November 21, 2009
Ryan Hudson had 42 assists in the match. (Photo by Larry Skelly)
WATERLOO, Ont. – The unranked Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks (2-5) defeated the #1 McMaster Marauders (7-1) 3-1 on Saturday.
Laurier dropped the first set to the Marauders 25-22, but started to find some cohesion with the new bodies back in the line-up. Middle John Wilson (Charing Cross, Ont.) and right side Cameron Wheelan (Barrie, Ont.) both returned to the line-up after missing the beginning of the season due to injury.
In the second the Hawks went point for point with the number one team in the country and then built up a small lead at the second technical timeout, 16-11. The Hawks held on to win 25-22.
With the confidence earned from the second, Laurier continued to pressure the visitors and had a key 9-1 run midway through the third to help them secure a 25-19 finish. Fired up, the purple and gold used the momentum to their advantage and built up a 15-7 lead in the fourth. Laurier finished strong with a 25-18 win.
The Hawks were led by Samuel Schachter (Richmond Hill, Ont.) who had 22 points on the night with 18 kills and four service aces. Cameron Wheelan was second on the team in kills with 11. Erik Kroman (Etobicoke, Ont.) picked up 46 assists on the night.
For the Marauders, Jeremy Groenveld (Welland, Ont.) had 16 points while Kevin Stevens (Winnipeg, Man.) earned 14.5.
McMaster is next in action on Saturday, November 28 at 1:00 p.m. when they host the Toronto Varsity Blues.
Source: Mike Whitehouse, Laurier Athletics.
hmmm... that's my photo, but I arrived late at the Laurier game, missed my own daughter playing, didn't take any photos that night ;-) Also, I see the Laurier article neglected to mention the Mac guys had a tough five setter against Waterloo the night before, while Laurier had a night off when the Guelph net system broke? Larry
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