LONDON, Ont., - The Mustangs women's hockey team faced off against the Windsor Lancers this afternoon on home ice at Thompson Arena. Despite a match that saw the Mustangs trailing behind, Kendra Broad was the Mustangs saving grace today as she netted the only two purple and white goals of the game – one to tie the game up and one to take home the 2-1 win.
 
"Windsor this year, in my opinion, has the most talent of any team in the OUA," stated Mustangs head coach Chris Higgins. "I think they are the team to beat so we're pretty happy with this one."
 
With the win the Mustangs now advance to a 2-0-1 record in the OUA standings, while the Lancers sit at a record of 2-0-1 on the season so far.
 
The Mustangs came out onto the ice in the first period eager to make some opportunities for themselves. The home team put nine shots on Windsor's goaltender Marissa Kosovski to outshoot the Lancers total of five shots on the period. Despite the shot count however, it was the Lancers who put themselves onto the scoreboard first when Candace Kourounis put the puck past Mustangs netminder Kelly Campbell to give the Lancers a 1-0 lead heading into the first intermission.
 
The Mustangs worked hard in the second frame of action to cut the Lancers advantage. The hard work would pay off as Broad found the back of Kovoski's net just five and a half minutes into the play to even out the score.
 
With an even scoreboard, both teams increased their intensity trying to be the first to the puck and put shots on net. The Lancers were able to control the puck in Western's end of the ice for a large part of the remaining period but were unable to put the puck past Campbell. The score remained tied as the clock ran out, sending the match into overtime.
 
The Lancers continued to battle hard in the five minute overtime period and they held a strong offensive attack that pressured the Mustangs in their end of the ice. Both the Lancers and the Mustangs had chances to take home the win but neither team could capitalize on their opportunities sending the match into shootouts.
 
This afternoon's game marks the second consecutive game that the Mustangs' fate has been left up to the shootout rounds, after falling to the Golden Hawks last Sunday. Campbell stopped all three of the shots that came her way. Kosovski was able to stop the Mustangs first attempt taken by Stacey Scott  but it would be Broad, lined up as Western's second shooter, who brought the puck in and over Kovoski's goal line to rack up her second goal of the game and claim the win for the Mustangs.
 
The Mustangs will be back in action Sunday, October 19 for their fifth annual match-up against Team China at Thompson Arena. Puck drop is set for 4 p.m.