Panthers at Home, September 13

This weekend the UPEI Turf Field sees its first regular season action of the 2019–2020 season, and UPEI Men’s Hockey plays an exhibition game at home. Here’s your Panthers at Home Schedule for the weekend of September 13.

On Friday, both the women’s and men’s soccer teams host their home-openers against Acadia University. The women start the evening with a 5:00 pm game. Coach Glen Miller said the team has its work cut out for it after dropping a pair of games on the road last weekend.

“We’re going from the frying pan into the fire and into something hot again,” said Miller. “We need to be able to keep our mental energy high. AUS is high level soccer, and when each player stays focused on doing their part within the team, we’ll do good things.”

The men take to the field against Acadia at 7:15 pm. Coach Lewis Page is also hoping to regain some lost momentum after two losses on the road.

“The home-opener versus Acadia is a vital game this early in the season,” said Page. “To be a playoff team, we need to win games at home, and that is our goal for Friday.”

At 7:00 pm Friday, UPEI Men’s Hockey hosts an exhibition match against the Université de Moncton. Coach Forbes MacPherson said it’s an important opportunity to see how his team gels before the regular season.

“It will be nice to get into some game action,” said MacPherson. “We have been evaluating everyone and working on structure on a daily basis. It is always more exciting when it is that time of year when this is done against competition. I’m looking forward to seeing some of our new Panthers in action.”

As usual, all UPEI students get into home games for free! Come out and cheer on your Panthers!

Go Panthers Go!