LONDON, Ont. - Western (16-1-3) steals four points from Lakehead (13-6-1) in weekend double header with a 4-1 victory for the annual Jack Frost Cup on Jan. 15 at Thompson Arena.

Jason Furlong (London, Ont.), Josh McQuade (Grimsby, Ont.), Kevin Baker (Georgetown, Ont.) and Keaton Turkiewicz (Brantford, Ont.) scored for the Mustangs while Andy Zulyniak (Winnipeg, Man.) notched Lakehead's only goal.

In tonight's win, Western moves eight points past third place Lakehead and seven points past second place Laurier.

With last night’s contest still lingering, the Mustangs understood the importance of getting the first goal against a tough team like Lakehead. Furlong opened the scoring less than two minutes into play as his linemate Steve Reese (Dorchester, Ont.) threw the puck in front of Lakehead’s net. Furlong was planted at the edge of the crease and batted at the rebound, scoring on his second effort.

The Thunderwolves countered Western’s lead midway through the first period on the powerplay. Zulyniak picked the top corner from the left face-off circle to beat Josh Unice (Holland, Ohio) and tie the match at one apiece.

Western started the second period with 1:20 remaining on the man-advantage, but could not beat Lakehead’s goaltender Alex Dupuis to secure the lead. The Mustangs went 0 for 7 on powerplay opportunities.

Western’s McQuade grabbed possession of the puck and deked a Lakehead player at the blue-line to gain the offensive zone. McQuade walked in and fired a shot that hit the cross bar and jumped back out front. Skating hard to the net, McQuade grabbed his own rebound, beating Dupuis for his first goal of the season and handing Western a 2-1 lead.

The Mustangs broke out of their end just two minutes later and Turkiewicz headed towards Lakehead territory along the right-wing boards. Turkiewicz was checked by a Thunderwolves defender, but Baker gripped the puck and headed down the open lane. Baker skated full tilt towards the net and ripped a shot and beat Dupuis on the far post for a two-goal edge over Lakehead. Baker’s goal marks his 11th of the season

Unice made several key saves in the second period to preserve his team’s lead including a stacked pad save moments after a Lakehead forward was dumped into his net.

The Thunderwolves battled hard in the final frame, but Unice stood on his head to hold the win with 27 saves.

Turkiewicz added an empty net goal with 11 seconds left to seal the victory at 4-1.

Mustangs key forward Aaron Snow (Windsor, Ont.) left last night’s game during the second period after suffering a knee injury as he was taken into the boards. Snow is expected to be out for eight months recovering. Already this season Snow has added 11 goals and 12 assists and is ranked third on the team for point leaders.

The Mustangs look to avenge last weekend’s 2-1 loss to the Laurier Golden Hawks on Thursday Jan. 20 for a 7:30 p.m. rematch.