Athletics Department Headlines

UPEI Women’s Hockey Panthers swept the weekend with a 3-1 victory over Saint Thomas on Sunday.  Kelsey O'Donnell lead the Panthers by scoring the first goal of the game three minutes into the first period, Jenelle Mackenzie had the assist. Fellow Islander Amber Gaudette netted UPEI's second goal on the power play.  Mackenzie and O'Donnell both had the assists on the play.

The women’s team are preparing for a double header weekend when they host Mount Allison on Friday night at 7pm and Saint Thomas on Sunday at 3pm.  Despite dropping their first game to Saint Mary’s last weekend the Panthers are a much improved team this year .  Amber Gaudette and Kelsey O’Donnell are expected to step it up another notch this year on the scoring side and with the additions of the two new goalies,  Kristy Dobson and Bailey Toupin the Panthers will be a threat in every game.

The UPEI Panthers host the Saint Mary Huskies on Friday night 7pm at MacLauchlan Arena.  The Panthers are coming off a win over last year’s championship team, UdeM.  Last Friday night the UPEI Panthers defeated Moncton 5-3 in their last exhibition game before regular season. 

UPEI Women's Head Coach Bruce Donaldason continues to add to the 2009-10 roster.

Kristy Dobson was one of the top goalies in the NB Midget AAA league this past year.  She played for the Northern Stars who won both the NB and Atlantic Championships and represented the Atlantic Provinces at the Esso National Midget Championships this past April.