UPEI announces the Panther Subway Athletes of the Week, January 9-15

Every week, UPEI Athletics and Recreation recognizes two student-athletes for their hard work and dedication to their respective sports. Congratulations to Maria Clinton (Women’s Hockey) and Tyler Scott (Men’s Basketball), the UPEI Panther Subway Athletes of the week for January 9-15!

Maria Clinton is a first-year forward on the UPEI Women's Hockey team and a Bachelor of Arts student from Souris, PEI. Clinton shone over the weekend, scoring two goals and two a assists as the Panthers split a pair of games, losing 8-3 to STU and beating U de M 4-2. “Marie had a very strong weekend,” said coach Bruce Donaldson. “She led the team in shots on net versus STU with six and had a even +/- in a game we lost 8-3. It was her best game to date in terms of battling for the puck, and she made a great defensive play in the second period to nullify an odd man situation with a strong back-check effort.”

Tyler Scott is a fifth-year forward on the Men’s Basketball team, and a Bachelor of Arts student from Halifax. The Panthers had two wins over the weekend, beating Cape Breton University 90-81 and St. Francis Xavier University 95-94. Scott averaged 22.5 points and 3.5 rebounds per game. “In Saturday night’s victory at X, Tyler scored all 19 of his points in the second half,” said coach Tim Kendrick. “He hit the game winning shot with one second remaining! He also scored 11 of his 26 against  CBU in the final 5 minutes of the game!”

The Panthers have three home games this weekend. The Men’s Hockey team plays Acadia Friday at 7:00 pm. The Women’s Hockey team plays U de M on Saturday at 1:30 pm, and the Men’s Hockey team plays once more at home that evening against Saint Mary’s University. The puck drops at 7:00 pm. Find more details at gopanthersgo.ca.