Panther
      Teams
      Ready
      for
      Fall
     
    
   
   
    
     
      by
      Adam
      GAUTHIER
     
    
   
   
    
     
      On
      Monday,
      September
      10,
     
     
      the
      UPEI
      Athletic
      Department
      held
     
     
      its
      annual
      fall
      press
      conference
      to
     
     
      introduce
      the
      coaches
      to
      the
      media.
     
     
      Attending
      the
      conference
      was
      a
      num-
     
     
      ber
      of
      athletes
      and
      several
      members
     
     
      of
      the
      press,
      including
      yours
      truly.
     
    

    
     
      Athletic
      Director
      Barb
     
     
      Mulally
      began
      the
      conference
      with
      a
     
     
      few
      words
      about
      the
      athletic
      orienta-
     
     
      tion
      the
      evening
      before,
      which
      all
      of
     
     
      the
      players
      and
      coaches
      attended.
      She
     
     
      said
      that
      spirits
      are
      high
      this
      year
      and
     
     
      the
      focus
      of
      all
      involved
      is
      excel-
     
     
      lence.
      Mulally
      went
      on
      to
      say
      that
      the
     
     
      athletes
      not
      only
      want
      to
      participate
     
     
      but
      also
      want
      to
      be
      at
      their
      best.
     
    

    
     
      Marketing
      Director
      Ron
     
     
      Annear
      said
      that
      there
      is
      a
      different
     
     
      mindset
      for
      this
      year’s
      athletes
      which
     
     
      is
      very
      positive
      and
      energetic.
      Annear
     
     
      said
      that
      he
      predicts
      this
      “will
      be
      a
     
     
      fantastic
      year”
      with
      a
      “good
      fall
      and
     
    
   
   
    
     
      a
      great
      winter”
      from
      all
      athletes
      and
     
     
      coaches.
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      Women’s
      soccer
      will
      again
      be
     
     
      coached
      by
      Paul
      Steele
      with
      his
      assis-
     
     
      tants
      Leisa
      MacIntosh
      and
      Alana
     
     
      Taylor.
      There
      are
      nineteen
      players
      on
     
     
      this
      year’s
      team,
      including
      seven
     
     
      rookies.
      Returning
      players
      Lana
     
     
      Birch
      and
      Meghan
      Watts
      have
      been
     
     
      named
      the
      captains
      of
      the
      team.
     
     
      Coach
      Steele
      said
      that
      the
      team
      has
      a
     
     
      tough
      schedule
      this
      season
      which
     
     
      includes
      three
      straight
      games
      this
     
     
      past
      weekend,
      two
      of
      which
      were
      on
     
     
      the
      mainland
      at
      Mt.
      Allison
      and
     
     
      Acadia.
      He
      went
      on
      to
      say
      that
      team
     
     
      defense
      and
      overall
      fitness
      have
     
     
      improved
      thanks
      to
      two
      hour
      practice
     
     
      sessions
      almost
      every
      day.
      Steele
      said
     
     
      the
      team
      may
      get
      off
      to
      a
      slow
      start
     
     
      but
      will
      make
      the
      playoffs.
     
    

    
     
      Men’s’
      soccer
      is
      again
     
     
      coached
      by
      Lewis
      Page
      with
      assistant
     
     
      Mike
      Redmond
      and
      additional
      coach-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      es
      Brodie
      McMurrer
      and
      Trent
     
