LONDON, Ont. - The Western Mustangs used a strong second half to beat the Laurier Golden Hawks for the second game in a row 70-64 on Wednesday, Jan. 26 at Alumni Hall.

The No. 3 ranked Mustangs improved to 13-2 with the win and Laurier drops to 10-5 on the season.

Jacklyn Selfe led the Mustangs with 15 points, adding four assists and three rebounds. Katelyn Leddy was 5-of-8 from the floor for 13 points, five rebounds and two blocks. Matteke Hutzler and Jenny Vaughan were the other Mustangs in double figures with 10 and 11 points respectively.

Western traded baskets throughout the first quarter with Laurier with the Golden Hawks having a slim 18-17 lead after one quarter of play.

Laurier extended their lead in the second quarter as they begin on a 8-0 run. This led to a Western timeout with 7:31 left in the quarter and a 26-17 Laurier lead. The Golden Hawks would outscore the Mustangs 20-13 in the quarter to take a 38-30 lead into half.

The Mustangs got back to their typical strong defence in the third quarter, playing full court press on Laurier. This led to a number of Laurier turnovers and the Mustangs erased the double-digit deficit to end up tied 52-52 at the end of the third quarter.

Western and Laurier battled back and forth through the first part of the fourth quarter with no team able to extend a lead. A steal by Hutzler led to Laura Dally with the drive and dish to Katelyn Leddy to make it 62-57 Mustangs with 4:30 left.

The Mustangs closed the door on the Hawks allowing just two field goals in the final 3:52 of the game to win 70-64.

Western heads on the road this weekend to play the Waterloo Warriors on Saturday, Jan. 29 at 1 p.m.