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      Panthers
      get
      big
      win
      over
      Moncton
      |
      Athletes
      of
      the
     
     
      out
      of
      the
      UPEI
      zone
      and
      preserve
      chances
      from
      close
      range.
      Much
      of
      week
     
    
   
   
    
     
      By
      Josh
      Lewis
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      UPEI
      Panthers
      had
      one
      mes-
     
     
      sage
      for
      the
      Moncton
      Blue
      Eagles
     
     
      and
      the
      rest
      of
      the
      AUS
     
     
      Wednesday
      night:
      we’re
      the
      real
     
     
      deal.
     
    

    
     
      The
      men’s
      hockey
      squad
      beat
      the
     
     
      Eagles,
      last
      year’s
      AUS
      champion
     
     
      and
      national
      runner-up,
      2-1
      at
     
     
      MacLauchlan
      Arena
      to
      move
      to
      3-
     
     
      2-1
      on
      the
      season,
      putting
      them
      in
     
     
      a
      tie
      for
      third
      in
      the
      conference.
     
    

    
     
      Josh
      Patterson
      and
      Rick
     
     
      Steadman
      scored
      in
      the
      first
      period
     
     
      and
      that
      was
      all
      UPEI
      would
      need,
     
     
      as
      Paul
      Drew
      stopped
      39
      of
      40
     
     
      shots
      and
      terrific
      defensive
      play
     
     
      and
      work
      ethic
      by
      the
      Panthers
     
     
      prevented
      Moncton
      from
      capitaliz-
     
     
      ing
      on
      many
      quality
      chances.
     
    

    
     
      Patterson
      opened
      the
      scoring
      at
     
     
      5:32
      of
      the
      first,
      taking
      a
      nice
      feed
     
     
      from
      Howie
      Martin
      on
      a
      three-on-
     
     
      one
      and
      putting
      it
      behind
      Eagles
     
     
      goaltender
      Kevin
      Lachance
      for
      his
     
     
      fifth
      goal
      of
      the
      year.
     
    

    
     
      Rick
      Steadman
      scored
      the
      eventu-
     
     
      al
      game-winner
      with
      33
      seconds
     
     
      left
      on
      a
      breakaway,
      scooping
      up
      a
     
     
      loose
      puck
      at
      centre
      and
      deking
     
     
      Lachance
      to
      the
      left
      side.
     
    

    
     
      It
      was
      a
      great
      game
      all-around
      for
     
     
      Steadman,
      who
      made
      a
      diving
      play
     
     
      in
      the
      final
      seconds
      to
      get
      the
      puck
     
    
   
   
    
     
      the
      win.
     
    

    
     
      “Rick
      Steadman
      had
      a
      fantastic
     
     
      game,”
      said
      Panthers
      head
      coach
     
     
      Dylan
      Taylor.
     
    

    
     
      “He
      scored
      the
      winning
      goal
      and
     
     
      was
      fantastic
      on
      the
      PK.
      He
      and
     
     
      Chase
      (Gavin)
      played
      very
      strong.
     
     
      Rick
      was
      a
      fella
      who
      showed
      some
     
     
      great
      leadership.”
     
    

    
     
      Moncton
      defenseman
      Louis
     
     
      Mandeville
      broke
      Drew’s
      shutout
     
     
      bid
      with
      19.2
      seconds
      left
      in
      the
     
     
      game,
      putting
      a
      weak
      dribbler
     
     
      between
      the
      goaltender’s
      pads,
      but
     
     
      that
      was
      as
      close
      as
      the
      visitors
     
     
      would
      get.
     
    

    
     
      “We
      want
      the
      league
      to
      realize
     
     
      that
      it’s
      gonna
      be
      a
      war
      to
      get
     
     
      points
      from
      the
      UPEI
      Panthers,”
     
     
      said
      first
      year
      defenseman
      Tomas
     
     
      Stryncl.
     
    

    
     
      “The
      whole
      team
      bought
      into
      the
     
     
      plan
      we
      had
      before
      the
      game,
      min-
     
     
      imize
      the
      turnovers,
      be
      aggressive
     
     
      on
      our
      forecheck
      and
      everybody
     
     
      pressures
      on
      the
      power
      play.
     
