-
      The
      women's
      soccer
      Panthers
      enjoyed
      terrific
      triumphs
      to
      start
      the
     
     
      month
      of
      October
      after
      a
      difficult
      three
      games
      to
      end
      September,
      going
      1-1-1.
     
     
      All
      that
      changed
      in
      a
      mere
      two
      games,
      as
      the
      girls
      wasted
      a
      University
      of
      New
     
     
      Brunswick
      team
      5-1
      and
      continued
      with
      a
      5-0
      shutout
      win
      over
      Moncton.
     
    

    
     
      The
      wins,
      however,
      did
      not
      come.as
      easily
      as
      the
      scoreboard
      would
     
     
      make
      it
      seem.
      After
      trailing
      1-0
      for
      the
      first
      39
      minutes,
      the
      women
      brought
     
     
      down
      the
      house
      with
      an
      incredible
      three
      goals
      in
      a
      span
      of
      about
      four
      minutes.
     
     
      Meredith
      Cameron,
      Janelle
      Blanchard,
      and
      Liz
      MacPhail
      were
      responsible
      for
     
     
      the
      outburst,
      each
      of
      them
      scoring
      on
      a
      hapless
      UNB
      keeper.
      The
      first
      half
     
     
      would
      end
      at
      a
      score
      of
      3-1,
      but
      the
      women
      were
      far
      from
      finished.
      Krista
     
     
      Maclnnis
      finished
      a
      pass
      from
      Ellen
      Gaudet
      by
      bulging
      the
      twine
      in
      the
      63rd
     
     
      minute,
      and
      Janelle
      Blanchard
      sealed
      the
      fate
      of
      UNB
      in
      the
      83rd
      minute
      with
     
     
      her
      second
      notch
      of
      the
      game.
      UPEI
      clearly
      owned
      the
      pitch
      that
      day,
      outshoot-
     
     
      ing
      UNB
      16-1.
     
    

    
     
      UPEI
      headed
      into
      a
      match
      against
      Moncton
      unexpectant
      of
      a
      close
     
     
      game,
      but
      perhaps
      just
      as
      unexpectant
      of
      a
      monster
      blowout.
      Meredith
      Cameron
     
     
      followed
      up
      her
      strong
      play
      against
      UNB
      with
      a
      fantastic
      natural
      hat
      trick,
      with
     
     
      her
      first
      two
      goals
      coming
      at
      the
      31st
      and
      44th
      minutes
      of
      the
      first
      half,
      giving
     
     
      the
      Panthers
      a
      2-0
      lead
      heading
      into
      the
      second.
      Cameron
      completed
      her
      natural
     
     
      hat
      trick
      in
      the
      64th
      minute,
      making
      the
      most
      of
      a
      penalty
      kick
      awarded
      to
      her.
     
     
      Following
      Cameron's
      lead,
      Gillian
      MacLean
      and
      Allison
      Frizell
      exchanged
      the
     
     
      glory
      of
      scoring
      by
      feeding
      each
      other
      passes
      in
      the
      90th
      minute
      for
      MacLean
     
     
      and
      less
      than
      a
      minute
      later
      for
      Frizell.
     
    

    
     
      It's
      all
      becoming
      ho-hum
      for
      the
      women,
      who
      are
      now
      boosted
      into
      first
     
     
      place
      and
      are
      well
      on
      their
      way
      to
      the
      most
      successful
      season
      in
      franchise
      histo-
     
     
      ty.
      Make
      sure
      to
      go
      out
      and
      cheer
      them
      on
      for
      their
      next
      home
      game,
      Saturday,
     
     
      October
      30th,
      versus
      Dalhousie.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Mens's
      Soccer
      Panther's
      Winning
     
     
      Streak
      Grinds
      to
      Halt
     
    
   
   
    
     
      For
      all
      of
      the
      luck
      that
      the
      women's
      Panthers
      were
      having,
      the
      men
      just
     
     
      weren't
      able
      to
      maintain
      the
      incredible
      level
      of
      play
      that
      they
      had
      reached
      in
      the
     
     
      month
      of
      September.
      The
      men
      would
      open
      October
      with
      two
      consecutive
      losses
     
    
   
   
    
     
      -at
      the
      hands
      of
      Dalhousie
      by
      a
      score
      of
      2-1,
      and
      a
      much
      more
      humiliating
      defeat
     
    
   
   
    
     
      compliments
      of
      Memorial,
      losing
      4-0.
     
