LONDON, Ont. – Amanda Boyle and Julia Crnjac each recorded a hat trick for the second straight game to help lead the Western Mustangs to a 10-0 victory over the Algoma Thunderbirds on Sunday afternoon at Mustangs Field.

"I thought for the most part we kept the ball well, we moved the ball well in the first half," said Mustangs head coach Martin Painter. "Final decisions in some of our finishing could have been better, but that got better towards the end of the game. Credit to Algoma, they fought very hard."

The win marked the end of a two-game series between the two teams over the weekend in which Western took both games, and improves Western to 3-0-2, good for first place in the OUA West Division. The Thunderbirds dropped to 0-4-0 on the season, keeping them in ninth in the West standings.

Boyle opened the scoring for Western at the eight minute mark, later scoring in the 21st and 63rd minutes complete finish the weekend with six goals. Crnjac's goals all came in the second half again on Sunday, including another pair of rapid-fire markers less than a minute apart midway through the final 45.

The Mustangs tallied ten goals in a winning effort, seven of which were scored in the second half. The first half proved to be a tighter played affair than on Saturday, although Western took an early lead thanks to goals from Boyle and Vanessa Guglietti less than 10 minutes into the contest.

The second half turned further in the Mustangs favour, as the shot differential began to pile up with Western . Along with the contributions of Boyle and Crnjac, Western also received goals from Paige Howard, Stefanie Di Tella, and Nikki Balachorek in the final half of the game. Balachorek's marker came courtesty of a fantastic strike and was the first of her CIS career.

"Our biggest strength of our team is our depth," said Painter. "We have 28 girls on the team with a couple injuries, but everyone on the team is a quality player who can contribute. We got to see it this weekend and it's going to be something that we're going to need going forward because we play a lot of games in a short period of time. The fact that we have a lot of players who got some experience this weekend contributing and showing what they can do is is a big positive for us."

Boyle commented on the mentality of the team coming into the weekend, saying that "we were just trying to focus on trying new things.

"It was a good weekend to try and figure out what works with us, what doesn't, and just all-around building up our confidence."

"This year we're definitely looking for a top two finish," said Boyle regarding the potential of this year's squad. "It definitely makes it easier for us when we look up towards nationals to get that bye and be able to face a weaker team."

The Mustangs will be back in action on Sunday, September 11 when they travel to Waterloo to take on the Warriors. Game time is set for 1 p.m.