Panther Power Rankings

Players

1.Zara Jakubas, Tennis (Ranked 1^st last issue): It is as simple as this: there is no way you could be more dominant in your sport than Jakubas was this fall. She led her team to an undefeated overall record, and was able to go undefeated in both singles and doubles play (14-0 with each). Watch for her to make noise when the tennis team gets back on the court in May.

2.Sunny Jakubas (Ranked 2rd last issue): The younger Jakubas is finally able to crack the top two upon being her usual dominant self throughout the duration of the Little East Conference postseason tournament. Sunny went 13-1 in singles play this year, with the only loss coming in her first collegiate match.

3.Nikki Garvey, Field Hockey (Unranked last issue): Despite falling to the University of Southern Maine earlier this week, Garvey was able to find the back of the net for her 18^th goal of the season. Garvey was also named to the prestigious North/South Senior game that will take place around Thanksgiving.

4.Kate Banys, Women’s Hockey (Unranked last issue): Banys has started off the 2014-2015 in great form, as she scored three goals total in the Panther’s first two games. The senior Alternate Captain scored what was the tying goal in a 3-3 tie against Stevenson University in PSU’s first ever tournament held at Plymouth State University.

5.Mike Economos, Men’s Hockey (Unranked last issue): The sophomore Alternate Captain was able to found the back of the net in both of PSU’s games. Watch for this team to rebound from two tough losses to start this season, as Economos has become a big leader for the Panthers.

Teams

1.Tennis (14-0 record, last issue 1^st): This team was able to advance to the NCAA tournament that will take place in May upon going undefeated during both the regular season, as well as in the Little East conference tournament.

2.Field Hockey (12-5, last issue 2^nd): A tough loss to the University of Southern Maine ended this team’s chances of capturing the Little East Conference postseason championship. Fortunately for the Panthers, they could still play in the ECAC post-season tournament, as they will find out on Monday if they will participate.

3.Volleyball (13-19, last issue 4^th): Against ECSU, this team showed a lot of heart by almost pulling the upset over the 3^rd seed. The Panthers were able to pull ahead two sets to one, but ultimately came up short in the game.

4.Women’s Hockey (0-1-1, Unranked last issue): This team was able to do something that had yet to be done at Hanaway Arena last weekend, as they hosted the first PSU Tournament in school history.  PSU was able to tie Buffalo State after coming back from a 3-0 deficit behind three different goal scorers.

5.Men’s Cross Country (Unranked last issue): As the Fall season has progressed, the Panthers have been improving their times by shaving seconds and minutes off of their times. A number of runners have improved their time as the season progressed, including Evan Gaudette (Nashua, N.H.) and Nat Smyth (Plymouth, N.H.)