PREVIEW: McMaster Women’s Volleyball head to U SPORTS Championship in Winnipeg

HAMILTON, Ont. — McMaster punched its ticket to the U SPORTS Championship after defeating the reigning OUA champion for the past three years, the Brock Badgers. The Marauders sealed the deal with a 3-0 sweep last Friday in St. Catharines at the Quigley Cup. McMaster’s Sullie Sundara (Kanata, Ont.) took home Player of the Game honors. Now, they will turn their attention to the national stage at the U SPORTS Championship in Winnipeg, starting with their first game this Friday. Fourth-seeded McMaster will face the fifth-seeded Montreal Carabins in the quarterfinals at 1 p.m. EST, streaming live on CBC Sports.

Streaming Link:

https://www.cbc.ca/sports/streaming-schedule

McMaster hosted the U SPORTS Championship last year, where they faced Brock in the consolation final and won 3-0. The Marauders then went on to defeat Saint Mary’s, securing a fifth-place finish, making it the best ever national finish in McMaster women’s volleyball program history. McMaster’s first appearance at the U SPORTS Championship was in the 2007-2008 season.

Last year, McMaster’s Jenna Woock earned Second Team All-Canadian honours, and the year before, Sundara was named to the Second Team All-Canadian list.

UBC has won the U SPORTS Women’s Volleyball Championship for the past two years and leads the nation with 14 titles.