WHKY | Ravens Battle Against Mustangs

On Saturday, the Ravens welcomed the Western Mustangs to town, but once again struggled to find connection in their play early. After a disjointed first forty minutes, Carleton and Western found themselves in a scoreless deadlock with just 30 total shots on net recorded. 

Carleton carried most of the play in the third until Western got its best opportunity of the evening with a breakaway late in the third. Unable to score, but flying in on goal, the Mustangs forward collided with Langille, causing a lengthy injury delay. With Langille staying in the game, Western came out of the break with a set draw in mind and executed it to perfection with Haylie Kirkpatrick beating Langille shortside hide on a walkout from behind the net. 

Sadie Mulligan punished the Ravens for a turnover at the blueline late in the third, hitting the empty net to wrap up a 2-0 Mustangs win.

"We were inconsistent in the first two periods, and you can't win hockey games in this league only playing twenty minutes," shared Ravens head coach Stacey Colarossi after the game. Among both Colarossi and team captain Avery Krawchuk, consistency will be a key area of focus for the Ravens going forward. 

"We had a few ups and downs," said Krawchuk after the game. "[Our energy] came in ebbs and flows. That's one thing we can improve on, just be more consistent with our play on the ice, as well as our energy on the bench and in the room."

The Ravens don't have much time or room left in their schedule to be searching for that consistency. With four games to play, the Ravens need to run the table if they hope to tie Nipissing in 5th in the OUA East.