Box Score COUGARS DROP IMPORTANT MATCHUP TO WESMEN

Courtesy of Wesmen Sports Information

The Winnipeg Wesmen picked up an impressive 1-0 victory Friday night against the Mount Royal University Cougars in Winnipeg.

Winnipeg in a tight battle for playoff positioning improves their record to 2-4-1. The Cougars with the loss drop to 0-4-1.

Richie Rundle scored the only goal of the contest in the 42nd minute, just before the halftime break. Rundle took a perfect pass from Hamza Mustapha and headed the ball past Mount Royal goalkeeper David Thalheimer to put the Wesmen up 1-0.

The windy conditions at the Winnipeg Soccer Complex made it difficult for either team to get any great scoring chances in the final 45 minutes.

Wesmen goal keeper Joshua Partaker made five saves for the shutout. While Thalheimer made five saves in the net for the Cougars.

The two teams will wrap up their wekend series Saturday night at the Winnipeg Soccer Complex. Match time is scheduled for 8:00 p.m.