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  • The Role of Volunteering in Citizenship: Why you should give back to Wolfville

    The Role of Volunteering in Citizenship: Why you should give back to Wolfville

    Nolan Turnbull

    Sports and Wellness Editor 

    We are fortunate to attend this wonderful institution that is embedded in the amazing community of Wolfville. Wolfville is supportive of the university, its students, and its programs, and provides a plethora of opportunities that enhance your Acadia experience. Citizenship can be defined as the responsibilities that come with being a member of a community. Most people would think of these responsibilities as things such as recycling, voting and being a law-abiding citizen. However, being a good citizen goes far beyond that.  Citizenship should mean lifting the bar to make your community a better place. Peter Druker once said that “the best way to predict the future is to create it”. So how can you accomplish this? In my opinion, the best way to do this is to volunteer. The smallest actions can help brighten everyone’s day and create a chain reaction of good deeds. You can’t expect your community to grow and flourish if you don’t contribute. I was once told the quote: “a society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they shall never see”. This quote shows that we may not reap the benefits of our actions, but it doesn’t mean that these actions go unnoticed. We are making a difference that will better the lives of those who follow us. Volunteering will allow you to say “I helped do that” when you drive back through the streets of Wolfville in twenty years. By making a difference you are a part of the puzzle that makes up our community. Small actions both through volunteering and on the street define us both as people, but also as committed and caring citizens. Volunteering allows us to give back and say thank you as well as help us continue the legacy of those who have shaped our society, and our time here at Acadia. Thank you Wolfville. 

  • Player Tribune – Erik Nissen

    Dear New Brunswick,

    My chapter of playing in your gyms is coming to a close and I have so much to thank you for. With this Saturday at UNB very realistically being my last game in New Brunswick, so many memories start to flood back to me; so many people I am thankful to and so many great memories growing up. To say that it was all perfect would be dishonest, but for everything we have gone through it has made me who I am, a proud New Brunswick basketball player.  I hope to take that competitiveness and passion for the game wherever my next gym may be.

    To be honest, it probably wasn’t supposed to be like this. If it hadn’t been for the people who were in my corner growing up I’d probably be waddling around on skates. I started my career in basketball the same as anyone else in New Brunswick, in the minor associations.   For me, that was the KVBA. Though it may seem silly in hindsight, at a young age I had to choose between playing competitive basketball or hockey.  If it wasn’t for Peter Buckley of the KVBA taking a risk and picking me up from the younger age class to play competitive basketball, hockey may have stayed in the picture. The fact that it’s extremely hard to find size 15 skates may have been another good reason. 

    If I had to pinpoint when basketball went from a hobby to a near obsession, it was that year of basketball. After that year I had started to age out of the KVBA and had my eyes set on Basketball New Brunswick. I remember going to tryout in Moncton for a program called CP.  I was vastly underaged at that point so I went for the open tryout day just for the experience of playing against bigger and better players, guys like Adam Spurrell and Richie Wilkins, who in my eyes, were the basketball elite.  I was pretty sure I wasn’t going to get asked to stay for the weekend camp, so I didn’t even pack a bag.   Serge Langis took a risk and decided to take me for the camp. I had to go to Walmart to get some clothes so I wouldn’t be stinking up the gym on Day 3.

    I have had the honour of being coached by people who relentlessly supported me and the opportunities that I got. The biggest influence on me as a basketball player, without a doubt, would be Paul Vaughan. I’ve spent countless hours practicing with him on weekends, late nights, or before school, trying to fix a broken jump shot (not quite fixed yet) and trying to make a kid with the middle school nickname “Bambi” have decent footwork. Any and all of the success that I’ve had as a player through the years I share with him. I’ll be eternally thankful for the mentorship and friendship I have with Paul. The list would be too long to mention all the great New Brunswick coaches that helped me develop over the years. I would be remiss to not mention the basketball IQ of Ryan Chase or the honesty and intensity of any of the three Hickey brothers helping me through the years I’ve spent either spent playing under them or coaching beside them.

