Box Score LONDON, Ont. – Coming off a tough 2-0 loss the men's soccer team rebounded on Sunday afternoon by topping the Badgers with a 2-0 shutout win of their own at Mustangs Field. The win moves the Mustangs to 1-1-0 for the season, while the Badgers record sits at 0-1-1.
 
"It was a disappointing loss yesterday," said head coach Rock Basacco, "but the mindset going into today was to win. It's on our turf, and on our turf we don't want to give up any points.
 
"Brock has a new coach, and I think he's really changing the style of how they're playing. I think that – given a little bit of time – this team is going to find their style of play."
 
Chuka Ononye and Braedan Gee can be credited with the win for Western after their goals late in the second half pulled the game out of the 0-0 deadlock.
 
Despite the scoreless first half, there was plenty of action on the field to keep fans entertained.
 
The Mustangs rushed out of the gate with aggressive play that kept the ball pressed in Brock end for most of the first 45. The Mustangs kept the ball pressed in the Brock end for most of the half, with netminder Kody Thompson needing to stop only one shot. The same can't be said for Badger goalie Matt Zaikos.
 
Mark Serjant, Christian Devio, Jeremy Arnold, Gee and Parker Seymour each narrowly missed finding the back of the net, keeping the scoreboard blank heading into halftime.
 
Just ten minutes after returning to the field, Ononye put the ball past Zaikos with a header to put Western in front.
 
"We had some good pressure on them, and fortunately had a good opportunity on the piece," said Ononye about his goal. "They didn't mark me very tightly, and I just took advantage of that and took a chance."
 
The score remained uneven until the final whistle, although Brock nearly broke onto the board with a shot that found the crossbar and took a strange bounce. Fortunately for the Mustangs, Thompson was ready and waiting.
 
"So far, he's done outstanding," said Basacco about Thompson's performance in the net. "It was an outstanding save for that last shot. It allowed us to stay up."
 
Before the final whistle, Gee added one more purple and white point to the board to give the Mustangs the two-goal win. 

"When you're only one goal up anything can happen," noted Ononye. "The extra cushion from a second goal can really calm things down. After that we started to move the ball better and guys seemed more comfortable."
 
The Mustangs will return to the field on Wednesday, when they host the 0-1-1 Windsor Lancers at Mustangs Field.