UPEI Panthers women's basketball
| UPEI Panthers women's basketball | |
|---|---|
 | |
| University | University of Prince Edward Island |
| Head coach | Matt Gamblin |
| Conference | AUS |
| Location | Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island |
| Arena | Chi Wan Young Sport Centre |
| Nickname | Panthers |
| Colors | Green and black[1] |
| Conference tournament champions | |
| 1987, 1988, 1989, 1993, 1998, 2020 | |
| Conference regular season champions | |
| 2020 | |
| U Sports tournament appearances | |
| 1987, 1988, 1989, 1992, 1993, 1998, 2020,2022 | |
The UPEI Panthers women's basketball team represents the University of Prince Edward Island in the Atlantic University Sport conference of U Sports women's basketball. The Panthers have the fourth-most Atlantic Conference Championships (six), with their most recent for the 2019–20 season.[2] The 2019–20 team also won the bronze medal at the 2020 U Sports Women's Basketball Championship.[3]
History[edit]
During the 2019-20 regular season, UPEI finished in first place in AUS play, enjoying a 17-3 record. Jenna Mae Ellsworth emerged as the Panthers top scorer, averaging 20.5 points per game. In addition, Ellsworth averaged 5.9 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 2.1 steals per game. By season’s end, she reached 1,231 career points, enabling her in a second-place on the Panthers all-time scoring list. Winning the Nann Copp Award, Ellsworth became just the third Atlantic University Sport conference player to be recognized.
In the postseason, the Panthers captured the Subway AUS Women’s Basketball Championship, representing its first postseason conference title since the 1997-98 campaign. Qualifying for the U Sports Elite 8, the Panthers were the sixth seed. Defeating the third-seeded Ryerson Rams in the opening round, the Panthers played for the bronze medal. Defeating the Laval Rouge et Or by a 57-50 final, Ellsworth recorded 24 points and nine rebounds in the victory.
U Sports Elite 8 results[edit]
| Year | Seed | Round | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | NA | Quarter-Finals Consolation Semi-Finals 5th Place Game |
Victoria Vikettes Laval Rouge et Or Toronto Varsity Blues |
L 60–83 W 66–62 L 48–60 |
| 1988 | NA | Quarter-Finals Semi-Finals Bronze Medal Game |
Toronto Varsity Blues Calgary Dinosaurs Victoria Vikettes |
W 66–59 L 60–73 L 55-60 |
| 1989 | NA | Quarter-Finals Semi-Finals Gold Medal Game |
Regina Cougars Victoria Vikettes Calgary Dinosaurs |
W 82–80 W 68–58 L 55-92 |
| 1992 | NA | Quarter-Finals Consolation Semi-Finals |
Victoria Vikes Manitoba Bisons |
L 39–69 L 71–73 |
| 1993 | NA | Quarter-Finals Consolation Semi-Finals |
Winnipeg Wesmen Toronto Varsity Blues |
L 80–96 L 58–82 |
| 1998 | NA | Quarter-Finals Consolation Semi-Finals |
Victoria Vikes Concordia Stingers |
L 52–71 L 66–74 |
| 2020 | #6 | First Round Semi-Finals Bronze Medal Game |
#3 Ryerson Rams #2 Brock Badgers #4 Laval Rouge et Or |
W 75–70 L 55–69 W 57-50 |
Individual Leader Scoring[edit]
| GP | Games played | MIN/G | Minutes per game | FG/G | Field-goals per game |
| PCT | Percentage | 3PT/G | 3-point field-goals per game | FT/G | Free-throws per gane |
| PPG | Points per game |
| Season | Player | GP | MIN/G | FG/G | PCT | 3PT/G | PCT | FT/G | PCT | PPG | AUS rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 [4] | Jenna Mae Ellsworth | 17 | 32.1 | 7.1-16.1 | 44.3 | 1.4-3.9 | 36.4 | 4.8-6.3 | 76.6 | 20.5 | 3rd |