    I couldn’t tell you my journey without mentioning my parents.  I am not just talking about token sitting-in-the-stands-and-reading-the-newspaper parents, but parents who spent time after the game, talking about all the little things, helping me learn the game. I couldn’t be more thankful for them not only being fans in the stands but fanatics about my development as a person. They are completely consistent and predictable even to this day. My competitiveness I no doubt got from my Dad, Steve. Playing games of H.O.R.S.E., 1 on 1, or just there to rebound for me after countless shots at the end of the driveway. I will always love my Mother, Monica, for pushing me to be a better person on and off the court. She, to this day, holds me to a high standard of being, although I definitely struggle with this one from time to time!  She is always there with a warm heart and open arms for me at the end of the day.  Without a doubt, they inspired me to push my limits and were there to motivate me every step of the way.  It was a family affair and my sister has spent more time than she would have probably liked in the car or gyms for my love of basketball.

    I have to mention the fans of basketball in New Brunswick. Coming into my final game in my home province, it’s amazing to see how far the game that I love so dearly has grown. There’s an energy about basketball that I can see now that wasn’t there all too long ago. The amount of high-level basketball that is available to the current basketball fan and young players in New Brunswick is phenomenal. We have professional basketball teams in Moncton and Saint John and high-level U SPORTS basketball in Fredericton. Young ball players can have tangible role models in their city to look up to.  For me, being able to go to a camp, or later, shoot around with the Mill Rats (now Riptide) made playing high-level basketball seem real.  It all feeds growth and now NB has players that have played NCAA Division 1 basketball and our provincial basketball teams are competing for medals at Nationals. The options for developing young talent in New Brunswick are at an all-time high. To me, this has all become possible because of the dedication of BNB and the fans of the game. New Brunswick is becoming a basketball province and I LOVE it.

    My basketball journey has not always been a straight line.  There are always high points, like playing in the FISU games or a full gym of fans at Acadia, and low ones too, like lost championships or disappointments to deal with.  I take it all with me and hope that no matter what gym I am in I can make NB proud.

    Thank you, New Brunswick.

    Erik Nissen

     

  • In Pursuit of Excellence- Elliott Richardson

    It is common knowledge that varsity athletes put in extensive hours to prepare for their games and competitions each week. These are hours spent at practice with their team, in physio, in meetings, and also in the weight room. At Acadia, Elliott Richardson is a consistent presence for all athletes in the varsity weight room.

    As the Head Strength and Conditioning Coach at Acadia, Richardson works with all varsity teams. He prepares customized training plans for each sport and will modify and adapt these plans to fit the needs of individual athletes. With the support of his staff and kinesiology student volunteers, Elliott does everything that he can to ensure Acadia athletes are prepared to win. Some may say that he is lucky to have the opportunity to work with every varsity team at Acadia, but most athletes here would argue that they are fortunate to work with Richardson.

    As explained by Keisha Kane of the Women’s Rugby Team “It is crazy to think I have been training with Elliott for five years now. His knowledge in the weight room and his desire to make his athletes the best they can be is second to none. Without his help, I would not have become the athlete I am today. I can’t thank him enough for what he has done for me over the past five years”.

    An Acadia graduate, Richardson understands the difference a Strength and Condition coach can have on the success and preparedness of athletes at the university level. “I got into performance training mostly to improve myself. When I was a student here we didn’t have a strength coach” explained Richardson.

    During his time playing varsity football at Acadia, Richardson was known for putting in countless hours in the weight room. “I was never the most gifted athlete, but I was able to improve physically. I was training since I was 14, and I was able to continue past people who were more skilled and more athletically gifted”.  These hours in the gym as well as his success on the field impressed CFL coaches, and Richardson found himself playing football in the CFL for three years after graduating with a Bachelor of Kinesiology from Acadia.

