Mustangs Lose 89-80 to Guelph Phoenix

Tonight Wed. Dec. 30th the Guelph Phoenix defeated the Mustangs 89-80 at historic Thames Hall on the campus of the University of Western Ontario. The Guelph Phoenix a Men's Club team who consists of many former great OUA and NCAA players (including former Mustangs Greats Matt Curtis '09 and Andrew Kwiatkowski '02) went on a 6-0 run to start the 2nd half which the Mustangs would never recover from. The Mustangs Andy Wedemire (pictured right) dominated inside and out scoring a game high 34 pts. Garrett Olexiuk chipped in 16ts and Ryan Barbeau 12pts. 

The Mustangs next game is Sunday Jan. 3rd when they take on Rochester Institute of Technology at 3:30pm at Alumni Hall during the 52nd annual High School Purple & White Senior Boys basketball Tournament Jan 2nd & 3rd (for tournament draw scroll down a few posts). 

Garrett Olexiuk Wins Annual Mustangs Poker Tournament

On Tuesday Dec. 29th at approximately 10:55pm, Garrett Olexiuk won the annual Mustangs Texas Hold 'em Poker Tournament.  All team members as well as the coaching staff battled for bragging rights to be this year's champion. The final table included rookie Greg Edelsward, coach Matt Tweedie (who hosted the event) and Garrett.  

Former Champions:

2007 Brett Lawrence 

2008 Brad Smith 

2009 Garrett Olexiuk (pictured right with the trophy)

Mustangs vs. Guelph Phoenix Wed Dec. 30 7pm Alumni Hall

Mustangs will play the Guelph Phoenix, a Men's club team with many former OUA stars, Wed Dec. 30th at 7pm at Alumni Hall. The Phoenix feature former Mustangs Andy Kwiatkowski '02 and Matt Curtis '09. This will be a great tune up for the Mustangs as they begin OUA West league play Jan. 6 on the road vs. the University of Windsor.

Picture - Ryan Barbeau  

  

Western Athletics Top 10 of 2009: #7 Men's basketball team run to CIS Nationals

For link Click Here 

From Andy Watson 

12/23/2009 11:12:59 AM

LONDON, Ont. - The Western Mustangs men's basketball team came within seconds of qualifying for the national final and unseating the eventual CIS champion Carleton Ravens.

Senior guard Matt Curtis (Hamilton, Ont.) drained a pair of free-throws from the charity stripe in the closing seconds to give Western a 65-64 lead, before Stuart Turnbull beat Western defensive pressure to drain an unbelievable fade-away shot at the buzzer to spoil Western's efforts. Click here to read the full story.

The Mustangs lost to the Ravens in the Wilson Cup final at Alumni Hall, but experienced a huge surge in attendance, opening both sides of the gym for the Wilson Cup and the OUA West final against Windsor.

Guard Curtis is now coaching with the team, while forward Brad Smith is playing professionally in England. 

The CIS Final 8 tournament is in Ottawa at the Scotiabank Place before returning East in 2011.

Western's Top Ten of 2009 - Brad Smith Goes Pro

Western Athletics is running a Top Ten of 2009. Recent mention of Brad Smith and his Pro deal in the UK. Click there

Happy Holidays

On behalf of the Backcourt Club and the 2009-2010 Mustangs

Happy Holidays

Player Profile

David Harder #8

Player Position: F

Height: 6'5 

Academic program Sociology

Year in Program 2

Year on Team 1

Personal goal for this season: National Championship

Team goal for this season: National Championship

Hometown: Copenhagen

High School & Coach: Falko

Club Team: SISU Basketball

Proudest Basketball Moment: Danish National U20 Championship

Career Ambition: Get a degree, and maybe a masters after… live a happy life

Family Members: Mom, Dad, Sister

Favourites

NBA team/Player: Carmelo

Sport Other Than Basketball: Squash

Meal: Mom’s chicken with peanutbutter sauce

Subject in School: social science

Lucky Number: 22

Movie: Resevoir Dogs
Musical Group/ Artist: Pink Floyd

Brief quote on the experience of being a student & playing basketball at Western – It is a tremendous opportunity to get an education, play basketball, see the world and have fun all at the same time.

Mustangs Backcourt Club on Facebook

Join the Mustangs Backcourt Club on Facebook at: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=148000237958&ref=mf

52nd Annual Purple & White Senior Boys Basketball Tournament

The 52nd Anuual Purple & White Senior Boys High School Basketball Tournament will take place January 2 and 3 2010 at Alumni and Thames Halls on the campus of the University of Western Ontario. Below is the Tournament Draw. Stay tuned for a tournament preview coming soon.....

