Mustangs take down Golden Hawks
WATERLOO, Ont. – Proving that they've officially bounced back from an early season defeat from Guelph, the Mustangs picked up their second consecutive victory with a 46-14 win on Friday night against the Laurier Golden Hawks at University Stadium.
SCOREBOARD
Guelph 97 @ Waterloo 0
Mustangs take down Golden Hawks
WATERLOO, Ont. – Proving that they've officially bounced back from an early season defeat from Guelph, the Mustangs picked up their second consecutive victory with a 46-14 win on Friday night against the Laurier Golden Hawks at University Stadium.
With the win, the Mustangs record sits at 3-1, while the Golden Hawks are at 2-2.
Nicola Case topped both sides of the scoresheet with 15 points from three tries, while Andrea Bowra contributed 13 from one try and four converts.
The Mustangs were first up on the board, recording 29 points throughout the first half. Keeping up a strong defence, they were able to keep Laurier away from the in-goal area until the final minutes of the first half.
With just two minutes left Laurier broke through Western's defence to land their first try of the night, followed by a successful conversion.
Returning from the half leading the game 29-7, the Mustang momentum kept rolling.
Ten minutes after active play resumed Case added her second try to the board. The Golden Hawks retaliated with a try and subsequent convert, but were unable to make a decisive comeback.
Western continued to fight to the last minute, managing to put up the final try of the night just minutes before the final whistle blew. At the end of the 80 minutes, Western had defeated the Golden Hawks 46-14.
The Mustangs now look to October 9 for their final regular season match. Taking on Brock at Alumni Field, the game is scheduled to begin at 4 p.m.
Source: Western Mustangs
No. 3 Gaels Top York 41-7
TORONTO, Ont. (October 2, 2015) – The No. 3 Gaels (4-0) matched up against the York Lions (2-2) this Friday grabbing a 41-7 win and stretching their winning streak to four games.
After being topped by the Gaels in last year's OUA Quarter Final match the Lions were determined to make their mark against their main competitor in the Russel Division of the OUA getting a try down from Cheyenne Legerton and a matching conversion from Mariah Fontana early in the first half. The Gaels asserted their dominance quickly, however and scored themselves a lead of 24-7 against the Lions at halftime.
The Gaels continued to lead in the second putting up 17 points in the half and shutting down any attempts from the Lions. The Gaels were led yet again by Emma Chown (Barrie, Ont.) who put down three tries in their win. Queen's also had tries from Caitie Ryan (Kamloops, B.C.), Miranda Seifert (Regina), McKinley Hunt (King City, Ont.) and Lauren McEwen (Wasaga Beach, Ont.), who also scored three conversion in their 41-7 victory over York.
Source: Queen's Gaels
