UPEI Panthers women's basketball

UPEI Panthers women's basketball
UniversityUniversity of Prince Edward Island
Head coachMatt Gamblin
ConferenceAUS
LocationCharlottetown, Prince Edward Island
ArenaChi Wan Young Sport Centre
NicknamePanthers
ColorsGreen 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

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

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

Legend
  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

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

  • 2019-20 AUS Female Athlete of the Year: Jenna Mae Ellsworth[9]

Player of the Year

  • 1985-86 Paula Edwards
  • 1998-99 Jennifer Johnston
  • 2020 AUS Player of the Year: Jenna Mae Ellsworth

Defensive Player of the Year

  • 2017-18: Carolina Del Santo, UPEI
  • 2018-19: Carolina Del Santo
  • 2019-20: Jenna Mae Ellsworth

Rookie of the Year

  • 1984-85 Paula Edwards
  • 2016-17 Jenna Mae Ellsworth
  • 2017-18 Reese Baxendale

Student-Athlete Community Service Award

  • 2017-18: Kiera Rigby

Tracey MacLeod Award Nominee

  • 2013-14: Jenna Jones
  • 2017-18: Jane McLaughlin

Regular Season Scoring Champions

  • 2006-07: M.A. Campbell, (17.7 PPG)
  • 1998-99: Jennifer Johnston, (20.1 PPG)

Coach of the Year

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

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

  • 2016-17 All-Rookie team: Jenna Mae Ellsworth

2017-18 Reese Baxendale

Tournament All-Stars

  • 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

  • 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

  • Nike Top Performers - March 8, 2020 - Bronze Medal Game: UPEI vs. Laval - UPEI: Reese Baxendale [11]

All-Canadian

  • 2019-20 U SPORTS First Team All-Canadian: Jenna Mae Ellsworth

University Awards

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

  • 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

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

  • 2014-15: Amy Gough
  • 2015-16: Katie Donahoe
  • 2016-17: Kiera Rigby
  • 2017-18:
  • 2018-19: Jenna Mae Ellsworth

Rookie of the Year

  • 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

  • 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

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  16. ^ "Hall of Fame: Paula Edwards". gopanthersgo.ca/. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
  17. ^ "Hall of Fame: UPEI Women's Basketball 1988-1989". gopanthersgo.ca/. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
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