WALKER AND SAUDER HELP HAWKS TO A PAIR OF VICTORIES

The Laurier Golden Hawks made a move up the OUA's West Division standings by taking both of their matches on the week, beginning with a 3-1 win over the Waterloo Warriors Wednesday. Danielle Walker had 13 kills for the Hawks in the match, while Kaitlin Sauder added 12. Laurier's Laura Horner had 38 assists. The Hawks improved to 4-3 after Saturday's match, a 3-1 over the Brock Badgers. Walker and Sauder again led the way against Brock with 18 and 15 kills. Walker had 27 points overall.

Melissa Merilainen had a combined 29 kills to help lead the Lakehead Thunderwolves to a pair of wins over the RMC Paladins on the weekend. Merilainen, a Thunder Bay native, had 17 kills in Lakehead's 3-1 win over the Paladins Friday and added another 12 in a 3-0 victory the following day. In the first match, RMC took the third game of the match 25-18 but the Thunderwolves responded with a decisive 25-8 game to close things out.

Three York players had double-digit kills as the Lions defeated the Ryerson Rams 3-0 at the Kerr Hall Gym Wednesday. Elizabeth Salas Chavez, Andrea Leyte and Nicole Carleton-Burnham had 10 kills each in the three-game win. York came out strong with a 25-14 win in the opening game and also dominated the second 25-17. Ryerson made it close in the final game, won 25-21 by York. Erin Gallagher had a team-high 10 kills for the Rams, while Anjela Wilson had 15 digs.

Melissa Man had 12 kills and 16 digs, helping the Western Mustangs earn a 3-1 win over the Windsor Lancers Sunday. The Ottawa Gee-Gees gave up just 33 points in three games as they beat the visiting Guelph Gryphons 3-0. Ottawa won the first game of the match 25-5 and never allowed more than 15 points in the final two games.