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      10
      February
      16,
      2009
      SPORTS
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Lady
      Panthers
      turn
     
     
      heads,
      but
      there’s
      along
      BUA
      Ete.
      Ccentitiitee
     
    
   
   
    
     
      road
      in
      front
      of
      them
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Lady
      Panthers
      find
      themselves
      on
      the
      winning
      side,
     
     
      but
      their
      coach
      says
      consistent
      output
      is
      a
      must
     
    
   
   
    
     
      By
      Kate
      VanGerven
     
     
      Panther
      Post
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Maybe
      it
      was
      the
      fresh
      start
      2009
     
     
      brought
      with
      it
      or
      maybe
      it
      was
      the
     
     
      AUS
      Championships
      looming
      in
      the
     
     
      near
      future
      that
      lit
      this
      fire
      under
      our
     
     
      Lady
      Panthers.
      Whatever
      it
      is,
      let’s
     
     
      all
      cross
      our
      fingers
      that
      it
      stays
      with
     
     
      them.
     
    

    
     
      As
      hosts
      of
      the
      2009
      AUS
      Women’s
     
     
      hockey
      championship,
      the
      Lady
      Pan-
     
     
      thers
      are
      guaranteed
      a
      spot.
      However,
     
     
      they
      seem
      bound
      and
      determined
      to
     
     
      prove
      that
      they
      don’t
      need
      any
      sort
     
     
      of
      handout.
     
    

    
     
      Their
      games
      have
      taken
      a
      surpris-
     
     
      ing
      turn
      resulting
      in
      their
      new
      rank
     
     
      of
      fifth
      in
      the
      AUS
      division.
     
    

    
     
      The
      Jan.
      24
      game
      against
      Mount
     
     
      Allison
      saw
      the
      first
      goal
      scored
      by
     
     
      Mount
      A.,
      but
      the
      Lady
      Panthers
      re-
     
     
      mained
      undaunted.
     
    

    
     
      Apparently
      they
      not
      only
      believe
      in
     
     
      winning,
      but
      in
      equal
      distribution
      as
     
     
      they
      scored
      one
      goal
      for
      each
      period
     
     
      of
      the
      game.
     
    

    
     
      The
      Mount
      Allison
      game
      can
      ar-
     
     
      guably
      be
      called
      a
      fluke,
      or
      a
      lucky
     
     
      game
      but
      others
      would
      prefer
      to
      dis-
     
     
      agree.
     
    

    
     
      If
      you
      need
      evidence,
      here
      it
      is.
      An
     
     
      away
      game
      against
      St.
      Thomas
      on
     
     
      Jan.
      31
      proves
      that
      the
      Lady
      Pan-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      thers
      have
      the
      heart,
      the
      skill
      and
      the
     
    
   
   
    
     
      determination
      to
      deserve
      a
      slot
      in
      the
     
     
      AUS
      championship,
      hosts
      or
      not.
     
    

    
     
      The
      women’s
      hockey
      team
      is
      cur-
     
     
      rently
      ranked
      third
      in
      the
      AUS
      stand-
     
     
      ings,
      a
      substantial
      16
      point
      lead
      over
     
     
      the
      Lady
      Panthers.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      With
      this
      in
      mind,
      the
      Lady
      Pan-
     
     
      thers
      gave
      it
      all
      they
      had
      and
      were
     
     
      rewarded
      with
      a
      5-4
      win,
      settled
     
     
      by
      a
      shootout
      in
      which
      Panthers
     
     
      goalie
      Liz
      Legay
      was
      the
      hero.
     
    

    
     
      Feb.
      1
      was
      a
      whole
      other
      kind
      of
     
     
      victory
      for
      the
      Lady
      Panthers.
     
    

    
     
      They
      played
      l’Université
      de
     
     
      Moncton
      Blue
      Eagles
      who
      are
     
     
      ranked
      No.
      |
      in
      the
      AUS
      division,
     
     
      as
      well
      as
      seventh
      nationally.
     
    

    
     
      That’s
      nothing
      to
      sneeze
      at,
      and
     
     
      the
      Lady
      Panthers
      didn’t
      dare.
     
     
      This
      game
      is
      being
      called
      UPEI’s
     
     
      best
      of
      the
      year
      which
      is
      also
      an
     
     
      accomplishment
      to
      which
      one
     
     
      should
      not
      sneeze.
     
    

    
     
      With
      this
      kind
      of
      momentum,
      and
      a
     
     
      good
      dose
      of
      luck,
      the
      Lady
      Panthers
     
     
      could
      very
      well
      catapult
      themselves
     
     
      into
      victory.
     
    

    
     
      The
      Lady
      Panthers
      are
      working
     
     
      hard,
      but
      they’II
      need
      to
      keep
      it
      up
      in
     
     
      order
      to
      keep
      being
      successful,
      head
     
     
      coach
      Bruce
      Donaldson
      said.
     
    

    
     
      “[The
      Lady
      Panthers]
     
     
      need
      to
      be
      more
      con-
     
     
      sistent
      in
      [their]
      output
     
     
      and
      continue
      to
      out-
     
     
      work
      other
      programs
     
     
      in
      order
      to
      have
      con-
     
     
      tinued
      __
      success...the
     
     
      team
      is
      starting
      to
      see
     
     
      some
      very
      positive
      re-
     
     
      sults
      from
      all
      their
      hard
     
     
      work.”
     
    

    
     
      After
      suffering
      some
     
     
      harsh
      losses
      throughout
     
     
      the
      season,
      the
      Lady
     
     
      Panthers
      have
      seemed
     
     
      to
      find
      some
      sort
      of
      res-
     
     
      ervoir
      of
      determination,
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      for
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      POST
     
    
   
   
    
     
        
     
    
   
   
    
     
      2-3hrs
      and
      work
     
     
      online
      and
      earn
      much
     
     
      more
      $2,500-$9,000
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Donaldson
      said.
      .
     
    

    
     
      “With
      the
      improved
      skill
      level
      [and]
     
     
      hard
      work
      in
      practices
      it
      is
      starting
      to
     
     
      come
      together.”
     
    

    
     
      So
      what
      can
      UPEI
      students
      expect
     
     
      from
      our
      Lady
      Panthers.
      when
      the
     
     
      AUS
      Championship
      rolls
      around?
     
     
      Donaldson
      is
      perhaps
      the
      best
      judge
     
     
      of
      this,
      and
      while
      he
      remains
      deter-
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      mined
      to
      have
      the
      team
      play
      to
      the
     
     
      best
      of
      their
      ability
      he
      admits
      “the
     
     
      league
      is
      very
      tight
      this
      year
      so
      when
     
     
      it
      comes
      to
      the
      AUS
      weekend
      I
      be-
     
     
      lieve
      upsets
      will
      occur.”
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Come
      March
      6,
      7
      and
      8
      at
      the
      CARI
     
     
      Complex
      what
      kind
      of
      upsets,
      and
     
     
      for
      whom
      will
      be
      unveiled.