London, ON - The Mustangs met the Waterloo Warriors under the lights Friday evening, walking away with a 2-0 win off the foot of a pair of goals from Reese Fowler. 
 
Western was competitive from the start of the game with the majority of the play being kept in Waterloo's half. 
 
Reese Fowler for Western made progress up the side early on in the game but was unable to find the back of the net at that point. 
 
Western crossed the ball into the box in the 11^th minute of the game but it was sent out again by Waterloo.
 
A free kick taken in the 14^th minute by number 14, Reese Fowler, was high which resulted in a goal kick. 
 
A corner kick for Western in the 24^th minute was taken by Maddy Skinner and sent into the box but was headered out of the box by Waterloo. 
 
Western took a long shot on goal which was crossed into the box by Fowler but was caught by the Waterloo goalie 31 minutes into the game.
 
A foul for waterloo in the 37^th minute resulted in a penalty kick for Western. Reese Fowler took a shot at the goal, getting it past the Waterloo goalkeeper and putting Western on the scoreboard with a goal in the end of the 37^th minute. 
 
Medina Birani curved the ball into the box with a couple minutes to go in the second half but was caught by Waterloo's goalkeeper. 
 
The teams went into halftime with 1-0 on the scoreboard to western.
 
Waterloo started to push in the second half of the game, frequently passing back to defenders to reset positions. However, the Mustangs maintained the pressure with a shot on goal by Medina Birani, number 7. 
 
Mackenzie Bilotta shot on goal a couple minutes later. The shot went wide right. 
 
In the 89^th minute of the game, Reese Fowler was able to put a second goal onto the board with a long shot from the far side of the pitch with a curved ball that found the back of Waterloo's net. 
 
The Warriors were unable to find any scoring opportunities in the rest of the game and so the game ended with 2-0 to Western and Reese Fowler scoring both. 
 
After the game, Head Coach Martin Painter explained that coming into this game against Waterloo their aim was to "try to build off the momentum we had the last couple games. Every team in this division is tough, we don't get any easy games and Waterloo was very good today. It was a very tough game for us, we had to battle. So, we expected a tough game and that's what we got. Fortunately, we did enough to get the win."
 
On Reese Fowler's performance after scoring both goals for the Mustangs this evening, Coach Painter noted that "Reese had a great game, little bit of a slow start then she got into the game, got some rhythm. The game opened up a little bit, she had more space and obviously it's a great goal. I mean, she scored both – one was a penalty shot, good finish but the second goal was just a fantastic finish, delivered a lot of dangerous crosses, was really good defensively. She's just a great player and she's continuing to grow."
 
The Mustangs will take on the Warriors again this Sunday in Waterloo at 2pm.