    

    
     
      It
      was
      quite
      a
      different
      scenario
      for
      the
      men,
      who
      have
      been
      renowned
     
     
      throughout
      the
      league
      for
      their
      uncanny
      scoring
      prowess.
      The
      first
      game
      was
     
     
      eerily
      reminiscent
      of
      a
      loss
      to
      Dal
      in
      the
      semifinals
      last
      year,
      when
      UPEI
      held
     
     
      an
      early
      lead
      that
      they
      eventually
      lost
      to
      an
      overpowering
      Dalhousie
      squad.
      So
     
     
      too
      was
      the
      case
      on
      the
      2nd
      of
      this
      month,
      when
      Nathan
      Beck
      opened
      the
      scor-
     
     
      ing
      for
      UPEI
      at
      the
      5
      minute
      mark.
      The
      Tigers
      waited
      until
      the
      end
      of
      the
      half
      to
     
     
      strike
      back,
      when
      a
      Dal
      midfield
      ripped
      a
      shot
      that
      rang
      off
      of
      the
      crossbar
      and
     
     
      dropped
      in
      past
      UPEI
      keeper
      Andrew
      MacCormack
      as
      injury
      time
      wore
      down.
     
     
      As
      the
      second
      half
      progressed
      and
      the
      defense
      tightened
      at
      both
      ends,
      the
      men
     
     
      saw
      hopes
      of
      victory
      dashed
      in
      the
      80th
      minute
      on
      a
      brilliant
      Dalhousie
      play.
     
     
      Despite
      a
      breakaway
      in
      the
      dying
      minutes,
      Musa
      Kargbo
      was
      denied
      on
      UPEI's
     
     
      only
      chance
      to
      tie
      the
      game
      up.
     
    

    
     
      If
      the
      men
      were
      looking
      to
      bounce
      back
      from
      the
      close
      loss,
      they
      were
     
     
      searching
      in
      the
      wrong
      place
      when
      they
      met
      Memorial.
      The
      men
      were
      slaugh-
     
     
      tered
      in
      all
      aspects
      of
      the
      game,
      particularly
      in
      the
      first
      half,
      after
      which
      they
     
     
      trailed
      3-0.
      It
      was
      penalties
      and
      a
      lacklustre
      defense
      which
      was
      to
      blame
      for
      the
     
     
      loss,
      a
      strange
      and
      new
      experience
      for
      the
      men,
      who
      until
      this
      point
      had
      enjoyed
     
     
      a
      six
      game
      winning
      streak.
      Expect
      them
      to
      bounce
      back
      during
      their
      next
      three
     
     
      game
      road
      trip,
      and
      be
      on
      the
      lookout
      for
      their
      next
      game
      at
      home,
      October
      30th
     
     
      against
      Dal.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      (Additional
      soccer
      info
      from
      upeipanthers.com)
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Random
      acts
      of
      violence
      have
      no
      place
      in
      pro
      sport;
      Athletes
      harming
      athletes,
      fans
      should
      face
      consequences
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      WASHINGTON
      (CUP)
      -
      Behold,
      the
      sounds
     
     
      of
      baseball:
      the
      joyful
      screams
      of
      fans
      rooting
      for
      their
     
     
      team,
      the
      whooshing
      as
      the
      bat
      slices
      through
      the
      air,
     
     
      looking
      for
      contact.
      The
      sharp
      crack
      as
      bat
      meets
     
     
      ball.
     
    

    
     
      Or
      --
      depending
      on
      which
      game
      you
      were
      at
     
     
      --
      it
      may
      have
      been
      the
      fearful
      screams
      of
      horrified
     
     
      fans,
      the
      swishing
      of
      a
      folding
      chair
      being
      launched
     
     
      into
      the
      box
      seats
      near
      right-field
      and
      the
      violent
     
     
      cracking
      of
      Jennifer
      Bueno's
      nose.
     
    

    
     
      At
      a
      game
      in
      Oakland
      on
      Sept.
      13
      an
      “alter-
     
     
      cation"
      --
      the
      details
      of
      which
      are
      still
      being
      hotly
      con-
     
     
      tested
      --
      occurred
      between
      Oakland
      A's
      fans
      and
      the
     
     
      Texas
      Rangers'
      pitching
      staff.
      Texas
      reliever
      Frank
     
     
      Francisco
      threw
      a
      folding
      chair
      into
      the
      stands.
      The
     
     
      chair
      struck
      one
      man
      on
      the
      head
      before
      colliding
     
     
      with
      41-year-old
      Bueno,
      breaking
      her
      nose.
     
    

    
     
      Replays
      of
      the
      incident
      must
      have
      been
     
     
      broadcast
      hundreds
      of
      times
      already,
      but
      few
      are
     
     
      looking
      at
      this
      as
      part
      of
      the
      bigger
      picture.
      :
     
    

    
     
      Altercations
      like
      Francisco's
      are
      occurring
     
     
      with
      increasing
      frequency
      throughout
      the
      sports
     
     
      world.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Players
      getting
      into
      fights
      with
      fans,
      players
      getting
     
     
      into
      fights
      with
      coaches,
      players
      getting
      into
      fights
     
     
      with
      one
      another.
     
