Western 68, Toronto 84

Last night Western took on U. of Toronto and were defeated by a score of 68-84. Coach Brad Campbell said, "Mentally and densively we broke down in the second half. We struggled defending U of T's offensive action and couldn't get anything going in our offence."

Game at a Glance:

Andy Wedemire 23 pts, 11 rbs

Garrett Olexiuk 12 pts, 8 rbs

Ryan Barbeau 10 pts

David Harder 10 pts

Mustangs vs. U of T Saturday Nov. 28 Live On-Line

The Mustangs game vs. the Uinversity of Toronto Varsity Blues will be braodcast live on-line on http://www.ssncanada.ca/ at 8pm Sat. Nov. 28.

Mustangs vs. Ryerson Broadcast On-line

Check out the Mustangs vs Ryerson Rams Friday Nov. 27 at 8pm on http://www.broadcastsports.ca/

Western sports, recreation and athletics best in Canada says Globe, Maclean's

Can also see this story at http://www.westernmustangs.ca/

LONDON, Ont. - The Department of Sports and Recreation Services at Western received positive third-party recognition of the value and success of their programs in 2009 over the past two months.In the Globe and Mail’s annual University Report Card in October, Western’s athletics and recreation programs received the only A+ rating in the nation, thanks in part to the opening of the $34-million Western Student Recreation Centre and success of the varsity programs. Market-driven sports men’s hockey, men’s basketball and men's football all reached the CIS Final Four in the 2008-09 varsity season, while 36 of Western's 38 teams finished in the Top 5 in their provincial leagues. Click here to read the full report.The Western Mustangs were named the top intercollegiate athletics program in Canada in the annual Maclean’s University Rankings in November. Click here to read more."We are very honoured to be recognized nationally for our overall success with intercollegiate athletics in Canada,” said Therese Quigley, Director of Sports and Recreation Services at Western. “There are so many great programs in the CIS. To be put at the top of them is truly a remarkable achievement.""As we approach our 100th year of intercollegiate competition, our teams continue to compete for provincial and national championships, and succeed in the classroom and in their careers after they graduate. We are so proud of the success of our student-athletes. It could not be possible without support from the university, our hard-working coaches, our staff and the gifted student-athletes who compete as Mustangs.”

Western Gazette Articles on RMC & Queen's games

Click the links below to see the Western Gazette articles on the Mustang's wins Friday over RMC and Saturday over Queen's. (Picture right - Marcus Barnett taking it to the hoop vs Queen's) 

RMC

http://www.uwogazette.ca/2009/11/23/rmc-no-match-for-mustangs-second-stringers/

Queen's 

http://www.uwogazette.ca/2009/11/23/queen’s-can’t-stop-barbeau-wedemire-in-loss/

Wedemire Named Western Male Athlete of the Week

From http://www.westernmustangs.ca/

Andrew Wedemire Men's Basketball 11/23/2009 Link to Full Bio
Andy Wedemire (Sarnia, Ont.) and the Western Mustangs won both games to improve to 4-2 with victories over RMC Nov. 20 and Queen's Nov. 21. Wedemire finished the weekend with 34 points, 14 rebounds, five assists and three steals. The Sarnia, Ont., native was a perfect 14/14 at the charity stripe, finishing with 24 points in an 85-72 win over the Queen's Gaels Nov. 21. Wedemire added eight rebounds and four assists and was solid defensively. Wedemire scored 10 points a night earlier, despite only playing for 17 minutes, along with six rebounds, one assist and a trio of steals in a 105-57 win over RMC

Announcement: Alumni Day Saturday Jan. 16 2010

Mustangs Basketball would like to announce that Alumni Day is Jan.16th 2010. Alumni Day is Mustangs Basketball Annual Homecoming. Three main events will headline the day; the Alumni vs. Alumni game, Mustangs game vs. Brock and post game reception to announce the 2010 inductees to the Mustangs Backcourt Club Hall of Honour

Schedule:

11:30am Alumni vs Alumni Game Thames Hall

3pm Mustangs vs. Brock

5pm Reception in Michael's Garden (on Campus next to Great Hall) where the 2010 Mustangs Backckourt Hall of Honour inductees will be announced.

Please contact Brad Campbell at bcampbe5@uwo.ca if you plan on playing in the Alumni vs Alumni Game or plan on attending the days events