LONDON, Ont. – Down by one goal with 20 minutes left before the final whistle, Tianna Deluzio headed the ball into the Lions' net to tie the York Lions 1-1 on Sunday afternoon.

"I think it was probably a fair result. York's a very good team. They were tough to break down," said head coach Martin Painter. "When we play teams like that, we're not going to walk on the field and dominate and destroy them. It's going to be really tight games when one goal, one little mistake, on little piece of quality is the difference."

The draw allows both teams to remain undefeated. The Mustangs and the Lions now have records of 7-0-3 and 7-0-1, respectively. Western holds down second place in the OUA West with 24 points, just a single point behind Laurier, while the Lions occupy third with 22 points although they have two games in hand on the Mustangs and one on the Golden Hawks.

Deluzio's goal came in the 71^st minute of the game. The Mustangs were granted a free kick near the half and used the chance to give a quick pass to Meghan Glibbery. Crossing the ball in front of the York net, Duluzio used her head to record the first and only purple and white point of the game.

Expecting a tough game, the Mustangs played hard right out of the gates. They kept possession of the ball and pressed into the York end for much of the first 20 minutes. However, at twenty five minutes into the game the York Lions made their way into the Mustangs end. A well placed corner by York's Sarah Wong to the head of last year's CIS MVP, Nour Ghoneim, allowed the Lions to get a 1-0 lead.

The Lions used the momentum from the goal to keep up the pressure on Western for the remainder of the half. Play was concentrated in the Mustang end, but the purple and white defence reacted by forcing numerous offsides for their opponents.

With a one goal disadvantage heading into the second half, the Mustangs upped their intensity. They spent more time in the York end, outshooting their opponents six to one, but Deluzio's header was the only one to make it past York's goalie.

Following the final goal of the match neither team was able to assert dominance, instead taking turns controlling the play. 

"The intensity was definitely high. York's always a good team and we always like playing them because it's a good quality game. I think the intensity's high because it's just two good teams trying to be the best," said goal scorer Deluzio.

The women are back in action at Mustangs Field on Saturday, October 3, at 1 p.m to face the McMaster Marauders in their final home game of the regular season. The Marauders are one of only three teams to earn a draw against Western this season and their second matchup of the year is sure to be an exciting contest.