Box Score The Western Mustangs took on the Brock Badgers yesterday under the lights at Mustangs Field. 
 
Brock put the pressure on Western early on in the game with a shot on goal in the 4^th minute of the game by Lily Jarvis. The shot was saved by Samantha St. Croix. 
 
The ball was crossed into the box by Reese Fowler 10 minutes into the game, but the ball went wide left. 
 
A series of four corner kicks then followed for the Mustangs all taken by Reese Fowler but all of them unable to find the back of Brock's net. 
 
Angelica Galluzzo would then send the ball into the box for another attempt after a flurry of action inside the box. Avarie Thomas would receive the ball and take a shot on goal but it was caught by Brock's goal-keeper. 
 
Brock would make a couple of substitutions towards the end of the first half in order to try put the pressure on Western. This didn't have an impact on the Mustangs because there were three shot on goal attempts in the last 10 minutes of the first half by the Mustangs, all taken by Medina Birani. 
 
The Mustangs were able to maintain the majority of possession for the last few minutes of the first half, not allowing Brock any attempts on goal.
 
The two teams went into half-time with 0-0 on the scoreboard. 
 
The ball was sent into Brock's half early on in the second half by Avarie Thomas from the Mustangs. 
 
There was a lot of back and forth, with both teams making progress up the field although most of the play was kept in Brock's half. 
 
In the 63^rd minute of the game, Sabrina Bisante for the Badgers sent a shot on goal which was saved by Samantha St. Croix. 
 
Western were able to get on the scoreboard in the 66^th minute with Mara Sanauceanu sending a long ball into the box which curved into the net. The goal was assisted by Alessia Breda. 
 
Western kept the pressure on Brock with a shot on goal around 10 minutes later. Mackenzie Bilotta sent a ball towards the net, but it went wide. 
 
A free kick taken by Reese Fowler went high in the 88^th minute of the game. Two minutes later, Maya Lankin sent a shot towards Brock's goal which went wide. 
 
The game ended with the Mustangs coming away victorious, with three points. 
 
They will play the Algoma Thunderbirds on October 14^th in Sault Ste. Marie. 
 
When we spoke to Head Coach Martin Painter after the game, he explained that coming into this game "our goals were to win the game and play well and be defensively sound, to move the ball and create changes. Those were our goals. I thought defensively sound, win the game. I thought in possession, decision making – I think we struggled at times with possession. I thought Brock did some good things, made it difficult for us so it was a hard-fought game and we are happy to get three points".
 
After a scoreless first half, we asked Coach Painter what the conversation was like at halftime to turn the game around. He noted that "I thought towards the end of the first half we started to settle down a bit, had some of our best moments late in the first half – had a couple good chances but yeah it was tough breaking them down and I felt in second half we just wanted a little bit more composure. I thought there were moments where we looked better in the second half, but I thought it was a struggle all game to be honest with you. I think, great goal we scored – excellent finish and I thought there were some other situations that we created that were good, but we've still got to work on that efficiency and creativity when we do get the ball forward."