HAMILTON, Ont. – After back to back wins this home-opener weekend, the Marauder women will look to continue their winning momentum this weekend. McMaster will first head to London on Friday to battle the Western Mustangs at 6pm, and then will return home to take on the York Lions Saturday at 6pm.
 

Western vs McMaster
Alumni Hall | London, Ont.
November 11th, 2022 @ 6pm
 

This is the first and only time that McMaster and Western meet during regular season. The Marauders and Mustangs battled three times during the 2021-22 season winning 3-0 (25-16, 29-27, 25-23) in their first matchup, and winning 3 sets to 1 (26-24, 25-14, 14-25, 26-24) in their second matchup. The teams battled a third and final time in the OUA Quarterfinals where Western ended up on top after a hard-fought battle of five sets (25-23, 23-25, 25-11, 23-25, 11-15). Western then fell to the Brock Badgers in the OUA West Finals 0-3. Both teams will enter this upcoming Friday night game with strong momentum. After downing the Lakehead Thunderbirds 3 sets to 0 both Friday night (25-11, 25-19, 25-9) and Saturday night (25-13, 25-22, 25-16), McMaster will look to continue their win streak. The Mustang women are also coming off of back-to-back wins after beating TMU 3-1 Friday night (25-20, 25-20, 23-25, 26-24), and 3-0 Saturday night (25-20, 25-17, 25-12).  

After hitting the road to take on Western, the Marauders then return to Hamilton to defend their home court at 8pm on Saturday against the York Lions.

York vs McMaster
Burridge Gymnasium | Hamilton, Ont.
November 12th, 2022 @ 6pm

York and McMaster did not meet during regular or post-season play last year. The Marauders and Lions met once during pre-season with McMaster beating York 3 sets to 1 (25-18, 24-26, 25-17, 25-17). After a strong performance this past weekend, the Marauders are looking confident for next weekend's matches. McMaster posted 73 kills, with 29 of them coming from second year outside hitter Sullie Sundara (). Mac also recorded 69 assists, 13 service aces, 76 digs, 4 solo blocks, and 18 block assists earning them 99.0 points.
 

Players to Watch

Western Mustangs
 

#14 Janelle Albert 5th Year (Elig.), Outside Hitter

• Ranked third in OUA West for total kills with 25
• Recorded 3.57 kills per set
• Had 2.33 digs per set, ranked third in OUA West

#15 Hannah Joo, 2nd Year (Elig.), Setter

• Ranked first in OUA West for assists with 74
• Recorded 10.57 assists per set (ranked first in OUA West)
• First in OUA West for total digs (35) and digs per set (5.00)

York Lions
 

#10 Amarai Endes, 2nd Year (Elig.), Middle 

• Recorded 5 block assists (ranked second in OUA West)
• Averaged 1.60 blocks per set (ranked first in OUA West)
• Posted 8 total blocks (ranked second in OUA West)

#16 Elina Zvigelsky 2nd Year (Elig.), Middle 

• Recorded 3 service aces (ranked eighth in OUA West)
• Averaged 0.75 service aces per set

McMaster Marauders
 

#5 Sullie Sundara, 2nd Year (Elig.), Outside Hitter

• Recorded 5 service aces (ranked third in OUA West)
• Posted 36.5 points this past weekend, ranking her second in the OUA West
• Had 29 kills for 4.83 kills per set (ranked second in OUA West)
• Recorded a hitting percentage of 0.392.

#7 Christina Stratford, 4th Year (Elig.), Setter

• Recorded 51 assists (ranked fifth in OUA West Division)
• Averaged 8.50 assists per set (ranked third in OUA West Division)
• Recorded 3 block assists (ranked 11^th)

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