DAY 3:
HAMILTON, Ont. – The purple and white lacrosse season came to an end on Sunday afternoon, with the Mustangs taking home a second-place finish following a narrow 11-10 loss to the Trent Excalibur.
The loss comes after a playoff run that saw the Mustangs twice lead the tournament in goals within a single game.
Trent proved to be the most formidable opponent to meet the Mustangs on the field, with the teams trading the lead back and forth throughout the game.
Amy Rawlings and
Megan Wilkins split the top spot on the scoresheet, each netting three goals throughout the afternoon. Rounding out the offensive effort was
Mikaela Harrison,
Heather Pearson,
Katy De Snoo, while
Hayley Liske and Wilkins recorded the only assists of the game.
Along with the team's silver medal, a number of Mustangs earned OUA honours, including
Maegan McCrory who was named the league's Most Valuable Defensive Player. Six players were named OUA All-Stars, with Wilkins, De Snoo,
Jacqueline Owens, and McCrory earning spots on the First Team, while both
Hayley Liske and
Chelsea Liske were named to the Second Team.
Day 3 Results:
Laurier – 12 Brock – 11 OUA Bronze Medal Game
Trent – 11 Western – 10 OUA Gold Medal Game
OUA Major Awards and All-Stars
OUA Lacrosse Coach of the Year: Allison Phillips – Brock
OUA Lacrosse Rookie of the Year: Leah Michel – Trent
OUA Lacrosse Most Valuable Defensive Player: Maegan McCrory – Western
OUA Lacrosse Most Valuable Offensive Player: Leah Ogilvie – Trent
First Team All-Stars
Attack
Megan Wilkins – Western
Katy De Snoo – Western
Leah Ogilvie – Trent
Leah Michel – Trent
Midfield
Geneva Calder – Toronto
Sarah Simpson – Brock
Allie Ogilvie – Trent
Defender
Sarah Utting – Queen's
Jacqueline Owens – Western
Maegan McCrory – Western
Allyson Payler – Laurier
Goaltender
Mackenzie Singer - Brock
Second Team All-Stars
Attack
Sarah Jamieson – Toronto
Kathryn Simpson – Brock
Mackenzie Clemens – Queen's
Gracie Whitfield – Brock
Midfield
Eryn Brown – Brock
Samantha French – Queen's
Hayley Liske – Western
Defender
Victoria Halliday – Brock
Mary Coughlin – Trent
Chelsea Liske – Western
Brittany Schwerde – Brock
Goaltender
Denise Miller – Trent
DAY 2:
HAMILTON, Ont. - Western secured a second OUA playoff victory today, topping the Laurier Golden Hawks by a score of 14-5 to move into the gold medal matchup.
For the second day in a row, the Mustangs recorded the highest goal total of tournament with only Queen's able to match the flood of goals.
Katy De Snoo had another impressive game, netting five goals and recording one assist.
Megan Wilkins,
Heather Pearson,
Calaina Brooke,
Hayley Liske, and
Mikaela Harrison also added points to the board.
Defensively, the Mustangs continued to be solid in allowing only five goals to slip past goaltender
Claire Palmer.
The win allows Western to fight for the OUA banner, facing off against Trent tomorrow at 2:30 p.m.
Day 2 Results:
Game 1: UOIT - 7 York - 6
Game 2: McMaster - 2 Queen's - 14
Game 3: Guelph - 8 Toronto - 6
Game 4: Brock - 9 Trent - 13
Game 5: Laurier - 5 Western - 14
DAY 1:
HAMILTON, Ont. – The Mustangs began the OUA Championship tournament with a commanding 24-5 victory over the hosting McMaster Marauders in the highest scoring game of the day.
Megan Wilkins led the team offensively, racking up seven goals and one assist. Also generating purple and white points were
Katy De Snoo,
Heather Pearson,
Hayley Liske,
Emma Bertucci,
Calaina Brooke,
Amy Rawlings, and
Maegan McCrory.
Keeping the Marauders to just five points was netminder
Claire Palmer, a third-year MIT student.
The win means Western will be back in action tomorrow for the semi-final round, taking on Laurier at 5 p.m.
Day 1 Results:
Game 1: McMaster – 5 UOIT – 3
Game 2: Guelph – 13 York – 3
Game 3: Brock – 10 Toronto – 8
Game 4: Laurier – 11 Queen's – 10
Game 5: Western – 24 McMaster – 5
Game 6: Trent – 18 Guelph – 2
