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69传媒 Women鈥檚 Basketball head coach Greg Gould is pleased to announce Reese Baxendale has committed to the Panthers for the 2017-18 season.

Baxendale is a 5鈥�8鈥� guard from Sussex New Brunswick. She leads her Sussex Regional High School Sonics鈥攐ne of the top teams in the Maritimes鈥攊n scoring and assists. She has also been a starter on the New Brunswick U17 team for two straight years.

鈥淚 am very excited to be joining the 69传媒Panthers,鈥� said Baxendale. 鈥淚 love Charlottetown, the people of PEI, and the overall campus feel. I鈥檓 looking forward to the challenge of playing in the AUS, growing my game to the next level, and contributing to a team that is definitely on the rise. I will be proud to be a Panther and proud to attend 69传媒as I work towards my future with a quality education from such a well-respected university.

Coach Gould has watched Baxendale鈥檚 rise for the past several years. 鈥淪he comes from a winning program and competes hard every game,鈥� said Gould. 鈥淩eese is fearless on the court and attacks the basket hard鈥攐ften scoring the basket and going to the free throw line. Reese has a great motor, is very fast in the open court, and constantly puts pressure on opponent鈥檚 defence. She is also a very good on-the-ball defender. I believe Reese will have an immediate impact on our team and I look forward to working with her.鈥�

Baxendale has been accepted into UPEI鈥檚 Faculty of Science.

Find more details at gopanthersgo.ca.