Cheers! To Sports Notes by Steve McManus From Alexander Keith’s. Those who like it, like it a lot. 7 7 Men's Puck Panthers Season Comes To A Halt Our Panthers looked strong as they broke out for a huge offensive night picking up a 6-5 win, putting Dalhousie in a very tight spot returning home for a do or die matchup. But being down 1-0 in the best of three series did- n't have much effect on the intensity the Tigers brought to the ice. Despite a valiant effort from UPEI, the boys were on the short end of a 2-1 deci- sion. The next day the Panthers took to the ice in a game that would decide their fate for the remainder of the season. A loss and they were gone, a vic- tory and they would have a few days to prepare for round two. Unfortunately, the foremost ensued as the panthers dropped a tough fought battle 3-2. With the season now complete for the men's puck panthers, they will look to next year for redemption and another shot at the AUS crown. Here are a few stats on the 2003/2004 UPEI Men's Hockey Panthers. : Penalties Name : P s Shots P +/- -Min #22 Joel Ward 21214 267638": 10} 139 +10 13-42 #15 John Kozoriz ZF 219 8928 ID 253° +3 22-52 #21 Luc Chiasson 27 6. (483224 233 082 -12 7-22 #28 Adam Rivet QF S216) 23 99 051. -1 14-28 #9 Lorne Misita 26.0250 TA. 19" 44 114° -2 3-6 #5 John Brioux i Bh a 5 RG 14 54 093 -2 4-8 #7 Dave Dalliday Lp 2 IO 12 35 057: +6 12-32 #17 Kris MacPhee Di cA 38 10 - 28 143-7 6-12 #32 Jason Kowalski 24 4 5 9 29 138 -2 11-30 #6 Chris Moher Dorey h 9 34 059-3 13-34 #14 Darcy Harris 25 8 0 8 43 186 -9 21-58 #27Adam Chapman 2S eh Dy S 8 35 14s.) 14-47 #23 Scott O’Connor EE 2 & 8 27 .074 -3 4-8 #2 Nick Policelli 202 6 8.21 So ee 21-50 #24 Clement Arsenault 26 3 2 Deere 094 -6 3-6 #4 Adam Campbell 22 1 3 4° £30 .033 -8 ~—-19-70 #25 Mark Gregory 6 1 2 3) ah 250% 29 0-0 #18 Derek Hennessey 17 1 2 3: AF 059-2 3-6 #26 T.J. Eason 26 1 2 5.22 045 +2 15-38 #3 John MacAdam 6 0:32 2d 000 -4 6-20 #12Frank Sinacori 15 Gi 2 ei aie .000 +1 6-12 #11 Warren Hefford 16 O 1 1 4 .000 0 6-36 #19 Ryan Power 1 O38 6:75:0 .000 0 0-0 Name GP Minutes GA GAA Saves Save Pct W_L #33 Jason Flick 26° 1527:24 (90) 23354.) JIA B96 a 2 100:57 BoA NS eae .822 Ot #1 Nathan Ramage 3 UPEI Cadre March 2, 2004 page 22 ~ Women's Volleyball Give Best ad ad t oor | Laan | es a) Showing Ever Mother Nature was on the side of the Panthers Volleyball team as they hosted the AUS Championships at UPEI. The recent snowfall condi- tions held the defending champions Dalhousie Tigers in Halifax longer than they expected as they were unable to make it to the Island until 2:00 Saturday morning. UPEI was - waiting, well rested, and ready to play only eight hours later. Without their usual Friday practice, Dalhousie may have been taking the fifth ranked UPEI women a little lightly, and they paid the price for it as UPEI knocked them out of con- tention in a convincing, yet well earned 3-1 (25-23, 24-26, 25-23, 25-21) decision. Ashley Shannik was named player of the game for her efforts with 1 ace, 12 kills, and 14 digs. This victory marks the first ever playoff victory by the panthers and they rode the adrenaline into their matchup against St. Mary's. UPEI brought their "A" game to the AUS Semi-Finals as they took St. Mary's to a five game set. The Huskies defeated our Panthers 3-2 (16-25, 25-15, 25-20, “25-18, 15-12) in a game that came down to the final three points. The Panthers gave the AUS Champions by far their toughest match of the tournament as they played hard until the final rally against the #1 seeded Huskies. The girls finished up their season with a very respectable record of 7-9 which is a definite improvement over last years 1-15. This past weekend the girls have made a name for UPEI Volleyball for future years to live up to.