Jan 2nd

@ Thames Hall

Game 1 9am Cambridge Southwood vs. London Oakridge

Game 2 10:30am Stoney Creek Orchard Park vs. Sarnia St. Christopher's

Game 3 12:00pm Tecumseh St. Anne's vs. London St. Thomas Aquinas

Game 4 1:30pm Hamilton Bishop Ryan vs. Ottawa Ashbury

Game 9 3:00pm Winner Game 5 vs. Winner Game 6

Game 10 4:30m Loser Game 5 vs. Loser Game 6

Game 11 6:00pm Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 8

Game 12 7:30pm Loser Game 7 vs Loser Game 8

@ Alumni Hall

Game 5 9am Branford North Park vs. London Banting

Game 6 10:30am London H.B. Beal vs. Sarnia Northern

Game 7 12:00pm Dundas Parkside vs. London Wesminster

Game 8 1:30pm Oakville St. Thomas Aquinas vs. Windsor Riverside

Game 13 3:00pm Winner game 1 vs Winner Game 2

Game 14 4:30pm Loser game 1 vs. Loser Game 2

Game 15 6:00pm Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 4

Game 16 7:30pm Loser Game 3 vs. Loser Game 4

Jan.3rd

Championship Semi-finals 1:30pm

Championship Final 5:30pm

Consolation Semi- Finals 12:00pm

Consolation Final 5:30pm

**Note: Western vs. Rochester Institute of Tech 3:30pm Alumni Hall

Admission $3 per game

Day Pass $5

Tournament Pass $8

Former Mustang Alex Brzozowicz Honoured as Academic All-Canadian

On Thursday December 10th at the Great Hall on the campus of the University of Western Ontario, 101 Western student athletes were honoured as academic all-canadians, including former basketball great Alex Brzozowicz. The recognition was for the 2008-2009 academic year. 

Alex spent two seasons with the Mustangs (2007-2009) and is a graduate of the  Richard Ivey Business School.  Alex was also honoured in 2008-2009 for his academic prowess as he was selected as the OUA West's Ken Sheild award winner and also selected as the inaugural winner of the Boydell Award of Excellence (honouring excellence in Basketball, Academics and Community Service). 

Brad Smith Experience: Part 3

I would love to say its beginning to look a lot like Christmas here in England, but I would be lying. Despite the most ridiculous amount of Christmas lights this one house has on my street, you could never tell. Rain, rain and more rain is all that is happening here, and it is pretty depressing at times. It does make you appreciate a nice sunny day a little more though. Times have been pretty tough for my team and I, we have still yet to win a regular season game. We have been very close, losing to a buzzer beater a few weeks ago (which brought back a horrible feeling), and our losing margin is only 8 points. Hopefully, we can get a couple of wins to close out the first half of the season. Personally, I am doing my best to help the team, averaging 27 points (first in the league) and 9 rebounds (third). We are headed to Plymouth this weekend, so hopefully we can find a way to win.
Went to London this past weekend and had a great time. Got to see pretty much everything there is to see. It is a pretty incredible city, everything is so close and compact which makes it easy to see and visit everything. Plus their subway system (or Tube as they call it here) is really incredible and makes it very easy to get around. Also, got to go to the Maple Leaf Pub, which was their take on a Canadian bar. It was very funny and interesting to be in there. Hockey night in Canada was on from Saturday night, and the Leafs were getting destroyed by the Bruins, which didn’t surprise me. They only had Sleeman on tap, which was a bit disappointing. Other than that, I am getting very excited to come home for Christmas to see my family and friends. I am also looking forward to get back to Western to see everyone and practice with the team, maybe throw some elbows around like old times (sorry Andy, Garret in advance). Hope everyone has a safe and happy holidays, take care,
Brad Smith.

Player Profile

Joshua Windsor #10

Height: 6'4

Player Position: Forward

Academic program: Social Sciences

Year in Program: 2

Year on Team: 2

Personal goal for this season: Better my game every day.

Team goal for this season: National Championship

Hometown: Hamilton

High School & Coach: Bishop Ryan, Kevin Daly

Club Team: Blessed Sacrament

Proudest Basketball Moment: 2008 OBA Champions

Biggest Role Model: Parents / Brother

Career Ambition: Get a good job.

Family Members: Dad- Joseph, Mom – Jola, Brother - Nate

Where do you see yourself in 10 years: Making the best out of whatever I have.

