The Marauders could not have asked for a better start to their conference season, as McMaster closed out a perfect opening weekend with a sweep of the Windsor Lancers at the Burridge Gym on Saturday.

Set scores were 25-23, 25-9 and 25-12 in favour of the Marauders, who withstood an impressive first-set effort from the Lancers and held to a high standard throughout their second consecutive win.

Joanna Jedrzejewska was the offensive star once again for the hosts, posting a whopping 20 points on 15-28 hitting against just four errors (.393). Her low float serve was a weapon for a second straight night, and she reaped four aces as a reward.

The second-year hitter was hardly the only bright spot for McMaster, however, as veterans Taylor Brisebois and Lauren Mastroluisi also posted sterling numbers. Brisebois was 4-9 hitting with a single error (.333) and had four aces of her own, while Mastroluisi was 9-21 against just two errors (.333) and similarly pitched in four aces. McMaster matched their team total of 14 aces from a night ago, versus just six service errors.

Libero Khira Adams was impressive once again, posting a game-high 12 digs for the winners and providing a stable first pass to set the table for the Marauder offence.

Saturday's first set was very competitive, with the two teams trading a number of long rallies and defending well. Windsor held the Marauders to just a .051 hitting percentage as a team in that set, but were edged by the slightest of margins and hurt by a late service error that brought up set point.

The Lancers proved unable to maintain their high level of play in the second, and they quickly fell off the Marauders blistering pace. With McMaster's high-ball outside attack purring along, the team made just two hitting errors in the set, and accomplished a .556 hitting percentage en route to a 16-point victory in the second.

That trend continued in the third, where Windsor showed very little of its early fight. Outside of a late charge with the Marauders on the brink of victory, the Lancers were unable to slow Jedrzejewska and the Marauder attack, as McMaster ran away with their second sweep in as many days.