LONDON, Ont. – Western lost an energetic contest to the Brock Badgers 2-1 at Thompson Arena on Sunday afternoon.

After falling behind by two goals, the Mustangs mounted a determined effort to tie to the game in the third period but were unable to find the tying goal.  
 
"We are having some trouble finding a way to score goals," said Mustangs head coach David Barrett after the loss. "To have success we need to play together and trust in each other to do the right thing so that we collectively win."
 
Forward Brittany Clapham scored the Mustangs lone marker in the third period. The goal was assisted by Katelyn Gosling and April Clark. Mustang goaltender Kelly Campbell made 25 saves on 27 shots in the game.
 
The Badgers came out flying in the first period. They had great success dissecting the Mustangs breakout and were able to turn that pressure into extended offensive zone-time. Campbell, however, stopped all seven shots she faced in the period and the score remained 0-0 after one.
 
The Mustangs had a better start to the second period. They seemed more confident in all three zones and were rewarded by drawing a couple of offensive zone penalties. The Mustangs, however, were not able to capitalize on either of their man advantage situations.
 
The Badgers opened the scoring just over 16 minutes into the second frame. A loose puck off a faceoff in the Mustangs zone allowed Brock defensemen Brittney Cabral to jump up and seize control. Cabral fired the puck on net towards teammate Jazz Kennedy who was able to find it in traffic in front of a sprawling Campbell and snap it home to give the Badgers the lead.
 
The Badgers took their 1-0 lead to the third period.
 
The Mustangs carried a power play over from the second period and were looking to capitalize and tie the game. Unfortunately, a turnover in their own zone to start the period allowed the Badgers to score a shorthanded goal to double their lead.
 
Undeterred, the Mustangs ramped up the in the final period looking to mount the comeback.
 
Just past the halfway point of the period, the Mustangs effort paid off. A nice zone entry off the rush allowed Clark to chip a pass back to Gosling at the point. Gosling fired a shot on net and Clapham, who was driving hard to net, picked up the shot and tipped it in mid air to beat Brock goaltender Murphy Jensen. The goal marked Clapham's seventh tally of the season.
 
Despite nine third period shots, the comeback fell short and the Mustangs lost by a score of 2-1.
 
"We will continue to stress what we have been," said Barrett. "We played a lot better structurally this weekend but again, not a lot of goal scoring. We will have to work on that aspect of the game."
 
Clapham echoed her coach's sentiment when asked about how the Mustangs can improve going forward.
 
"I think we played well we just didn't get the bounces," said the fourth year forward after the game. "We need to shoot a little bit more to get some more scoring opportunities."
 
The Mustang's return to action on Friday against the York Lions at Thompson Arena.