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The 69´«Ã½Panther 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, 69´«Ã½Athletics and Recreation recognizes these talented student-athletes for their hard work and dedication to their respective sports. 69´«Ã½Athletes 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: 69´«Ã½Panther Subway Athletes of the Week

When: Week of February 15-21, 2016

Where: 69´«Ã½

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 UPEI’s 6-3 and 4-3 wins over the Axemen, Power tallied 5 points including the OT winner to end the series.

About 69´«Ã½Athletics 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, 69´«Ã½Alumni Canada Games Place and 69´«Ã½Turf
• 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