U13 Mustangs Squeeze By Chaos Green

They came from behind but the U13 Moose Jaw Mustangs defeated Regina Chaos Green 3 - 2 on Wednesday evening.

The win leaves the Mustangs in first place in the U13 division of the South Saskatchewan Lacrosse League.

The noticeably pony-tailed Mustangs played a strong aggressive game which included numerous scoring opportunities.

“Honestly we came into it underdogs and we had a short bench and it was great to see the progress we had especially with the new kids. They’re really stepping up the same with our veteran kids,” Krysta Williams Mustangs’ head coach said.

The Mustangs are made up of 13 runners and a goalie. Teams are allowed to have up to 18 runners and two goalies.

Five of the Mustangs players are girls. Without the girls playing having a team would be difficult.

The short bench has had an effect on the Mustangs but they’ve had APs (Associated Players) in the U11 division who have stepped up and fit in really well when needed.

“We are doing way better (now) than I thought we would be doing the entire time. So I’m really, really pleased with them.”

The three head coaches (mom coaches) also coach a girls team and they’ve been working hard to get girls to take up the sport.

The five girls on the Mustangs are part of that effort.

“We worked hard to get them here and they’re just killing it. So it’s really nice to have them on the team and to stick around,” Williams said.

She said the Mustangs are welcoming to both girls and boys to come out and play lacrosse.

“They’re doing amazing it’s like some of the kids you wouldn’t even guess this is their first year (of lacrosse).”

First Period

Bentley Kelly scored an unassisted goal for the Chaos Green at 6:33.

The Mustangs tied it on a Boston Olmstead goal assisted by Emerson Hlushko at 1:43.

Second Period

Maurice Parisian scored an unassisted goal for Chaos Green with 43 seconds left in the period.

Third Period

Brody Soper Tied it for the Mustangs at 14:03.

Zachariah Thompson scored the game winner and his first goal of the season at 5:03.

The U13 Mustangs next game is Monday June 1st in Regina at 6 pm versus Regina Chaos Blue.