WATERLOO, Ont. – Keaton Turkiewicz netted a late third period goal to lift the Mustangs 2-1 past the Laurier Golden Hawks and into the OUA West Semi-finals. Western hosted the Golden Hawks last night and pulled ahead of the best-of-three series with a 4-2 win before finishing out the series on Feb. 17 at the Waterloo Memorial Recreation Complex.
 
Kevin Baker scored Western’s second goal while also adding an assist on the game winner. Thomas Middup scored the only Laurier goal.
 
Both goalies backed their teams with solid goaltending, as the game remained scoreless until Middup’s goal at 5:55 of the third period. Baker followed with a tying goal for the Mustangs just 16 seconds later.
 
Turkiewicz added the game-winning goal with less than two minutes remaining with assists from Baker and Julian Cimadamore.
 
Neither team could add a power play point as Western had six chances and Laurier had three. The Mustangs outshot the Golden Hawks 55-27.
 
Western opens the semifinals on Wed. Feb. 22 for a 7:30 p.m. contest at Thompson Arena.