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UPEI Panthers this week (January 16–22)

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Reigning UPEI Athlete of the Week Sarah Forsythe gets ready to make a save in a 3-1 win over Saint Mary’s University on January 13.
Reigning UPEI Athlete of the Week Sarah Forsythe gets ready to make a save in a 3-1 win over Saint Mary’s University on January 13.

The UPEI Panthers hockey and basketball teams are looking forward to a busy weekend of games between January 16–22.

Friday, January 20:

7:00 pm: The UPEI Women’s Hockey Panthers (12-6-1) host the Université de Moncton Aigles Bleues (8-11-0) at MacLauchlan Arena. The Panthers are riding a five-game winning streak. UPEI took two out of three games against Moncton and outscored them 5-4.

6:00 pm: The UPEI Women’s Basketball Panthers (6-5) are away in Antigonish, Nova Scotia, to play the St. Francis Xavier X-Women (3-10). The Panthers took the first two games against this team.

7:00 pm: The UPEI Men’s Hockey Panthers (14-6-2) are away in Halifax, Nova Scotia, to play the Dalhousie University Tigers (4-16-2). The Panthers hold a 2-1 record against the Tigers.

8:00 pm: The UPEI Men’s Basketball Panthers (8-3) are away in Antigonish, Nova Scotia, to play the St. Francis Xavier X-Men (11-2). This will be a battle of the top two teams in the AUS with both teams each earning a win in the season series.

Saturday, January 21:

7:00 pm: The UPEI Women’s Hockey Panthers play at home at MacLauchlan Arena against the St. Francis Xavier X-Women. Both teams each have a win against each other, but St. FX has outscored the Panthers 10-4. This is the annual “Bell Let’s Talk” game to raise awareness of mental health.

6:00 pm: The UPEI Women’s Basketball Panthers are away in Antigonish, Nova Scotia, to play the St. Francis Xavier X-Women.

7:00 pm: The UPEI Men’s Hockey Panthers play in Antigonish, Nova Scotia, against the St. Francis Xavier X-Men. The Panthers are 2-1 against the X-Men, outscoring them 16-12.

8:00 pm: The UPEI Men’s Basketball Panthers are away in Antigonish, Nova Scotia, to play the St. Francis Xavier X-Men.

Reminder: The UPEI Women’s and Men’s Basketball Panthers games against the University of New Brunswick originally scheduled for January 13 have been rescheduled to Thursday, January 26. The women’s game is in support of the Canadian Cancer Society fundraiser “Shoot for the Cure” and begins at 6:00 pm. Online donations to the UPEI Women’s Basketball Panthers fundraising page can be made HERE.

To view the full season schedule, visit gopanthersgo.ca

Media Contact

Ron Annear
Varsity Sport Coordinator
Athletics and Recreation
annear@upei.ca
(902) 566-0991

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