The University of Toronto Varsity Blues women's volleyball team defeated the McMaster Marauders 3-1 in their preseason finale on Friday (Oct. 23) night inside Goldring Centre – Kimel Family Field House.
Set scores were: 19-25, 25-21, 25-17, 25-17.
After dropping a hard-fought opening set, the Blues found their rhythm offensively as the match progressed. After evening the score with a second set win, Toronto took control of the court with identical 25-17 wins in the third and fourth set. Overall, U of T hit at a .205 percentage compared to McMaster's .050 and set up their teammates for success with 54 assists to the Marauders 33. The Blues also tallied 75 digs and six service aces.
Fifth-year outside hitter Olivuia Zhu was a force for the Blues with a game-high 18.5 points. She also added 16 kills and 13 digs. Fourth-year outside hitter Guilia Chimilovski followed up with 15 points and 15 digs. Fourth-year libero Delaney Watson notched a game-high 19 digs and second-year setter Marina Gustke helped lead Toronto impressive offence with 49 assists.
For the Marauders, Olivia Julien and Eva Lin tied for a team-high 10 points. Claire Fan led the team with 19 assists.
With the preseason behind them, the Blues turn their attention to the 2026-27 regular season with the journey beginning inside Goldring Centre – Kimel Family Field House versus the RMC Paladins. The first serve is scheduled for 5:30 p.m., with tickets available at
varsityblues.ca/tickets. The game will also be live streamed on
oua.tv.
