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OTTAWA — The sixth-seeded Prince Edward Island Panthers rallied to upset the No. 3 Ryerson Rams 75-70 in the opening quarterfinal of the U Sports women’s basketball championship on Thursday.
Trailing by 10 after three quarters, the Panthers outscored the Toronto-based Rams 29-14 in the fourth to pull off the victory.
Panthers guard Jenna Mae Ellsworth, named national player of the year Wednesday, had a team-high 22 points, 13 rebounds and five assists. Reese Baxendale added 19 points and Lauren Rainford had 18 for the Panthers.
“We didn’t give up one minute there,” Ellsworth said following the win. “We were down in the third and we just kept battling.”
Ellsworth was named player of the game.
Panthers head coach Matt Gamblin said his team showed “resilience and toughness” to shut Ryerson down in PEI’s first appearance in the national championship in more than two decades.
“It comes down to who wants it more,” said Gamblin. “I think these guys decided if we lose we’re going to lose fighting and they fought hard.”
Baxendale went down with an injury late in the fourth quarter. Gamblin said he didn’t have an update yet on her condition.
Marin Scotten scored a game-high 31 points and added 10 rebounds for Ryerson, the runner-up in the Ontario conference this year.
PEI qualified for the Final 8 after winning the Atlantic conference title for the first time in 22 years.
The Panthers advance to Saturday’s semifinals and will face the winner of Thursday’s second quarterfinal between the No. 2 Brock Badgers and No. 7 Calgary Dinos.
The other Thursday quarterfinals featured the No. 4 Laval Rouge et Or against the No. 5 Alberta Pandas, and the No. 1 Saskatchewan Huskies versus the No. 8 Carleton Ravens.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published March 6, 2020.
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