Western Mustangs give fans a happy homecoming with 39-14 win over Queen’s Gaels

The Western Mustangs scored the archetypal 20 points of their Homecoming crippled against Queen’s and powered their mode to a 39-14 triumph successful beforehand of 13,822 fans connected Saturday astatine Western Alumni Stadium.

Western enactment up a almighty 254 rushing yards and 450 full yards of offence successful the victory, which came aft what felt similar a agelong bye week pursuing their archetypal nonaccomplishment successful a regular play crippled since 2021 against Laurier.

The Gaels came into the crippled connected a blistery streak having won 4 successful a enactment but were constricted to conscionable 172 yards wide by the Mustang defence. The defence besides helped retired the offence by signaling the archetypal points of the crippled connected a information and past added different information successful the 3rd quarter.

Western held Queen’s backmost Lio Anthony to 86 yards passing and sacked him twice.

The Mustang crushed crippled succeeded by committee down a drawstring propulsion from the violative line.

Keanu Yazbeck ran for 72 yards, Keon Edwards for 69 and second-year moving backmost Ethan Dolby had 62 connected lone 5 carries.

Western backmost Evan Hillock went 18-for-25 done the aerial for 264 yards, a touchdown and 2 interceptions.

Receiver Seth Robertson has scored astatine slightest 1 touchdown successful each crippled this season.

Mohsen Jamal led each Mustang receivers with 63 yards connected 4 receptions.

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Six idiosyncratic Western players caught astatine slightest 2 passes successful the game.

Gaels moving backmost Jared Chisari gained 120 yards connected the crushed but the Mustang defence kept the OUA’s starring rusher retired of the extremity zone.

Western improved to 4-1 with the triumph and presently sits successful 3rd spot successful the OUA standings.

Laurier and Windsor are tied with identical 5-0 records.

The Golden Hawks knocked disconnected Ottawa 32-20 connected Sept. 28. Windsor pounded U of T 52-5.

The Mustangs adjacent 2 games are connected the roadworthy astatine McMaster connected Oct. 5 and against the U of T Varsity Blues connected Friday, Oct. 11 successful Toronto, Ont.

Western volition instrumentality location connected Oct. 19 for their play finale against the Windsor Lancers.