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Men's Hockey By David Conlin

Western posts dominant 6-1 win over RMC

Box Score KINGSTON, Ont. – Six different Mustangs contributed goals and Greg Dodds turned in a solid effort to help Western prolong RMC's early season struggles, handing the Paladins a 6-1 loss in front of their home fans at Constantine Arena.
 
Zach Harnden had a three point night, registering a goal and two assists to bring his season point-total up to 19 in only 11 games. The veteran forward is currently on a four-game point streak, during which stretch he has compiled three goals and five assists for a total of eight points.
 
Adam Stoykewych, Matt Marantz, Matt Clarke, Stephen Gaskin, and Stefan Salituro also had multi-point nights for the Mustangs. Stoykewych, Marantz, Clarke and Salituro all had a goal and one assist while Gaskin chimed in with two assists on the night.
 
Mark Begert and Daniel Erlich provided the rest of the offense on Friday with Begert assisting on Erlich's sixth of the year just over three minutes into the third.  With his third-period goal, Erlich ensured that he would both extend his amazing eleven game point streak and remain on top of the OUA in points with 22.
 
In Western's own zone, Greg Dodds was solid once again for the Mustangs, turning aside 27 of 28 shots to earn his third win of the season. Although he has had quite a low sample size compared to most of his competition, playing only 200 minutes so far this season, the rookie goaltender currently leads the OUA in both goals against average (1.20) and save percentage (0.961).
 
The loss to Western leaves RMC searching for their first win of the season as the Paladins have gone 0-13-0 this season and remain the only pointless team in the OUA. They will have a chance to turn their luck around when they welcome Guelph (6-5-2) to Kingston tomorrow night.
 
The Mustangs, on the other hand, still sit two points out of first place in the OUA West with 16 points and have two games in hand on third-place Toronto (9-4-0). Besides Toronto, the only other teams between Western and first place in their division are Lakehead (9-2-0) and Windsor (9-2-0), who the Mustangs will play on November 29 and December 16, respectively.
 
But for now the Mustangs will turn their sights on Carleton, who currently sit fifth in the East Division with a record of 7-4-1. Puck drop is set for 3:00 p.m. tomorrow at the Ice House in Ottawa. 
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