Mustangs Weekend Round-Up (Nov. 30-Dec. 2, 2007)

Game Recaps

Men's Hockey

Mustangs drop shocker to UOIT in shootout but make amends in dominating win over York

By Josh Sweetland

LONDON, Ont. - The Western Mustangs (12-2-0-2) managed to shake off a humbling shootout defeat at the hands of UOIT on Nov. 30, with a 4-1 victory over the York Lions (6-7-2-1).

With the victory, Western solidifies its position in first place of the OUA's tight Far West Division. The Lakehead Thunderwolves (12-3-0-0), who defeated the Mustangs twice in Thunder Bay earlier this season, sit in second place, two points behind.

The Lions gave Western fits early, with Matt Passfield (Mississauga, Ont.) streaking down the right wing to beat Brad Topping under the blocker halfway through the first period. With Vitaly Lanochkin (Toronto, Ont.) serving a hooking minor, Marcus Smith (Markham, Ont.) would unload on his 3rd goal of the season with assists from Kyle Piwowarczyk (London, Ont.) and Jesse Boucher (Markham, Ont.).

The Mustangs took control of the second period early, as Kyle Lamb (Port Coquitlam, BC) notched his 5th goal, and moments later Kevin Richardson (South Surrey, BC) gave Western some insurance with his 13th. With the goal, Richardson extends his lead in CIS scoring over Concordia's Trevor Blanchard (Sudbury, Ont.) to 2 points.

Jeff Martens (Maple Ridge, BC) would round out the scoring with a third period goal from Adam Nemeth (Amherstburg, Ont.).

Former Memorial Cup winning netminder Carlo DiRienzo (Woodbridge, Ont.) was tough to solve in goal for York. He turned away 36 of 40 shots on the evening, while former New York Islanders draftee Brad Topping (Strathroy, Ont.) was beaten just once on 33 York attempts.

SCORING SUMMARY

Western 4 York 1

(Thompson Arena)

1st Period

Scoring

1. York, M. Passfield (6) (N. Brooks) 9:40

2. Western, M. Smith (3) (K. Piwowarczyk, J. Boucher) 12:21 PP

Penalties - M. Smith Wes (cross checking) 5:34, V. Lanochkin York (hooking) 10:32, K. Searle York (roughing) 11:04, J. Boucher Wes (tripping) 12:53

2nd Period

Scoring

3. Western, K. Lamb (5) (J. King) 1:51

4. Western, K. Richardson (13) (S. De Muynck) 8:25

Penalties - C. Di Rienzo York (delay of game) 4:13, C. Korte York (holding) 13:47, M. Smith Wes (hooking) 15:13, J. Boucher Wes (holding) 18:19

3rd Period

Scoring

5. Western, J. Martens (8) (A. Nemeth) 11:47

Penalties - R. Martinelli Wes (tripping) 3:27, J. Ertl Wes (roughing) 7:32, R. Martinelli Wes (high sticking) 13:39

Shots on Goal

York:    8          14         11         33

Wes:     11         17         12         40

Power Play Conversion: York 0-7. Western 1-4.

Goaltenders

York: Di Rienzo (L: 6-7-2-1) (36 saves, 40 shots); Western: Topping (W: 6-1-0-1) (32 saves, 33 shots)

Duration: 2:15

 

Men’s Hockey Standings and Results

Far West

                        GP       W         L          T          OTL      GF        GA       PTS

Western            17         12         2          0          3          71         32         27

Lakehead          16         12         3          1          0          64         40         25

Waterloo           15         11         4          0          0          66         45         22

Laurier              15         9          5          0          1          60         52         19

Windsor            16         3          12         0          1          42         79         7

Mid West

                        GP       W         L          T          OTL      GF        GA       PTS

Brock                18         11         4          1          2          63         53         25

York                 16         6          7          0          3          46         47         15

Guelph              18         7          10         0          1          44         64         15

UOIT                 15         2          10         0          3          33         74         7

Mid East

                        GP       W         L          T          OTL      GF        GA       PTS

Queen's            17         8          7          0          2          41         49         18

RMC                 17         7          8          0          2          48         59         16

Toronto             16         7          8          0          1          49         45         15

Ryerson            16         3          10         0          3          55         75         9

Far East

                        GP       W         L          T          OTL      GF        GA       PTS

UQTR               16         12         3          0          1          61         36         25

McGill               16         11         4          0          1          61         42         23

Concordia         17         9          7          0          1          69         71         19

