The
      Panther
      Prints
      January
      30,
      1996
     
    
   
   
    
     
      by
      Yvonne
      MacKean
     
    

    
     
      On
      January
      20
      the
      UCCB
     
     
      Capers
      came
      to
      town
      to
      face
      the
     
     
      Panthers
      in
      AUAA
      basketball
      action.
     
    

    
     
      The
      Lady
      Panthers
      took
      to
      the
     
     
      court
      in
      the
      first
      game.
      The
      first
      half
     
     
      was
      up
      and
      down
      between
      the
      teams
     
     
      and
      very
      close.
      At
      halftime
      the
     
     
      Panthers
      led
      40-37.
      The
      second
      half
     
     
      saw
      much
      of
      the
      same,
      as
      the
      teams
     
     
      matched
      each
      other
      point
      for
      point.
     
     
      In
      the
      dying
      seconds
      of
      the
      game
      the
     
     
      Capers
      took
      the
      lead,
      but
      the
      Pan-
     
     
      thers
      scored
      to
      tie
      the
      game
      at
      73.
      In
     
     
      the
      overtime,
      the
      teams
      fought
      for
     
     
      the
      lead.
      In
      the
      end,
      a
      shot
      by
      Rigby
     
     
      with
      six
      seconds
      left
      gave
      the
      Pan-
     
     
      thers
      an
      81-80
      win.
      The
      top
      scorers
     
     
      for
      the
      Panthers
      were
      Sirois
      (18),
     
     
      Rigby
      (16),
      and
      Saunders
      (10).
      The
     
     
      player
      of
      game
      honours
      went
      to
     
     
      Sirois
      for
      her
      offensive
      performance,
     
     
      including
      four
      three
      point
      shots.
     
    

    
     
      The
      men
      then
      hit
      the
      hardcourt
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Sports
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Around
      The
      Rim
     
    
   
   
    
     
      against
      the
      Capers.
      Following
      the
     
     
      ladies
      game,
      the
      men’s
      team
      played
     
     
      the
      game
      very
      close
      in
      the
      first
      half,
     
     
      exchanging
      points.
      At
      the
      half
      the
     
     
      teams
      were
      tied
      at
      50.
      The
      second
     
     
      half
      saw
      much
      of
      the
      same,
      as
      each
     
     
      team
      kept
      pace
      with
      the
      other.
      It
     
     
      wasn’t
      until
      the
      last
      few
      minutes
      the
     
     
      Panthers
      put
      up
      a
      lead.
      Although
      the
     
     
      Capers
      tried,
      they
      were
      unable
      to
     
     
      come
      back.
      The
      Panthers
      won
      87-
     
     
      81.
      Leading
      scorers
      for
      the
      Panthers
     
     
      were
      Robinson
      (31),
      MacDonald
     
     
      (14),
      and
      Newson
      (12).
      Player
      of
      the
     
     
      game
      went
      to
      MacDonald
      who
      had
      a
     
     
      strong
      game
      at
      the
      point
      for
      the
     
     
      Panthers.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      Rematch
     
     
      On
      Sunday
      January
      21,
      the
     
     
      Capers
      and
      Panthers
      met
      in
      a
      re-
     
     
      match,
      with
      the
      Capers
      teams
      look-
     
     
      ing
      to
      avenge
      their
      losses.
     
     
      i
      first
      on
      the
     
    
   
   
    
     
      court,
      and
      the
      Panthers
      soon
      dis-
     
     
      played
      that
      the
      Capers
      would
      have
      a
     
     
      hard
      time
      winning.
      The
      first
      half
     
     
      started
      off
      quickly
      with
      the
      Panthers
     
     
      building
      a
      lead.
      The
      Panthers’
     
     
      defense
      in
      the
      first
      stopped
      the
     
     
      Capers
      cold.
      The
      Panthers
      forced
     
     
      many
      turnovers
      and
      shots
      with
      their
     
     
      strong
      defense.
      At
      half
      the
      Panthers
     
     
      led
      48-17.
      In
      the
      second
      half,
      the
     
     
      Panthers
      did
      much
      of
      the
      same.
      The
     
     
      Capers
      were
      unable
      to
      mount
      any
     
     
      sustained
      offensive
      presence,
      and
      the
     
     
      Panthers
      went
      on
      to
      a
      80-57
      victory.
     
     
      Leading
      the
      Panthers
      were
      Rigby
     
     
      (30),
      Saunders
      (13),
      and
      Shive
      (10).
     
     
      Rigby
      won
      player
      of
      the
      game.
     
    

    
     
      Next
      the
      men
      took
      to
      the
      court.
     
     
      The
      first
      half
      started
      off
      slow,
      but
     
     
      eventually
      gained
      momentum.
      The
     
     
      Panthers
      took
      the
      early
      lead,
      and
      at
     
     
      half
      were
      up
      46-34.
      The
      second
      half
     
     
      saw
      the
      Panthers
      add
      to
      and
      defend
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      their
      lead.
      The
      Capers
      were
      unable
     
     
      to
      gather
      any
      momentum,
      and
      were
     
     
      defeated
      by
      the
      Panthers
      by
      a
      score
     
     
      of
      91-69.
      Leading
      scorers
      for
      the
     
     
      Panthers
      were
      Robinson
      (25),
     
     
      Newson
      (15),
      Peter
      Lawlor
      and
     
     
      Moore
      (11
      each).
     
    

    
     
      The
      Panthers’
      next
      games
      are
     
     
      January
      27
      and
      28
      against
      SMU
      and
     
     
      Acadia
      respectively.
     
    

    
     
      At
      the
      half
      time
      of
      the
      men’s
     
     
      game
      on
      Saturday,
      several
      UPEI
     
     
      field
      hockey
      players
      were
      honoured.
     
     
      This
      year
      the
      team
      made
      it
      to
      the
     
     
      finals
      for
      the
      first
      time.
      Players
     
     
      honoured
      as
      AUAA
      all
      stars
      were
     
     
      Cheryl
      McQuillan
      and
      Holly
     
     
      Boswell.
      All
      Canadian
      all
      stars
      were
     
     
      Anne
      Mayme
      (second
      team,
      and
     
     
      AUAA
      all
      star),
      and
      Tracey
      McGee
     
     
      (first
      team
      and
      AUAA
      all
      star).
     
     
      Congratulations
      on
      a
      job
      well
      done!