Box Score The Marauders withstood a slow start on Friday before finding their top gear, and another straightforward victory, against the York Lions. McMaster stormed back from a late deficit in the first set to beat York in straight sets for their 14th straight win and 10th consecutive sweep in OUA play.

Set scores were 27-25, 25-15 and 25-15 in favour of the CIS no. 1-ranked Marauders, who remain atop the OUA standings with a 14-1 record. The Lions, meanwhile, fell to 8-7 on the season, and have now lost three of their last four matches.

Second-year outside hitter Brandon Koppers led all scorers with 15.5 points, converting on 11 of 21 hitting attempts versus four errors (.333) and adding two aces and two and a half blocks. Fellow outside Stephen Maar chipped in 10 points including six kills.

With both teams struggling to find consistency from the service line in the opening set, the Lions grabbed control with the help of rookie Josh Henderson, who put his power on display on the wing. York seemed well on its way to a first-set shock, but McMaster had other plans, and overturned a Lion lead in the late stages to claim the set against the run of play.

York may well have wondered where the opening set had gone, but there was no mistaking the better team from then on out. Having stolen the first set from under their visitors' noses, the Marauders discovered their game in the second, and were never truly in danger throughout. Their offence remained in flux, but McMaster was putting consistent pressure on York with their defence in both the front and back courts, and cleaned up their service game considerably.

The end result in the second set was a Marauder victory by a healthy, 10-point margin, and a stranglehold on the match at large.

McMaster's offence machine came to life in the third set, and Koppers was ever-present on the outside as the Marauders raced toward the finish line. Doubling up York at the technical timeout, McMaster maintained that pace into the late stages, and saw out another routine victory on home court.

Having stretched their winning streak to 14 games, the Marauders will look to add another to the tally when they host the Nipissing Lakers at the Burridge Gym on Sunday. That match will get underway at 3:00 p.m., following the preceding women's match, and will be broadcast live on Cogeco Cable 14 and OUA.tv.