WINDSOR, Ont. – Lauren Winquist contributed a hat-trick on Wednesday evening as the Western Mustangs climbed to a 4-0 victory and first place in the division on the road against the Windsor Lancers.
 
Wednesday's victory increases the Mustangs winning streak to five games, and with only five games left in the season the purple and white will look to keep it going.
 
Despite heavy offensive pressure from the Mustangs in the first half, Lancers goalie Krystin Lawrence would stand strong in the net, blocking all Western shots that came her way. The Mustangs' defence would show that they were strong as well, not allowing Windsor to get any shots away in the first 45 minutes.
 
With the scoreboard sitting at 0-0 at the start of the second half, the Mustangs came ready to make the game theirs. Continuing their strong offensive attack, it finally paid off when Winquist buried a shot at the 56-minute mark. While the purple and white defence remaining strong, Western continued to battle up front, with Winquist adding two more goals at the 71 and 73-minute marks to put the score at 3-0. In the final minutes of the game, striker Amanda Boyle blasted a shot past Lawrence for her 18th goal of the season, to take sole possession of first place on the OUA and CIS leaderboards for goals this season.
 
The victory now puts Western in first place in the OUA West Division with a record of 10-1-0, while Windsor now sits at 6-4-0 on the season.
 
With only a few days to rest the Mustangs will now look to extend their winning streak when they host Brock on Sunday, October 5. Kick-off is set for 1:00 p.m. at Mustangs Field.