Box Score The McMaster men's volleyball team knew it faced a tough challenge with the Ryerson Rams coming to town, but were able to capture a three-set victory to remain undefeated in the OUA.

McMaster came out fired up to face a Ryerson squad that had been ranked in the top-ten earlier this season. A quick 3-0 Marauder lead forced the Rams to burn an early time-out to stem the tide, and they were able to stay with the Marauders after the early deficit, only trailing 16-15 at the technical timeout. At that point Alex Elliot got on a serving roll and the Marauders went up 20-16. Then it was Mac's Stephen Maar doing damage at the service line and the Maroon captured the opening set 25-18.

The second set was a dogfight and needed extra points to decide it. Leading 16-11 at the technical timeout, McMaster looked to be in great position. But Ryerson fought back to avoid falling behind by two sets and took the lead at 20-19. With both sides using their timeouts to stop momentum, it was Ryerson that had the first set point at 24-23 but a service error by the Rams tied the score. The two teams fought back and forth and it was McMaster finally taking the set 29-27 to go up by two sets.

The third set saw McMaster's Jori Mantha get in a serving groove early and the Maroon led 9-3 to start the set. Ryerson trailed 16-8 at the technical timeout as it seemed the marathon second set took some steam out of the Rams. The Marauders were able to build the advantage to 23-16 before closing out the match with a 25-18 win.

The BIG MAC players of the game were Mantha for McMaster as he led the Marauder attack with 14 points and Ryerson setter Adam Anagnostopoulos.


Next action for the men's volleyball team is on Saturday, November 16 when it plays host to Queen's. Game time in the Burridge Gym is 2 pm.