Favourites

NBA team/Player: Lakers/Kobe Bryant

Sport Other Than Basketball: Baseball

Meal: BBQ Ribs

Subject in School: Psychology

Lucky Number: 10

Movie: Serpico
Musical Group/ Artist: Eminem / Jay-Z

Favourite quote/ saying: The only thing that comes to a sleeping man is dreams.

Brief quote on the experience of being a student & playing basketball at Western - It’s been great to be able to experience things most people never get a chance to, and have it take me places where I would have never been if it weren’t for basketball.

Mustangs Host Local Club Teams For Skills Clinic

The Western Mustangs hosted the St. Thomas Shock and the London Ramblers U10 boys teams this evening in a skills clinic at Thames Hall. Coach Campbell introduced himself and the Mustangs players, then put the local players through some foot work and ball handling skill drills to get the players warmed-up. Mustangs players then instructed the kids in three station groups: primary offence, 2 on 0 passing and deny defence. After the skills stations the Mustangs players took on the local kids in several 5 on 5 games to see how the kids would match-up. To finish the evening Garrett Olexiuk and Andy Wedemire competed in a dunk competition (Garrett won with a toss off the backboard two hand tomahawk jam).

The Mustangs would like to thank the coaches and parents of the Shock & Ramblers and of course the players from each team for their attendance.

Watch Rogers TV Thursday for their piece on todays skills clinic

Pictured Right - Mustang Ryan Barbeau & London Rambler Jacob

Captain's Blog

Well, the first half of our season is over now. We finished OUA Eastern conference league play with a mediocre 5-3 record. The past three months have been filled with many ups and downs. A winless weekend in Rochester back in October certainly marked our rock bottom. However, the team rebounded back from the October blues and found its second wind for the first half of league play. We opened the season with two convincing wins over Laurentian and York at home, which helped us get off to a good start in addition to gaining positive momentum heading forward. Although we dropped two games the following weekend to U of Ottawa, and the number one ranked Carleton Ravens, we left the nations capital having gained a valuable experience. Losing by only 11 points to the Gee-Gee’s and 8 points to the Ravens it is clear that we have to talent and athleticism to compete with the top teams in the country. As a team we must commit to defence and sharp offensive execution in order to achieve success at the highest level. The following weekend we bounced back with 2 monumental wins, the first coming against RMC on Friday night followed by another against a tough Queen’s team Saturday afternoon. We knew this weekend would be huge for us and two wins would make all the difference as opposed to splitting the weekend going 1 and 1. Going into the half up by only 1 Saturday we knew it was going to be a fight coming down stretch. Thankfully, Coach Campbell’s inspiring halftime pep talk elevated us to the next level, as we went on to outscore Queen’s 26-14 in the third quarter which would ultimately decided the game.

This past weekend we travelled to Toronto to take on Ryerson and UofT. Unfortunately we came away 1-1, with a win against Ryerson on Friday, and loosing to UofT Saturday evening. Saturday’s loss was a real let down, mostly due to the fact that it was a game we were completely capable of winning. We managed to get away at the half with a 2 point lead, however, in the second half our defense crumbled. UofT has some big time shooters. We did a poor job a challenging their looks in the second half which ended up costing us the game.

So with OUA East league play in books its time for us to start preparing for the REAL season that’s ahead of us. I refer to the West as our real season because that’s when the real fun begins. The true rivalries go head to head, and each battle is taken a little more personally. As Christmas exams quickly sneak up on all of us, we’ve got this week off from practice to catch up school work and prepare for mid-year exams, in addition to refocusing mentally for the second half of the season that awaits us. That being said, we are still in weight room working on our strength, and our December schedule is peppered with mandatory practice times to ensure our endurance doesn’t slip.

I’m looking forward to OUA West league play and building on our success. Together the team will challenge each other and compete with one another everyday in preparation for victory. Have a safe and happy holidays.

All the best,

Garrett Olexiuk

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

Sunday Article On-line in the London Free Press

Click below to see the London Free Press article on yesterday's game vs Queen's. 

http://www.lfpress.com/sports/2009/11/21/11859266.html

Western 85, Queen's 72

The Mustang's took on Queen's University yesterday in what Coach Brad Campbell said was going to be a challenge for the players. With that said Western defeated Queen's 85-72.

