Western Mustangs improve to 2-0 with blowout win over Guelph in football home opener

Western celebrates a big 53-33 win over Guelph in their OUA Football home opener. (Source: Brandon VandeCaveye/Western Mustangs)

The Western Mustangs gave the students returning to campus a show Sunday night with a 53-33 blowout win over Guelph in their home opener.

Ethan Dolby had 100 yards rushing and a pair of scores, while Quarterback Evan Hillock threw for 242 yards and two touchdowns in the victory at Alumni Stadium as Western improves to 2-0.

“We had some big plays,” Mustangs Head Coach Greg Marshall told media after the game.

“We’ve got to be a little bit more consistent, but our coverage overall wasn’t good and it put our defense in some bad spots. I said this is the beginning of the year that they’d (Guelph) be one of the best in our conference and I thought there is some stuff to work on, good stuff to see on film, but it’s a win.”

With a 10-3 lead in the first half, Brayden Misseri blocked a Guelph punt.

A recovery lead to a 43-yard touchdown from Hillock to Seth Robertson put Western up 17-3 and they never looked back.

“That was the game changer right there, that was a big one,” said Marshall.

“They schemed it up well, executed it well, it was a really close game at that time, and it kind of opened it up and then when we got the ball back again.”

Western scored seven touchdowns, four of them in the second quarter.

Jerome Rancourt rushed for a pair, Jack Kelly and Raeshawn Blake each scored their first OUA TD’s.

Western has a second straight home game as they host Ottawa Sept. 6.