Lauren Rainford controls the ball for the UPEI Panthers in an Atlantic University Sport women’s basketball game against the Cape Breton Capers at the Chi-Wan Young Sports Centre on Oct. 28. Rainford scored a game-high 23 points to lead the Panthers to a season-opening 79-56 win.
The teams close out a two-game weekend series at UPEI on Oct. 29. The women’s game begins at 2 p.m., with the men scheduled to tip off at 4 p.m.Lauren Rainford scored a game-high 23 points and hauled in eight rebounds to lead the Panthers before 300 fans.Kiyara Letlow and Leandra Hersey were the top point-getters for Cape Breton.
The UPEI Panthers’ Isaiah Ankra, 11, gets a shot off over the block attempt of the Cape Breton Capers’ Tyson Cato, 2, during an Atlantic University Sport men’s basketball game at the Chi-Wan Young Sports Centre on Oct. 28. Ankra led all scorers with 23 points in UPEI’s 88-74 victory. Janessa Hogan Photo • Courtesy of UPEI Athletics - ContributedIsaiah Ankra led the Panthers with a 23-point performance. Kamari Scott and Dakelle Brooks were UPEI’s other leading scorers.