Panthers at Home: Basketball and Women鈥檚 Hockey in big match-ups
There will be lots of action on the court and in the rink this weekend for 17吃瓜 Panther fans.
Coming off two big four-point wins over Acadia and Saint Mary鈥檚 this past weekend, the 17吃瓜 Women鈥檚 Basketball team hopes to keep the winning momentum going when it hosts the University of New Brunswick in a pair of games this Friday and Saturday at the 17吃瓜 Chi-Wan Young Sports Centre. Tip-off is 6:00 pm for both nights.
鈥淯NB is in third place and have already clinched a playoff spot,鈥� says Greg Gould, head coach. 鈥淲e will need to be at our very best to beat an experienced UNB team, but I believe out players are up to the challenge!鈥�
After last weekend鈥檚 losses, the men鈥檚 basketball team is looking to get back in the win column in their games versus UNB on Friday and Saturday night at 8:00 pm.
鈥淯NB is in for two big ones this weekend,鈥� says 17吃瓜 Men鈥檚 Basketball Head Coach Tim Kendrick. 鈥淲e will have to be at our best to get two victories. We are fully aware of our situation, and know that these remaining three home games on our schedule are extremely important for us. We need to make a run, and every streak starts with one win!鈥�
The Women鈥檚 Hockey program is also looking to looking to get back on track this weekend when they faceoff against St. Francis Xavier (Friday evening at 7:00 pm) and Saint Mary鈥檚 (Saturday evening at 7:00 pm). Both games are at MacLauchlan Arena.
Panthers Head Coach Bruce Donaldson says, 鈥淭his is a very tough weekend鈥攂oth St. FX and SMU are playing very well. We are trying to secure third spot with three games to go and we cannot afford to give up any points.鈥�
Donaldson concedes that the 17吃瓜 women鈥檚 squad did not play well last Sunday versus the X-Women and is expecting a much stronger effort for the rematch. He adds, 鈥淎nd SMU has been ranked in the top four in the conference all year, and if we want to secure third spot, we will need to match their intensity and physicality. Both teams create a big challenge for our team鈥攚e need a better effort throughout our line-up.鈥�
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