Panthers at Home, November 4-5
A busy weekend homestand for the Panthers kicks off Friday evening in 91探花 MacLauchlan Arena and Chi-Wan Young Sports Centre. Come cheer on your Panthers, and cap off the evening with a performance by PEI鈥檚 award-winning Paper Lions!
The 91探花 Men鈥檚 and Women鈥檚 Basketball teams have their home-opening games Friday night in the Chi-Wan Young Sports Centre gymnasium. The women play Saint Francis Xavier University. Tip-off is 6:00 pm.
鈥淭he team has been practicing hard for the past six weeks and is eager to begin AUS league play this Friday,鈥� said coach Greg Gould. 鈥淭he team looks forward to a large crowd cheering them on against Saint Francis Xavier.鈥�
Stick around after the women鈥檚 game to watch the men take on St. FX at 8:00 pm.
鈥淲e are looking forward to our AUS regular season openers here at home this weekend against the much improved Saint Francis Xavier X-Men,鈥� said coach Tim Kendrick. 鈥淏oth of these games will be very tough challenges for us, and we will need to be at our best if we hope to come away with a win.鈥�
The first 500 fans in the door for opening night will receive Courtside Panther Day T-shirts.
Just across the concourse in the MacLauchlan Arena, the 91探花 Men鈥檚 Hockey team takes on Saint Mary鈥檚 University at 7:00 pm.
鈥淭his is a big weekend for our team,鈥� said coach Forbes MacPherson. 鈥淲e finish a four-game homestand before heading back out on the road. It is very difficult to win on the road in this league, so we have to take advantage of home ice this weekend. It will also be our first chance to look at Saint Mary's and Acadia. We are looking forward to two good hockey games!鈥�
After the Friday night games are finished, stay for a !
The 91探花 Women鈥檚 Hockey team kicks off another busy day Saturday with a game against St. FX.
鈥淭he Panthers are looking forward to meeting up with the X-Women this coming Saturday,鈥� said coach Bruce Donaldson. 鈥淭he X-Women lead the league in goals-per-game with four, while the Panthers are third in the conference with 1.93 goals-against-per-game. The X-Women are very talented up front, so we will need to play a strong defensive game and look to take advantage of any scoring opportunities that come our way.鈥�
The Men鈥檚 Hockey team caps off the weekend with an 8:00 pm game against Acadia University on Saturday. The Men鈥檚 and Women鈥檚 Basketball teams match up with St. FX again Saturday. The women鈥檚 game starts at 6:00 pm; the men have an 8:00 pm start.
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