Geography faculty retain Pangea Cup

Nipissing University recently marked the 2nd annual Pangea Cup soccer match between Geography students and faculty. 
In a spectacularly fought match, the brave faculty members prevailed 12-6 over the upstart students.

After taking several minutes to shake off the rust of a long winter and some spectacular saves by student keeper Christian Peart the students struck first to open the scoring.  It wouldn’t last thanks to a cheeky goal by Martin “Handyman” Holmes for the faculty. 

The 4-on-4 match featured some excellent playmaking on both sides and the first half ended with the faculty up 6 to 3.

The second half featured much of the same: great passing, open field runs, a few saves, and plenty of goals en route to the 12 to 6 faculty victory. 

The faculty goals came from Jason “Sniper” Kovacs and Sean “Third Star” O’Hagan; two goals for Dan “Mess(i)y” Walters, “Handyman” Holmes, and Kirsten “Elbows” Greer; and fofur goals for rookie Alex “Silver Bullet” Gnuchiy. 

The defensive wall that took the brunt of the physical play included Krys “Muskox” Chutko, Jamie “Limp-along” Graham, and John “Butcher” Kovacs. 

As per tradition, the golden-like trophy is now touring undergraduate classrooms for all to see.  Please note that some faculty members may be late for class this week as they limp through the halls – in the immortal words of “Elbows” Greer: “we keep getting older and they stay the same age.”

Special thanks to Duncan Hill and the Geography Club for organizing the event. 

On another note, the PHED faculty has still not responded to a challenge from the geography faculty, fuelling rumours that they are fearful of the skill and fitness level of the Pangea Cup champions.

(Oh, snap!  Oh no, you didn’t!) – ed.