A sellout crowd at Appleby College witnessed a high-stakes homecoming as the McMaster Marauders tested their mid-season form against an elite Princeton squad during a rare international exhibition in Oakville on Tuesday night.

York open the winter semester in a high-stakes rematch against the Windsor Lancers, pitting the province’s most prolific hitters against the clinical efficiency of the defending conference finalists.

Cole Schroeder is taking his elite national experience to Winnipeg. The versatile six-foot-six standout chose the Wesmen after a stint in Gatineau sharpened his game for the university level.

The Cougars are just three points ahead of Manitoba for sixth in the Canada West standings entering play.