LONDON, Ont. - Laurier co-captian Alban Ostautaj netted the only goal for the Golden Hawks as Laurier fell 3-1 to the Western Mustangs on Saturday afternoon in London.
Laurier goalkeeper
David Carano posted yet another strong performance putting up two saves on five on target attempts. With 4th year forward
Adriano Colangelo putting up another two shots on goal to mark his fifth shot in two games.
Western opened the scoring in the 15th minute and tallied a second time in the 23rd, taking a two-goal lead into the second half.
Laurier got one back midway through the second half as Ostautaj scored his third of the season to make it 2-1.
Despite a stronger second half for the Golden Hawks, the Mustangs would tally a third goal from Stefan Musta to ice the game in the 75th minute.
Western put up five on target attempts to Laurier's two, with the Golden Hawks picking up 16 infractions over the course of the game, two of them being booked for yellow cards.
The Golden Hawks (4-5-1) have a finger-hold on the sixth and final playoff spot in the OUA West heading into their final two regular season games. They are ahead of the Guelph Gryphons by just one point in the divisional standings, with the teams going head-to-head in Guelph on Sunday.
Up Next:
The purple and gold will look to bounce back as they host the defending national champion York Lions at Ansley Alumni Field for Senior Night on Friday October 16th at 8:15 p.m.
