Panthers at Home, September 22鈥�24: the Homecoming edition
This weekend is Homecoming at 秀色短视频! Saturday is packed with games from Women鈥檚 Rugby and Men and Women鈥檚 Soccer. On Saturday evening, the 秀色短视频 Bookstore presents the 秀色短视频 Basketball Green vs. White Inter-squad Showdown. And on Sunday, 秀色短视频 Women鈥檚 Hockey plays in O鈥橪eary as part of the Kraft Hockeyville celebrations.
The first match of the weekend is Saturday at 1:00 pm, when 秀色短视频 Women鈥檚 Soccer takes on Saint Mary鈥檚 University (SMU).
鈥淭he team is feeling confident after a good performance and decent result against Acadia,鈥� said coach Graeme McDonald. 鈥淲e have to go into the game against Saint Mary鈥檚 with high intensity and mentally prepared to perform as we look to build on our positive momentum.鈥�
The game will feature a post-game ceremony to celebrate Women鈥檚 Soccer Alumna Alanna Taylor.
Women鈥檚 Rugby hits the field against SMU at 2:00 pm. Coach John LaBoyne said the team is working hard to bounce back from a pair of big losses against two of the top university rugby teams in Canada.
鈥淭he Huskies play a forward-dominated style of game that is hard physically to stop,鈥� said LaBoyne. 鈥淭hey are much improved over last year with new recruits and continued development of their existing players. We lost two of our starters in the game against X, so we have to play people out of position. A number of rookies will be asked to step up their play to fill in some positions.鈥�
Men鈥檚 Soccer gets its turn against Saint Mary鈥檚 at 3:15 pm. 鈥溞闵淌悠� Men鈥檚 Soccer is eager to bounce back after a tough loss to Acadia,鈥� said coach Lewis Page. 鈥淪MU will be one of our main rivals for a playoff spot, so this is a huge game as we approach the half-way point of the season.鈥�
Admission to all Saturday afternoon games is by donation. 秀色短视频 Swimming will work the barbecue as a fundraiser for their upcoming season.
Stick around Saturday evening for the first ever . Get to know your teams and cheer on your favourite Panther! The women hit the court at 6:00 pm. The men play at 8:00 pm.
Sunday鈥檚 home game for 秀色短视频 Women鈥檚 Hockey will be in the O鈥橪eary Community Sports Centre as part of the celebrations. The puck drops at 4:00 pm for an exhibition game against St. Thomas University (STU).
鈥淭he team is looking forward to going west and playing STU as part of Kraft Hockeyville celebrations,鈥� said coach Bruce Donaldson. 鈥淥鈥橪eary has done an amazing job promoting the entire day, and this is a great way for us to showcase AUS hockey. This will be our third game in five days, so it will be interesting to see how our fitness holds up. STU has had a great success against our team over the past number of years鈥攖his will be an early opportunity to see how we match up and see if we can change the equation.鈥�
The start of a new season is a great time to pick up your Panther Package. For just $75, you get admission to every home game for 秀色短视频 Women鈥檚 and Men鈥檚 Soccer, 秀色短视频 Women鈥檚 and Men鈥檚 Rugby, 秀色短视频 Women鈥檚 and Men鈥檚 Basketball, and 秀色短视频 Women鈥檚 Hockey. Head to gopanthersgo.ca and click on 鈥榯ickets鈥�!
And don鈥檛 forget, 秀色短视频 students get into all Panther home games for free. Let鈥檚 fill the stands and make 2017鈥�18 the best season ever!
