SOCCER
     
     
      PANTHERS
     
    
   
   
    
     
      KICK
      OFF
      NEW
     
    
   
   
    
     
      SEASON
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      start
      of
      what
      looks
      to
      be
     
     
      another
      exciting
      season
      of
     
     
      soccer
      at
      UPEI
      took
      place
      on
     
     
      Sunday
      September
      12%.
      The
     
     
      Men’s
      and
      Woman’s
      teams
     
     
      opened
      at
      home
      against
      the
     
     
      University
      de
      Moncton
      Anges
     
     
      Bleue
      (Blue
      Angles).
      Only
      the
     
     
      Men’s
      team
      accomplished
      a
     
     
      victory
      but
      the
      play
      of
      both
     
     
      teams
      shows
      promise
      for
      the
     
     
      season
      with
      outstanding
      play
     
     
      from
      returning
      players
      as
      well
     
     
      as
      new
      ones.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      Woman’s
      team
      took
      to
     
     
      the
      field
      tirst
      and
      played
      well
     
    
   
   
    
     
      for
      the
      duration
      of
      the
      game.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Moncton
      scored
      first
      when
     
     
      Mireille
      Allain
      put
      one
      by
     
     
      UPEI’s
      keeper
      Kim
      Gray.
      The
     
     
      Panthers
      answered
      back
      with
     
     
      exciting
      play
      from
      two
      first
     
     
      year
      players.
      Kinza
      Baker
     
     
      booted
      a
      well
      placed
      corner
     
     
      kick
      in
      front
      of
      Moncton’s
      net
     
     
      that
      was
      eventually
      put
      in
      by
     
     
      Joe
      Ellen
      MacKinnon.
      At
      the
     
     
      end
      of
      the
      first
      half
      the
      teams
     
     
      were
      tied
      1-1.
      Early
      in
      the
     
     
      second
      half
      Moncton’s
     
     
      Caroline
      Le
      Gredey
      and
      Lucie
     
     
      Maturich-Ring
      were
      able
      to
     
     
      score
      giving
      their
      team
      a
      3-1
     
     
      lead.
      The
      Panthers
      continued
     
     
      to
      play
      hard
      but
      were
      only
      able
     
     
      to
      come
      up
      with
      one
      more
      goal
     
     
      which
      was
      scored
      by
      captain
     
     
      Lana
      Birch
      late
      in
      the
      second
     
    
   
   
    
     
      half.
     
    

    
     
      The
      afternoon’s
      second
      game
     
     
      saw
      UPEI’s
      own
      1998-99
     
     
      AUA
      soccer
      champs
      open
      to
     
     
      a
      large
      crowd
      at
      MacAdam
     
     
      field.
      The
      Panthers
      outplayed
     
     
      Moncton
      the
      entire-game
      and
     
     
      this
      was
      reflected
      in
      the
      final
     
     
      score.
      UPEI’s
      Assistant
      Cap-
     
     
      tain
      John
      Michael
      Murphy
     
     
      opened
      the
      scoring
      early
      in
      the
     
     
      first
      half
      with
      an
      impressive
     
     
      head
      ball
      past
      Marc
     
     
      Lafontaine,
      Moncton’s
      keeper.
     
     
      Scoring
      second
      for
      the
      Panther
     
     
      was
      John
      Sutton
      who
      was
      also
     
    
   
   
    
     
      able
      to
      score
      with
      a
      head
      ball.
     
     
      Before
      the
      end
      of
      the
      half
     
     
      UPEI’s
      Goran
      Rudic
      scored
     
     
      twice
      giving
      the
      Panthers
      a
      4-0
     
     
      lead
      going
      into
      the
      second
      half.
     
     
      The
      second
      half
      was
      not
      much
     
     
      different
      as
      UPEI
      continued
      to
     
     
      dominate
      the
      play
      and
      the
     
    
   
   
    
     
      scoreboard.
      The
      Panthers
     
     
      added
      four
      more
      goals
      in
      the
     
     
      second
      half,
      two
      by
      returning
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ‘players
      Kris
      Mac
      Kinnon
      and
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Ryan
      O’Connedll;
      first
      year
     
     
      players
      Adam
     
    

    
     
      Foster
      and
      Patrick
      O’Connell
     
     
      each
      picked
      up
      a
      goal.
      A
      low
     
     
      for
      the
      team
      occurred
      in
      the
     
     
      second
      half
      when
      John
     
     
      Michael
      Murphy
      sustained
      an
     
     
      injury.
      Fortunately
      Murphy,
     
     
      who
      is
      in
      his
      final
      season,
      will
     
     
      only
      be
      out
      for
      6-8
      days.
     
     
      Highlights
      for
      the
      team
      were
     
     
      excellent
      play
      from
      the
      team’s
     
     
      captain
      Brodie
      McMurrer
      and
     
     
      the
      rest
      of
      the
      returning
      players
     
     
      as
      well
      as
      outstanding
      play
     
     
      from
      some
      of
      the
      first
      year
     
    
   
   
    
     
      players.
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      [Title
      Shets
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Returning
      Asst.
      Captain
      John
     
     
      Sutton
      holds
      the
      Panther’s
     
     
      AUAA
      title
      banner.
     
    
   
   
    
     
         
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      club.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      CIAU
      player
      of
      the
      year,
      Glen
     
     
      Miller
      (13)
      celebrates
      the
     
    

    
     
      AUAA
      title
      with
      UPEI
      athletic
     
     
      director
      Barb
      Mullaly.
     
    
   
   
    
     
        
     
     
        
     
    
   
   
    
     
      New
      Captain
      Brodie
     
     
      McMurrer
      (Far
      Left)
      cel-
     
     
      ebrates
      with
      the
      rest
      of
      the