LONDON, Ont. - The Western Mustangs and Laurier Golden Hawks proved why they are the elite of the Ontario university softball circle exchanging a pair of victories to spoil bids for undefeated seasons.

But first, on Sept. 20, the Western Mustangs shutout winless Waterloo twice by scores of 6-0 and 7-0. 

Leading Western offensively were Kristina Lemon (London, Ont.) with a double and three singles, Em Cornelius (London, Ont.) with a double and two singles, Dani Abdilla (Brampton, Ont.) and Meg Hewins (Burlington, Ont.) with two singles each, and Juilanne Proniuk (Brampton, Ont.) with a triple. 

Jess Doerr (Walkerton, Ont.) picked up her third win of the season in Game 2 recording a one-hitter (the only blemish a one-out single in the first inning). 

Lemon (3-0) recorded a two-hit win in Game 1.

On Sunday Sept. 21, in a battle of the undefeated, the Mustangs came out hitting in Game 1 vs Laurier plating three runs in the first inning, adding two more in the third, and then holding the Golden Hawks off the board the rest of the way for a 5-0 victory. 

Lemon hit a triple and a single, Proniuk a triple, Cassandra Warne (Markham, Ont.) a double, and Shea Black (Toronto) a pair of singles for Western. 

The Mustangs played near flawless ball defensively, and Lemon (4-0) struck out six Laurier batters, allowing just two hits for the victory. 

In Game 2 the Golden Hawks (9-1) turned the tables handing the Mustangs their first defeat of the 2008 season by a margin of 6-0. 

The game was closer than the score might indicate as, uncharacteristically, the Mustangs committed several two-out errors resulting in four unearned runs. 

Golden Hawks pitcher Cassandra Taylor-Baptiste allowed just two hits.  Doerr (3-1) took the loss. 

Laurier sits in first at 9-1 while Western is close by at 7-1.

Next action for Western is on Saturday Sept. 27 at York (2 & 4 p.m.) and Sunday Sept. 28 at Queen’s (noon & 2 p.m.).