LONDON, Ont. – A pair of hat tricks from Amanda Boyle and Julia Crnjac helped lead the Western Mustangs to a 10-0 win over the Algoma Thunderbirds on Saturday afternoon at Mustangs Field.

 "We have a very talented group of first-year players, very deep, and that quality showed today," said Mustangs head coach Martin Painter. "It was good for some of them who haven't started to get a start in, get some minutes, and to show their quality, which they did."

Boyle's trio of goals all came within a 13-minute span on the game clock, scoring in the 31st, 41st, and 54th minutes. Crnjac scored in a similarly rapid fashion, scoring Western's final three goals of the contest in 15 minutes, including two goals in the 85th minute alone.

Three other Mustangs made their way onto the scoreboard in the win, with Paige Howard recording two goals, and Amy Lintack and Lauren Ince scoring one each. Ince's goal came just prior to the 20th minute and was the first of her CIS career.

"I'm thankful that the coaches gave me a chance to start, I'm really glad to get [a goal] under my belt," said the first-year defender when asked about getting her first CIS goal.

The Western offence started the game efficiently, controlling the time of possession decisively throughout the first half. Western outshot the Thunderbirds by a wide margin in the opening 45 minutes, firing 19 shots in the half compared to one from Algoma. Western tallied five goals in the half, with two from Howard, one from Ince, and two from Boyle.

The Mustangs continued to roll in the second half, as they fought for five more goals in the match. The Western defence remained impenetrable throughout the game, as rookie goalie Julianna Guglietti kept the Thunderbirds scoreless.

Algoma was led by their first-year goalkeeper Alexis Trigiani-Kirkwood, who had 11 saves in the game and turned away multiple breakaway chances from the Mustangs.

"We're working on developing good habits and consistency," said Painter on what his team's focusing on heading into tomorrow's game. "Working on our mental strength, imagination and creativity going forward and our discipline defensively. I thought we were able to do that for 90 minutes [today]."

Western will be back in action tomorrow, September 3 when they will once again host the Algoma Thunderbirds. The match is scheduled to start at 12 p.m. and will be held at Mustangs Field.