The McMaster Marauders finished the 2014-15 OUA regular season with a 19-1 record, the top spot in the CIS Top 10, and will be hosting the OUA men's volleyball Final Four this weekend.
 
With a record like that it's no surprise that McMaster also had more athletes named OUA All-Stars than any other school, highlighted by middle hitter Danny Demyanenko (Toronto, Ont.), who has been named OUA Most Valuable Player and an OUA First-Team All-Star.
 
It is the second year in a row a Marauder has won the OUA MVP award – outside hitter Jori Mantha (Vanier, Ont.) won in 2013-14 – and Demyanenko is well-deserving of the honour.
 
Named OUA and CIS Rookie of the Year in 2012-13 and a second-team all-star last season, Demyanenko has developed into one of the top players in the country and led the conference in hitting percentage at .567, ranked third in blocks per set with 1.11, and finished seventh in the league averaging 3.8 points per set. In addition to his solid numbers, he is one of the team's leaders, known for his solid all-round play.
 
McMaster setter Austin Campion-Smith (Bowmanville, Ont.) is a first-team all-star once again after receiving the honour in 2014 and 2013. The fifth-year Marauder led the conference in assists per set with 10.1 and was fourth in total assists with 606. Last year's MVP winner, Mantha, receives second-team honours, as does his teammate and a member of last season's all-rookie team outside hitter Brandon Koppers (Georgetown, Ont.). Two first-year Marauders were named to the OUA All-Rookie team; outside hitter Andrew Richards (London, Ont.) and middle hitter Peter Khodkevych (Woodbridge, Ont.).
 
Marauders head coach Dave Preston has been named OUA Coach of the Year. It is the third time in his career he has won the award, previously receiving it in 2012-13 and 2007-08; he was also named CIS Coach of the Year in both of those seasons.

The Marauders will play the Windsor Lancers on Friday, Feb. 20 at 8 p.m. in the second semi-final, with Waterloo playing York at 5:30 to open the Final-Four.

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