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      Dualeh
      Fitting
      in
     
     
      Great
      With
      Panthers
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Josh
      Lewis
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Sports
      Editor
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      When
      Awale
      Dualeh
      accepted
      Matt
     
     
      Davies’
      offer
      to
      play
      basketball
      at
     
     
      UPEI
      this
      season,
      he
      knew
      it
      would
     
     
      be
      different.
      But
      the
      transition
      hasn’t
     
     
      been
      difficult
      for
      the
      fourth-year
     
     
      transfer
      from
      George
      Brown
      College
     
     
      in
      Ontario.
     
    

    
     
      “There’s
      been
      some
      challenges,
     
     
      but
      it’s
      not
      a
      hard
      adjustment,”
      says
     
     
      Dualeh.
      “It’s
      different
      culture-wise,
     
     
      but
      the
      people
      are
      nice,
      so
      it’s
      been
     
     
      easy
      to
      fit
      in.”
     
    

    
     
      Dualeh,
      a
      6’8”
      forward
      from
     
     
      Toronto,
      has
      been
      a
      good
      option
      off
     
     
      the
      bench
      for
      the
      Panthers
      through
     
     
      seven
      games,
      averaging
      just
      over
      nine
     
     
      minutes
      and
      3.1
      points
      per
      game.
     
     
      That’s
      not
      where
      his
      real
      value
      lies,
     
     
      though.
     
    

    
     
      “T
      come
      off
      the
      bench
      and
      try
      to
     
     
      provide
      a
      spark
      by
      rebounding
      and
     
     
      blocking
      shots.
      I
      try
      to
      keep
      the
      team
     
     
      energized
      and
      do
      whatever
      I
      can
      to
     
    
   
   
    
     
      help.”
      #
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      UI
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Dualeh
      leads
      the
      Panthers
      with
     
     
      0.57
      blocks
      per
      game,
      good
      for
     
     
      eighth
      in
      the
      AUS,
      and
      sits
      fifth
      on
     
     
      the
      team
      with
      2.4
      rebounds.
     
    

    
     
      Coach
      Davies
      said
      Dualeh
      has
     
     
      improved
      his
      game
      since
      coming
      to
     
     
      UPEI.
     
    

    
     
      “Awale
      has
      worked
      hard
      at
      devel-
     
     
      oping
      his
      ability
      to
      come
      from
      the
     
     
      helpside
      and
      alter
      shots,”
      said
      Davies.
     
     
      “He
      needs
      to
      continue
      to
      emphasize
     
     
      boxing
      out
      and
      maximize
      his
      seven-
     
     
      foot
      wingspan
      to
      become
      a
      solid
     
     
      force
      on
      the
      glass
      for
      us.”
     
    

    
     
      Dualeh,
      who
      is
      working
      toward
      a
     
     
      business
      degree,
      said
      Davies’
      priori-
     
     
      ties
      and
      organization
      played
      a
      major
     
     
      role
      in
      his
      choice
      to
      come
      here.
     
    

    
     
      “T
      like
      the
      way
      he
      coaches.
      He
     
     
      wants
      me
      to
      get
      my
      education
      as
      well
     
     
      as
      playing,
      I
      like
      that,
      so
      I
      came
      here.
     
     
      Everything’s
      planned
      out
      well.
      We
     
     
      always
      have
      time
      to
      do
      things.
      We
     
     
      know
      what
      we'll
      be
      doing
      a
      month
     
     
      from
      now.”
     
    

    
     
      Dualeh
      says
      the
      Panthers
      have
      a
     
    
   
   
    
     
      5
      Tickets
      for
      $8.50
     
    
   
   
    
     
      15
      Tickets
      for
      $25.50
      and
     
    
   
   
    
     
      DID
      YOU
      KNOW?
     
     
      Charlottetown
      Transi
     
    
   
   
    
     
      long
      way
      to
      go
      based
      on
      their
      2-5
     
     
      start
      to
      the
      season.
     
    

    
     
      “We
      had
      a
      couple
      of
      bad
      games,
     
     
      but
      we’re
      trying
      to
      pick
      it
      up.
      We
     
     
      had
      lots
      of
      chances
      to
      win,
      but
      we
     
     
      couldn’t
      finish
      them.
      We’re
      trying
      to
     
     
      change
      that.
      We
      have
      good
      chemistry.
     
     
      We
      work
      well
      together.”
     
    

    
     
      Dualeh
      says
      the
      team’s
      other
      new
     
     
      recruits
      have
      helped
      balance
      out
      the
     
     
      scoring
      and
      made
      Sherone
      Edwards’
     
     
      job
      a
      lot
      easier.
     
    

    
     
      “Brent’s
      (MacLaren)
      a
      great
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      shooter.
      Coop’s
      (Jonathan
      Cooper)
     
     
      been
      nice
      off
      the
      bench
      and
      (Jared)
     
     
      Budd
      made
      a
      big
      impact.
      It’s
      better
     
     
      this
      way.
      If
      someone
      has
      an
      off
      day,
     
     
      someone
      else
      picks
      it
      up.
      And
      it
      takes
     
     
      the
      pressure
      off
      Sherone,
      which
      is
     
     
      good.”
     
    

    
     
      Much
      of
      that,
      says
      Dualeh,
      is
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ‘due
      to
      the
      play
      of
      fifth-year
      forward
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Doug
      McKinney,
      who
      leads
      the
      Pan-
     
     
      thers
      with
      17.1
      points
      per
      game
      and
     
     
      is
      second
      behind
      Edwards
      with
      7.4
     
     
      rebounds,
     
    
   
   
    
     
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