To view the Windsor vs. Western box score, click
here.
The Lancer Football team was defeated by the Western Mustangs on Alumni Weekend here at the University of Windsor on Saturday night at Alumni Field.
Led by senior quarterback Michael Faulds, the #2 nationally ranked Mustangs overwhelmed the Lancers 60-7 in front of 4,176 fans at University of Windsor Stadium.
With the loss, Windsor falls to 2-1 on the season as they now get ready to face the Waterloo Warriors next weekend in Waterloo.
On Saturday night, the Lancers opened the game with a bang as Colin Dixon intercepted the very first pass from Faulds to help get the Windsor offensive unit on the field.
However, Western answered back with a fumble recovery of their own on the very next play that eventually led to a 19 yard touchdown pass to Nathan Riva.
The back and fourth action continued as Lancer quarterback Dan Carloni led the offense down the field for a touchdown to make the score 7-7. The drive was capped off by a 26 yard pass to Marcel Samuel.
From there, the first quarter was controlled by the Mustangs as Nathan Riva punched in his second touchdown at the 4:38 mark to put the Mustangs up 14-7. The quarter was capped off by a similar drive that saw Da'Shawn Thomas score a touchdown on the last play of the quarter to give the Mustangs a 21-7 lead after 15 minutes.
In the second, an interception by the Mustangs was followed by a 3 yard run by Riva for his third touchdown of the game. A safety conceded by the Lancers at 8:48 gave the Mustangs a 31-7 lead in the second quarter.
Quickly after the safety, Faulds found Josh Svec for a 52 yard pass that was followed by a run by Thomas for his second touchdown of the night.
The Lancers were unable to slow down the high powered Mustang offense which continued to roll with a another Riva touchdown run of 52 yards. The score was Riva's fourth touchdown of the night and made it 48-7 in favour of Western at half
After the break, the Mustangs continued to show why they are ranked number two in the country as they punched in another touchdown into the end zone. Western would add a late touchdown and field goal to close out the game as they defeated the Lancers 60-7 on the night.
For Western, Faulds completed 16 of 21 passes for 336 yards and 1 touchdown. Nathan Riva carried the ball 14 times for 131 yards and 4 touchdowns.
For Windsor, Dan Carloni completed 13 of 25 passes for 136 yards and 1 touchdown and 3 interceptions. Derek Hymers carried the ball 7 times for 30 yards while Cory Fernandes caught 7 passes for 61 yards.
The Lancers will look to get back on track next weekend as they head to Waterloo to battle the University of Waterloo Warriors. Kick-off on Saturday in Waterloo is 1pm.
