HAMILTON, Ont. – A strong second half helped the McMaster Marauders defeat the Western Mustangs women's rugby team 26-5 in the OUA Bronze Medal match on Saturday afternoon.
 
After a tightly played first half that ended with a 7-0 McMaster lead, play opened up in the second half with the majority of the game's offence coming in the final 40 minutes. McMaster extended their lead with a try early in the second half before Tegan Williams responded with a try at the 54 minute mark. Unfortunately for the Mustangs McMaster finished out the game's scoring with two tries and two conversions, all from Russell Division All-Star Cindy Nelles, to claim a 26-5 win.
 
Despite the loss it was a strong season for the Mustangs as the team finished in second place in the Shiels Division with a 3-2 regular season record and advanced to the OUA Semi-Finals for the first time in five seasons. The purple and white also had four players (Breanne Nicholas, Lori Josephson, Brandie Kirk, and Danielle Spice) named to the Shiels Division All-Star Team, and Breanne Nicholas became the second consecutive Mustangs player to take home Rookie of the Year honours for the Shiels Division.