Ottawa              15         8          7          0          0          47         42         16

Carleton            16         7          8          0          1          46         61         15

Weekend Results

Nov. 30

UOIT 3 Western 2 (SO)

Dec. 1

York 4 Western 1

 

Mustangs capitalize, trample Gaels 4-1

Giving not a priority for Stangs headed into Holiday Season

By Josh Sweetland

LONDON, Ont. - Paul Cook's Western Mustangs women's hockey club came into Saturday afternoon's battle with the Queen's Golden Gaels on a five game slide. With losses to Toronto, Guelph, Brock and Laurier, Western (5-7-3-0) was looking to make an example of a Queen's (6-7-3-0) team that shares a similar position in the standings.

Kailey Hooker (Mississauga, Ont.) would initiate the scoring at 13:39 of the opening period. Hooker notched her 2nd of the season off a bouncing puck that found it's way past Queen's netminder Katie Boyd (Richmond Hill, Ont.).

Holly Ouellette (Toronto, Ont.) would strike next at 15:45 of the first with her 3rd of the season. Danielle Le Ber (London, Ont.) was stellar in goal early, making several key saves on odd-man rushes for Western.

Andrea LeBlanc (Newmarket, Ont.) would shift the momentum before the conclusion of the first period with a quick goal on a pass from Katie Duncan (Hudson, PQ). Queen's played with more tenacity to enter the second frame, taking control early and keeping netminder Le Ber active. Bianca Emanuele (Mississauga, Ont.) would put the Mustangs further ahead with a powerplay marker at 1:26 of the second. Queen's however, would control much of the second period.

The Mustangs would escape the unfriendly confines of the second with a more consistent third period. Boyd was chased from the Queen's goal at 6:56 after allowing a weak rebound to award Kaley Sisler (Arkona, Ont.) with her 1st goal of the season.

Melissa John (Unionville, Ont.) would be forced to make 9 third period saves before Western nailed down the coffin, controlling the flow of the third period. The final frame soon became a nasty one, with a great frequency of stick penalties.

With the upcoming schedule looking promising, Western will try and get back into the upper tier of the OUA standings. The purple and white face UOIT (1-13-1-1), Brock (4-10-3-0), Windsor (7-7-1-1) and York (5-7-2-0) in coming weeks.

The team is back in action tomorrow afternoon at Thompson Arena when they face the struggling UOIT Ridgebacks (1-13-1-1). UOIT has allowed a league high 71 goals this season, certainly a figure that should interest the Mustangs. Game time is 4pm.

SCORING SUMMARY

Western 4 Queen's 1

(Thompson Arena)

1st Period

Scoring

1. Western, K. Hooker (2) (K. Sisler, B. Buck) 13:39

2. Western, H. Ouellette (3) (E. Seedhouse) 15:45

3. Queen's, A. LeBlanc (2) (K. Duncan) 18:27

Penalties - C. Welten Wes (interference) 6:18, H. Ouellette Wes (slashing) 16:26, K. Thomson Que (body checking) 20:00

2nd Period

Scoring

4. Western, B. Emanuele (3) (V. Johnston) 1:26 PP

Penalties - M. Lee Wes (interference) 2:07, C. Welten Wes (hooking) 9:18, M. Harshaw Wes (high sticking) 10:24, K. Cembal Que (hooking) 17:03

3rd Period

Scoring

5. Western, K. Sisler (1) (M. Tritter, B. Buck) 6:56

Penalties - K. Cembal Que (holding) 0:54, S. Smyth Que (cross checking) 1:15, E. Kench Que (slashing) 9:56, B. Conroy Que (unsportsmanlike cnd.) 12:19, E. Seedhouse Wes (holding) 12:19, C. Basmadjian Wes (tripping) 13:04, M. McNeill Que (roughing) 15:46, S. Aitcheson Que (hooking) 19:11, H. Ouellette Wes (holding) 19:48

Shots on Goal

QUE     6          10         9          25

WES     10         10         20         40

Power Plays: Queen's 0-7. Western 1-7.

Goaltenders—Queen's: Boyd (L: 2-4-0-0, 46:56, 27 saves, 31 shots), John, 3rd 6:56, 9 saves, 9 shots;
Western: Le Ber (W: 3-5-0-0, 24 saves, 25 shots)

Duration: 1:54

 

Weekend Results

Dec. 1

Western 4 Queen's 1

Dec. 2

Western 7 UOIT 3