UPEI Panthers women's basketball

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;
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

^ "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.

[1] "University of Prince Edward Island Visual Identity and Graphic Standards Guidelines". University of Prince Edward Island. p. 54. Retrieved July 20, 2020.

[2] "Atlantic University Sport Women's Basketball Past Champions". Atlantic University Sport. 2020. Retrieved July 20, 2020.

[3] "Saskatchewan Huskies beat Brock Badgers to claim 2nd national basketball title". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Jul 20, 2020.

[4] "Women's Basketball". Atlantic University Sport. Retrieved July 8, 2021.

[5] "Women's Basketball". Atlantic University Sport. Retrieved July 9, 2021.

[6] "Women's Basketball". Atlantic University Sport. Retrieved July 9, 2021.

[7] "Women's Basketball". Atlantic University Sport. Retrieved July 20, 2021.

[8] "U SPORTS unveils Top 100 women's basketball players of the century". saltwire.com. March 8, 2020. Retrieved May 26, 2021.

[9] "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.

[10] "UPEI Panthers guard Jenna Mae Ellsworth earns U Sports player of the year award". saltwire.com. March 4, 2020. Retrieved May 26, 2021.

[11] "Women's Bronze Medal Game: UPEI finishes third in win over Laval". usports.ca. March 8, 2020. Retrieved May 26, 2021.

[12] "UPEI Panthers celebrate 2014-15 season". upei.ca. March 27, 2015. Retrieved May 27, 2021.

[13] "Panthers select two "co-winners" for both Male and Female Athletes of the Year". upei.ca. April 4, 2016. Retrieved June 2, 2021.

[14] Charles Reid (April 7, 2018). "UPEI celebrates its top student-athletes at annual awards ceremony". saltwire.com/. Retrieved July 8, 2021.

[15] "Jenna Mae Ellsworth and Owen Headrick named UPEI athletes of the year". upei.ca. April 4, 2020. Retrieved May 26, 2021.

[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.

[18] "Hall of Fame: Tracy MacEachern". gopanthersgo.ca/. Retrieved July 20, 2021.

[19] "Hall of Fame: Jennifer Johnston". gopanthersgo.ca/. Retrieved July 20, 2021.

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