    After his time in the CFL, Richardson created his own opportunities at Acadia, all driven from his desire to offer athletes the opportunities he wish he had been given. “When I got cut, instead of going back home, I decided to go back here [Wolfville]. I volunteered with football, and then that turned into working with a few teams, and then all teams, and privately too. I wanted to give every athlete the opportunity that I wish I’d had as an athlete. I feel like I could’ve gotten better if I’d had the cutting-edge programs and coaches” explained Richardson.

    Richardson has just celebrated his sixth year working full-time as the Strength and Conditioning coach for Acadia, and many senior athletes have been along for the journey with him.  Jackson Clayton of the Men’s Football team has worked with Richardson throughout his time at Acadia. “I would say being a fifth-year varsity athlete, I came around the same time Coach Elliott became the varsity Strength and Conditioning coach here at Acadia, and to see the growth in not only the facility of the High-Performance Center or within the workout programs he makes, but within himself and his staff, is unbelievable. He changes people’s bodies and ways of thinking and helps us become better athletes. Every year he comes at us with something new, something better than the previous year and it challenges us to hold ourselves to his standard, and the athletics department has made significant strides with Coach” praised Clayton.

    With the recent success of varsity teams at Acadia, it would be simple for Richardson to assume he has done his job well, but he challenges himself to look for more than just success on the playing field. “I can’t say the reason the athletes are getting better is because of the work I am doing, because I realize there is more that goes into it” explained Richardson.

    Richardson would be among the biggest supporters of all athletes at Acadia, “I love seeing our athletes do really good, but it’s more the day-to-day stuff of getting a personal best or mindset change”.

    Elliott Richardson has earned the trust and respect of all athletes he works with, from middle school and high school Acadia Performance Training athletes, up to Acadia University Varsity athletes. He truly has created a culture of hard work and dedication among all his athletes, and they aim to reach the high bar he sets.  

  • A Message to New Acadia Students from a Senior

    A Message to New Acadia Students from a Senior

    This is a warning to students at Acadia: You will miss this place. You have no idea the value of the experiences offered at this institution. You won’t appreciate Acadia until your time here is rushing to an end, or perhaps even until you have left this school and community, and all the opportunities they provide.

    Your degree will rush by seemingly as fast as a single heart beat: 0.8 seconds. One of the reasons your time here will skyrocket by is the people you meet here. You will fall in love with your peers, professors, and everyone you encounter. At Acadia, you will come to know the names of physical plant workers who greet you Saturday morning with a smile as they clean up the mess you made the Friday night before. You will get to know the names of the vast majority (if not) all of your fellow residents if you make a point of going to residence events. You will see your professors downtown, smile at them, and be greeted with a genuine “how is your weekend”? You may even walk in on a meeting between the President of the University and Athletic Director, or other campus leader – and have them stop their meeting to chat and ask you about your studies and pursuits. You will come to recognize many faces on campus, and can get to know them well enough that they brighten your day – all by simply saying hello. You will make friends through every program and opportunity you get involved with, and many of them will be ones you will wonder how you will survive without them once your time is done here.

    Newsflash: you won’t want to leave! Acadia and the Wolfville communities are so unique that you feel as if a spell has been placed over you once you are here. The feeling is something that you have to see to believe. Wolfville provides gorgeous marshlands complete with brown red mud that is somehow breathtaking, a bright blue ocean, rolling hills, beautiful and plentiful farm lands, and something to make everyone feel at home. Walking down main street on a winter evening you may be welcomed by church bells singing proudly, Christmas lights guiding you through the town, and a bright neon blue “Acadia” sign proudly beamingly the name of the amazing institution that brought you here, and acting as a reminder of all the history and pride in the community.

    There truly is an experience for everyone here. Whether it be mud sliding during welcome week, swallows putting on a show at the Robbie Tufts chimney stack, great eats from corner to corner, a pride crosswalk that screams “you are welcome here”, stunning walking trails filled with wild blackberries, acres of stunning gardens on and off campus, the opportunity for bonfires and camp songs filled with love and laughter that will warm you for months, wonderful arts opportunities including a showcase of musical talent and unique displays at local galleries, throughout town, and on campus, and everything imaginable within a five minute drive of town.

