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certainly got more than we expected. The game was UNB against Jamie Blanchard. The Red Devils had an effective wall built on their blue line; when the Pan- thers had a shot on goal, goaltender Chris Somers stopped it. With the score 5-4 in favour of the Red Devils, the Panthers pulled Blanchard-- Wayne McPhee scored seconds later to force the game into overtime.

The first overtime period was a ten minute sudden- death one which, again, was all UNB. The game seemed lost near the start of the second overtime period as Panther forward John Nelson received a match penalty for spearing. Luckily the Panthers survived the five minute shorthand situation. Perhaps killing the penalty improved team morale, in any case, the game became a bit more intense.

The second overtime period dragged into the third. Shortly into the third overtime, Cory Power stole the puck from a UNB defenseman and skated in on Somers. HE let of a shot which appeared harmless, but which hit inside the net behind Somers. The fans exploded and the game ended 92 long minutes after it started. UNB outshot the Panthers 60 to 29. The Panthers won the next game at UNB to take the series. I just wish the Panthers could play all games the way they did in the 3-2 win over St. Thomas.

CIAU Women's National Bas- ketball Championships

The single biggest collegiate sporting event in UPEI History is ready to go. The 1992 CIAU Women’s National Basketball championships get underway

today, March Sth, with Quarter final games starting at 1,3,6 and 8:30 p.m.

The tournament features 8 of the best women’s bas- ketball teams onthe CIAU. The teams will be play- ing for the Bronze Baby, the trophy emblematic of the best women’s collegiate team in the CIAU. The UPEI Panthers are in the tournament as the host team. They

will be joined by 6 conference champions fromacross Canada and one wildcard team.

Besides UPEI, the other teams attending the CIAU’s will be: Victoria, Winnipeg, Laurentian, Laval, To

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Tonto and U.N.B. There willbe one more wildcard added and there is a strong possibility thatitwillbe | Manitoba. 4

The organizing committee has been working hardfor | the past four months to make surethatthe CIAU’s | come off without a hitch. The committee is made up | of some of the best volunteers in P.E.I. Many of them have had extensive experience working on events: like the Canada Winter Games.

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The Panthers’ first game will be Thursday night at 8:30, more than likely against the University of Victoria. This game will be the biggest one of the season for the Panthers and the hope is that the Sportscentre will be sold out for that event.

That game is being billed as ‘National Noisemaker Night.’’ There will be prizes awarded for the best fans. Things such as the loudest, best dressed, most school spirit etc. Show your Panther Pride an attend this game even if you ve never been to a college game before. The team and the University will greatly appreciate your support.

Let’s show the rest of the CIAU and Canada that UPEI has as much school spirit as any other Univer- sity in the nation. With a national television audience looking on for the Saturday night’s Championship game, this is the perfect time to showcase our univer- sity and for the rest of the country to see what an

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Make plans to attend the CIAU’s now. It promises to” be one of the highlights of the athletic year at UPEI. Youcan get ticket information at the Sportscentre by phoning 566-0627 or 566-0432.

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