2024-25 UPEI Women's Basketball News
Lauren Rainford made sure her final home game as a Panther was one to remember, as she poured in a game-high 32 points to lead the UPEI Panthers to a 71-52 victory over the Cape Breton Capers Saturday night.
In December 2018, newly appointed head coach Matt Gamblin embarked on a crucial recruiting trip to Toronto, searching for an athletic and versatile wing player who could elevate his program. His target? A promising talent named Lauren Rainford. He didn’t know then that he wasn’t just recruiting a player—he was securing the future of UPEI women’s basketball.
The UPEI Panthers took care of business Friday night, dismantling the Memorial Sea-Hawks 79-60 behind a dominant third-quarter surge.
The UPEI Panthers flexed their defensive muscles Friday night, smothering the UNB Reds en route to a 71-59 victory.
The UPEI Panthers are postseason-bound.
Fuelled by a balanced attack and suffocating defence, the Panthers snapped their early 2025 skid in emphatic fashion, defeating the Dalhousie Tigers 86-61.
The UPEI Panthers scored a narrow 73-71 victory over the UNB REDS in an intense Atlantic University Sport women’s basketball game at UNB’s Richard J. Currie Center.
The UPEI Panthers put on a defensive display in a tight 55-47 win over the STFX X-Women in AUS basketball action on Saturday evening in Antigonish.
The visiting UPEI Panthers (4-3) scored a 74-61 victory over the Cape Breton University (CBU) CAPERS (5-2) in Atlantic University Sport (AUS) women’s basketball action Friday evening at Sullivan Fieldhouse.
The Saint Mary’s Huskies cemented their status as the Atlantic University Sport’s (AUS) top team and a national powerhouse with a commanding 72-51 win over the UPEI Panthers Saturday afternoon.
The Saint Mary’s Huskies unleashed a fourth-quarter defensive clinic to surge past the UPEI Panthers 78-67, preserving their unbeaten streak and cementing their dominance at 5-0.
The Acadia Axewomen clamped down defensively in the final stretch, holding the UPEI Panthers to eight points in the fourth quarter to secure their first win of the season 67-56.
Fuelled by Lauren Rainford’s overpowering 35-point performance, the UPEI Panthers outlasted the Acadia Axewomen 94-90 in Friday night’s double-overtime thriller.