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Since our last issue Panther teams have a 2-2-1 record for a 50% average. On the distaff side, in Field Hockey, we lost to St. F.X. 0-2 and to a strong Memorial University team 0-6 to bring our season's statistice to 0-6. i It
should be observed that this~
Memorial game was the first this year which was not closely, contested. Coach Barbara Mullaly will have her charges taking on Mount Allison here on Tuesday afternoon and will then take the long trek to Fredericton to face the league leading and perennial sectional winners from U.N.B. in games on Friday and Saturday. We fear Barb's playoff chances have gone but, with the experience gained her young team can face the future with the old saying "Wain till next year." Next and last home will be against the U.
game de Moncton on the 16th, They will close out their
season with a game at Mount Allison on the 22nd.
. Soccer has a different
story and perhaps we can say that this is THE YEAR. On Wednesday the boys travelled
to Moncton where they won, quite handily, by a 4-0 margin. Scores came from Don MacKenzie, Scott Neil,
Richard Pierre-Gilles and Mitch Murphy. On Friday the Panthers travelled to
Halifax for a tough game, on astroturf, against St. Mary’s. As we found out in
the playoff game last year (one of the most exciting
games of any we have seen) our fellows had a hard time
accustoming themselves to
the change in footing and the different he nce which the ball would ake on he
hard surface. Saint Mary’s took an early lead with a
goal but Steve Polenz evened it up ion a penalty kick after Richard Pierre-Gilles
was tripped-in front of the S.M.U. goal. In the second half S.M.U. again took the lead as Jean Francois Painchaud was bumped and sent sprawling as he went after the ball and S. M. U. scored into an empty net. Once again, Steve Polenz scored on a penalty shot (or should we say
"Penalty kick"?) and the game ended 2-2. Midway in the final session Don MacKenzie and a Saint Mart's player were ejected for participating in some mild roughing and then Allan
Stewart was forced to join them in their spectator role so that the last 15 minutes were played with the Panthers having nine men to play against the S.M.U.?s ten. According to one of the players, with whom we discussed Stewart's offense, he was penalized for performing a miracle in that
he was presumed guilty of hitting a player on the face who was running four steps agead of him! We were told that this S.M.U. player should have an excellent chance to get a place on the Canadian Olympic Acquatic Team in the diving‘
event...if that doesn't suit him he might try out for a
place in the Drama Society! Of course our informant MIGHT be prejudiced. The
game ended in a 2—2 tie. On
. Sunday a goodly number of
fans turned out to see the Mount Allison team put up a very good contest against
the Panthers. The visitors took an early lead when severaly Panthers, inside
the goal markers seemed to pause to discuss who was to kick the ball out of the danger area when a Mountie solved their dilemma by booting it past our startled
goalie Hotbread! Steve Polenz evened it up before the half ended and, in the
final session, Don MacKenzie took a pass from Scott Neil for our go—ahead—goal. A short time later Scott Neil managed to end up in front of their goalkeeper with the ball, feinted that unhappy person out of position and deposited the ball into the netting for 'our insurance marker. We find Soccer a rather difficult _game in which to fellow the players and, in this game, we tried "Spotting" a couple of them. We.picked on Andy Cameron in the first half and Scott Neil in the second. It is only when we do this that we realize just how much effort a player puts into a game and we can better appreciate their skill and stamina.
After the 3-! score we .were.
‘ Points, three are
apprehensive when Coach Gordie Wilson took out four regulars but our fears proved groundless as the substitutes continued to
carry the play without any,
loss of pressure' on their opponents. It would seem that the league winners and the location of the A.U.A.A.
playoffs 'should be settled this weekend when last year’s champions and
presently undefeated league leaders (by 1/2 game over us), the Red "Something or others"(U.N.B. has the Red Sox, the Red Bloomers, the Red Sticks, the Red Devils and Heaven knows what other "Reds"...why can't they make up their minds?) invade MacAdam Field for games on Saturday and Sunday. After this our only home game will be against Moncton on the 16th. However, if we win the league the top four teams in the conference will play here in knockout games on 5 and 6 November! Let us
hope that MacAdam Field will.- with Panther,.
be crammed Rooters to cheer the team to two wins...we need four essential but we don’t want to split! We don't allow consideration of losing! This will be our chance for that elusive Atlantic Championship! An
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innovation this year has ur Athletic, after consul at on
with the coaches, nominate a male and female "athlete of
the Week". Their choices are communicated, with details to Halifax where, based on the information given and compared with the choices of other Atlantic Universities, choices are
made and forwarded to the national body where Canadian choices are made. Last week’s U.P.E.I. nominees were Steve Polenz and Judy White, this week’s SteVe Polenz again and Tracy MacEachern. We don't know the Atlantic to the first two week's candidates but, if we win two from U.N.B. their choice for ,this week
and
Since going to press we learn the soccer notional rankings are out. U.N.B. has dropped from 1 to 2 -—- We have gone to the 7 spot from 10 and Dalhousie is ranked 10th.
Steves
Polenz and White named athletes of the week
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THE WEEK i!!*§*§§§****i§***ii§i
SEPTEMBER 23,1983 **§§I§§
Steve Polenz is U.P.E.I.'s , the week of Sept. 19-23. Steve, a member ,of the tenth-ranked soccer squad, was ‘instrumental in the Panther's tie against St. F.X. and win against powerful Dalhousie. In the 1-1 tie with the XyMen, Steve scored U.P.E.I.'s only goal while in the 1-0 shutout of the Tigers, he set up the Panther's lone marker. In both games,
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hard: work in the
Panther's'backfield allowed for the low number of goals scored by the Opposition. Steve, a native of Montreal is presently working on tm third ,year of a Businefi Degree.
White 1 female athlet week of .Sept 19—23. a member ofi th field hockey team, Judy’ tireless two-play enable the young team to keefi th scores low against‘ tw strong opponents. She als scored U.P.E.I.'s lone 303 on the week-end. Judy is 1 her freshman‘ year of Science Degree and Hail from,WestQRoyalty,[P.E.I.
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