     
      Everybody
      played
      great
      defense
     
     
      for
      60
      minutes,
      plus
      Paul
      Drew
     
     
      gave
      us
      a
      chance
      to
      win
      in
      the
      sec-
     
     
      ond
      period
      when
      they
      had
      the
     
     
      momentum.”
       -
     
    

    
     
      UPEI
      was
      outshot
      40-25
      on
      the
     
     
      night,
      but
      many
      of
      Moncton’s
     
     
      shots
      were
      from
      the
      outside
      and
     
     
      they
      weren’t
      able
      to
      get
      many
     
    
   
   
    
     
      that
      was
      due
      to
      good
      work
      by
      the
     
     
      Panthers’
      defense
      corps,
      which
      did
     
     
      well
      at
      blocking
      shooting
      lanes
     
     
      and
      pushing
      players
      to
      the
      outside.
     
    

    
     
      “T
      thought
      overall
      we
      had
      a
      real
     
     
      defensive
      conscience
      throughout
     
     
      the
      whole
      team,”
      said
      Taylor.
     
    

    
     
      “We
      talked
      before
      the
      game
      about
     
     
      attacking
      offensively,
      but
      also
     
     
      being
      conscious
      of
      defensive
     
     
      responsibility.
      I
      thought
      through
      all
     
     
      four
      lines
      and
      six
      defensemen
      the
     
     
      team
      went
      out
      and
      executed
      that
     
     
      philosophy.
     
    

    
     
      “It's
      hard
      to
      identify
      a
      single
      per-
     
     
      son
      who
      stood
      out
      because
      every-
     
     
      body
      pitched
      in
      and
      that's
      what
      it
     
     
      takes
      for
      our
      team
      to
      win.”
     
    

    
     
      Taylor
      said
      his
      team
      has
      a
      pen-
     
     
      chant
      for
      raising
      its
      game
      against
     
     
      top
      opponents
      and
      he
      expects
      that
     
     
      to
      continue.
     
    

    
     
      “Tt's
      the
      nature
      of
      the
      beast.
     
     
      People
      raise
      their
      performance
      to
     
     
      what
      they're
      facing.
      When
      the
     
     
      challenge
      is
      there
      we've
      been
      able
     
     
      to
      step
      up
      and
      meet
      it
      and
      we
      will
     
     
      need
      to
      continue
      to
      do
      that.”
     
    

    
     
      Patterson,
      who
      took
      three
      straight
     
     
      penalties
      late
      in
      the
      second
      and
     
     
      early
      in
      the
      third,
      redeemed
      him-
     
     
      self
      as
      the
      final
      buzzer
      went
      by
     
     
      hammering
      Mandeville
      with
      a
     
     
      clean
      open-ice
      hit
      in
      the
      neutral
     
     
      zone.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Female:
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Patricia
      Trainor
     
     
      3rd
      year,
      Business
     
     
      Soccer
     
     
      Charlottetown,
      PE
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Patricia
      Trainor
      was
      a
      rock
      all
     
    
   
   
    
     
      weekend
      long
      for
      the
      Panthers
      in
     
     
      the
      middle
      of
      the
      park.
      Patricia’s
     
     
      work
      ethic
      and
      pursuit
      of
      the
      ball
     
     
      is
      next
      to
      none.
      The
      Panthers
      beat
     
     
      MUN
      on
      Friday
      1-0
      to
      advance
     
     
      into
      the
      semi’s
      but
      fell
      to
      CBU
      the
     
     
      2007
      AUS
      Champs
      Saturday
      1-0.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Mate
     
     
      Kyle
      Spurr
     
     
      3rd
      year
      Arts
     
     
      Hockey
     
     
      Hamilton,
      ON
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Kyle
      Spurr
      has
      been
      playing
     
     
      strong
      this
      year
      and
      on
     
    

    
     
      the
      weekend
      he
      had
      a
      goal
      and
     
     
      five
      assists.
      Friday
      night,
      Spurr
     
     
      had
      an
      assist
      and
      scored
      his
      first
     
     
      goal
      of
      the
      year
      in
      overtime
      vs.
     
     
      SFX.
      Saturday
      night
      in
      Halifax
      vs.
     
     
      the
      Saint
      May
      Huskies,
      Spurr
      had
     
     
      four
      assists.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Capers
      win
      third
      straight
      AUS
      championship
     
    
   
   
    
     
      By
      Josh
      Lewis
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      Cape
      Breton
      Capers
      contin-
     
     
      ued
      their
      dominance
      of
      Atlantic
     
     
      University
      Sport
      women's
      soccer
     
     
      Sunday,
      capturing
      their
      third
     
    
   
   
    
     
      straight
      conference
      title
      with
      a
      1-0
      _
     
    
   
   
    
     
      win
      over
      the
      Dalhousie
      Tigers
      at
     
     
      UPEI.
     
