A new leading light emerged Friday, but the trend remained the same for the Marauders, who powered to their third straight sweep at Burridge Gym.

Second-year middle Hailey Kranics (Fort Erie, ON) enjoyed the most productive match of her McMaster career to date, as Mac downed Guelph 25-17, 26-24, 25-16 to keep their unblemished streak to open 2018 alive.

Kranics saw unprecedented attacking volume through the middle and made the most of it in the win, converting on 59 per cent of her 22 attempts for 14 kills, while adding three blocks to serve as the match's leading scorer with 17 points.

Veterans Arsovic (Burlington, ON) and Maicee Sorensen (Hamilton, ON) were similarly efficient, hitting for 32 and 56 per cent respectively, as the Marauders hit a blistering 35 per cent as a team in the win.

Underlining McMaster's offensive prowess Friday, setter Caitlin Genovy (Stoney Creek, ON) racked up 44 assists in just three sets of play.

With the win, the U SPORTS sixth-ranked Marauders improved to 9-1 in OUA play, two matches clear atop the OUA West standings.

Picking up their level midway through the opening set, the Marauders embarked on a 6-2 run to open a six-point lead at 18-12 and force the Gryphons into a timeout just two points clear of the technical, after a kill from Arsovic.

No slowdown was incoming from the Marauders, and it was Kranics who provided two of the final three points for McMaster, including her sixth kill of the set, to seal the first for the hosts.

Guelph enjoyed their most promising stretch of play early in set two, where an Alex Curran ace and a pair of kills from Laura Duncan gave the visitors an 11-8 lead and chased McMaster to a timeout.

That lead evaporated quickly, as the Marauders retook the advantage at the technical through a Kranics kill and seemed poised to accelerate to the finish line from there, leading by four at 21-17 after Sorensen added a kill of her own.

McMaster wobbled at the final hurdle, and a pair of service errors helped Guelph level at 24 and force bonus points. But, to their credit, the hosts responded quickly to the threat, and after a pair of kills from right side Rachel Woock (Richmond Hill, ON) and Arsovic, the danger was over, along with the set.

There was less drama to be had in the third, as Mac grabbed hold of the lead early and carefully built upon it throughout the set.

A Sorensen kill saw the hosts enter the technical timeout with a five-point cushion, and the Gryphons were unable to close that gap, as Mac closed the match on a 6-2 run to end the night emphatically, with Kranics providing the exclamation point with a block on match point.

NEXT UP: The Marauders have little time to enjoy their victory, as they head to Waterloo to battle the Warriors Saturday, with first serve scheduled for 6:00 p.m.

That match can be seen live on OUA.tv.