    

    
     
      Sportsmanship
      has
      degenerated
      to
      the
      point
     
     
      now
      where
      it's
      not
      even
      a
      fight
      anymore;
      altercation
     
     
      has
      come
      to
      mean
      a
      blatant
      attempt
      to
      take
      out
      the
     
     
      other
      player
      --
      often
      when
      they
      least
      expect
      it.
     
    

    
     
      The
      case
      of
      Todd
      Bertuzzi,
      the
      Vancouver
     
     
      Canucks’
      right-winger
      suspended
      at
      the
      end
      of
      last
     
     
      season
      and
      charged
      with
      assault,
      comes
      to
      mind.
      In
     
     
      retribution
      for
      Steve
      Moore's
      hit
      on
      Canuck
      Markus
     
     
      Naslund
      in
      a
      previous
      game,
      Bertuzzi
      skated
      calmly
     
     
      behind
      the
      Colorado
      Avalanche
      centre
      before
      punch-
     
     
      ing
      him
      in
      the
      side
      of
      the
      head
      and
      sending
      him
      face-
     
     
      first
      to
      the
      ice.
      The
      incident
      left
      Moore
      nospitalised
     
     
      with
      three
      fractured
      vertebrae
      and
      amnesia,
      in
      addi-
     
     
      tion
      to
      post-concussion
      symptoms
      and
      multiple
      facial
     
     
      lacerations.
      His
      hockey
      career
      may
      have
      come
      to
      a
     
     
      brutal
      and
      sudden
      end.
     
    

    
     
      Yet,
      Bertuzzi
      pled
      not
      guilty
      when
      brought
      up
     
    
   
   
    
     
      _
      on
      assault
      charges,
      perhaps
      hoping
      he
      would
      be
      able
     
    
   
   
    
     
      to
      hide
      behind
      hockey
      and
      use
      his
      sport
      as
      his
     
     
      excuse.
     
    

    
     
      4f
      |
      decide
      to
      go
      ice
      skating
      this
      winter
      and
      |
     
     
      decide
      to
      punch
      a
      fellow
      skater
      in
      the
      back
      of
      the
     
     
      head
      and
      throw
      him
      to
      the
      ice,
      breaking
      his
      neck
      in
     
     
      the
      process,
      you'd
      better
      believe
      that
      I'm
      going
      to
      be
     
     
      brought
      up
      on
      charges,
      just
      like
      Bertuzzi.
      The
      only
     
    
   
   
    
     
      difference
      is
      that
      any
      sane,
      rational
      person
      --
      if
      any
     
     
      sane,
      rational
      person
      would
      break
      another's
      neck
      --
     
     
      would
      accept
      the
      consequences
      of
      his
      actions.
     
     
      Nobody
      would
      expect
      to
      get
      off
      scot-free
      after
      such
     
     
      an
      “altercation”
      --
      especially
      if,
      for
      some
      odd
      reason,
     
     
      thousands
      of
      people
      and
      numerous
      video
      cameras
     
     
      saw
      the
      whole
      thing.
     
    

    
     
      Violence
      runs
      rampant
      in
      the
      world
      of
      profes-
     
     
      sional
      sports,
      but
      because
      it's
      seen
      as
      part
      of
      the
     
     
      action,
      little
      is
      done
      about
      it.
      Small
      fines
      are
      levied,
     
     
      slaps
      on
      the
      wrist
      are
      occasionally
      distributed
      --
      but
     
     
      certainly
      little
      legal
      action
      ever
      takes
      place.
     
    

    
     
      Mike
      Tyson
      bit
      Evander
      Holyfield’s
      ear
      off.
     
     
      Dennis
      Rodman
      kicked
      a
      photographer
      right
      in
      the
      .
      .
     
     
      .
      telephoto
      lens.
      Pedro
      Martinez
      dropped
      Yankee's
     
     
      bench
      coach
      Don
      Zimmer.
     
    

    
     
      Yes,
      players
      take
      risks
      when
      they
      step
      onto
     
     
      the
      playing
      surface.
      Football
      players
      expect
      to
      be
     
     
      tackled;
      hockey
      is
      a
      contact
      sport;
      baseball
      players
     
     
      expect
      to
      be
      hit
      with
      errant
      pitches
      from
      time
      to
      time;
     
     
      even
      basketball
      players
      expect
      to
      get
      an
      elbow
      every
     
     
      now
      and
      then.
      But
      nobody
      expects
      the
      type
      of
      vio-
     
     
      lence
      that
      goes
      without
      legal
      repercussions
      in
      sports.
     
    

    
     
      Professional
      athletes
      must
      not
      be
      allowed
      to
     
     
      hide
      behind
      their
      sport
      as
      an
      excuse
      for
      their
      vio-
     
     
      lence.
      We've
      truly
      lost
      the
      nature
      of
      the
      game
      when
     
     
      players
      and
      fans
      alike
      must
      fear
      these
      random
      acts
      of
     
     
      violence.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      UPEI
      Cadre
      October
      12,
      2004
      page
      19
     
    
   
   
    
     
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