WATERLOO, Ont.- Eriq Jenkins and Henry Tan each scored 10 points to help lead the Western Mustangs to their first win of the regular season with a 69-62 victory over the Waterloo Warriors on Saturday afternoon at the PAC Gym.

Western used a balanced scoring attack in the win, with each one of the players that hit the floor recording at least two points against the Warriors. Jenkins went 5-9 from the floor to record his 10 points, while Tan shot 4-7 with one three pointer to put 10 on the board for the Mustangs. Jenkins also led the Mustangs rebounding efforts with eight rebounds, followed by five from Marko Kovac.

Waterloo's Nedim Hodzic was the top scorer for the Warriors with a 17 point effort. Two other players hit double digits for the home side with 14 from Colin Connors and 13 from Justin Hardy. 
 

A jump shot by Jenkins kicked off a 6-0 run for Western to give the Mustangs an early lead. The Warriors would begin to pull even around three minutes into the frame as Connors took advantage of a Western foul to sink three consecutive free throws to put Waterloo on the board. Things would remain even from there with the game heading into the second quarter tied at 18-18.

The game remained tied for the majority of the second with both sides going basket for basket until the final three minutes of the quarter when Waterloo created a bit of a gap for themselves, heading into the third up 40-33.

Western closed that gap in the early moments of the third, going on a 9-0 run to take a 42-40 lead. Just as they had all game, the two teams continued to be evenly matched with neither side gaining a significant advantage, with the Warriors taking a slight 51-49 lead into the fourth.

In the fourth the Mustangs took advantage of a number of Warrior turnovers to battle back, taking the lead for good on a basket from Alex Coote with a little over there minutes left in the game. The veteran forward recorded all eight of his points in the final 10 minutes, helping the Mustangs take a 69-62 win.

Western's next matchup will come on home court as they welcome the Toronto Varsity Blues to Alumni Hall on Friday, November 3. Game time is set for 8 p.m., and fans can catch all the action live on OUA.tv