Box Score Make it five matches and not a set lost for the McMaster men, who navigated their way past a challenging opponent at the Burridge Gym Friday. Rematching the Waterloo Warriors for the first time since the teams met at the CIS quarter-final stage in March, the Marauders dealt their rivals a straight sets defeat to remain unbeaten on the season.
 
The no. 2-ranked Marauders have now won five consecutive matches to open the 2016-17 season and have yet to drop a set in that span. The face one more match before the OUA breaks for the holidays, travelling to London Saturday for a showdown with the Western Mustangs.
 
Set scores were 25-20, 25-13 and 25-20 for the Marauders, who sent the Warriors to their fourth defeat in five matches thus far this season.
 
Veteran opposite Jayson McCarthy led Mac with 10 kills and 13.5 points in the win, making good on 10 of 20 hitting attempts versus three errors (.350) while adding three aces and a block assist. Teammates Danny Demaynenko (11.5) and Brandon Koppers (10.5) also broke the 10-point mark, while Andrew Richards led the match with 27 assists.
 
McMaster held Waterloo to just a .100 hitting average as a team, with only two players, Braden Cok and Jordan McConkey, enjoying positive percentages on the night.
 
The visitors made things interesting in the opening set, leading the Marauders for much of the first before seeing their advantage evaporate after the technical timeout. After trailing 16-15 at the break, Mac reeled off four straight points, capped by a double contact by Waterloo setter Aman Rakkar, to jump ahead 19-16. They would not look back from there, and sealed the set when Peter Khodkevych knocked down a kill for 25-20.