Beotts
      Notes
      by
      Steve
      McManus
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Panthers
      Men's
      Hockey
      in
      Tight
     
     
      Division
      Race
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      UPEI
      men's
      hockey
     
     
      panthers
      are
      slowly
      attempting
      to
     
     
      climb
      up
      the
      AUS
      standings
      as
     
     
      they
      try
      to
      grab
      two
      points
      from
     
     
      every
      game
      they
      play.
      Recently
      the
     
     
      guys
      were
      able
      to
      defeat
      the
      divi-
     
     
      sion
      leading
      UNB
      Varsity
      Reds
      5-3
     
     
      this
      past
      Saturday.
      UPEI
      has
      beaten
     
     
      four
      of
      the
      top
      five
      teams
      in
      the
     
     
      division
      and
      have
      realized
      that
      any
     
     
      team
      can
      be
      beaten
      on
      any
      given
     
     
      day.
      All
      the
      boys
      need
      to
      do
      is
     
     
      string
      a
      few
      wins
      together
      and
      they
     
     
      will
      be
      looking
      down
      on
      the
      rest
      of
     
     
      the
      teams.
     
    

    
     
      On
      the
      bright
      side
      UPEI
     
     
      has
      won
      against
      all
      the
      top
      teams
     
     
      but
      the
      down
      side
      has
      seen
      them
     
     
      drop
      close
      games
      to
      those
      very
     
     
      same
      opponents.
      The
      standings
      this
     
     
      year
      have
      and
      will
      continue
      to
      fluc-
     
     
      tuate
      throughout
      the
      season
     
     
      because
      of
      the
      competitiveness
      in
     
     
      the
      league
      this
      year.
      If
      UPEI
      goal-
     
     
      tender
      Jason
      Flick
      can
      continue
      his
     
     
      strong
      play,
      and
      the
      defensive
      line
     
     
      led
      by
      Adam
      Rivet
      and
      Adam
     
     
      Campbell
      step
      up
      their
      play,
      the
     
     
      panthers
      will
      contend
      for
      the
      title
     
     
      of
      AUS
      Champions
      and
      who
     
     
      knows
      where
      the
      guys
      may
      go
     
     
      from
      there.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Upcoming
      Games
      Include:
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Opponent
      Date
      Time
     
    
   
   
    
     
      at
      UDM_
      Wed,
      Nov
      19th
      =
      7:30
     
     
      at
      UNB-~
      Sat,
      Nov
      22nd
      7:00
     
     
      at
      UDM
      _
      Sat,
      Nov
      29th
      7:00
     
     
      vsSTU
      Sun,
      Nov
      30th
      =
      7:00.
     
     
      vs
      UDM__
      Wed,
      Jan
      7th
      7:00
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Women's
      Hockey
      off
      to
     
     
      Disappointing
      Start
     
    
   
   
    
     
      On
      the
      other
      side
      of
      the
     
     
      coin
      the
      women's
      hockey
      panthers
     
     
      are
      in
      their
      second
      year
      of
      varsity
     
     
      status
      and
      have
      yet
      to
      win
      a
      game.
     
     
      However,
      this
      sophomore
      squad
     
     
      haven't
      let
      up
      on
      a
      game,
      and
      have
     
     
      continued
      to
      fight
      hard
      until
      the
     
     
      final
      whistle
      of
      every
      game
      they
     
     
      have
      played
      thus
      far.
     
    

    
     
      This
      past
      weekend
      was
     
     
      nothing
      different
      for
      the
      girls
      as
     
     
      they
      dropped
      two
      games,
      the
      first
     
     
      of
      which
      to
      St.
      Thomas,
      5-0
      and
     
     
      again
      on
      Sunday
      to
      Mt.
      Allison,
      5-
     
     
      1
      and
      fall
      to
      the
      basement
      of
      the
     
     
      standings
      with
      a
      dismal
      0-5
      record
     
     
      with
      only
      9
      games
      remaining
      in
      the
     
     
      season.
      These
      recent
      losses
      were
     
     
      also
      dished
      out
      to
      the
      panthers
      by
     
     
      two
      teams
      also
      struggling
      this
      year.
     
     
      MTA
      picking
      up
      their
      first
      win
      of
     
     
      the
      season
      and
      STU
      with
      only
      their
     
     
      second.
     
    

    
     
      One
      bright
      spot
      for
      the
     
     
      lady
      panthers
      so
      far
      this
      season
      is
     
     
      the
      play
      of
      third
      year
      business
      stu-
     
     
      dent
      and
      goaltender
      Jennifer
     
     
      Champion.
      In
      two
      games
      this
      year
     
     
      Jennifer
      has
      allowed
      only
      3
      goals
     
     
      whereas
      the
      panthers
      have
      allowed
     
     
      their
      opponents
      to
      accumulate
      a
     
     
      total
      of
      30
      goals
      in
      just
      5
      games.
     
