LONDON, Ont. – Mitchell Rothman ran in three tries and rookie Frederico Cisneros Sanchez  made five conversions to lead the Western Mustangs over the Waterloo Warriors 60-15 at Alumni Field on Saturday.
 
"I think for about sixty five minutes we performed very well," said Mustangs head coach David Knowles of the effort. "I think we lost discipline in the last 15 or 20 minutes, which is disappointing as a coach. Other than that, overall, it was a good solid win. We did play solidly for around sixty five minutes, but we need to be able to play for the full eighty."
 
With the win, the Mustangs improve to 3-1 on the season, while the Warriors fall to 0-4.
 
First to put points on the scoreboard was Western's Justin Chan, followed by a successful conversion kick from Cisneros four minutes into the game. Waterloo followed up at the ten minute mark with a try from Tristan Gingras-Hill only to see Western counter with an additional three tries and two conversions, bringing the halftime score to 26-5 for the Mustangs.
 
Second-year Rothman started the second half with a bang for the Mustangs scoring his third try of the game 43 seconds after the whistle.The purple and white continued to push through the Warrior's defensive line with strong runs and quick passes, adding an additional 34 points to the board. Waterloo refocused late in the second half allowing Andrew MacCulloch, and Michael Baumung to each score a try for the Warriors bringing the final score to 60-15.
 
Rothman led the scoreboard, contributing 15 points for the Mustangs. Also standing out was Cisneros, from Nova Scotia, who contributed 10 points throughout the game.
 
"Cisneros is our backup ten, we started him today, and I think he had a great game," said Coach Knowles. "He's putting pressure on [Mike Santangeli], our number one starting ten, which is good to see, a little competition in there to elevate both of their plays." 
 
The Mustangs next play in Kingston on October 4, against RMC. Game time is set for 3:00 p.m.