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      ThePanther
      Prints
      February
      6,
      1996
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Panthers
      Making
      League
      Leaders
      Nervous
     
    
   
   
    
     
      by
      Jason
      Martell
     
    

    
     
      Two
      weeks
      ago,
      the
      AUAA
     
     
      men’s
      basketball
      conference
      was
      a
     
     
      one
      team
      race
      with
      the
      Dalhousie
     
     
      Tigers
      leading
      the
      way.
     
    

    
     
      Enter
      the
      UPEI
      Panthers.
     
    

    
     
      In
      a
      span
      of
      nine
      days,
      the
     
     
      Panthers
      reeled
      off
      four
      consecutive
     
     
      victories
      worth
      a
      combined
      total
      of
     
     
      12
      points
      to
      place
      them
      in
      a
      three-
     
     
      way
      tie
      for
      first
      place.
      UPEI,
     
     
      Dalhousie,
      and
      Acadia
      all
      have
      22
     
     
      points
      each
      heading
      into
      February.
     
    

    
     
      The
      Panthers
      opened
      up
      on
     
     
      Saturday
      with
      a
      74-64
      win
      over
      the
     
     
      Saint
      Mary’s
      Huskies
      before
      outlast-
     
     
      ing
      the
      Acadia
      Axemen
      on
      Sunday
     
     
      by
      a
      final
      of
      75-70
      to
      improve
      their
     
     
      home
      court
      record
      to
      6-1.
      Overall,
     
     
      UPEI
      is
      7-4
      in
      their
      first
      11
      games.
     
    

    
     
      Curtis
      Robinson
      led
      the
      way
      for
     
     
      the
      Panthers
      against
      the
      Axemen
      as
     
     
      he
      scored
      a
      game-high
      24
      points
      on
     
     
      11-19
      shooting.
      All-star
      forward
     
     
      Peter
      Lawlor
      had
      15
      points
      for
      the
     
     
      Panthers,
      while
      Doug
      Newson
      and
     
     
      Greg
      Lucas
      chipped
      in
      with
      13
      and
     
     
      11
      points
      respectively.
     
    

    
     
      One
      of
      the
      most
      noticable
     
     
      players
      on
      the
      court
      this
      weekend
     
     
      was
      point
      guard
      Jason
      MacDonald
     
     
      who
      rejoined
      the
      team
      after
      the
     
    

    
     
      -
      Christmas
      break.
      MacDonald
      dished
     
     
      out
      a
      number
      of
      big
      assists
      in
      both
     
     
      games
      and
      knocked
      down
      four
     
     
      crucial
      free
      throws
      late
      in
      Sunday’s
     
     
      game
      to
      seal
      the
      weekend
      sweep
      for
     
     
      the
      Panthers.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      UPEI
      heads
      out
      on
      the
      road
      for
     
    
   
   
    
     
      a
      pair
      of
      games
      against
      the
      Cape
     
     
      Breton
      Capers
      on
      the
      3rd
      and
      4th
      of
     
     
      February
      before
      returning
      home
      to
     
     
      take
      on
      the
      UNB
      Reds
      on
      the
      10th
     
     
      and
      11th.
      The
      following
      weekend
     
     
      will
      be
      a
      memorable
      one
      as
      the
     
     
      Panthers
      will
      host
      the
      Dal
      Tigers
      in
     
    
   
   
    
     
      their
      final
      home
      game
      of
      1996.
      This
     
    
   
   
    
     
      game
      will
      also
      be
      the
      final.Sports,
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Centre
      appearance
      for
      fifth-year.
      |
     
     
      players
      Robinson
      and
      Lawlor...
      pj,
     
    
   
   
    
     
      "tee
     
    
   
   
    
     
        
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Don’t
      look
      now,
      but
      the
      UPEI
     
     
      men’s
      hockey
      team
      is
      making
      a
      bid
     
     
      to
      catch
      the
      leaders
      in
      the
      AUAA’s
     
     
      MacAdam
      division.
      ;
     
    

    
     
      After
      hammering
      the
      Mount
     
     
      Allison
      Mounties
      9-2,
      Doug
      Currie
     
     
      and
      his
      troops
      took
      their
      show
      on
      the
     
     
      road
      to
      play
      the
      defending
      CIAU
     
     
      champions,
      the
      Moncton
      Blue
     
     
      Eagles.
     