Game at a Glance:

Ryan Barbeau 24 pts

Andy Wedemire 24pts

Garrett Olexiuk 12 pts 11 rbs

LONDON, Ont. - Andy Wedemire (Sarnia, Ont.) was a perfect 14/14 at the charity stripe and finished with 24 points as the Western Mustangs won their second straight game 85-72 over the Queen's Gaels in front of over 200 fans on Nov. 21 at Alumni Hall.

In a game featuring five lead changes and five ties, Western blew it open with their starters in the second half, outscoring Queen's 26-14 in the third quarter.

Wedemire added eight rebounds and four assists, while Ryan Barbeau (Belleville, Ont.) had 24 points, nine assists and two boards.

"Andy's successful at the line," Barbeau said. "Any time we can get him there often, we know we're going to win games."

Garrett Olexiuk (Burlington, Ont.) added 12 points and 11 rebounds for his second double-double of the season.

"It's big for us to go 4-2," Barbeau said. "Now we're in a position to win two more, especially coming off two losses, it's really important."

Senior forward Mitch Leger (Kingston, Ont.) led the Gaels with 20 points and 13 rebounds along with three blocks and a steal. But he was 8/22 shooting as the Gaels shot under 40% in the second half.

But Queen's clawed close in the second quarter, outscoring Western 21-17. They trailed by just one, 41-40, at the half.

"We started to give them open looks," Barbeau reflected. "But we tightened up at contested their looks. We made the shots difficult."

Barbeau hit a clutch trey in the third quarter following up on another from Marcus Barnett (Hampton, Va.), who finished with nine points, to blow the game open.

It capped a 12-0 Western run, starting in the dying seconds of the first half.

While the Gaels' depth was excellent - outscoring Western 36-9 in bench points - they shot the ball poorly including five misses on their last seven shots from the field.

Western also made Queen's pay for sloppy play, notching 26 points off turnovers, including 11 in the third quarter.

The Mustangs now prepare for a pair of road games to close the 2009-10 portion of the schedule in Toronto - Nov. 27 at Ryerson at 8 p.m. at Kerr Gymasium and Nov. 28 at 8 p.m. against the Varsity Blues at the University of Toronto.

"They are two high-scoring teams and they'll bring it for 40 minutes," Barbeau said. "We'll have to be ready."

Mustangs Beat Queens 85-72

Game Report from Andy Watson - Mustangs Athletics 

http://www.westernmustangs.ca/news/2009/11/21/MBB_1121094049.aspx?path=mbball

LONDON, Ont. - Andy Wedemire (Sarnia, Ont.) was a perfect 14/14 at the charity stripe and finished with 24 points as the Western Mustangs won their second straight game 85-72 over the Queen's Gaels in front of over 200 fans on Nov. 21 at Alumni Hall.

In a game featuring five lead changes and five ties, Western blew it open with their starters in the second half, outscoring Queen's 26-14 in the third quarter.

Wedemire added eight rebounds and four assists, while Ryan Barbeau (Belleville, Ont.) had 24 points, nine assists and two boards.

"Andy's successful at the line," Barbeau said. "Any time we can get him there often, we know we're going to win games." 

Garrett Olexiuk (Burlington, Ont.) added 12 points and 11 rebounds for his second double-double of the season.

"It's big for us to go 4-2," Barbeau said. "Now we're in a position to win two more, especially coming off two losses, it's really important."

Senior forward Mitch Leger (Kingston, Ont.) led the Gaels with 20 points and 13 rebounds along with three blocks and a steal. But he was 8/22 shooting as the Gaels shot under 40% in the second half.

But Queen's clawed close in the second quarter, outscoring Western 21-17. They trailed by just one, 41-40, at the half.

"We started to give them open looks," Barbeau reflected. "But we tightened up at contested their looks. We made the shots difficult."

Barbeau hit a clutch trey in the third quarter following up on another from Marcus Barnett (Hampton, Va.), who finished with nine points, to blow the game open. 

It capped a 12-0 Western run, starting in the dying seconds of the first half.

While the Gaels' depth was excellent - outscoring Western 36-9 in bench points - they shot the ball poorly including five misses on their last seven shots from the field.

Western also made Queen's pay for sloppy play, notching 26 points off turnovers, including 11 in the third quarter.

The Mustangs now prepare for a pair of road games to close the 2009-10 portion of the schedule in Toronto - Nov. 27 at Ryerson at 8 p.m. at Kerr Gymasium and Nov. 28 at 8 p.m. against the Varsity Blues at the University of Toronto.

"They are two high-scoring teams and they'll bring it for 40 minutes," Barbeau said. "We'll have to be ready."

