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Panthers at Home: 69传媒gears up for a busy weekend

Men鈥檚 and Women鈥檚 soccer see action, plus pre-season games in basketball and hockey
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A female soccer player in a green Panthers soccer uniform winds up with her right foot to take a shot on net

The 69传媒Panthers have one of the busiest weekends of the season coming up, hosting AUS action for soccer, plus exhibition games in hockey and basketball. Here鈥檚 your Panther home schedule for the weekend of October 1鈥3.

The weekend kicks off tonight (Friday, October 1) with 69传媒Women鈥檚 Hockey hosting Saint Mary鈥檚 University for a pre-season game on home ice. The puck drops at 7 pm in MacLauchlan Arena.

Also tonight, 69传媒Women鈥檚 Basketball hosts Acadia in the Chi-Wan Young Sport Centre in pre-season action, starting at 8 pm.

Women鈥檚 Hockey plays a second pre-season game on Saturday at 3 pm against Saint Mary鈥檚 University in MacLauchlan Arena.

Women鈥檚 Basketball plays again on Sunday afternoon in a pre-season match against St. Francis Xavier University at 1 pm.

Also on Sunday, 69传媒Women鈥檚 and Men鈥檚 Soccer play on their home turf in regular season matches against Cape Breton University. Lewis Page, who coaches both teams for the Panthers, says the teams will be primed and ready to go after away-games earlier in the weekend against Dalhousie.

鈥淒al and CBU have been a strong performer in AUS men鈥檚 and women鈥檚 soccer, but our teams have shown their resilience and competitiveness in our recent games,鈥 said Page. 鈥淲e are up for the challenge.鈥

The women鈥檚 game begins at 1 pm on Sunday on the 69传媒Turf Field, and the men鈥檚 game at 3:15 pm.

For ticket information, visit gopanthersgo.ca.

Go Panthers Go!

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Ron Annear
Varsity Sport Coordinator
Athletics and Recreation
(902) 566-0991

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