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WVB - Group - Waterloo
Rick Zazulak
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Winner MCMASTER MCMASTER
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BRO BROCK
Winner
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Final
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Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 5 F
MCMASTER MCMASTER 26 21 25 23 16 (3)
BRO BROCK 24 25 20 25 14 (2)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball | | Fraser Caldwell, Sport Information Officer

Women's Volleyball: Mac Edges Marathon Match in St. Catharines

McMaster out-duelled Brock 16-14 in the fifth in a match that lasted more than two hours.

Riding out the momentum swings of a marathon match that topped two hours, McMaster engineered an improbable victory in St. Catharines for their fifth consecutive win Sunday.

Despite trailing 4-1 to open the fifth set, the Marauders emerged from a timeout the stronger side, edging the Brock Badgers 16-14 to take a 3-2 (26-24, 21-25, 25-20, 23-25, 16-14) decision at Bob Davis Gym.

Brock earned a half point more than McMaster in a match that was too close to call until the final point was decided, led by a 22-point performance from Renee Helmer.

But McMaster ultimately gutted out the victory, moving to 5-1 atop the OUA West standings with an important home date against the Toronto Varsity Blues looming next on their schedule.

Jill Eisenhauer was offensively efficient and a force on the block in leading McMaster with 15.5 points in the win, with 11 kills, an ace and three and a half blocks while hitting 43 per cent.

Making a triumphant return to the lineup on the left side, Aleks Arsovic hit 42 per cent on 11 of 19 versus three errors, while adding two aces and a solo block for 14 points.

Two other Marauders, right side Rachel Woock (14) and middle Maicee Sorensen (12.5) reached double digits in points, while Woock's 13 kills was a team high.

Veteran libero Carly Heath continued to rack up the digs in the lengthy match, leading all players with 17.

NEXT UP: McMaster concludes the fall portion of their schedule with a match against the 2017 OUA bronze medalists from Toronto. That match at Burridge Gym is scheduled for first serve at 6:00 p.m. and can be seen live on OUA.tv.
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