The Marauders found themselves a confident three set sweep against the Nipissing Lakers in North Bay this Saturday night. They improve their win streak to five and hope to continue this momentum into the second half of their season.
Leading McMaster’s offense was outside hitter Brendan Mills with 16 kills and three service aces, while Maxime Gratton made 12 kills and one service ace. Robbie Fujisawa supported the offense with 36 assists and libero Matthew Rugosi made 12 digs.
Coming off a close five set match last night, the teams were looking quite evenly matched early on. The teams continued to tie up to the 13th point. The Marauders started to find a small lead with the help of two consecutive kills and a service ace from Mills. McMaster reached set point first with a comfortable 24-18 lead. The Lakers managed to stay alive for two more points, but the Marauders came out in top, 25-20.
The second set started out close, but it didn’t take long for the Lakers to find a five-point lead, 9-4. Despite this, the Marauders started to close the gap and managed to tie it back up at 10-10. The teams exchanged points but the away team dug deep and make kills to earn themselves a small lead. McMaster reached set point first again, at 24-19, and closed out the set 25-19 with a kill from Mills.
The Marauders, now holding a two-set lead, found the first three points of the third set. Mid-set, Thomas Williams made impressive three service aces, helping the Marauders to a 13-8 lead. McMaster held onto a lead for most of the set, with the Lakers fighting to stay alive in the game. Mills came through with a killer service ace, bringing McMaster to their 23rd point. Despite Nipissing’s best efforts, the Marauders came out on top with a confident 25-19 score.
Up Next
The Marauders will now look forward to returning to the Burridge next weekend and face off against the Western Mustangs. They improve their record to 8-2 and hope to pick up wins against the Mustangs next Friday.
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