Western 105, RMC 57

On Friday night the mustangs defeated RMC 105-57. "We definitely shot the ball well tonight. Our bench also played well. Tomorrow's game vs Queen's is a big challenge for us" Brad Campbell from Friday night.

Game at a Glance:

Zach Angus 18 pts

Garrett Olexiuk 14 pts

Brett Lawrence 13 pts

David Harder, Marcus Barnett, Andy Wedemire 10pts

Mustangs down Paladins 105-57

Game report from Andy Watson Mustangs Athletics: 

http://www.westernmustangs.ca/news/2009/11/20/MBB_1120094524.aspx

LONDON, Ont. - The Western Mustangs got into triple-digit scoring with an easy 105-57 win over the RMC Paladins in men's basketball action at Alumni Hall Nov. 20.

Freshman guard Zachary Angus (Burlington, Ont.) hit back-to-back threes in the fourth quarter before David Harder (Denmark) put the Mustangs over the century mark, pulling down a rebound and rolling in a layup with a couple of minutes left in the fourth. 

"It's pretty exciting to get this opportunity," Angus said of his season-high 21 minutes of playing time. "We work really hard so to get this chance is great."

The Mustangs were working on new defensive schemes - in particular a high-tempo 3-2 zone defence - which Angus said was hard work.

"It's always nice to be able to work in something new," he said. "I liked the zone but it didn't work too well... it was something new for us. It forces you to talk a lot more. The guys down low really have to communicate well." 

Western's bench saw most of the floor time in the game with the starts only seeing the beginnings of the second, third and fourth quarters. The bench outscored RMC's subs 53-12.

With the win, Western improves to 3-2 and hosts Queen's (2-3) at 3 p.m. on Nov. 21 at Alumni Hall. Queen's upset Windsor 73-64 on Nov. 20. RMC falls to 0-5 and will travel to play the 3-2 Windsor Lancers Nov. 21.

Meanwhile, Western's women, which won over RMC by forfeit, are at 4-1 and host Queen's (3-2) at 1 p.m. on Nov. 21 at Alumni Hall.

In the men's game, Angus led the Mustangs with 18 points and five assists. Rookie Paladins guard Justin Hill (Halifax, N.S.) led RMC with 19 points including a pair of threes.

But the Paladins' 18 turnovers were costly.

Starting forward Garrett Olexiuk (Burlington, Ont.) also had 14 points, six assists and three boards. Six Mustangs were in double-digit scoring including Angus, Olexiuk, Brett Lawrence(Welland, Ont.) with 13 points, and Harder, Andy Wedemire (Sarnia, Ont.) and Marcus Barnett(Hampton, Va.) with 10 points each.

Western opend up with a 17-4 lead thanks to threes from Barnett (Hampton, Va.), Ryan Barbeau(Belleville, Ont.) and the unlikeliest of three-point contributors Olexiuk.

The Mustangs led 29-10 at the quarter break.

In the second quarter, Western's bench came on to support and performed admirably - outscoring the RMC bench 17-3 -  with every player seeing the floor for at least four minutes in the half.
Western led 57-25 and held a 30-6 margin from beyond the arc shooting 10/19.

The Mustangs starters got three minutes of playing time to open the third quarter, extending the lead to 69-30, then the subs came in and outscored the Paladins 15-14 for the final seven minutes of the quarter. Western continued to lead, stretch in the margin to 40 points, with the score 84-44 after three quarters.

Brett Lawrence (Welland, Ont.) had eight third-quarter points and played intelligent defence. The Paladins hurt themselves with a number of unforced turnovers but shot well from three-point range hitting three treys.

In the fourth, Western's starters came back in briefly, but Western played a composed fourth quarter and nearly doubled up on RMC.

Today's London Free Press Article

Click the link below to view today's London Free Press article on the Mustangs.  The Article also touches on women's game tonight vs. RMC is cancelled (Men's game is a go and starts at 8pm). 

http://www.lfpress.com/sports/othersports/2009/11/20/11827186-sun.html

Mustangs on the Airwaves this Weekend

Follow the Mustangs as they play RMC on Friday Nov. 20 at 8pm and Queen's Saturday Nov. 21 at 3pm live on CHRW 94.9FM Radio Western: 

www.chrwradio.com/listen 

Player Profile

Greg Edelsward

#13

Player Position: Forward

Academic program: BMOS

Year in Program: 1st

Year on Team: 1st

Personal goal for this season: Be a Positive Role Player

Team goal for this season: Win OUA West and National Championship

Hometown: Burlington, ON

High School & Coach: Aldershot HS, Mr. Manojlovic/ Mr. Slack

Club Team: UPLAY

Proudest Basketball Moment: Going to Halton Championships in Senior Year

Career Ambition: To Start and run a business once my basketball career is over.

