LONDON Ont. – Four first half goals helped the Western Mustangs men's soccer team pick up a 5-1 victory over the Brock Badgers on Saturday afternoon at Huron Flats Field.
 
Second-year forward Christian Douglas led the Mustangs offence with two goals in the win, while Alex Lewis, Jovan Ivanovich, and Jon Sarjeant added a goal each.
 
It was the second matchup of the season for the two sides with Western picking up a 3-1 win late last month in St. Catharines.

Saturday's victory gives the Mustangs a 5-6-2 record, while the Badgers fall to 1-9-3 on the season.
 
The Mustangs opened up the scoring immediately as Douglas drew a foul in the 18-yard box just two minutes into the game. Lewis took the penalty shot and put the Mustangs on the scoreboard.
 
With a 1-0 advantage, the Mustangs continued to press the Badgers defence and their efforts did not go unrecognized as Ivanovich netted a second goal at the 20 minute mark. The purple and white gave the Badgers very little time to respond before Douglas added a third goal just 11 minutes later.
 
The Badgers battled hard to try and pressure the Mustangs defence and cut the Mustangs lead, and in the 35th minute they were able to do so as Yav Ilic found the back of the Mustangs net to put the Badgers on the board.
 
Unfortunately for the Badgers Western was able to respond just moments later when Sarjeant racked up the team's fourth goal and gave the Mustangs a three goal advantage going into the break.

The Mustangs opened the second half of the contest much like the first - with points to the scoreboard. Just three minutes in Douglas netted his second goal of the game to further the Mustangs advantage 5-1. The Badgers powered up their offensive force and pressured the Mustangs in their end of the field, looking to take advantage of some scoring opportunities. Despite their efforts, the Badgers were unable to making it a 5-1 final in favour of the Mustangs.

The Mustangs are back in action Saturday, October 13, as they face the Laurier Golden Hawks at 1:00 p.m. at Western's Huron Flats Field.