    You will find activities you enjoy here, you will grow as a person, and you will meet people you never want to leave. I promise you that. Remember, you will always be a part of the Acadia family. I urge you to get involved in everything you can, say hello to everyone on the street, and treat everyone as a friend. If you do these things, you will learn, find happiness, and flourish into an amazing, confident, and beautiful person – Acadia and Wolfville will help you find who you truly are even if you haven’t quite found yourself yet. Treasure every second.

  • Axewomen and Axemen finish Jack Scholz meet in 2nd place

    WOLFVILLE, N.S. – The Acadia swim team wrapped up their second meet of the season with a second place combined finish at the ninth annual Jack Scholz meet hosted at Acadia University.

    Despite a great performance by the women’s and men’s team throughout the two day meet, Acadia finished second to the Dalhousie Tigers.

    The Axemen and Axewomen collected 37 top three finishes to show their developing strength both individually and as a team.

    Some of the key wins were senior swimmer Adam Deutsch, who picked up double victories in the 100m and 200m breaststrokes.

    Single wins came from Jessica Pelletier in the 50m backstroke, Ali MacEachern in the 50m freestyle, Patrick Henger in the 100m butterfly, Hannah Doiron in the 100m breaststroke, Brett Liem in the 50m freestyle and  Ben Henger in the 100m butterfly.

    The men’s relay teams put Dalhousie on notice as they came ever so close in both the 4x50m medley relay and 4x50m freestyle relay, losing by inches.

    “From the get go, the team was ready to show just how hard they have been working. The results started to pay off quickly. The biggest improvement came with 8 victories with close finishes in both men’s relays which could have gone either way,” said head coach Gary MacDonald after the two day event.

    “The team has two more weeks of tough training and then a full rest and shave to get ready for our first championship format meet which will take place at Dalhousie. It should be a very exciting competition,” added MacDonald.

    The Swim team will wrap up the first half of the swim season on the weekend of November 17-19 at Dalhousie in their third competition of the season. The AUS Championships will be hosted by UNB at their UNB Saint John campus on February 9-11, 2018.

    Acadia Medal Winners:

    Jessica Pelletier               2nd 100m backstroke, 3rd 200m backstroke, 1st 50m backstroke

    Walter Guiscardo            3rd 100m backstroke

    Alison MacEachern         2nd 50m butterfly, 2nd 200m butterfly, 3rd 100m butterfly, 1st 50m freestyle

    Kelsea Vessey                  3rs 50m butterfly, 2nd 400m freestyle, 3rd 100m freestyle, 2nd 100m butterfly

    Patrick Henger                 1st 50m butterfly, 3rd 100m butterfly, 3rd 100m butterfly

    Isaiah Grambo                 3rd 50m butterfly

    Hannah Doiron                3rd 200m breaststroke, 3rd 50m breaststroke, 1st 100m breaststroke

    Brett Liem                         3rd 200m breaststroke, 2nd 100m freestyle, 2nd 100m breaststroke,
    1st 50m freestyle

    Adam Deutsch                 1st 200m breaststroke,  1st 100m breaststroke, 2nd 200m individual medley,
    3rd 50m backstroke

    Guy Harrison-Murray     3rd 400m freestyle, 3rd 100m freestyle, 2nd 200m freestyle

    Brendan Vibert                2nd 50m breaststroke

    Ben Henger                      3rd 200m individual medley, 1st 100 butterfly,3rd 200m backstroke

    Joshua Nowlan                3rd 1500m freestyle

    Kristin MacKinnon          3rd 50m freestyle

    Collin Reynolds                3rd 400m individual medley

     

     

  • Axewomen Finish Third at AUS Championships

    Axewomen Finish Third at AUS Championships

    WOLFVILLE, N.S. – The Dalhousie Tigers raced to first-place men’s and women’s team finishes at the 2017 Subway AUS Cross Country Championships Saturday afternoon.

    The championships were hosted by Acadia University at Hennigar’s Farm in Wolfville, N.S.