     
      Posting
      a
      GAA
      of
      only
      1.50
      is
     
     
      impressive
      for
      this
      5'6
      K'town
     
     
      native
      has
      looked
      sharp
      for
      the
     
     
      panthers
      and
      if
      she
      is
      able
      to
      con-
     
     
      tinue
      this
      pace,
      the
      girls
      just
      might
     
     
      squeak
      out
      a
      win
      sometime
      soon.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Upcoming
      Games
      Include:
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Opponent
      Date
      Time
     
     
      at
      SMU
      Sat,
      Nov
      22nd
      _
      _~—-2:00
     
     
      vs
      MTA
      _
      Sat,
      Nov
      29th
      2:00
     
     
      vs
      UNB_-
      Sun,
      Nov
      30th
      6:00
     
     
      at
      UNB
      —
      Sun,
      Jan
      11th
      2:00
     
     
      vs
      SMU
      _
      Sat,
      Jan
      17th
      3:00
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Men's
      Basketball
      Split
      Season
     
     
      Openers
      with
      UNB
     
    
   
   
    
     
      UPEI
      opened
      its
      basket-
     
     
      ball
      regular
      on
      the
      road
      this
      past
     
     
      weekend
      with
      two
      games
      against
     
     
      UNB.
      Saturday
      wasn't
      UPEI's
      day
     
     
      as
      they
      dropped
      a
      nail
      biter
      72-71
     
     
      in
      Fredricton,
      handing
      UNB
      their
     
     
      first
      win
      of
      the
      early
      season.
      Dan
     
     
      Goggin
      for
      the
      Reds
      was
      named
     
     
      player
      of
      the
      game.
      But
      on
      Sunday
     
     
      our
      panthers
      came
      back
      with
     
     
      vengeance
      in
      their
      eyes
      and
      were
     
     
      able
      to
      split
      the
      season
      opening
     
     
      series
      with
      an
      86-77
      victory.
      Jeff
     
     
      Walker
      played
      a
      strong
      game
      and
     
     
      was
      awarded
      player
      of
      the
      game
     
     
      for
      his
      efforts.
     
    

    
     
      The
      panthers
      next
     
     
      game,.and
      possible
      biggest
      test
      of
     
     
      the
      season
      comes
      in
      the
      form
      of
      St.
     
     
      Francis
      Xavier
      on
      Friday
      Nov.
     
     
      21st.
      The
      X-Men
      have
      consistently
     
     
      put
      out
      contending
      teams
      year
      after
     
     
      year.
      They
      have
      captured
      three
      of
     
     
      the
      previous
      four
      AUS
     
     
      Championships,
      including
      back
      to
     
     
      back
      CIAU
      Championships
      in
     
     
      2000
      and
      2001.
      BUT
      they
      were
      put
     
     
      out
      last
      year
      by
      our
      UPEI
      Panthers
     
     
      in
      the
      semi-finals!
      It
      should
      be
      an
     
    
   
   
    
     
      interesting
      rematch
      and
      you
      know
     
    
   
   
    
     
      the
      panthers
      will
      be
      looking
      to
     
    
   
   
    
     
      reassure
      the
      eX-Champions
      that
      -
     
    
   
   
    
     
      last
      year
      was
      no
      fluke.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Upcoming
      Games
      Include:
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Opponent
      Date
      Time
     
     
      at
      SFX
      Fri,
      Nov
      21st
      8:00
     
     
      vs
      UCCB
      Sat,
      Nov
      29th
      8:00
      |
     
     
      vs
      UCCB
      Sun,
      Nov
      30th
      2:00
     
     
      vs
      SMU
      _
      Sat,
      Jan
      10th
      8:00
     
     
      vs
      SMU
      ©
      Sun,
      Jan
      11th
      4:00
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Women's
      Basketball
      Drop
      First
     
     
      Two
      Games
      of
      Season
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Saturday
      was
      a
      heart-
     
     
      breaker
      for
      the
      UPEI
      women's
      bas-
     
     
      ketball
      team
      as
      they
      dropped
      their
     
     
      season
      opener
      in
      a
      close
      battle
      74-
     
     
      72
      against
      a
      formidable
      opponent
     
     
      in
      the
      UNB
      Varsity
      Reds.
      The
      girls
     
     
      played
      strong
      but
      came
      up
      just
     
     
      short
      with
      their
      efforts.
     
     
      Unfortunately
      it
      was
      much
      of
      the
     
     
      same
      for
      the
      panthers
      on
      Sunday
      as
     
     
      once
      again
      they
      tasted
      a
      bitter
      pill
     
     
      of
      defeat
      74-66.
      For
      the
      Reds,
     
     
      Amber
      Lenihan
      played
      extremely
     
     
      well
      and
      picked
      up
      player
      of
      the
      -
     
     
      game
      honours
      in
      both
      games.
     
    

    
     
      :
      The
      girls
      have
      three
      ©
     
     
      games
      against
      remaining
      before
      the
     
     
      Xmas
      break,
      one
      against
      STFX
      and
     
     
      two
      at
      home,
      versus
      UCCB.
      These
     
     
      three
      games
      are
      crucial
      to
      the
      girls
     
     
      success
      this
      year;
      they
      don't
      want
     
     
      to
      drop
      to
      0-5
      but
      if
      they
      are
      able
     
     
      to
      come
      away
      with
      three
      victories
     
     
      they
      will
      put
      themselves
      over
      that
     
     
      five
      hundred
      mark
      and
      will
      be
      able
     
     
      to
      make
      a
      strong
      run
      at
      the
      postsea-
     
     
      son.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Upcoming
      Games
      Include:
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Opponent
      Date
      Time
     
     
      at
      SFX
      Fri,
      Nov
      21st
      6:00
     
     
      vs
      UCCB
      Sat,
      Nov
      29th
      6:00
     
     
      vs
      UCCB
      Sun,
      Nov
      30th
      12:00
     
     
      vs
      SMU
      _
      Sat,
      Jan
      10th
      6:00
     
     
      vs
      SMU
      2:00
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Sun,
      Jan
      11th
     
    
   
   
    
     
      oe
     
     
      _
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      17
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