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      Defending
      national
      champs
      sweep
      tourney
     
    
   
   
    
     
      by
      Marc
      MacDonald
     
     
      Sports
      Editor
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      Saint
     
     
      Mary’s
      Huskies,
      Na-
     
     
      tional
      Mens
      Basketball
     
     
      Champions
      1999,
      won
     
     
      the
      UPEI
      Invitational
     
     
      tournament
      this
      week-
     
     
      end.
      Saint
      Mary’s
      had
     
     
      perfect
      3-0
      record
      in
     
     
      the
      round-robin,
      to
     
     
      win
      the
      tournament.
     
    

    
     
      The
      tourna-
     
     
      ment
      began
      Friday
      at
     
     
      the
      Field
      House
      in
      the
     
     
      battle
      of
      Halifax,
      as
     
     
      Saint
      Mary’s
      played
      the
     
     
      Dalhousie
      Tigers.
      The
     
     
      Huskies
      were
      up
      45-32
     
     
      after
      the
      first
      half.
     
     
      Things
      opened
      up
     
     
      more
      in
      the
      second
      half
     
     
      with
      several
      field
      goals
     
     
      and
      more
      action.
      The
     
     
      Huskies
      took
      the
      game
     
     
      89-79.
      Patrick
      Tou-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      louse
      was
      named
     
    
   
   
    
     
      player
      of
      the
      game
      for
     
     
      Saint
      Marys
      as
      was
     
     
      Charlottetown’s
      own
     
     
      Dave
      Mulally
      for
      the
     
     
      Tigers.
     
    

    
     
      The
      second
     
     
      game
      of
      the
      tourna-
     
     
      ment
      was
      between
     
     
      UPEI
      and
      Laval’s
     
     
      Rouge
      et
      Or.
      This
     
     
      basketball
      game
      was
     
     
      fast-paced,
      with
      a
     
     
      number
      of
      dunks
      and
     
     
      three
      pointers.
      UPEI’s
     
     
      Chris
      Smith
      made
      a
     
     
      dunk
      and
      was
      given
      a
     
     
      technical
      foul
      when
      he
     
     
      hung
      on
      the
      rim
      to
     
     
      avoid
      landing
      on
      one
     
     
      of
      the
      Laval
      players.
     
     
      The
      Panthers
      trailed
     
     
      Laval
      45-54
      at
      the
      half,
     
     
      but
      almost
      came
      back
     
     
      in
      the
      second
      half.
     
     
      Scottie
      Morrison
     
     
      drained
      a
      three
      from
      far
     
     
      out
      (Scottie
      Land)
      late
     
    

    
     
      in
      the
      game
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      BOY
      YOUN
      YOUTH
     
    
   
   
    
     
      SLOW
      BURNING
     
    
   
   
    
     
      THE
      CADRE
     
    
   
   
    
     
      LENO
      EL
      QUEMARSE
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      cans
     
     
      Ene
      Sener
     
    
   
   
    
     
      to
      give
      UPEI
     
     
      the
      lead
      by
     
     
      one
      point.
     
     
      The
      Panthers
     
     
      were
      unable
     
     
      to
      hold
      on
      as
     
     
      Laval
      won,
     
     
      97-95.
     
     
      Satur-
     
     
      day’s
      games
     
     
      were
      played
     
     
      in
      :
     
     
      .
      Summerside.
     
     
      |
      The
      Huskies
     
     
      defeated
      the
     
     
      Panthers
      and
     
     
      ’
      |
      earned
      their
     
     
      ~
      second
      win;
     
     
      the
      score
      was
     
    
   
   
    
     
      CA
      RENEE
      PRS
      OR
      ator
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      qi
      uesday
      |
     
    
   
   
    
     
      +.
      75-60.
     
     
      ~~
      T-
      Dalhousie
     
     
      rallied
      its
      first
      :
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      win
      in
      the
      match-up
     
     
      against
      Laval
      by
      a
     
     
      score
      of
      76-72.
     
     
      Action
      re-
     
     
      turned
      to
      the
      Field
     
     
      house
      on
      Sunday
      for
     
     
      the
      tournament’s
      last
     
     
      day
      of
      play.
      Saint
     
     
      Mary’s
      took
      on
      Laval
     
     
      in
      the
      first
      match
      and
     
     
      won
      the
      game
      96-73,
     
     
      winning
      the
      tourna-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ment.
      The
      top
      scorer
      _
     
    
   
   
    
     
      for
      SMU
      was
      Jonah
     
     
      Taussig
      with
      25
     
     
      points
      while
      Samuel
     
     
      Audet-Sow
      led
      Laval
     
     
      with
      19.
      In
      the
     
     
      tournament’s
      final
     
     
      game
      the
      Panthers
     
     
      were
      able
      to
      drop
      the
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Smith
      got
      the
      Pan-
     
     
      ther
      high
      of
      20
     
     
      points
      while
      William
     
     
      Fagan
      led
      the
      Tigers
     
     
      with
      14.
     
    

    
     
      The
      Panthers
     
     
      finished
      the
      tourna-
     
     
      ment
      with
      a
      1-2
     
     
      record.
      Scottie
     
     
      Morrison,
      Jonathan
     
     
      McKercher
      and
      Mike
     
     
      Serois
      all
      looked
     
     
      strong
      in
      the
      guard
     
     
      position
      and
      were
      all
     
     
      hitting
      threes.
      Up
     
     
      front
      Chris
      Smith,
     
     
      Dave
      Love
      and
     
     
      Jimmy
      Morris
      all
     
     
      posted
      well.
      New
     
     
      players
      Terrence
     
     
      Cambell,
      Darryl
     
    
   
   
    
     
      |
      mueeteetee
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Perterson
      all
      g
      got
     
     
      playing
      time
      ont
     
    
   
   
    
     
      should
      help
      the
      —
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Panthers
      me
      year.
      :
     
    
   
   
    
     
      sn
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Volleyball
      opens
      season
      with
     
    
   
   
    
     
      split
     
    
   
   
    
     
      by
      Mare
      MacDonald
     
     
      Sports
      Editor
     
    
   
   
    
     
      UPEI’s
      volley-
     
     
      ball
      team,
      noted
      to
      be
     
    
   
   
    
     
      _much
      improved
      over
     
    
   
   
    
     
      the
      last
      couple
      of
      years
     
    
   
   
    
     
      |
      by
      Athletic
      Director
      ©
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Barb
      Mullaly,
      opened
     
     
      at
      home
      this
      weekend
     
     
      to
      the
      UCCB
      Capers.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      Panthers
      dropped
     
    
   
   
    
     
      their
      first
      game
      Satur-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      day
      3
      sets
      to
      1
      against
     
     
      the
      Capers
      but
      they
      —
     
     
      were
      able
      to
      come
      eg
     
     
      on
      Sunday
      and
      win
     
     
      their
      match
      3
      sets
      to
      0.
     
    

    
     
      UPEI
      has
      four
     
     
      first
      year
      players
      this
      _
     
     
      year
      and
      look
      as
     
    
   
   
    
     
      rusty
      this
      weekend
      as
      is
     
     
      _
      season
      openers
      but
     
    
   
   
    
     
      plays
      and
      showed
     
    
   
   
    
     
      though
      they
      will
      do
     
     
      well
      this
      season.
      The
     
     
      UPEI
      and
      UCCB
      ~
     
     
      teams
      looked
      a
      little
     
    
   
   
    
     
      to
      be
      expected
      with
     
     
      both
      teams
      made
      good
     
    
   
   
    
     
      potential.
      END