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  • No. 5 Axewomen remain undefeated with 2-1 win over host UNB

    No. 5 Axewomen remain undefeated with 2-1 win over host UNB

    FREDERICTON, NB – The U SPORTS No. 5 Acadia Axewomen got a pair of goals from fifth-year striker Jenna Boudreau (Halifax, NS) to beat the UNB Reds 2-1 on Saturday afternoon. 

    Boudreau scored in the 34th and 54th minutes. 

    “We knew coming in that UNB was a really tough team,” said Boudreau. “They’re really strong offensively and they did well defensively, they were disciplined and gave us a really good game.” 

    The Reds took an early 1-0 lead when Sylvie Fecteau (Moncton, NB) converted a penalty kick in the 17th minute. 

    The penalty came after Abby Sullivan (Orleans, Mass.) was taken down in the 18-yard box by Axewomen keeper Sarah Charnock (Newmarket, ON). Charnock was given a yellow card on the play as well. 

    Boudreau brought the visitors even when she was left alone in front of the UNB net and tapped a crossing pass by Reds keeper Brynn Nash (Saskatoon, SK). 

    The two teams went into the half tied 1-1. 

    “That was the first time we’d been down all season,” said Boudreau. ” I think it was good for us, in a way, to feel like that.” 

    Boudreau scored her second just after half-time, tapping a loose ball past a sprawling Nash. 

    The Reds pressed late but couldn’t find the equalizer. 

    “It comes from the team,” said Boudreau, of her two-goal effort. “It comes from our midfielders, it comes from our defenders playing it through to our midfielders. I can’t take all the credit. They are team efforts and I was just there to put them in.” 

    “I’m disappointed with the loss, for sure,” said Reds head coach Jon Crossland. “Much like most of our losses this season, I’m not overly disappointed with the effort. I thought we performed fairly well, especially the first 25 minutes of the game, I thought we took it to them and they had to answer some questions.” 

    The Axewomen are now 7-0-1 and see their next action on Wednesday when they visit Dalhousie. 

    The Reds, now 3-4-1 are in Charlottetown on Sunday to face the UPEI Panthers. Game time is 3:00 pm. 

    RECAP BY: Andy Campbell/UNB Athletics 

    PHOTOS BY: James West/for UNB Athletics 

  • 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.

  • Soccer Hero: Acadia Hosts Women’s Soccer Championship

    It isn’t very often that the CIS Women’s Soccer Championship makes its way to Wolfville. Acadia was host to the event in its second year of existence in 1989, and again in 2000. Now, sixteen years later, Acadia University was honoured with hosting the Championship once again on its 30th anniversary. The CIS Women’s Soccer Championship took place on November 10-13, which featured eight teams from conferences across Canada, including Acadia’s Axewomen, all gathered in one place to compete to become the national champions. Over the course of four days, eleven games were played to determine which team of the eight would be the last ones standing.

    With four recently announced AUS Soccer All-Stars, the Axewomen fought hard and advanced to the consolation semi-finals where victory was taken in a shoot out against the StFX X-Women, securing a spot in the consolation finals where Acadia defeated Saskatchewan in another shoot out. The cheers from the crowd during the four-day event proves just how proud our community is of the Acadia Axewomen soccer team. While the games were certainly a highlight this fall study break, we were also reminded that the greatest honours often happen off the field. The 2016 Championship has recognized Laura Sanders, former Axewomen soccer coach, as Honorary Chairperson.

    Sanders came to Acadia in 1984 to coach soccer which had not seen varsity results yet. However, during the 80’s and 90’s, the Axewomen soccer team saw great success winning six conference titles and even claiming the national title in 1990. Due to this high success rate, coach Laura Sanders has been awarded the AUAA (now AUS) coach-of-the-year six times, and holds a CIAU (now U Sports) coach-of-the-year under her belt for the 1990 national championship win. Sanders retired from coaching for Acadia women’s soccer in 2001, but remains a fan favourite in the Acadia Sports Hall of Fame and goes down in history as coaching some of the best University soccer teams in Canada. For the 30th year anniversary of the CIS Women’s Soccer Championship, there is no one better to be Honorary Chairperson than our own Laura Sanders.

    Laura Sanders has consistently proved to Axemen and Axewomen that the glory of a team is more than just how the game is played on the field. She exemplifies dedication, determination, teamwork, and knows exactly how to overcome adversity. These qualities are what makes the history of Acadia athletes so tremendous, no matter the number of wins, losses, or titles.  Sanders demonstrates all that Acadia strives to be, and we are proud to congratulate her on being Honorary Chairperson for the 2016 CIS Women’s Soccer Championship.

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