LONDON, Ont. – The Mustangs bounced back from their season opening loss with a dominating 53-5 win over the RMC Paladins on Sunday afternoon at Alumni Field.
 
Leading the way for the Mustangs was Glen Thomson Bullock with ten points from two tries, while Frederico Cisneros Sanchez picked up nine points off a try and two converts. On the other side of the scoresheet, Caleb Shaw led the Paladins after scoring their single try of the game.
 
"We got our attitudes right […] Today the guys were switched on right from warmup, taking care of the little things better," noted Mustangs head coach Tom Dolezel.
 
Cisneros Sanchez noted that the team had a slow start, but things quickly picked up as the game went on.
 
Western was first to put points on the board, with Thomson-Bullock recording a try for the Mustangs. Mark Denton secured two more points for Western with a successful convert, propelling the Mustangs to an early 7-0 lead over the Paladins.
 
RMC fired back with a try of their own from Shaw, putting up the Paladins' first and only points of the game. However, the Mustangs picked up the pace as they added an additional 17 points to the board before closing out the first half.
 
It only took eleven minutes after resuming play for the Mustangs to add another try to the board, with Justin Lam weaving through the Paladins to hit the in-goal area. The purple and white added another three tries and converts before the end of the game to secure the 53-5 win.
 
Western is back in action on Saturday, September 17, when they head to Toronto to take on the Varsity Blues at 8 p.m. Looking forward to next week's matchup, the Mustangs already know what they need to do to secure their second win of the season.
 
"If we can get that intensity going from the very first kickoff, I think we can take any team in the league," said Cisneros.