17吃瓜 announces the Panther Subway Athletes of the Week, January 9-15
Every week, 17吃瓜 Athletics and Recreation recognizes two student-athletes for their hard work and dedication to their respective sports. Congratulations to Maria Clinton (Women鈥檚 Hockey) and Tyler Scott (Men鈥檚 Basketball), the 17吃瓜 Panther Subway Athletes of the week for January 9-15!
Maria Clinton is a first-year forward on the 17吃瓜 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. 鈥淢arie had a very strong weekend,鈥� said coach Bruce Donaldson. 鈥淪he 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.鈥�
Tyler Scott is a fifth-year forward on the Men鈥檚 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. 鈥淚n Saturday night鈥檚 victory at X, Tyler scored all 19 of his points in the second half,鈥� said coach Tim Kendrick. 鈥淗e 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!鈥�
The Panthers have three home games this weekend. The Men鈥檚 Hockey team plays Acadia Friday at 7:00 pm. The Women鈥檚 Hockey team plays U de M on Saturday at 1:30 pm, and the Men鈥檚 Hockey team plays once more at home that evening against Saint Mary鈥檚 University. The puck drops at 7:00 pm. Find more details at gopanthersgo.ca.
