In their second weekend of competition, the Marauder men's lacrosse team split a pair of games against the Laurier Golden Hawks and the Brock Badgers.

A very well-balanced attack, which included eight different goal scorers, combined with goalie Max Yavitt's 23 saves, led McMaster to a 13-5 victory against the Hawks on Friday night.

Marauder midfielder Ryan Adams got things started less than one minute into the game with a nice shot that found the back of the net, and McMaster finished the quarter up 4-0. Brandon Petter led all scorers with 4 points, while Mitch Iszulka chipped in three goals, Derrick Hastings had two and Brandon Burr, Lucas Lepore, Jamie Batten, and Andrew Campbell each had singles. McMaster coach Jason Tallevi had special praise for the Marauder defence, who consistently stymied the Laurier attackers en route to the win.

Just over 12 hours later, the team travelled to St Catharines to take on the Brock Badgers.

Looking to avenge a three-goal loss to the Badgers a week earlier, the Marauder offence had trouble finding the back of the net despite numerous chances. McMaster went into halftime down 5-3, and eventually fell 13-6 to the Badgers.

McMaster's offence was led by Mitch Iszulka, who led his team with three points, while Jamie Batten and Brandon Petter each found the mark twice and Derrick Hasting finished with two points.

For the second game in a row, Max Yavitt had a strong game in net, facing 35 shots.

McMaster, now 1-2, will travel to Guelph on Friday night to tangle with the defending CUFLA champions, and then host Laurier on Sunday at 5:30 p.m. on Alumni Field.