    The host Axewomen finished third in the team standings and Katie Robinson was the top Axewomen, finishing sixth among racers. Three Axewomen finished in the Championship top ten including Robinson, Chrissy Smith in eighth spot and Madalyn Higgins in tenth.

    Acadia head coach Ralph Williams was excited about the event and the team results. “It was a great day for Acadia. Congratulations to the Acadia organizers for putting on class A race. It could not have gone off any better. Picture perfect,” said Williams.

    “I very proud of the Acadia Women’s Cross Country Team. They have improved so much and the AUS Championship first place is getting closer to reality. Great talent and team spirit,” added Williams about his team’s performance.

    Robinson will race at the U SPORTS national championship hosted in Victoria, B.C. on November 11.

    WOMEN’S RACE RESULTS

    In the women’s 8km race, the Tigers claimed two individual medals and four of the top nine finishers. Freshman Savanna Jordan (Calgary, Alta.) captured first-place honours with a time of 30:05.0.

    “I actually thought the course was deceiving. It felt easy in the warmup run and it felt nice but the hill was a lot tougher and it was big. It was easier than the Laval course, but definitely one of the tougher AUS courses,” noted Jordan following the race.

    Dalhousie senior Michelle Reddy (Sarnia, Ont.) was the women’s silver medallist, finishing with a time of 30:56.8.

    MEN’S RACE RESULTS

    In the men’s 10km race, the Tigers edged out the X-Men to snap their six-year win streak and claim Dalhousie’s first AUS men’s cross country title since 2010.

    Dalhousie fifth-year runner Cal DeWolfe (Bridgewater, N.S.) reached the podium with a time of 32:03.95 to claim the bronze medal.

    The X-Men claimed a second-place team finish. Angus Rawling (Calgary, Alta.), a third-year StFX runner, claimed the individual gold medal, finishing with a time of 31:43.55. Third-year runner Alex Neuffer (Stradford, P.E.I.) earned silver for the X-Men in a time of 31:58.00.

    “It was a difficult course but a really fun course too. It was challenging but the right amount. I think this is straight up the best course in the AUS. We went to Quebec City and that course is a lot of hills, up and down. It took a toll on my legs, but this one was nice. You really worked on it,” commented Rawling on the course.

    Rawlings added, “I took a lead on the downhill and I knew I was going to be alone for the next 5 km. I hit a big hill in the valley and I figured they are going to close on my and I wont be able to hold this lead, but I guess I did. A big surprise.”

     

  • Axemen Hockey Weekend Update

    Axemen at UNB – Friday, October 27

    One week after suffering a 3-2 overtime loss in Wolfville, the UNB Varsity Reds handed the Acadia Axemen a 7-2 loss.

    Freshman forward Kris Bennett scored twice and added three assists to the lead the Varsity Reds. He was named the Subway Player of the Game.

    Stephen Anderson (Morell, PE) had two goals and two assists, and Mark Simpson scored twice. Olivier LeBlanc also had a goal for UNB.

    Boston Leier and Stephen Harper scored for the Axemen.

    Acadia’s Alex Lepkowski took UNB’s Chris Clapperton hard into the boards.

    Clapperton lay motionless on the ice for several minutes before being taken off on a back board. Lepkowski was assessed a five minute penalty for boarding and a game misconduct.

    “You just hate to see that in sports,” said Axemen head coach Darren Burns. “We want to compete, but you never want to see a guy get injured.”

    Bennett opened the scoring on the ensuing power-play.

    Leier tied the score 1-1 early in the second before Bennett and Simpson scored 45 seconds apart as UNB built a 3-1 lead.

    A four goal third period was too much for Acadia to overcome.

    Burns feels his team started well, but couldn’t recover from UNB’s quick strikes midway through the second period.

    “Obviously that bang, bang, that opened the flood gates a little bit and we got outside our structure, what we need to be successful, from there,” he said.

    Alex Dubeau stopped 13 of 15 shots in the UNB net, while Robert Steeves made 36 saves on 43 shots in the Acadia net.

