LONDON, Ont. ?Warriors’ forward Jordan Brenner scored the game winner on a shorthanded breakaway with 2:17 left in overtime, as the Western Mustangs fell 2-1 to Waterloo (2-1) at the John Labatt Centre Thursday night.

Brenner buried the backhander over top of helpless Mustangs’ goalie Brad Topping (Strathroy, Ont.) to give the Warriors the win.

With the loss, Western falls to 1-2 on the season, and the Mustangs are now 13-1-0-1 all-time at the JLC.

Kevin Richardson (White Rock, B.C.) scored the Western goal, while Brenner and Ryan MacGregor scored for Waterloo.

Patrick Ouellet (Baie-Comeau, Que.), the game’s third star, played a strong game for the Mustangs, with several key shot blocks to keep game scoreless in opening period.

Goaltender Curtis Darling made 34 saves for Waterloo to earn the win, while Topping made 27 saves for Western, including several second effort saves while short-handed.

After a scoreless first period, Richardson buried home a rebound off a shot from Matt Manias (Etobicoke, Ont.) just as a Waterloo penalty had expired.

MacGregor tied the game later in the second period on a 4-on-3 man advantage, whacking a rebound in behind Topping.

Western came close to taking the lead late in the second when defenceman Ryan Waldner (Edmonton, Alta.) hit the post.

Forward Jeffrey Martens (Maple Ridge, B.C.) deflected a point shot off the post in the third, as Western continued to get bad bounces, failing to take the lead on the power play.

Western had four players in the box at the end of the second period. Special teams ? with 19 total power plays in the game ? were a key factor in the outcome as Waterloo scored once on the power play and once shorthanded.

The Mustangs failed to capitalize on any of their nine powerplays.

The same teams do battle Saturday night (Oct. 21) in Waterloo. Next home game for Western comes on Saturday Oct. 28 when the Mustangs host the Laurier Golden Hawks. Game time is 7 p.m. at the John Labatt Centre.