LONDON, Ont. - The Mustangs (8-0-1) continued their home-ice winning streak in a 5-3 victory over the Waterloo Warriors on Nov. 6. Western is 4-0 at home. 

Jason Swit, Steve Reese, Kevin Baker, Adam McKee and Aaron Snow scored for the Mustangs. Warriors goals were scored by Mike Veysey (Bedford, N.S.), Jarrett Schnurr (Waterloo, Ont.) and Steve Whitley (Petrolia, Ont.).

Defenceman Geoff Killing jumped up into the offensive attack and worked the puck down low before threading a pass back to Swit on the blueline. Swit released a shot on net that soared directly past Warriors goaltender Justin Leclerc (Saskatoon, Sask.) who was being screened by Western’s Reese.

Reese was planted in front of the net again as Western’s powerplay unit handled the puck in Waterloo territory. He batted the puck in, notching the Mustangs second goal of the game, after the puck jumped loose on a scramble in the crease.

Mustangs defender Brandon Greenside fed Baker a breakaway pass up the middle of the ice. Baker streaked in alone and wired a shot over Leclerc’s shoulder for a 3-0 lead heading into the second frame. Baker also assisted on the first two goals.

Less than five minutes into the second period, rookies Randy Hanagan and Mckee attacked the Warriors end. Leclerc denied Hanagan’s first shot on net, but Hanagan grabbed the rebound and made a cross-crease pass to Mckee who tapped the puck in for Western’s fourth goal.

With pressure from the Warriors, goaltender Anthony Grieco lost sight of the puck in a crowd of bodies dominating the front of the net and Veysey backhanded the puck past Grieco to make it a 4-1 contest.

Western’s offensive play continued as the Mustangs attacked the Warrior’s zone full tilt. Jason Furlong batted the puck down with his glove and beat the Waterloo defender along the boards. Furlong made a quick pass to Snow who redirected the puck past Leclerc.

The Mustangs struggled to get the puck out of their zone as the Warriors increased their offensive pressure and Schnurr notched Waterloo’s second goal of the game.

With under three minutes of play left in the game, Western received two infractions and the Warriors had a two-man advantage. Whitley wired a shot over Grieco’s shoulder from the top of the circle to bring the Warriors within two goals. Grieco held strong on the goal line, turning aside 38 shots for the win.

The Mustangs held Waterloo scoreless for the remainder of the game and earned a 5-3 win.

Western will travel to York on Thursday Nov. 11 for a 7 p.m. game.