    

    
     
      Forbie
      MacPherson
      scored
      with
     
     
      only
      nine
      seconds
      remaining
      in
      the
     
     
      game
      and
      Mike
      Harding
      hadd
      a
      pair
     
     
      of
      goals
      to
      give
      the
      Panthers
      a
      4-3
     
     
      victory
      and
      improve
      their
      overall
     
     
      record
      to
      11-9-1.
      The
      Panthers
      now
     
     
      sit
      in
      third
      place
      with
      a
      total
      of
      23
     
     
      points,
      six
      behind
      conference
      lead-
     
     
      ing
      St.
      Thomas.
     
    

    
     
      The
      Panthers
      have
      a
      pair
      of
      big
     
     
      gaines
      on
      the
      3rd
      and
      4th
      of
      Febru-
     
     
      ary
      as
      they
      host
      UNB
      at
      the
      Civic
     
     
      Centre.
      The
      Reds
      currently
      sit
      in
     
     
      second
      place
      in
      the
      AUAA,
      only
     
    
   
   
    
     
      three
      points
      ahead
      of
      UPEI.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      _._
      The‘Panthers
      also
      have
      three
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ue’s
      scoring
     
     
      :
      7th
      place
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      10th
      (17-19-36),
      while
      K.J.
      White
     
     
      sits
      in
      16th
      (16-17-33).
     
    

    
     
      As
      an
      extra
      note,
      four
      Panthers
     
     
      have
      been
      selected
      to
      play
      in
      Fri-
     
     
      day’s
      AUAA
      all-star
      game.
      Dave
     
     
      Lemay
      and
      Daryl
      Lavoie
      will
      join
     
     
      Nelson
      and
      White
      in
      the
      annual
     
     
      game
      to
      be
      held
      in
      Halifax.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      3
      KK
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      Lady
      Panthers
      basketball
     
     
      team
      gained
      a
      split
      of
      their
      weekend
     
     
      games
      as
      they
      beat
      the
      Acadia
     
     
      Axettes
      87-77
      on
      Sunday
      after
     
     
      losing
      to
      Saint
      Mary’s
      81-78
      on
     
     
      Saturday.
     
    

    
     
      The
      real
      story
      in
      the
      Acadia
     
     
      game
      was
      the
      balanced
      scoring
      the
     
     
      Panthers
      received
      from
      their
      starters.
     
     
      Eireann
      Rigby
      lead
      the
      way
      for
      |
     
     
      UPEI
      with
      18
      points
      but
      four
      other
     
     
      players
      contributed
      with
      double-
     
     
      figure
      scoring
      efforts
      as
      well.
     
     
      Stephanie
      Shive
      had
      14
      points
      while
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Kara
      Saunders
      and
      Jennifer
      Johnston
      —
     
    
   
   
    
     
      added
      12
      each.
      Angela
      MacIntyre
     
     
      chipped
      in
      with
      10
      in
      the
      victory.
     
     
      The
      split
      gives
      the
      Panthers
      an
     
    
   
   
    
     
        
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Photo
      by
      Lorne
      Caborn
     
    
   
   
    
     
      overall
      record
      of
      5-8
      which
      places
     
     
      the
      Panthers
      in
      a
      fifth-place
      tie
      with
     
     
      St.
      FX.
      Both
      teams
      share
      the
      final
     
     
      two
      playoff
      slots
      14
      points
      each.
      The
     
     
      Lady
      Panthers
      will
      also
      be
      in
      Cape
     
     
      Breton
      on
      the
      3rd
      and
      4th.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      KK
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      Lady
      Panthers
      volleyball
     
     
      team
      dropped
      a
      pair
      of
      games
      on
      the
     
     
      weekend
      to
      the
      Saint
      Mary’s
      Husk-
     
     
      ies.
      The
      final
      score
      on
      Saturday
      was
     
     
      3-0
      (15-9,
      15-2,
      15-3)
      while
      UPEI
     
     
      lost
      by
      that
      same
      3-0
      score
      on
      Sun-
     
     
      day
      (15-10,
      15-8,
      15-4).
     
    

    
     
      The
      Panthers
      play
      their
      four
     
     
      remaining
      games
      on
      the
      road
      as
      they
     
     
      visit
      Memorial
      on
      the
      3rd
      and
      4th
     
     
      before
      ending
      their
      season
      on
      the
     
     
      10th
      and
      11th
      in
      Acadia.
     
    
   
   
    
     
           
     
    
   
   
    
     
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