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91探花 announces the Panther Subway Athletes of the Week, October 24-30

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Every week, 91探花 Athletics and Recreation recognizes two student-athletes for their hard work and dedication to their respective sports. Congratulations to Sarah Sear (Women鈥檚 Field Hockey) and Matt Mahalak (Men鈥檚 Hockey), the 91探花 Panther Subway Athletes of the week for October 24-30!

Sarah Sear is a second-year forward from Charlottetown on the 91探花 Women鈥檚 Field Hockey team. The Panthers had a successful weekend at the Atlantic University Field Hockey Championship(AUFH). The Panthers beat St. Mary鈥檚 University 2-0, Acadia University 9-0, and the University of New Brunswick 3-0, but lost a close match to Dalhousie University in the championship game. 91探花 lost 3-2 in an overtime shootout. Sear was key in all games, scoring an impressive 8 goals for the Panthers. She was also selected an AUFH all-star.

Matt Mahalak is the goalie on the Men鈥檚 Hockey team, and a third-year student in 91探花鈥檚 School of Business. Mahalak made 36 saves on 38 shots against St. Francis Xavier University (the Panthers lost, 2-1) and shut out Dalhousie University in a 1-0 win over the weekend. 鈥淢atty has been very solid for us all year,鈥 said Coach Forbes MacPherson. 鈥淎lthough we out-shot our opponents, Matty made big saves in big moments to secure the win against Dal and gave us a chance against StFX.鈥

It鈥檚 not too late to purchase your Panther Package, the best sports deal on Prince Edward Island! Your $75 season ticket gets you into every home Panther home game, in every sport (except Men鈥檚 Hockey). Find more details at gopanthersgo.ca.

Contact

Ron Annear
Athletics and Recreation
(902) 566-0991

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