"Nothing beats the crowd at Homecoming!"
October 17, 2019
One of the focal points of Homecoming 2019 will be the football game pitting the Western Mustangs against the University of Ottawa Gee-Gees. The game will take place on Saturday, October 19 at 1 p.m. at Western University’s TD Stadium.
King’s students, staff, faculty, and alumni are invited to join our friends from Huron University College and Brescia University College at the Mustang Corral, a special tent on site, to cheer on the Mustangs.
The Western Mustangs will bring their 7-0 record into the Homecoming Game, having defeated the University of Waterloo Warriors 45-42 on October 5, thanks in part to a field goal by King’s Marc Liegghio, fourth-year Criminology major. The Mustangs are 13-3 lifetime against the Gee-Gees. They are enjoying an eight-game winning streak against U Ottawa, including their last game, a 33-0 win on October 13, 2018 in Ottawa.
Liegghio says the Mustangs look forward to playing Ottawa because they are a competitive team. The Mustangs prepare by studying film, having team meetings and practices.
“It is even more important to prepare because it is our Homecoming game. Homecoming is a special day as both a student and a football player. Nothing beats the crowd at Homecoming. The larger crowds always add excitement on Game Day. You’re extra pumped to go out and put on a great day for friends and family,” says Liegghio.
The King’s community will have an opportunity to cheer on many of their own at the game. Over 50 King’s student-athletes are part of the Western Mustangs football team, including:
- Matthew Adams
- Alex Berwick
- Derek Best
- Christopher Bunting
- Joshua Carter
- Devin Comber
- Brett David Ellerman
- Austin Fordham-Miller
- Zachary Fry
- Brian Garrity
- Dylan Giffen
- Phillip Grohovac
- Soren Hallschmid
- Malcolm Hinds
- Spencer Hood
- Trey Humes
- Daniel Jaffe
- Kevin John
- Deionte Knight
- Marc Liegghio
- Bruce Maas
- Savaughn Magnaye-Jones
- Coles Majoros
- Myles Manolo
- Curtis Minifie
- Nickolas Morello
- Tommy Ngongo Nawej
- Spencer Nichols
- Max Nixon
- Kojo Odoom
- Temi Owoaje
- Thomas Ramsay
- Antonio Rossi
- Elijah Sacco
- Alexander Salytchev
- Mark Shelley
- Cooper Skellett
- Daniel Skutta
- Daniel Valente, Jr.
- Antonio Valvano
- Ali Yasir
- Jacob Zynomirski
- Zachary Zynomirski
“King’s is such a tight community of students, (Homecoming) is a great opportunity to hopefully get the win and make the King’s community proud. Being a student at King’s is unique. The smaller class sizes gives you the opportunity to associate with more students and the ability to approach your professors which makes life as a student-athlete more manageable,” says Liegghio.
Liegghio says he is proud to be a student-athlete at King’s because “Kings really does rally behind its student-athletes. Everyone knows who you are and supports you both in the class and on the field. It’s always nice to see King’s affiliates at the games cheering you on!”
Pre-ordered football tickets and swag bags will be available for pick-up from 11:30 a.m. – 12:20 p.m. on Saturday, October 19 in the lobby of the Darryl J. King Student Life Centre as arranged by Alumni & Foundation. Buses will depart King’s for TD Stadium at Western University at 12:20 p.m.
For more information about Homecoming, please visit https://www.kings.uwo.ca/alumni/events-and-chapters/homecoming/