    

    
     
      Cheryl
      Wall
      was
      the
      hero
      for
      the
     
     
      second
      straight
      year,
      heading
      in
      a
     
     
      ball
      sent
      in
      from
      midfield
      by
      Kerri
     
     
      Mills
      just
      30
      seconds
      into
      the
     
     
      match.
      Wall
      also
      scored
      the
      win-
     
     
      ning
      goal
      for
      Cape
      Breton
      in
      the
     
     
      2006
      championship
      game.
     
    

    
     
      Dalhousie
      had
      their
      chances
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Due
      to
      date
      of
      publication,
      sto-
     
     
      ries
      on
      Panthers
      progress
      and
     
     
      elimination
      may
      be
      shown
      in
      the
     
     
      same
      paper.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      By
      Josh
      Lewis
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      UPEI
      Panthers
      perhaps
      made
     
     
      it
      further
      than
      some
      had
      expected,
     
     
      but
      bowed
      out
      of
      the
      Atlantic
     
     
      University
      Sport
      women’s
      soccer
     
     
      championship
      with
      a
      1-0
      loss
      to
     
     
      the
      Cape
      Breton
      Capers
      in
     
     
      Saturday’s
      semi-final.
     
    

    
     
      The
      Capers
      won
      their
      third
     
     
      straight
      championship
      the
      next
      day
     
     
      with
      a
      I
      -0
      win
      over
      Dalhousie.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      through
      the
      remaining
      89
      minutes,
     
     
      but
      weren't
      able
      to
      convert.
      Leanne
     
     
      ‘Huck
      in
      particular
      made
      several
     
     
      strong
      runs,
      but
      none
      resulted
      in
     
     
      goals.
     
    

    
     
      Both
      teams
      had
      seven
      shots
      on
     
     
      goal,
      while
      Dalhousie
      had
      six
      scor-
     
     
      ing
      chances
      to
      the
      Capers'
      four.
     
    

    
     
      The
      Capers'
      Kiley
      Snow
      and
      the
     
     
      Tigers'
      Huck
      were
      named
      players
     
     
      of
      the
      game.Both
      teams
      still
     
     
      advance
      to
      this
      weekend's
      national
     
     
      championship
      in
      Sydney,
      N.S.
      with
     
     
      Cape
      Breton
      as
      the
      host
      and
     
     
      Dalhousie
      as
      the
      second
      team
      from
     
     
      the
      AUS
      conference.
     
    

    
     
      The
      championship
      tilt
      was
      a
     
     
      match-up
      of
      the
      top
      two
      regular
     
    
   
   
    
     
      season
      teams
      in
      the
      AUS.
      Both
     
     
      teams
      received
      byes
      to
      the
      semi-
     
     
      finals.
      Cape
      Breton,
      which
      fin-
     
     
      ished
      first
      with
      a
      record
      of
      11-1-1,
     
     
      defeated
      the
      hometown
      UPEI
     
     
      Panthers
      1-0
      on
      a
      goal
      by
      Nicole
     
     
      Stewart
      to
      advance
      to
      the
      final.
     
    

    
     
      Meanwhile,
      Dalhousie
      needed
      a
     
     
      shootout
      to
      knock
      off
      the
      Saint
     
     
      Mary's
      Huskies
      2-1
      in
      the
      midst
      of
     
     
      a
      torrential
      downpour
      courtesy
      of
     
     
      tropical
      storm
      Noel.
     
    

    
     
      Stephanie
      Collins'
      shootout
      strike
     
     
      proved
      to
      be
      the
      winner,
      as
      Tiger
     
     
      keeper
      Heather
      Armstrong
      made
      a
     
     
      diving
      save
      to
      tip
      the
      final
      Huskie
     
     
      shot
      just
      over
      the
      crossbar.
     
    

    
     
      It
      was
      a
      golden
      day
      for
      Cape
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Panthers
      knocked
      off
      in
      AUS
      semi
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Nicole
      Stewart’s
      goal
      in
      the
      56th
     
     
      minute
      was
      all
      the
      Capers
      would
     
     
      need
      in
      this
      one.
     
