Game Day: McMaster 3pm Alumni Hall

Mustangs take on long time rival McMaster today Alumni Hall 3pm

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After setback, Mustangs look to respond against McMaster

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LONDON, Ont. - The Western Mustangs men's basketball team look to regroup against the McMaster Marauders on Sat. afternoon at 3 p.m. in Alumni Hall. The Mustangs suffered a setback against Windsor on Wednesday evening dropping a 87-72 decision against the hot-shooting Lancers.

The Mustangs sit at 5-4 on the season following the loss and in a three-way tie for fourth place in the OUA West. Western is tied with Waterloo and Brock. McMaster sits a game behind sporting a 4-5 record.

Western has had trouble finding their shots so far this season shooting 38% from the field and 28% from three-point range to date.

Forward Andy Wedemire has been solid for the Mustangs averaging 17 points and eight rebounds per game on 56% shooting. Point guard Ryan Barbeau has been effective averaging five assists per game and adding 15 points per game on 47% shooting from three-point range.

Western Gazette Article From Wednesday's game

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Lancers 87 Mustangs 72

Brett Lawrence goes to the hoop vs. Windsor

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LONDON, Ont. - The Western Mustangs could not overcome the strong shooting of the Windsor Lancers in the second and fell 87-72 Jan. 5 at Alumni Hall.


Andy Wedemire led the Mustangs attack with 20 points, Ryan Barbeau had 14 points with eight assists and Peter Scholtes had 13 points and seven rebounds off the bench

The Mustangs could not answer the hot shooting of Windsor's Isaac Kuon who went 8-for-12 from the field and 3-of-4 from three point range for 25 points. The Lancers as a team show 56% from the field in the second half.
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With the win the Lancers secure their hold on first place in the OUA West with their 8-1 record. The Mustangs slip to 5-4 on the season ending their three-game winning streak.
The Mustangs got off to a good start, rotating well on defence to have a slim three-point lead 20-17 after the first quarter.
Windsor was all over the glass in the second quarter rebounding and outscored the Mustangs 22-14 in the frame. It was a five point lead for the Lancers at half 39-34. For the game the Lancers dominated the board grabbing 11 offensive boards and outrebounding the Mustangs 30-23.
In the second half the Lancers broke down Western's zone with some hot shooting as four Lancers finished with 3 three-pointers each. In total, the Lancers shot 44% from long range, hitting 12 shots from deep.
Western could not mount any sort of a run and played even with the Lancers in the third but entered the fourth quarter down 61-53.
With the Lancers continuing their strong shooting performance the benches were emptied and Windsor extended their lead as the game finished 87-72.

Game Day: Windsor Alumni Hall 8pm

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Wedemire, Barbeau look to get Mustangs on track in 2011

Andrew Wedemire vs. Ottawa U

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LONDON, Ont. - Nearly five weeks after their last OUA regular season game the Western Mustangs men's basketball team will look to get things started off the right foot in the new year as they host the Windsor Lancers on Jan. 5 at 8 p.m. in Alumni Hall.

Battling a number of injuries through the first part of the season the Mustangs finally got on a winning streak, winning three games before the holiday break. Western played an exhibition game over the break against NAIA school Daemen College in Amherst, N.Y. losing 105-76.

Currently tied for fourth in the OUA West with a 5-3 record the Mustangs can gain ground in the standings with a win as Windsor is in first with a 7-1 record. Western will turn to veteran Andy Wedemire, currently in the top five in the OUA in rebounding (8.6) and field goal percentage (54.7%) to continue to provide a front-court presence. 

The Mustangs will be buoyed by the return of starting point guard Ryan Barbeau and his 15.8 points and 4.5 assists per game from injury. With another home game on the schedule against McMaster on Sat. Jan. 8 at 3 p.m. the Mustangs will look to start a winning streak to begin the second half of the season.

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