Family Members: Diane Kris and Mark

Where do you see yourself in 10 years: Working for a successful business

Favourites

NBA team/Player: Toronto Raptors/Kobe Bryant

Sport Other Than Basketball: Golf and Football

Meal: Pizza & Wings

Subject in School: MOS

Lucky Number: 3

Movie: Happy Gilmore
Musical Group/ Artist: Aerosmith

Favourite quote/ saying: “Just Do it”

Brief quote on the experience of being a student & playing basketball at Western -

“Being a student athletes certainly has its hard-times and does take it’s toll on you physically and mentally but it’s also a lot of fun to be apart of a team that wants to work hard and win. “

Mustangs Weekend Round-up

Provided by Andy Watson - Mustangs Athltetics

Men's Basketball Powerhouse OUA East teams hand Mustangs first two losses of season Nov. 13: Ottawa 87 Western 76 Nov. 15: Carleton 80 Western 72 By Andy Watson OTTAWA - Western played a strong game but ran into foul trouble with forwards Andy Wedemire (Sarnia, Ont.) and Garrett Olexiuk (Burlington, Ont.) as the Carleton Ravens defeated the Western Mustangs 80-72 in men's basketball action Nov. 15 at the Ravens' Nest. With the win, the Ravens remain perfect, while Western falls to 2-2. Junior point guard Ryan Barbeau (Belleville, Ont.) led Western with 24 points. "I thought we played good enough to win," said head coach Bradley Campbell. "Even with both Andy and Garrett in heavy foul trouble the whole game, we battled and executed well." The Ravens had a good start against the Mustangs, led by a big forward presence from veteran Kevin McCleery (Ottawa) in the paint. He scored 16 of the Ravens' 35 first half points. The Mustangs entered halftime trailing 35-25. Carleton continued to feed the ball into the post in the second half of play, exploiting Western's foul issues, but shots just would not fall for host Ravens. Solid Ravens defence kept the Mustangs scoreless for the first four minutes of the third quarter. But Western would come back strong to get it within two points, 52-50, the closest they would get all game, by the end of the third quarter. The Mustangs outscored the Ravens 25-17 in the quarter. In the fourth, junior Ravens' guard Elliot Thompson (Fredericton, N.B.) drained back-to-back threes to give the Ravens a six-point advantage. Then Thompson soared through the air to intercept a Western pass, scoring on an open layup on the other end of the court. Manigat was Carleton's leading scorer with 23 points while McCleery added 21 points in the victory. On Nov. 13, Western fell 87-76 to the Ottawa Gee-Gees. Warren Ward led Ottawa with 30 points, while Marcus Barnett led Western with 24. The Mustangs trailed by 13 points at the half after Ottawa exploded for 49 first-half points. Western hosts Queen's Nov. 21 (3 p.m. Alumni Hall) and RMC Nov. 20 (8 p.m. Alumni Hall).

Ottawa Citizen Article on Mustangs vs. Carleton

Click the link below to see the Ottawa Citzen article on the Mustangs vs. Carleton game for yesterday:

http://www.ottawacitizen.com/sports/Ravens+song/2227873/story.html

Carleton 80, Western 72

The Mustangs played an intense game but fell a bit short with a score of 72-80 against Carleton University today. "I thought we played good enought to win". Even with both Andy and Garrett in heavy foul trouble the whole game we battled and executed well. " Coach Brad Campbell

Game at a Glance:

Ryan Barbeau 24 pts

Jason Milliquet 13 pts

Garrett Olexiuk 11 pts

Marcus Barnett 10 rbs

Mustangs Attend Ottawa Senators Game on Day Off

The Mustangs team watched the Ottawa Senators lose in a shootout to the New York Rangers in a rare Saturday matinee at the Scotiabank Place.  

Ottawa 87, Western 76

Yesterday our Mustangs took on Ottawa falling short with a final score of 87-76. Coach Brad Campbell stated that "We had too many break downs on our defensive board in the second half. Also we needed to be more disciplined." Up next the Mustangs will play Carleton, tomorrow at 3 pm (away).

Game at a Glance:

Marcus Barnett 24 pts

Andy Wedemire 17 pts 9 rbs

David Harder 11 pts