     
      Hayes.
      Page
      said
      that
      this
      year’s
      team
     
     
      is
      the
      “most
      competitive
      squad
      I
      have
     
     
      ever
      seen”
      and
      has
      an
      excellent
     
     
      chance
      to
      win
      it
      all.
      Players
      returning
     
     
      to
      this
      year’s
      team
      are
      striker
      John
     
     
      Sutton,
      who
      is
      coming
      off
      an
      injury,
     
     
      and
      1999
      Rookie-of-the-
      Year
      mid-
     
     
      fielder
      Jonathan
      Vos.
      Coach
      Page
     
     
      went
      on
      to
      say
      that
      every
      game
      will
     
     
      be
      tough
      this
      year,
      but
      is
      very
      confi-
     
     
      dent
      in
      his
      team
      and
      is
      looking
      to
     
     
      Scott
      Cousins
      and
      Goran
      Rudic
      to
     
     
      have
      strong
      seasons
      in
      their
      fifth
      (and
     
     
      last)
      year
      of
      eligibility.
      The
      men’s
     
     
      team
      has
      opened
      their
      season
      on
      a
     
     
      positive
      note,
      sitting
      atop
      West
     
     
      Division
      in
      the
      AUS.
     
    

    
     
      Women’s
      field
      hockey
      will
      be
     
     
      coached
      again
      by
      Tracy
      McGee
      and
     
     
      Jana
      Parker.
      This
      year’s
      team
      is
     
     
      mainly
      a
      squad
      of
      veterans,
      with
      only
     
    
   
   
    
     
      two
      rookies
      on
      the
      team.
      The
      majori-.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ty
      of
      the
      players
      are
      between
      their
     
    
   
   
    
     
      second
      and
      fourth
      year.
      In
      1999,
      the
     
     
      team
      had
      no
      goals
      or
      wins,
      but
      last
     
     
      year
      was
      a
      different
      story
      with
      the
     
     
      team
      compiling
      eight
      goals
      and
      a
      tie.
     
     
      Coach
      Parker
      said
      that
      the
      team
      will
     
     
      be
      looking
      to
      improve
      even
      more
      this
     
     
      year,
      with
      practice
      every
      day,
      in
      the
     
     
      hopes
      of
      making
      the
      win
      column.
     
     
      This
      past
      Saturday
      the
      team
      opened
     
     
      the
      season
      with
      a
      0-0
      tie
      at
      home
     
     
      against
      the
      St.
      Mary’s
      Huskies.
     
     
      Winter
      sports
      begin
      training
     
     
      camp
      on
      September
      24
      in
      hockey,
     
     
      basketball,
      and
      volleyball,
      with
      sea-
     
     
      sons
      starting
      some
      time
      in
      October.
     
     
      The
      women’s
      rugby
      team
      will
      play
     
     
      their
      first
      home
      game
      on
      September
     
     
      29.
      Students
      are
      encouraged
      to
      go
      out
     
     
      and
      show
      support
      for
      their
      teams.
      For
     
     
      game
      times
      and
      dates,
      stop
      by
      the
     
     
      Field
      House
      or
      check
      out
      the
      UPEI
     
     
      Athletic
      Department
      website
     
     
      Wwww.upeipanthers.com.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Field
      Hockey
     
     
      0-1-1
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Men’s
      Soccer
     
     
      4-1-0
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Women’s
      Soccer
     
     
      1-4-0
     
    
   
   
    
     
      PANTHERS
      SCOREBOARD
     
    
   
   
    
     
      September
      14
     
    
   
   
    
     
      4-0
      Win
     
     
      vs.
      Mt.
      A
     
    
   
   
    
     
      2
      -
      0
      Loss
     
     
      vs,
      Mt.
      A
     
    
   
   
    
     
      September
      15
     
    
   
   
    
     
      0
      -
      0
      Tie
     
     
      vs.
      SMU
      |
     
    
   
   
    
     
      2-1
      Win
     
     
      vs.
      Acadia
     
    
   
   
    
     
      2-0Loss
      :
     
     
      vs.
      Acadia
     
    
   
   
    
     
      September
      16
     
    
   
   
    
     
      1
      -
      0
      Loss
     
     
      vs.
      SMU
     
    
   
   
    
     
      1
      -
      0
      Loss
     
     
      vs.
      SMU
     
    
   
   
    
     
      1
      -
      0
      Win
     
     
      vs.
      SMU
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
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