2019-20 UPEI Women's Basketball News
The UPEI Panthers (17-3) defeated the Memorial Sea-Hawks (13-7) 103-78 at the Field House in St. John’s Saturday afternoon.
The UPEI Panthers (16-3) defeated the Memorial Sea-Hawks (13-6) on Friday, February 21st, at the Field House in St. John’s.
In the rematch game of the double-header, the Dalhousie Tigers once again hosted the UPEI Panthers at the Dalplex on Sunday afternoon. In a tough battle, the Panthers were able to hold on for a 72-62 win to sweep the weekend.
The Dalhousie Tigers hosted the UPEI Panthers on Saturday night in the first of back to back games this weekend. With unforgiving defensive and offensive play, the Panthers took the game 76-46.
The Acadia Axewomen squeezed out the win in a 4-point contest against the UPEI Panthers on Saturday night by a score of 78-70. The win evens the season series to 1-1 after an early Axewomen January loss in Charlottetown.
With ice water in her veins, Reese Baxendale confidently stepped up to the charity stripe and drilled four straight free throws late in the game, as the UPEI Panthers held off a furious fourth quarter run by the UNB Reds in a 65-62 win.
The UNB Reds were defeated 66-60 by the UPEI Panthers Saturday night, in a four-point game.
The UPEI Panthers are an elite defensive team and they proved that again Saturday night when they took down the St. FX X-Women 61-39.
The UPEI Panthers rode a strong start all the way to the finish line, as they toppled the St. FX X-Women 69-54 for their fifth consecutive win.
The Capers couldn’t come through in an unpredictable game against the UPEI Panthers. The Panthers won with a score of 62-57 over the Capers on Saturday evening.
Jenna Mae Ellsworth scored 30 points and pulled down five rebounds as UPEI used a dominant fourth quarter to beat SMU 79-69 on Saturday night, extending the Panther winning streak to three in 2020.
Reese Baxendale scored 24 points and Jenna Mae Ellsworth added 20 to lead UPEI over SMU 70-63 on Friday night.
When healthy, the UPEI Panthers are an elite team in the AUS.
The UPEI Panthers fell victim to Cape Breton’s powerful post game down the stretch, as the Capers came away with a 75-71 win Saturday night.
If depth on UPEI’s roster is a concern, it shouldn’t be anymore.
The UPEI Panthers were dealt a tough blow last weekend when all-stars Carolina Del Santo and Jenna Mae Ellsworth fell to injuries.
