Lady
      Panther
      Rugby
      Only
      Undefeated
      UPEI
      Team
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Lower
      Field,
      UPEI,
     
     
      .
      Saturday,
      October
      14,
      2000-
      The
     
     
      UPEI
      Women’s
      First
      XV
      Rugby
     
     
      Team
      crushed
      Mount
      Allison
      74-3.
     
     
      Panther
      scorers,
      in
      the
      rout,
      were
     
     
      led
      by
      Michelle
      Young
      and
      Melissa
     
     
      Perry
      with
      a
      pair
      of
      tries
      each;
      and
     
     
      Sarah
      Totten,
      Dawn
      Paynter,
     
     
      Jaclyn
      Coady,
      Amanda
      Gallant,
     
     
      Ellen
      Gallant,
      Vanessa
      _
      Larter,
     
     
      Lindsay
      Peters,
      and
      Kelly
      Pitre
     
     
      with
      one
      try
      respectively.
      Jaclyn
     
     
      Coady
      added
      6
      converts
      while
     
     
      Michelle
      Young
      kicked
      another.
     
     
      The
      win
      kept
      the
      Panthers
      on
      top
      of
     
     
      their
      league
      and
      was
      another
      step
     
     
      towards
      reaching
      their
      goal
      of
     
     
      making
      their
      first
      ever
      CIAU
     
     
      appearance
      inthe
      new
      national
      for-
     
     
      mat.
      This
      format
      determines
      a
     
     
      national
      champion,
      which
      replaces
     
     
      the
      four
      league
      winners
      that
      existed
     
     
      before.-The
      championship
      are
      to
      be
     
     
      held
      at
      Bishop’s
      University
      in
     
     
      Lennoxville,
      Quebec
      on
      the
      week-
     
     
      end
      of
      November
      4-5.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      October
      15th,
      Lower
      Field,
     
     
      UPEI-
      The
      Lady
      Panthers
      kept
     
     
      their
      perfect
      season
      intact
      by
      beat-
     
     
      ing
      St.Thomas
      20-0.
      Wing
      Amanda
     
     
      Gallant
      led
      the
      team
      with
      two
      tries
     
     
      and
      her
      weekend
      exploits
      were
     
     
      rewarded
      by
      being
      named
      the
     
     
      Female
      Panther
      Athlete
      of
      the
     
     
      Week.
      Michelle
      Young
      and
     
     
      Lindsay
      Peters
      also
      added
      tries.
     
     
      This
      last
      regular
      season
      win
      of
      the
     
     
      year
      ensured
      the
      Panthers
      a
      first
     
     
      place
      standing
      in
      the
      New
     
     
      Brunswick/PEI
      Division
      of
      the
     
     
      AUS.
      More
      impressive
      than
      that
     
     
      was
      the
      239
      points
      they
      racked
      up
     
     
      against
      giving
      up
      a
      mere
      penalty
     
     
      kick
      of
      three
      points
      against.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      October
      22nd,
      Lower
      Field,
      UPEI-
     
     
      The
      Lady
      Panthers
      captured
      their
     
     
      division
      championship
      with
      an
     
     
      impressive
      17-0
      victory
      over
      an
     
     
      inspired
      Mount
      Allison
      squad.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      While
      the
      score
      was
      not
      as
      impres-
     
     
      sive
      as
      other
      wins
      this
      season,
      win-
     
     
      ning
      in
      hurricane
      like
      conditions
     
     
      was
      no
      small
      feat.
      Captain
      Sarah
     
     
      Field
      scored
      the
      only
      points
      of
      the
     
     
      first
      half
      running
      in
      a
      try
      from
      40
     
     
      meters
      out
      after
      looping
      the
      backs
     
     
      who
      managed
      to
      swing
      the
      ball
      to
     
     
      her.
      Jaclyn
      Coady
      kicked
      the
      con-
     
     
      vert
      to
      make
      it
      7-0.
      The
      Panthers
     
     
      took
      advantage
      of
      the
      wind
      in
      the
     
     
      second
      half
      by
      dominating
      play.
     
     
      The
      only
      thing
      preventing
      the
      team
     
     
      from
      scoring
      seemed
      to
      be
      their
     
     
      own
      miscues
      and
      penalties.
      With
     
     
      about
      15
      minutes
      remaining,
      fly-
     
     
      half
      Coady
      finally
      pierced
      the
     
     
      Mountie
      defense
      and
      made
      a
      nice
     
     
      chip
      kick
      to
      the
      corner
      that
      speedy
     
     
      wing
      Amanda
      Gallant
      fell
      on
      pro-
     
     
      viding
      the
      backbreaking
      try.
      The
     
    
   
   
    
     
        
     
     
          
     
    
   
   
    
     
      scoring
      was
      pa
      out
      ao
      the
     
     
      forwards
      provided
      clean
      ball
      yet
     
     
      again
      and
      the
      backs
      showed
      deft
     
     
      ball
      handling
      skills
      that
      put
      the
      ball
     
     
      in
      Gallant’s
      hands,
      who
      promptly
     
     
      beat
      her
      woman
      around
      the
      corner
     
     
      and
      scored.
      Several
      players
      round-
     
     
      ed
      out
      impressive
      careers
      on
      the
     
     
      team
      in
      their
      final
      game
      of
      the
      year
     
     
      including
      Prop
      Anne
      Corrigan,
     
     
      Flanker
      Shannon
      Atkins-Gillis,
     
     
      Amanda
      Brander,
      Gallant,
      and
      8
     
     
      Woman
      Field.
      Coach
      Dale
     
     
      Macleod
      wanted
      to
      emphasize
      the
     
     
      team
      has
      achieved
      its
      success
      as
      a
     
     
      club
      rather
      than
      a
      varsity
      team.
      The
     
     
      Ladies
      play
      arch
      rival
      St.Francis
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Xavier
      on
      Saturday,
      October
      goth
     
     
      in
      Antiginosh.
      The
      winner
      of
      this
     
     
      game
      will
      represent
      the
      Atlantic
     
     
      University
      Conference
      in_
      the
     
     
      Nationals.
      Good
      luck
      Panthers.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
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