| 2018-19[5] | Jenna Mae Ellsworth | 20 | 31.9 | 5.9-13.4 | 43.9 | 0.7-2.6 | 26.9 | 4.2-5.2 | 81.6 | 16.7 | 5th |
| 2017-18 [6] | Kiera Rigby | 20 | 31.7 | 6.0-13.8 | 43.5 | 1.1-3.0 | 36.7 | 5.3-6.8 | 78.1 | 18.4 | 3rd |
| 2016-17 [7] | Jenna Mae Ellsworth | 18 | 35.9 | 5.0-11.4 | 43.7 | 0.9-2.8 | 34.0 | 3.2-4.2 | 76.0 | 14.1 | 5th |
Awards and honours[edit]
Jenna Mae Ellsworth would win the 2020 Nan Copp Award, recognizing U Sports Player of the Year. During the same month, Ellsworth was also named to the list of the Top 100 U Sports Women’s Basketball Players of the Century (2011-2020).[8]
AUS Awards[edit]
- 2019-20 AUS Female Athlete of the Year: Jenna Mae Ellsworth[9]
Player of the Year[edit]
- 1985-86 Paula Edwards
- 1998-99 Jennifer Johnston
- 2020 AUS Player of the Year: Jenna Mae Ellsworth
Defensive Player of the Year[edit]
- 2017-18: Carolina Del Santo, UPEI
- 2018-19: Carolina Del Santo
- 2019-20: Jenna Mae Ellsworth
Rookie of the Year[edit]
- 1984-85 Paula Edwards
- 2016-17 Jenna Mae Ellsworth
- 2017-18 Reese Baxendale
Student-Athlete Community Service Award[edit]
- 2017-18: Kiera Rigby
Tracey MacLeod Award Nominee[edit]
- 2013-14: Jenna Jones
- 2017-18: Jane McLaughlin
Regular Season Scoring Champions[edit]
- 2006-07: M.A. Campbell, (17.7 PPG)
- 1998-99: Jennifer Johnston, (20.1 PPG)
Coach of the Year[edit]
The Coach of the Year in Atlantic University Sport is given the Carolyn Savoy Trophy
- 1980-81: George Morrison Co-winner
- 1983-84: Dave MacNeill
- 1985-86 Dave MacNeill
- 1986-87 Dave MacNeill
- 1987-88: Dave MacNeill
- 1991-92: Dave MacNeill
- 1992-93: Dave MacNeill
- 1996-97: Tracy Ellsworth
AUS All-Stars[edit]
First Team
- 2017-18 AUS First Team All-Star: Kiera Rigby
- 2019-20 AUS First Team All-Star: Jenna Mae Ellsworth, Reese Baxendale
Second Team
- 2018-19 AUS Second Team All-Star: Jenna Mae Ellsworth
- 2017-18 AUS Second Team All-Star: Jenna Mae Ellsworth
- 2016-17 AUS Second Team All-Star: Jenna Mae Ellsworth
AUS All-Rookie Team[edit]
- 2016-17 All-Rookie team: Jenna Mae Ellsworth
2017-18 Reese Baxendale
Tournament All-Stars[edit]
- 2017-18 AUS Women's Basketball Championship All-Star: Reese Baxendale
- 2017-18 AUS Women's Basketball Championship All-Star: Jenna Mae Ellsworth
- 2020 Subway AUS Women’s Basketball Championship All-Tournament Team: Jenna Mae Ellsworth, Reese Baxendale (Tournament MVP)
U Sports Awards[edit]
- 2020 Nan Copp Award: Jenna Mae Ellsworth[10]
- Top 100 U Sports women's basketball Players of the Century (1920-2020): Jenna Mae Ellsworth
- 2017-18 U Sports Sylvia Sweeney Community Service Award: Kiera Rigby
U Sports National Tournament[edit]
- Nike Top Performers - March 8, 2020 - Bronze Medal Game: UPEI vs. Laval - UPEI: Reese Baxendale [11]
All-Canadian[edit]
- 2019-20 U SPORTS First Team All-Canadian: Jenna Mae Ellsworth
University Awards[edit]
PEI Panthers Passion for Life Award (in memory of former UPEI soccer player Rene Ayangma)
- 2016-17: Kiera Rigby
PEI Panthers Female Athlete of the Year[edit]
- 2014-15: Amy Gough[12]
- 2015-16: Katelynn Donahoe Co-winner [13]
- 2017-18: Kiera Rigby[14]
- 2019-20: Jenna Mae Ellsworth[15]
J.T. 'Mickey' Place Awards[edit]
Presented by the UPEI Student Union to student-athletes who have made a contribution to student leadership on their team and on campus.
