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Panther Basketball begins womens team has many changes Athletics Main Site University of Prince Edward Island UPEI Home Future Students Current Students Alumni & Friends Parents & Family Staff & Faculty Contacts SuckerfishHome Campus Recreation & Club Sports Athletics Facilities Schedule & Scores Athlete of the Week Contact Us Partnerships Box Office Recruitment Panther Sport TeamsMens Soccer Womens Soccer Womens Rugby Field Hockey Mens Basketball Womens Basketball Mens Hockey Womens Hockey Swimming Panther Basketball begins womens team has many changesUPEI Womens BasketballHeadlines Roster Coaching Staff Schedule & Scores Standings & Stats History & Awards Sponsors & Links Basketball Blog When heading to Panther games this season make sure to pick up program on your way in as the team went through a drastic makeover with many players not coming backOnly four players return this season from a 218 team chief amongst the losses were 2nd team AllAUS Myra Donkin and Suzanne Canvin who was fifth in league scoring and led in rebounding Also gone is five time AUS Coach of the Year Dave MacNeill who left the team after a storied coaching career With so many losses the team has become very young featuring five freshmen two transfers from Holland College and a rookie coach who comes in with an impressive coaching resume Halifax native Carly Clarke was hired in May after spending a year with Canada Basketballs National Elite Development Academy inHamilton Ontario We spend every day working to get better from a team and individualstandpoint to what we can do as a coaching staff to get the most out of us Clarke says We are young but have some nice pieces to work with and if we continue to come together as a team I think we are capable of surprising some peopleThe lone size on the squad comes from a 60 pair of third year forwards Kelly DeBow and Katie Moore DeBow is one of the teams best outside shooters and has led the team in scoring and rebounding in the offseason Moore from Charlottetown was one of the leagues mostimproved players over the second half of last season regularly scoring in double figures expect her to have a breakout season Moore however isup for the challenge Its a new team now weve got to play together and there are people who took over from last years positions and I think its a good change think this year its a totally different team Kelly and I are the only posts on the team and when I am the biggest one and that doesnt say much when you look at the other teamsso there is pressure there to keep up with them and play your role Moore reflected on her new role Summersides Victoria Walker is the lone senior and the Education student will need to be a leader on the floor and in the locker room for the squad in addition to her role as an outside shooter and defender on the wing Also ret...