17吃瓜 Panthers this week (January 16鈥�22)

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Reigning 17吃瓜 Athlete of the Week Sarah Forsythe gets ready to make a save in a 3-1 win over Saint Mary鈥檚 University on January 13.
Reigning 17吃瓜 Athlete of the Week Sarah Forsythe gets ready to make a save in a 3-1 win over Saint Mary鈥檚 University on January 13.

The 17吃瓜 Panthers hockey and basketball teams are looking forward to a busy weekend of games between January 16鈥�22.

Friday, January 20:

7:00 pm: The 17吃瓜 Women鈥檚 Hockey Panthers (12-6-1) host the Universit茅 de Moncton Aigles Bleues (8-11-0) at MacLauchlan Arena. The Panthers are riding a five-game winning streak. 17吃瓜 took two out of three games against Moncton and outscored them 5-4.

6:00 pm: The 17吃瓜 Women鈥檚 Basketball Panthers (6-5) are away in Antigonish, Nova Scotia, to play the St. Francis Xavier X-Women (3-10). The Panthers took the first two games against this team.

7:00 pm: The 17吃瓜 Men鈥檚 Hockey Panthers (14-6-2) are away in Halifax, Nova Scotia, to play the Dalhousie University Tigers (4-16-2). The Panthers hold a 2-1 record against the Tigers.

8:00 pm: The 17吃瓜 Men鈥檚 Basketball Panthers (8-3) are away in Antigonish, Nova Scotia, to play the St. Francis Xavier X-Men (11-2). This will be a battle of the top two teams in the AUS with both teams each earning a win in the season series.

Saturday, January 21:

7:00 pm: The 17吃瓜 Women鈥檚 Hockey Panthers play at home at MacLauchlan Arena against the St. Francis Xavier X-Women. Both teams each have a win against each other, but St. FX has outscored the Panthers 10-4. This is the annual 鈥淏ell Let鈥檚 Talk鈥� game to raise awareness of mental health.

6:00 pm: The 17吃瓜 Women鈥檚 Basketball Panthers are away in Antigonish, Nova Scotia, to play the St. Francis Xavier X-Women.

7:00 pm: The 17吃瓜 Men鈥檚 Hockey Panthers play in Antigonish, Nova Scotia, against the St. Francis Xavier X-Men. The Panthers are 2-1 against the X-Men, outscoring them 16-12.

8:00 pm: The 17吃瓜 Men鈥檚 Basketball Panthers are away in Antigonish, Nova Scotia, to play the St. Francis Xavier X-Men.

Reminder: The 17吃瓜 Women鈥檚 and Men鈥檚 Basketball Panthers games against the University of New Brunswick originally scheduled for January 13 have been rescheduled to Thursday, January 26. The women鈥檚 game is in support of the Canadian Cancer Society fundraiser 鈥淪hoot for the Cure鈥� and begins at 6:00 pm. Online donations to the 17吃瓜 Women鈥檚 Basketball Panthers fundraising page can be made .

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Media Contact

Ron Annear
Varsity Sport Coordinator
Athletics and Recreation
annear@upei.ca
(902) 566-0991

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