U17 Mustangs Continue To Roll
The Moose Jaw U17 Mustangs lacrosse club are a perfect 5 - 0 to start the season but it’s a streak the larger Weyburn Panther Drilling Thrashers challenged on Monday evening.
It a challenge the Mustangs thwarted going on to defeat the Thrashers 9 - 6 in a game Weyburn at times threatened to steal.
“It was a little closer tonight. They almost doubled us for (the number of) runners. There’s not much I can do I have a ten man roster so I’m kind of limited,” Mustangs head coach Shaun Seiferling said.
The Mustangs’ official game plan was not to turn the match into an Olympic sprint because of a short bench but it’s a plan the players didn’t follow.
“Well I told the kids to not make it into a track meet. I didn’t want them running full steam back and forth on the floor for a full 60 minutes they obviously went against what I was saying,” Seiferling said.
The Mustangs were aggressive in checking the Thrashers stripping the ball from Weyburn at key moments.
A shot from behind the Thrashers’ goal hitting the goalie in the back and scoring a goal lifted the Mustangs.
In front of the Thrashers goal the Mustangs, despite being outsized by their opponents, fought hard for the ball.
“Obviously they proved me wrong and they can run the full 60 minutes,” he said.
The size factor was something on the back of Seiferling’s mind against a much larger Weyburn team. It’s a matter of compensating with Moose Jaw’s strengths.
“We’re probably the smallest team in the league so we need to remember that. That we need to be smart with ball. Throw the ball. Use our speed. We are fast so we need to use our speed.”
“It’s good,” he said about being undefeated, adding “it’s always good to be going with zero losses. So we have just got to keep plugging because as you move forward it keeps getting harder and harder.”
Complacency has already popped up in the Mustangs as they squeaked by for a victory in the fourth game of the season.
“I think we came in thinking we had just beaten them pretty handily and we almost got caught,” Seiferling said.
The Mustangs will need to continue to clamp down for their next game.
“Hopefully we don’t come out with that same mindset. We’ve got to move the ball, move our feet and work as a team.”
SCORING SUMMARY
First Period
Weyburn opened the scoring at 12:39 when XAVIER PEHL scored assisted by ROWAN BOCIAN.
Moose Jaw got on the scoreboard at 5:58 when Christopher Gagne scored assisted by Cooper Fulton.
Moose Jaw took the lead at 4:04 when Cash Bellefeuille scored.
The Mustangs increased their lead to two goals when Cash Bellefeuille scored his second goal at 2:13.
Weyburn would reduce the lead before the period ended when SHILOH MICKLER scored at 00:48.
Second Period
Jaxyn Houle from the Mustangs scored an unassisted goal at 16:30.
Moose Jaw grabbed another goal at 7:18 when Ben Ross scored assisted by Cooper Fulton.
Third Period
Ryder Seiferling scored for the Mustangs at 17:15 assisted by Brett Bowerin.
CHLOE TUCHSCHERER would score her first of two goals for the Thrashers at 15:39.
CHLOE TUCHSCHERER would score her second goal for the Thrashers at 12:59 assisted by Cruz Carter.
Ryder Seiferling would score what turned out to be the game winning goal at 11:03. The assist went to Jaxyn Houle.
KORVEN POUTEAUX would score for Weyburn at 10:39 assisted by CHLOE TUCHSCHERER.
Ryder Seiferling Would score an unassisted goal for Moose Jaw at 6:36.
Weyburn would strike back at 2:28 when SHILOH MICKLER scored assisted by KORVEN POUTEAUX.
Moose Jaw’s 21 Ryder Seiferling would close out the scoring at 1:22 assisted by Cash Bellefeuille.
The Mustangs next league game is Wednesday May 20th at 7:30 pm at the Al Ritchie Arena in Regina.
