Currently riding a three-game winning streak, the Marauders will look to extend that number as they play host to the No. 4 nationally ranked Ryerson Rams, and the Trent Excalibur this weekend.
 
Game Day
 
Details
 
vs. Ryerson Rams – Friday Jan. 17^th @ 6pm, OUA.tv
vs. Trent Excalibur – Saturday, Jan. 18^th @ 6pm, OUA.tv
 
McMaster (6-4 record)
 
Standings: 3^rd OUA West division
Streak: Won 3 games
Record: 3-3 at home
 
Ryerson (9-2 record)
 
Standings: 1^st OUA East division
Streak: Won 1 game
Record: 4-1 on the road
 
Trent (1-8 record)
 
Standings: 6^th OUA East division
Streak: Lost 8 games
Record: 0-4 on the road
 
History

The Marauders fell to the No. 4 Rams 3-0 in their final game of the regular season last year, and swept the Trent Excalibur for the third straight season.
 
Kamila Haase recorded two service aces in the loss against the Rams, while Jessie Nairn led all Marauders with 8.5 points.
 
In a reverse result against the Excalibur, Rebecca Maxwell had herself a night with 20 assists on .429% hitting, while Rachel Woock led all players with four service aces.

What's Good
 
McMaster

• The Marauders are coming off a pair of clinical sweeps against the Lakehead Thunderwolves, holding them to less than 10 points in all three sets in their opening match.
• Continuing to lead the league in solo blocks with 52 on the season, the Marauders are third in the OUA in blocks per set with 2.07 blocks.
• The Marauders reached a season-high in hitting percentage in their last game, connecting on .371% of all attacks for 17.3 points per set.

Ryerson

• The No. 4 ranked Rams come into this weekend after dropping their second game of the season to the No. 9 Western Mustangs 3-2, but picked back up dropping the Windsor Lancers 3-1.
• Owning the OUA stats sheet, the Rams rank first in digs per set with 16.13, and third in kills per set with 11.83, and assists per set with 11.04
• Despite their production on the court, the Rams have also been plagued by misteps, leading the OUA in total errors with 218.

 
Trent

• After winning their first game of the season against the Lakehead Thunderwolves 3-2, the Excalibur have gone on to drop their last eight straight games, including a 3-0 loss to the Queen's Gaels last weekend.
• The Excalibur have struggled to get the ball rolling this season, ranking last in the conference in kills per set with 5.70, as well as blocks per set with 0.82, and points per set with 7.8.
• The Excalibur were limited to just 66 total attacks in their match against the Gaels, their second lowest total this season.

Key Players
 
McMaster
 
S Rebecca Maxwell – Last week's McMaster Marauders Athlete of the Week after she picked up 15 kills over two nights with only one hitting error, with four aces to boot.
M Hailey Kranics – Recorded 10 points in only three sets of action against the Thunderwolves. She is currently ranked seventh in the OUA in solo blocks with 13 on the season.
 
Ryerson
 
S Lauren Wong – 2019 OUA East Rookie of the Year. She currently ranks third in the OUA in assists per set with 8.49.
RS Cailin Wark – Averaging career-highs in multiple categories, she is currently ranked third in the OUA in kills per set with 3.38, and fourth in points per set with 4.1.

Trent
 
OH Genna Saunders – Led all Excalibur players with 5.5 points in three sets of action against Queen's, including 25 total attacks, and three digs.
S Heidi Hayes – Starting setter for the Excalibur. She recorded one service ace to go with 10 assists against the Gaels last weekend.