TORONTO, Ont. – Two goals from Evra Levesque led the Western Mustangs to a 3-2 win over the Toronto Varsity Blues on Saturday night at Varsity Arena.
 
The win is Western's second victory of 2018 and gives the team a three-game winning streak dating back to their final game prior to the break. The Mustangs now sit at 9-1-3-2 and have become the sole possessor of second place in the OUA, only one point behind Queen's. Toronto holds a 7-0-6-1 record and remains tied for sixth with Waterloo.
 
Levesque both opened the scoring for Western and netted the game winner to record her sixth and seventh goals of the season. Megan Taylor provided the Mustangs other goal on the night, tallying her second marker of the season.
 
Gabrielle De Serres and Louie Bieman provided Toronto's offence, marking their first and fifth goals respectively.
 
Five and a half minutes into the first period, the Varsity Blues had perhaps the best chance to score early on with a five-on-three power play, however rookie goaltender Carmen Lasis and the Mustangs' tight defence kept Toronto off the board.
 
The even back-and-forth play continued throughout the frame until Evra Levesque put the Mustangs in front with a little less than five minutes left in the first, converting assists from Edie Levesque and Ali Beres.
 
Toronto didn't wait long to respond, with De Serres tying things up just 45 seconds into the second period.
 
The Mustangs quickly answered back, however, and Megan Taylor regained the lead three minutes later off of passes from Evra Levesque and Shailyn Waites.
 
Western extended their lead to two goals early in the third period as Evra Levesque took advantage of traffic in front of the net and scored her second of the night with help from Anthea Lasis.
 
Bieman rounded out the scoring with a goal midway through the frame to pull the Varsity Blues to within one. That would be as close as things would get, however, as the Mustangs skated away with a 3-2 win.
 
Western will be back in action on Saturday, January 13, when they host the Nipissing Lakers at Thompson Arena. Puck drop is set for 3 p.m., and fans can catch the action live on OUA.tv