    

    
     
      Kristina
      Weatherbie
      played
      a
      per-
     
     
      fect
      ball
      through
      the
      Panther
     
     
      defense
      to
      Stewart,
      whose
      strike
     
     
      from
      the
      right
      side
      flew
      just
      under
     
     
      the
      crossbar,
      out
      of
      reach
      of
      UPEI
     
     
      keeper
      Amanda
      Wheatley.
     
    

    
     
      The
      Panthers
      were
      very
      strong
     
     
      defensively
      throughout
      the
      match,
     
     
      holding
      the
      high-flying
      Capers
      to
     
     
      just
      one
      goal.
     
    

    
     
      However,
      they
      weren’t
      able
      to
     
     
      create
      many
      quality
      chances
      at
      the
     
     
      other
      end.
     
    

    
     
      Cape
      Breton
      outshot
      UPEI
      16-4
     
     
      and
      outchanced
      them
      7-
      2.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Players
      of
      the
      game
      were
      Nicole
     
     
      Stewart
      for
      the
      Capers
      and
      Sara
     
     
      Stewart
      for
      the
      Panthers.
     
    

    
     
      Rookie
      striker
      Brandy
      Doiron
     
     
      missed
      Saturday’s
      game
      after
     
     
      being
      red-carded
      the
      night
      before
     
     
      for
      a
      shoving
      match
      with
     
     
      Memorial’s
      Julia
      Whitten.
     
    

    
     
      UPEI,
      which
      finished
      sixth
      in
      the
     
     
      regular
      season
      with
      a
      record
      of
      6-
     
     
      5-1,
      got
      to
      the
      semi
      by
      upsetting
     
     
      the
      third-ranked
      Memorial
      Sea-
     
     
      Hawks
      in
      Friday’s
      quarter-final
     
     
      with
      a
      1-0
      win
      in
      extra
      time.
     
    

    
     
      Tessa
      Roche’s
      shot
      from
      30
      yards
     
     
      out
      managed
      to
      handcuff
      Memorial
     
     
      keeper
      Simone
      Quinlan
      11
      minutes
     
     
      into
      the
      first
      15-minute
      period
      of
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Breton
      soccer,
      as
      the
      men's
      side
     
     
      also
      won
      their
      championship
      with
     
     
      a
      2-0
      win
      over
      Saint
      Mary's
      in
     
     
      Antigonish,
      N.S.
      Earlier
      in
      the
     
     
      week,
      Island
      native
      Kristina
     
     
      Weatherbie
      was
      named
      AUS
      most
     
     
      valuable
      player
      and
      head
      coach
     
     
      Ness
      Timmons
      received
      the
      coach
     
     
      of
      the
      year
      honour.
     
    

    
     
      The
      decision
      by
      tournament
      offi-
     
     
      cials
      to
      reschedule
      Sunday's
      cham-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ‘pionship
      game
      from
      |
      p.m.
      to
      5
     
    
   
   
    
     
      p.m.
      paid
      off,
      as
      the
      wind
      died
     
     
      down
      considerably
      over
      the
      after-
     
     
      noon.
      Earlier,
      it
      had
      been
      so
      strong
     
     
      that
      one
      of
      the
      nets
      had
      been
     
     
      blown
      across
      the
      length
      of
      the
     
     
      field
      to
      the
      other
      end.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      extra
      time.
     
    

    
     
      The
      home
      side
      was
      rock
      solid
     
     
      defensively
      and
      prevented.
     
     
      Memorial’s
      main
      scoring
      threats,
     
     
      Malorie
      Harris
      and
      Maxine
      Morris,
     
     
      from
      generating
      any
      pressure.
     
    

    
     
      UPEI
      dominated
      at
      the
      other
      end,
     
     
      outshooting
      the
      Hawks
      11-0
      and
     
     
      outchancing
      them
      5-0.
     
    

    
     
      Friday’s
      other
      quarter-final
      saw
     
     
      the
      fourth-ranked
      Saint
      Mary’s
     
    
   
   
    
     
      -
      Huskies
      defeat
      the
      fifth-ranked
      St.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      FX
      X-Women
      1-0
      on
      a
      stoppage-
     
     
      time
      goal
      by
      Nicole
      Burgess.
     
    

    
     
      The
      UPEI
      men’s
      team
      was
      elimi-
     
     
      nated
      from
      their
      championship
     
     
      Friday,
      losing
      1-0
      to
      UNB
      in
      quar-
     
     
      ter-final
      action.