Big fourth quarter pushes Panthers past X-Women

Panthers secure 72-62 win over X-Women, fueled by a dominant fourth quarter

StFX

7-9, 7-9

UPEI

10-6, 10-6

Final

StFX 7-9, 7-9

UPEI 10-6, 10-6

Photo credit Janessa VandenBroek, UPEI Athletics

Game Leaders

StFX

Pts: Ayla White - 16

Reb: Shannon Neita - 8

Ast: Ekaterina Karchevskaya - 2

UPEI

Pts: Lauren Rainford - 22

Reb: Deborah Aboagye - 7

Ast: 2 Players (#06, #14) - 3

Team Stats

StFX

UPEI

Field Goals

(18-47)

(27-73)

Field Goal %

38.3%

37.0%

Rebounds

Assists

Turnovers

Pts off Turnovers

2nd Chance Pts

Pts in the Paint

Fastbreak Pts

Bench Pts

Full stats

February 1, 2025

Charlottetown, PE – The UPEI Panthers secured a 72-62 win over the STFX X-Women, fueled by a dominant fourth quarter where they outscored the visitors 25-14 Saturday night at the Chi Wan Young Sport Centre.

Despite trailing by one at halftime (32-31 in favor of STFX), UPEI's offensive surge in the final frame sealed the victory.

Lauren Rainford led the Panthers with 22 points and added 3 rebounds, 2 blocks and 1 steal. Grace Lancaster contributed 14 points and had 5 rebounds, while Devon Lawlor scored 10.

Freshman Ayla White had a team-high 16 points for the X-Women, along with 6 rebounds and 3 steals. Ekaterina Karchevskaya netted 13 points and had 4 rebounds, while Shannon Neita scored 11 and had 8 rebounds and a block for X.

The X-Women's 20 turnovers proved costly as the Panthers capitalized on 22 points off turnovers.

The loss drops the X-Women to 7-8 on the season as they currently sit in sixth place with 14 points. They will be back in action on Saturday, February 8^th when they host Saint Mary's in a 6:00 pm game.

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