    The Axemen dropped to 4-2-1 and tied for the third place in the AUS, before visiting UPEI on Saturday.

    Axemen at UPEI – Saturday, October 28

     

    The Acadia Axemen surrendered their lead three times, but held the Panthers down long enough to escape the Island with a 7-5 win Saturday night.

     

    Subway Player of the Game Samuel Fioretti scored the game’s first and last goals, while teammate Kyle Farrell scored a pair as well to lead the Axemen to victory.

     

    Boston Leier finished with four points on a goal and three assists, with Owen MacDonald and Rodney Southam finding the back of the net for the other two.

     

    “We played hard but there are things we need to sharpen up,” Fioretti said. “We just stuck to it and we didn’t quit when they started to get momentum.”

     

    “We got goals here and there, but then we let up a bit and took our foot off the gas,” Fioretti said, “I think a lot of it is discipline too. We took some penalties, which allowed them back in the game. It’s definitely something we’re going to focus on moving forward.”

     

    The Panthers look to snap their five-game losing streak on Nov. 1 when they travel to Moncton, N.B. to take on the Université de Moncton Aigles Bleus. The Axemen, who improve to 5-2-1, return home to host the 2-5-1 Dalhousie Tigers this Wednesday evening starting at 7:00 p.m.

    Contributed by Andy Campbell (UNB Athletics Communications)  and Thomas Becker (UPEI Athletics Communications)

  • Axemen Drop Decision to X-Men

    The StFX X-Men improved to 9-1-2 and sit in first place in the AUS standings ahead of Cape Breton by 1 point (who have two games remaining) after a 2-1 win over the host Acadia Axemen.

    The X-Men scored the only goal of the first half at the 42nd minute when Dan Hayfield, on a free kick 15 yards out to right of the goal, netted a hard kick high that was nearly stopped by Axemen keeper Nic Jefferies.

    Late in the second half, near the 87th minute, Liam Harrigan scored the X-Men’s second goal off of a corner kick that was mishandled by an Acadia defender and Harrigan picked up the lose ball.

    The Axemen final closed the lead to one on a Cooper Coats goal in extra time. Coats goal was set up by teammate Travis Fenning who drew the defenders as he approached the 18 yard box and then dropped the ball back and to the side to Coats for the one-time kick and goal.

    In the dying minutes of play, the Axemen pressured to tie the game, but fell short giving StFX the important 2-1 win. Tylor Connolly led Acadia with four shots on goal.

    Out-shooting the X-Men 12-5, X-man Thomas Pieroway made seven saves, while Acadia’s Nic Jefferies was tested several times with 1 save.

    In Acadia’s second and final match of the regular season, the Axemen settled for a 1-1 draw against the visiting UPEI Panthers in the last regular season match of the 2017 season.

    The draw clinches a playoff berth for the Axemen after posting a regular season record of 5-4-3.

    The Axemen out-shot UPEI 16-3, with Panther Brett Strba stopping 8 shots on goal, but on the other end, Acadia keeper Nic Jefferies was tested several times.

    Sam Smiley opened the scoring at the 16 minute mark of the first half for the Panthers after a nice feed from Mohammad Jaber.

    The Axemen responded back at the 35th minute on an unassisted goal by Cale Sanders.

    The second half saw no additional goals, but plenty of opportunities including four of five corner kicks  for the Axemen couldn’t help grab the win.

    The Axemen will finish the 2017 AUS regular season in fourth place in the standings with 18 points. The Axemen will take on UPEI in Quarterfinal play at the AUS Subway Men’s Soccer Championship beginning this Thursday at 7:00 p.m.

  • Axewomen top X-Women 2-0

    All goals came in the opening half.

     

    The first goal came at the hands of third year striker Jenna Boudreau who worked past the defender in the 18 yard box and picked up a lose ball for a one-time kick past StFX keeper Erin Visser 19 minutes into the opening half.

