Panthers at Home, November 4-5
A busy weekend homestand for the Panthers kicks off Friday evening in UPEI MacLauchlan Arena and Chi-Wan Young Sports Centre. Come cheer on your Panthers, and cap off the evening with a performance by PEI’s award-winning Paper Lions!
The UPEI Men’s and Women’s Basketball teams have their home-opening games Friday night in the Chi-Wan Young Sports Centre gymnasium. The women play Saint Francis Xavier University. Tip-off is 6:00 pm.
“The team has been practicing hard for the past six weeks and is eager to begin AUS league play this Friday,” said coach Greg Gould. “The team looks forward to a large crowd cheering them on against Saint Francis Xavier.”
Stick around after the women’s game to watch the men take on St. FX at 8:00 pm.
“We are looking forward to our AUS regular season openers here at home this weekend against the much improved Saint Francis Xavier X-Men,” said coach Tim Kendrick. “Both of these games will be very tough challenges for us, and we will need to be at our best if we hope to come away with a win.”
The first 500 fans in the door for opening night will receive Courtside Panther Day T-shirts.
Just across the concourse in the MacLauchlan Arena, the UPEI Men’s Hockey team takes on Saint Mary’s University at 7:00 pm.
“This is a big weekend for our team,” said coach Forbes MacPherson. “We finish a four-game homestand before heading back out on the road. It is very difficult to win on the road in this league, so we have to take advantage of home ice this weekend. It will also be our first chance to look at Saint Mary's and Acadia. We are looking forward to two good hockey games!”
After the Friday night games are finished, stay for a special performance by Paper Lions!
The UPEI Women’s Hockey team kicks off another busy day Saturday with a game against St. FX.
“The Panthers are looking forward to meeting up with the X-Women this coming Saturday,” said coach Bruce Donaldson. “The X-Women lead the league in goals-per-game with four, while the Panthers are third in the conference with 1.93 goals-against-per-game. The X-Women are very talented up front, so we will need to play a strong defensive game and look to take advantage of any scoring opportunities that come our way.”
The Men’s Hockey team caps off the weekend with an 8:00 pm game against Acadia University on Saturday. The Men’s and Women’s Basketball teams match up with St. FX again Saturday. The women’s game starts at 6:00 pm; the men have an 8:00 pm start.
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