The Western Mustangs women's ice hockey team represents the University of Western Ontario Western Mustangs and competes in the Ontario University Athletics conference, which participates nationally in the U Sports athletic program. The Mustangs play at Thompson Arena in London, Ontario.
The women's hockey team has won 2 Ontario University Athletics women's ice hockey championships (2014âÂÂ15 and 2017âÂÂ18) and 1 U Sports championship (2014âÂÂ15).
The current coach of the team is Candice Moxley, who was a prior head coach for the Markham Thunder as well as the Buffalo State WomenâÂÂs Division III hockey team. Moxley joined the Mustangs in 2018âÂÂ19 season.
On October 21, 2010, the Mustangs played the Chinese national women's hockey team. The game ended in a 2âÂÂ2 tie as Katie Dillon notched both goals. From January 29, 2011 to February 6, 2011, Katie Dillon led the OUA with a four-game point scoring streak in which she registered four goals. On February 11, 2011, Mustangs captain Ellie Seedhouse scores a goal in her final CIS game as Western fell to the Brock Badgers by a 5âÂÂ1 mark.
Two Mustangs rookies were named to the 2012 OUA All-Rookie team. Stacey Scott led all rookies with 27 points, which ranked eighth overall among all OUA skaters. Katelyn Gosling accumulated 13 points, which finished second among rookie defenders. Her 13 points helped rank her sixth overall among all OUA blueliners in scoring, respectively.
At the end of the 2011âÂÂ12 season, Tawn Rellinger and Katie Dillon, both fourth-year players, decided to cut off their hair and donate it to Locks of Love.
The 2014âÂÂ15 season represented numerous milestones for the Mustangs. Finishing in first place in the OUA standings, the Mustangs would capture their first-ever McCaw Cup championship, followed by a Golden Path Trophy triumph, awarded to the U Sports National Champions. Additionally, the roster produced a trio of OUA First-Team All-Stars, a First-Team All-Canadian.
The Mustangs have been Ontario University Athletics (OUA) Champions in 2015 & 2018, USports Champions in 2015, Silver Medalists in 2018 and nationally ranked in the top 10 of Canadian Interuniversity Sports (U SPORTS).
The Winter Universiade is a biennial international multi-sport event. Players are selected across the U SPORTSâÂÂs 33 WomenâÂÂs Varsity Hockey teams to represent Canada.
Presented to the Western female student athlete who has made the greatest contribution to athletics within the University