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The ÐãÉ«¶ÌÊÓƵ Panther Subway Athletes of the Week for the week of February 15-21 are Katie Donahoe, Women’s Basketball, and Marcus Power, Men’s Hockey. On a weekly basis, ÐãÉ«¶ÌÊÓƵ Athletics and Recreation recognizes these talented student-athletes for their hard work and dedication to their respective sports. ÐãÉ«¶ÌÊÓƵ Athletes of the Week are then nominated to Atlantic University Sport and Canadian Interuniversity Sport for possible recognition in the region and/or country.

Who:  Katie Donahoe, Women’s Basketball, and Marcus Power, Men’s Hockey

What: ÐãÉ«¶ÌÊÓƵ Panther Subway Athletes of the Week

When: Week of February 15-21, 2016

Where: ÐãÉ«¶ÌÊÓƵ

Why: Donahoe, a fifth-year guard and Kinesiology student from Riverview, N.B., scored 21 points on 54% shooting including 4 three-pointers in the Panthers’ 68-67 win over the Dalhousie Tigers on Saturday. Katie was also 3 for 3 from the foul line, grabbed 8 rebounds, made 4 steals, and handed out 8 assists. Katie is currently first in the AUS in minutes played per game, first in assists, second in assist-to-turnover ratio, third in steals, and third in three-point field goal percentage.

Power, a second-year Bachelor of Business Administration student from St. John’s, N.L., was a huge impact player for the Panthers last week during the AUS quarterfinal series against Acadia. In ÐãÉ«¶ÌÊÓƵ’s 6-3 and 4-3 wins over the Axemen, Power tallied 5 points including the OT winner to end the series.

About ÐãÉ«¶ÌÊÓƵ Athletics and Recreation
• Nine varsity sports and six club team programs
• Proud member of the AUS and CIS
• Athletic facilities include: Chi-Wan Young Sports Centre, ÐãÉ«¶ÌÊÓƵ Alumni Canada Games Place and ÐãÉ«¶ÌÊÓƵ Turf
• Home of Panther Sports Medicine
• Other facilities available to students and the community at large include: fitness centre, squash and racquetball courts, competition and leisure pool with hot tub, and two ice arenas