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The University of Toronto Varsity Blues women's volleyball team kept their streak alive with a 3-0 (25-9, 25-21, 25-19) victory over the McMaster Marauders on Sunday afternoon in front of a packed house at Goldring Centre for High Performance Sport.
 
The Blues improve to 8-0 and remain atop the OUA East division standings, while the Marauders drop to 5-3 in the West.
 
Over 500 players from the Ontario Volleyball Association (OVA) took in the game at the brand new Ron Kimel Family Field House in Goldring Centre.
 
Third-year left site hitter Caleigh Cruickshank led all players with 12 kills and eight digs. Fifth-year veteran Charlotte Sider added eight kills, four aces and a team-high 11 digs, while Jennifer Neilson also had eight kills and seven digs. Sarah Chapin notched six kills and five digs on the day.
 
Madelyn Mandryk tallied 29 assists and eight digs, with libero Denise Wooding adding 10 digs in the victory.
 
The Blues dominated the first set from start to finish. An incredible kill from Cruickshank gave Toronto a 16-5 advantage at the technical time out. Cruickshank and Neilson each ended the set with four kills as the Blues took it 25-9.
 
McMaster got out to a 3-1 lead early in the second set, but Toronto went on a 10-2 run to take an 11-5 lead. The Marauders brought the set back in reach and the Blues were up 16-12 at the timeout. The two teams traded points and a final kill from Sider gave Toronto a 2-0 match lead with a 25-21 second set win.
 
The third set was a back and forth battle, highlighted by a couple of kills from Chapin and some strong serving from McMaster's Lauren Carter. A kill from Sider gave Toronto a narrow 16-15 lead at the break. The Blues extended their lead with some great offence from Cruickshank and Chapin secured the win with a final kill, 25-19.
 
McMaster was led by Joanna Jedrzejewska, who notched 10 kills and nine digs. Khira Adams recorded a game-high 23 digs in the loss.
 
The Varsity Blues cap off the first half of the season next Sunday, November 30 as they travel to Ottawa to take on the Gee-Gees. Game time is set for 2 p.m. 

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