UPEI Panther Subway Athletes of the Week, January 11-17
The UPEI Panther Subway Athletes of the Week for the week of January 11-17 are Marie-Soleil Deschenes, Women’s Hockey and Dut Dut, Men’s Basketball.
On a weekly basis, UPEI Athletics and Recreation recognizes these talented student-athletes for their hard work and dedication to their respective sports. UPEI Athletes of the Week are then nominated to Atlantic University Sport and Canadian Interuniversity Sport for possible recognition in the region and/or country.
Who: Marie-Soleil Deschenes, Women’s Hockey, and Dut Dut, Men’s Basketball
What: UPEI Panther Subway Athletes of the Week
When: Week of January 11–17, 2016
Where: University of Prince Edward Island
Why: Deschenes, a fourth-year Bachelor of Science student from Île-Perrot, Quebec, backstopped the Women’s Hockey Panthers to two huge victories on the weekend. The Panthers broke a 12-game losing streak and are back in the hunt for a playoff position. During the Panthers 1-0 win over Dalhousie and 2-1 win over CIS sixth-seed Saint Mary’s, Deschenes was selected 1st Star and stopped 53 of 54 shots with a 98.2 save percentage.
Dut, a fourth-year Bachelor of Arts student from Ottawa, Ontario, led the Panthers to two important victories over the Acadia Axemen on the weekend. During the Panthers’ 101-83 and 92-90 wins, Dut recorded 46 points on 16/25 shooting from the field, 27 rebounds, and 2 blocked shots. He was 3/6 from three point range and 11/12 from the foul line.
About UPEI Athletics and Recreation
- Nine varsity sports and six club team programs
- Proud member of the AUS and CIS
- Athletic facilities include: Chi-Wan Young Sports Centre, UPEI Alumni Canada Games Place and UPEI Turf
- Home of Panther Sports Medicine
- Other facilities available to students and the community at large include: fitness centre, squash and racquetball courts, competition and leisure pool with hot tub, and two ice arenas