- 2014-15: Darcy Zinck
- 2015-16: Katie Donahoe
- 2016-17: Kiera Rigby
- 2017-18:
- 2018-19: Carolina Del Santo
Most Valuable Player[edit]
- 2014-15: Amy Gough
- 2015-16: Katie Donahoe
- 2016-17: Kiera Rigby
- 2017-18:
- 2018-19: Jenna Mae Ellsworth
Rookie of the Year[edit]
- 2015-16: Kendra Craswell and Jennifer Newman
- 2016-17: Jenna Mae Ellsworth
- 2017-18: Reese Baxendale
- 2018-19: Carolina Del Santo
PEI Panthers Hall of Fame[edit]
- 2001 inductee: Paula Edwards[16]
- 2002 inductee: UPEI Women's Basketball team 1988-1989[17]
- 2003 inductee: Tracy MacEachern[18]
- 2012 inductee: Jennifer Johnston[19]
References[edit]
- ^ "University of Prince Edward Island Visual Identity and Graphic Standards Guidelines". University of Prince Edward Island. p. 54. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
- ^ "Atlantic University Sport Women's Basketball Past Champions". Atlantic University Sport. 2020. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
- ^ "Saskatchewan Huskies beat Brock Badgers to claim 2nd national basketball title". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Jul 20, 2020.
- ^ "Women's Basketball". Atlantic University Sport. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
- ^ "Women's Basketball". Atlantic University Sport. Retrieved July 9, 2021.
- ^ "Women's Basketball". Atlantic University Sport. Retrieved July 9, 2021.
- ^ "Women's Basketball". Atlantic University Sport. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
- ^ "U SPORTS unveils Top 100 women's basketball players of the century". saltwire.com. March 8, 2020. Retrieved May 26, 2021.
- ^ "UPEI's Jenna Mae Ellsworth and Dalhousie's Keevan Veinot named 2019-20 AUS Athletes of the Year". atlanticuniversitysport.com/. 2020-05-05. Retrieved 2021-07-09.
- ^ "UPEI Panthers guard Jenna Mae Ellsworth earns U Sports player of the year award". saltwire.com. March 4, 2020. Retrieved May 26, 2021.
- ^ "Women's Bronze Medal Game: UPEI finishes third in win over Laval". usports.ca. March 8, 2020. Retrieved May 26, 2021.
- ^ "UPEI Panthers celebrate 2014-15 season". upei.ca. March 27, 2015. Retrieved May 27, 2021.
- ^ "Panthers select two "co-winners" for both Male and Female Athletes of the Year". upei.ca. April 4, 2016. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
- ^ Charles Reid (April 7, 2018). "UPEI celebrates its top student-athletes at annual awards ceremony". saltwire.com/. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
- ^ "Jenna Mae Ellsworth and Owen Headrick named UPEI athletes of the year". upei.ca. April 4, 2020. Retrieved May 26, 2021.
- ^ "Hall of Fame: Paula Edwards". gopanthersgo.ca/. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
- ^ "Hall of Fame: UPEI Women's Basketball 1988-1989". gopanthersgo.ca/. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
- ^ "Hall of Fame: Tracy MacEachern". gopanthersgo.ca/. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
- ^ "Hall of Fame: Jennifer Johnston". gopanthersgo.ca/. Retrieved July 20, 2021.