UPEI women's basketball Panthers add three more
It was announced today that head coach Carly Clarke has added Danielle MacDonald, Marie-Christine Parent, and Amy Gough to the UPEI women's basketball roster for the upcoming 2010-11 season.
MacDonald, a 5'4' guard from Memorial High School in Sydney, Cape Breton is sure to create havoc on the defensive end. A feisty and energetic player, she is a great ‘on ball' defender who isn't afraid to be physical-she took 32 charges in 33 games for Memorial while averaging 12.8 points per game this season. 'Danielle is a high-energy and very competitive player. I expect her to have a positive influence on the entire team both in practice and on game day,' stated coach Clarke.
MacDonald added, 'I am very excited to be attending UPEI and playing with the Panthers this season. I have toured the UPEI campus-the facilities are first-rate, the school has an excellent reputation, and the community is very friendly, very much like home. As I leave Cape Breton Island, it will be reassuring to be moving to another Island.'
A 5'9' guard from CEGEP de Sherbrooke in Quebec, Parent adds another strong outside shooter to the line-up, who is also hoped to bring composure to the floor for the otherwise young Panther squad. Parent averaged 9 points in 32 minutes per game for the Sherbrooke Volontaires this season. 'Coming from a college conference, ‘M.C.' has a high level of experience that will be invaluable to our first-year players coming right out of high school,' said Clarke.
Gough is a 5'10' wing player from Bishop's College High School, St. John's, Newfoundland, and is a strong athlete with the ability to run the floor and get to the rim. Clarke added, 'Amy will bring some much-needed size, strength and athleticism at the wing position. Her ability should create numerous scoring opportunities for herself and teammates.' Gough was a member of the Newfoundland and Labrador Canada Games contingent that finished sixth last summer at the 2009 Canada Games.
MacDonald will enter the Faculty of Arts, while Gough and Parent will begin study in the Faculty of Science this September.
