Box Score The Western Mustangs men’s hockey team continued their two-game stand against the Lakehead Thunderwolves on Saturday night in Thunder Bay. Saturday’s game finished with the same 3-2 score as Friday’s, however this time it was the Mustangs coming away with the victory.
 
Third-year forward Steve Reese put the Mustangs in front at 1:45 of the first, beating Lakehead goalie Alex Dupuis on the power play after a penalty to Lakehead forward Thomas Frazee.
 
Shortly after, Western increased its lead to 2-0 on a strange goal that the referee initially didn’t call, but after Dupuis appeared to pull something back over the goal line, it was ruled a goal credited to Reese once again.
 
Western goaltender Josh Unice was very strong between the pipes in the first period, robbing freshman Luke Judson on the doorstep, and stifling the Wolves on plenty of other opportunities.
 
Lakehead got on the board in the second period after freshman Mike MacDonald scored on a rebound in front of the net, cutting the Mustang lead to 2-1.
  
Both goaltenders continued their strong play, with Unice making several key stops, including one on a partial breakaway by Mike Hammond, and Dupuis making several timely saves to keep Lakehead in the game.
 
The third period saw both teams trade chances, but Reese restored the Mustangs’ two-goal lead when he found himself alone in front of the net, completing his hat-trick.
 
Mike Hammond narrowed the margin to 3-2 as he danced in and fired a wrist shot past Unice at 16:08 of the third. Thomas Frazee collected his second assist on the goal.
 
Unfortunately for the Thunderwolves that was as close as things would get as Unice and the Mustangs defence would shut the door the rest of the way, making it a 3-2 victory for Western.
 
The Mustangs are back on the road next weekend to face the Nippising Lakers on Friday and the Ryerson Rams on Saturday. Both contest are schedule for tip off at7:00 p.m.

- With files from Lakehead Sports Information