After kicking off the 2014 campaign with a bye week and spending the past two games on the road, the CIS No. 3 Western Mustangs will be looking to extend their 2-0 winning streak this weekend as they return home to TD Stadium on Saturday, September 20th to face-off against the Toronto Varsity Blues in front of a packed house on Homecoming Weekend.

Both the Mustangs and Varsity Blues enter Saturday's contest coming off of big wins as Western dispatched the Queen's Gaels 43-12, while Toronto won the 45th Red & Blue Bowl with a 70-0 win over the York Lions. For Western, the win marked the first time since 2007 that the Mustangs walked away from Richardson Stadium with a 'W', while Toronto's 70 points were the most the team has scored in a single game since they defeated McMaster 71-24 in 1992.

Leading the way for the purple and white in Kingston last weekend was third-year quarterback Will Finch. The Burlington native threw for 319 yards passing and one touchdown, while also rushing for another score and recording 112 yards on the ground to lead all players in both categories.

Also adding to the Mustangs offensive pressure in last Saturday's contest were receivers Brian Marshall and Justin Sanvido, who tallied 116 and 100 yards receiving, respectively. Matt Uren also impressed in Kingston, racking up 90 yards rushing and 30 yards receiving for 120 total yards and one touchdown on the day.

On the other side of the ball, it was first-year linebacker Jean-Gabriel Poulin and second-year defensive back Jesse McNair who led the Mustangs defence as Poulin completed 7.5 tackles, including six solo stops, while McNair added six tackles and a sack.
Last week's offensive outburst from the Varsity Blues was powered in large part by second-year running back Lukas Gavac, who recorded 179 yards on only 18 attempts while also adding four touchdowns in Toronto's dominant win over York. Gavac wasn't the only running back to shine however, as rookie Divante Smith ran for 113 yards and two touchdowns, and second-year back Ashton Rochester ran for 100 yards and one score on only eight attempts.

Lineback Hussein Hazime topped the Varsity Blues defensive score sheet with seven tackles and 1.5 sacks against the Lions, followed closely by Josh Small and Cole Austen with 6.5 and six tackles respectively.

With both the Mustangs and the Blues coming off of strong wins last week, both teams will have plenty of momentum on their sides as they meet on the gridiron this Saturday, and with a sea of purple and white fans packing into the stands for Homecoming the atmosphere is sure to be electric come kickoff time.

Game time is set for 1 p.m. on Saturday, September 20 at TD Stadium. Fans can watch the action live on OUA.tv and Rogers Cable 13, or listen on CHRW or on CJBK radio.