Box Score Undeterred after dropping the second set, the Marauders bore down and maintained their spotless start to the season at the Burridge Gym Friday. McMaster rebounded to defeat Waterloo in four sets (25-14, 17-25, 25-11, 25-17) and improve to 7-0 on the year.
 
The no. 3-ranked Marauders kept the heat on the Western Mustangs atop the OUA West standings with the win, drawing level with their rivals ahead of the teams' meeting in London Saturday, the final action of 2016 for the two programs.
 
Assuming her usual spot as Mac's leading scorer and highest-usage player, Joanna Jedrzejewska notched 17 points to lead her team, and the match, Friday. She killed 13 of 34 attempts versus four errors (.265) and added four aces in the win.
 
Teammates Aleks Arsovic and Rebecca Steckle also eclipsed the double digit mark in the point column, with 12 and 11 respectively, while rookie middle Kamila Haase was super-effective in a cameo appearance, putting down four of five hitting attempts without an error.
 
Setter Caitlin Genovy collected 39 assists for the Marauders, while libero Carly Heath shone with 18 digs.
 
After dominating the opening set to the tune of an 11-point margin of victory, the Marauders looked poised to continue on the front foot early in the second. But Mac's level dropped and the visiting Warriors jumped on the opportunity, taking the lead at the technical timeout before pressing their advantage, and winning nine of the next 11 points, to carry the set.
 
Bouncing back immediately, the Marauders reeled off a 10-point run at 2-0 down in the third, with Aleks Arsovic toeing the service line throughout. Two more dominant runs of play, with Maicee Sorensen and Genovy providing reliable service, saw Mac win 10 of 11 points from 14-9, and firmly put any thought of Waterloo momentum behind them.