    Senior midfielder Katie Ross scored the Axewomen’s second goal on a penalty kick assessed to Axewomen after Boudreau was taken down by an X-Women as she broke for the net. Ross’ kick was at mid-level and to the right of the keeper who dove in vain for the well placed boot.

    “We played well and stayed discipline”, s,aid Axewomen head coach Amit Batra.

    The Axewomen out-shot StFX 13-4, with Visser making six saves, while her Acadia counter-part Spencer Skinner, stopped two shots for the shut-out.

    “Our whole goal was to try and peak at the right time of year. We’ve often started out really well, but the key is how we finish. We’ve had a solid season and look to keep improving every game,” noted Batra.

    The Axewomen soccer team concluded the 2017 regular season with a 3-1 win against the visiting UPEI Panthers. Acadia improved to 7-3-2 and concluded the season fourth in the AUS standings.

    Out-shooting UPEI 24-2 with Panther keeper Amanda Stanyer posting 11 saves on 14 shots on goal, the Axewomen dominated the last 45 minutes by scoring all of their goals in the second half.

    Team leading scorer Jenna Boudreau scored her fifth goal of the season on a great individual effort at the 52 minute mark.

    Twenty-four minutes later, Meghan Earle scored an amazing goal on a bicycle-style kick that thrilled all of those in attendance.

    Annie little scored the ‘insurance goal’ with twelve minutes remaining in the half.

    Panther Jennifer Balderston scored with just over two minutes remaining in the game on back-up keeper Nicole McInnis who replaced Spencer Skinner in the second half.

    “We had a lot of the play the first half, it was a matter just continue to do the same things. Our locker room was actually great on making sure we focus on the process. We kept creating the chances on goal, but their goalkeeper was excellent,” said Acadia head coach Amit Batra following the game when asked what changes were made in the second half.

    The Axewomen are matched up against defending AUS champion and host of this year’s AUS Subway women’s soccer championship StFX this Thursday evening at 7:00 p.m. in quarterfinal play.

  • Axewomen winless in opening weekend of AUS regular season

    WOLFVILLE, N.S. – The defending AUS champion Dalhousie Tigers swept the host Acadia Axewomen 3-0 in the AUS regular season opener at Acadia.

    Tigers’ Subway Player of the Game, Julie Moore, posted a game high 13 kills and a 0.286 hitting percentage to lead Dalhousie to a three set win.

    Mieke DuMont posted 7 kills and 7 digs. Defensively, Moore and Catherine Callaghan had 11 digs each and Moore led with three service aces.

    Sarah Ross and Lauryn Renzella each added 8 kills for the Axewomen, while Renzella added 10 digs. Willow Gedlaman, from her setter position, had 20 assists, while her counter-part Courtney Baker for the Tigers had 32.

    “Each day we learn how we can be better, whether it is technical, tactical or system based. We didn’t play our best volleyball today and in a team sport we must rely on a contribution from everyone, in order to be successful. We will look to compete consistently tomorrow,” commented Acadia head coach Michelle Wood following the match.

    In the Axewomen’s second game of the opening weekend, the Saint Mary’s Huskies posted a 3-0 sweep over the Acadia Axewomen Saturday night from the Homburg Centre in Halifax.

    The Huskies took the three sets 25-20, 25-14, 25-14.

    Lucy Glen-Carter paced the Axewomen’s offence with 12.0 points, 11 kills and 33 total attacks in the loss, as Acadia drops to 0-2 on the year.

    Lauryn Renzella finished with six kills and Sarah Ross and Sydney Tonner each had three for Acadia.

    Anna Watt led SMU with 21 total attacks and a trio of Huskies had seven kills apiece: Lindsay Donovan, Kristina Alder and Watt, while Emilla Conlon had 32 assists in the victory.

    Saint Mary’s improves to 1-0 early on the year and visit 1-0 Dalhousie Sunday October 29th at 1pm, while Acadia travels to 0-1 UNB Saturday November 5th at 7pm.

     

    Contribution by Dominic Nolasco, SMU Communications

     

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