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Every week, 17吃瓜 Athletics and Recreation recognizes student-athletes for their achievements and contributions to their respective sports. The 17吃瓜 Panther Athletes of the Week for October 28 to November 3, 2024, are Lauren Rainford (women鈥檚 basketball) and Sam Chisholm (men鈥檚 basketball).

Rainford, a fifth-year arts student from Toronto, Ontario, was the top scoring player in the Atlantic University Sport conference on November 1 and 2, averaging 23.0 points, 6.5 rebounds, and 1.0 steals in a pair of road wins against the Memorial University Sea-Hawks in St. John鈥檚, Newfoundland and Labrador. In Friday night鈥檚 win, Rainford matched a career-high 30 points for the fifth time in her career.

鈥淟auren helped the Panthers get off to a strong start to the AUS regular season. She was dominant at times, especially in the first game, and scored in a variety of ways, which is a great sign to kick off November,鈥� said head coach Matt Gamblin.

Chisholm, a fourth-year guard and arts student from Bridgetown, Nova Scotia, was the Panthers鈥� best and most consistent player in a weekend split over the Memorial University Sea-Hawks. The fourth-year guard averaged 15.0 points on 45 per cent shooting with 5.0 rebounds.

鈥淪am quietly put together an efficient performance last weekend that helped keep the Panthers in the game on Friday night, and he helped to spark a much better team performance on Saturday,鈥� said head coach Darrell Glenn.

Congratulations, to Lauren and Sam, as well as to 17吃瓜 Field Hockey and 17吃瓜 Women鈥檚 Rugby student-athletes who competed on the national stage at their respective U SPORTS championships. Go Panthers Go!