The Wave Athlete of the Week ending Feb. 20 - Jones & Carter

Double overtime hero Matt Carter from men’s hockey and Jenna Jones from the women's basketball team is this week Wave Female Athlete of the Week.

Women's Athlete
This week’s Wave Female Athlete of the week is second year basketball guard Jenna Jones. She is a science major from Riverview, New Brunswick.  On the weekend in the Panthers two road games against the AUS #1 Acadia Axewomen,  Jones had an impressive showing with a two game total of 29 points and 6 rebounds. Despite two loses to the Axewomen, the Panthers continue to play for a solid 40 minutes, pushing teams to the buzzer. Jones is currently second in scoring for the Panthers averaging 10.9 points per game.  The Panthers host their last home game Saturday afternoon against the Cape Breton Capers at 4pm. Seniors for both men’s and women’s teams will be honoured immediately following the women’s game
Men's Athlete
Matt Carter, forward for the UPEI Men’s Hockey team is this week’s Wave Male Athlete of the Week.  In Game 3 of the Subway AUS men’s hockey ¼ final, with only 1.44 second left in regulation Carter  scored his second goal of the game to tie it 5-5 and send it into overtime. He finished the hat trick in double overtime to win 6-5 over Acadia. In the three games over four days, Carter scored 5 goals. This is the first time since 1996 that the Panthers will advance to the next round. Carter is a third year business student from Mississauga, ON. The Panthers will now face the CIS #1 UNB Reds in the semi finals.

See past Athlete of the Week winners