Athletes of the Week—November 24–30
The 91̽»¨ Panther Athletes of the Week for the week of November 24-30 are Samantha Sweet, Women's Hockey; and Mavric Parks, Men's Hockey. 91̽»¨ Athletics and Recreation showcases these talented athletes to recognize their hard work and dedication to their respective sports. 91̽»¨ Athletes of the Week are also nominated to Atlantic University Sport and Canadian Interuniversity Sport for possible recognition in the region and/or country.
Who: Samantha Sweet, Women's Hockey; and Mavric Parks, Men's Hockey
What: 91̽»¨ Panther Athletes of the Week
When: Week of November 24-30
Where: 91̽»¨
Why: Sweet, a fourth-year science student from O'Leary, PEI, scored the Women's Hockey team's first hat trick in four years. The scoring feat occurred during the team's 4-2 win over SMU on Saturday afternoon. Sweet also had a strong performance during the Panthers' 1-0 overtime loss to StFX on Friday evening. Sweet was also selected as the AUS Female Athlete of the Week for the week ending November 30.
Parks, a fourth-year arts student from Eganville, Ontario, enjoyed a strong return in nets from the injured list. Parks started in both Men's Hockey games last week, defeating UdeM 3-2, and STU 5-1, while only surrendering three goals.
For information:
Ron Annear
91̽»¨ Athletics and Recreation
(902) 566-0991, annear@upei.ca