Panther Subway Athletes of the Week, January 25-31
The UPEI Panther Subway Athletes of the Week for the week of January 25-31 are Tamara Tompkins, Women’s Basketball, and Matt Mahalak, Men’s Hockey. 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: Tamara Tompkins, Women’s Basketball, and Matt Mahalak, Men’s Hockey
What: UPEI Panther Subway Athletes of the Week
When: Week of January 25-31, 2016
Where: University of Prince Edward Island
Why: Tompkins, a fifth-year Bachelor of Science Kinesiology student from Centreville, New Brunswick, averaged 11 points on 41% field goal shooting during the Panthers 94-52 and 63-50 losses to Cape Breton on the weekend. Tompkins was 7 for 7 from the free throw line and averaged 5 rebounds, 3 assists, and 1 steal.
Mahalak, a second-year Bachelor of Business Administration student from Monroe, Michigan, is playing strong in goal for the Panthers. During the weekend’s 2-1 loss to UNB and 6-3 win over STU, Mahalak recorded 83 saves. Mahalak’s save percentage is currently second in the league while his goals against average is sixth.
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
