from Khouris once again and with Boltsis getting another convert. The score would read 19-14, with York trailing just behind the home team.

After that, the Marauders would step it up within three minutes of York's second try. Rookie Lauren Walkden (Collingwood, Ont.) would touch down for the try. Just four minutes after that, captain Maggie Cogger-Orr (Thornhill, Ont.) would create some great passing plays with Lockhart to put McMaster ahead 29-19. 

Before the game was over, McMaster would really take it to the Lions, scoring two more tries, the first from Sarah Berry (East York, Ont.) and the second from Black. Rookie Black would connect on both converts for a final score of 43-14. 

McMaster now moves on to the OUA semifinals, to be played next weekend, where they will face a very strong Guelph Gryphons squad.