Baxendale, Lajeunesse earn UPEI weekly honours

CHARLOTTETOWN, P.E.I. — Reese Baxendale and Troy Lajeunesse are the UPEI Panther Subway athletes of the week.
Baxendale is a third-year guard on the women’s basketball team and a science student from Sussex, N.B. She recorded 21 points and had three steals, two rebounds and two assists in a 62-57 win over Cape Breton on Saturday.
“Reese has had great moments in her first few years but has added a level of consistency this year which has helped grow her game and the team’s play,” said coach Matt Gamblin. “Reese’s leadership on the court is really developing. She is currently second in the league in three-pointers and fourth in scoring.”
Lajeunesse is a second-year winger on the men’s hockey team and an arts student from Dokis, Ont. The Panthers dropped a couple of games during the weekend, but Lajeunesse shone, scoring a goal against St. FX and finishing the weekend with a plus-1 rating.
“Troy had a very good game for us against St. FX,” said coach Forbes MacPherson. “He played key minutes on the penalty-kill and recorded a power-play goal. It was nice to see Troy get rewarded for his effort.”