UPEI announces the Panther Subway Athletes of the Week, October 24-30

Every week, UPEI Athletics and Recreation recognizes two student-athletes for their hard work and dedication to their respective sports. Congratulations to Sarah Sear (Women’s Field Hockey) and Matt Mahalak (Men’s Hockey), the UPEI Panther Subway Athletes of the week for October 24-30!

Sarah Sear is a second-year forward from Charlottetown on the UPEI Women’s Field Hockey team. The Panthers had a successful weekend at the Atlantic University Field Hockey Championship(AUFH). The Panthers beat St. Mary’s University 2-0, Acadia University 9-0, and the University of New Brunswick 3-0, but lost a close match to Dalhousie University in the championship game. UPEI lost 3-2 in an overtime shootout. Sear was key in all games, scoring an impressive 8 goals for the Panthers. She was also selected an AUFH all-star.

Matt Mahalak is the goalie on the Men’s Hockey team, and a third-year student in UPEI’s School of Business. Mahalak made 36 saves on 38 shots against St. Francis Xavier University (the Panthers lost, 2-1) and shut out Dalhousie University in a 1-0 win over the weekend. “Matty has been very solid for us all year,” said Coach Forbes MacPherson. “Although we out-shot our opponents, Matty made big saves in big moments to secure the win against Dal and gave us a chance against StFX.”

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