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  • Tigers top Axewomen 3-1 in last regular season game

    Tigers top Axewomen 3-1 in last regular season game

    HALIFAX, N.S. – The Dalhousie Tigers defeated the Acadia Axewomen 3-1 (25—23, 25-18, 24-26, 25-19) Saturday afternoon in the final match of the 2019-20 AUS regular season.

    Both teams traded points in the first set, with the Tigers leading most of the set until the Axewomen made a six-point surge and took a 16-15 lead into the technical time out. Down, but not out, the Tigers battled back and took the set 25-23.

    Acadia came out firing in the second set and were up 6-1 early one. The Tigers slowly started to close the gap and were up 16-15 at the technical time out. The Axewomen scored just three more points in the set, falling 25-18.

    The Axewomen got off to another early lead in the third set, but the Tigers again clawed their way back in. The teams traded leads in the second half of the set and it was the Axewomen who came out on top this time, taking the third set 26-24.

    Dalhousie rebounded in the fourth and were up 12-7 thanks in large part to three-consecutive service aces from Courtney Baker (Bridgewater, N.S.). Acadia’s Peyton DeWolfe (Conquerall Mills, N.S.) answered with two aces of her own bringing the score to 12-12. From that point on, it was all Tigers and they took the fourth and final set 25-19.

    Julie Moore (Halifax, N.S.) had a match-high 16 kills for the Tigers, earning Subway Player of the Game honours. She also had 16 digs and two aces for 18.0 total points. Victoria Turcot (Halifax, N.S.) and Victoria Haworth (Waverley, N.S.) added eight kills apiece while libero Catherine Callaghan (Halifax, N.S.) had 16 digs. Baker had 38 assists, nine digs and five service aces in the win.

    Acadia’s Becky Dorsey (Toronto, Ont.) earned player of the game honours for Acadia, collecting 16 digs in the loss. Lucy Glen-Carter (Toronto, Ont.) had a team-high 13 kill and added five digs and two aces. Taylor Collombin (Victoria, B.C.) had eight kills, 10 digs and four blocks.

    After finishing in the top spot of the AUS standings, the Tigers will host fourth-place UNB in one of two-semifinal series. The best two-of-three series will be hosted by Dalhousie on Thursday, February 20, Friday, February 21 and Saturday, February 22 (if needed). All games will start at 7 p.m.

    Acadia placed third in the regular season standings and will face the number-two ranked Saint Mary’s Huskies next week. Hosted by Saint Mary’s, the games take place on Thursday, February 20 and Friday, February 21 at 7:00 p.m. If needed, the third and final match of the series will be played on Saturday, February 22 at 4:00 p.m.

    Eric Cederberg is the Director of Communications for Acadia Athletics.

  • Volleyball Axewomen sweep three-game weekend series vs Memorial

    Volleyball Axewomen sweep three-game weekend series vs Memorial

    WOLFVILLE, N.S. – ‘Three straight sets’ was the storyline this weekend as the Axewomen volleyball team completed a three-match sweep this weekend against the visiting Memorial Sea-Hawks.

    Today’s 3-0 win was the third time Acadia swept a match against the Sea-Hawks this weekend.

    Outside Hitter Bianca Ruiz was named the Subway Player of the Game after posting eight kills, 11 digs, one service ace, and a solo block.

    “We are all pretty happy (with the three wins). We worked pretty hard this weekend and we were set on our goals and we accomplished them all. We are pretty proud of ourselves,” noted Ruiz following the win.

    The Sea-Hawks jumped out to a 2-0 lead – their first of the weekend but the Axewomen quickly grabbed a 6-3 lead off the service work by Sydney Zakutney who landed two aces.

    Down 19-12, the Sea-Hawks pulled together a rally that squeezed the lead down to 22-19. Acadia held on the slim advantage for the eventual 25-23 win.

    Once again, close in the opening of the second set, a kill by Acadia’s Jamie Crocket gave the Axewomen a somewhat insurmountable lead that would hold until the final point in a 25-13 win.

    With a 5-3 lead early in the third game, the Sea-Hawks pushed the lead to 10-8 until a service ace by Jamie Crocket and a Memorial attack error tied the game at 10.

    Memorial would not give in and continued to fight for the lead. Two kills by Crocket would give Acadia a 20-16 lead into the home stretch. A kill by Lucy Glen-Carter gave the Axewomen a 25-21 set win and a 3-0 match victory.

    Glen-Carter and Collombin combined for 18 kills – nine each, while Ruiz added eight. First-year setter Sydney Zakutney posted 29 of 33 assists.

    Emily Batt was named the Sea-Hawks player of the game. Batt recorded five kills and two service aces. Kaitlyn Kuchinka posted a team-high 6 kills. Katie Wagar was the top defender with 19 digs.

    The Axewomen improve to 10-6 and trail the second-place Saint Mary’s Huskies by two points in the standings. Though, the Huskies have a game in hand.

    This year’s AUS playoff format has changed and the first and second place teams in the final standings host a three-match semi-final series against the fourth and third place teams respectively.

    The Axewomen return to the court this coming weekend against fifth-place Moncton on Friday and undefeated and first place Dalhousie on Sunday. Dalhousie, Saint Mary’s, Acadia and UNB have clinched a playoff berth. The remaining two weeks will determine who will host the two semi-final series.

    The Sea-Hawks remain winless and host UNB for three matches next weekend.

    Eric Cederberg is the Director of Communications for Acadia Athletics. 

     

  • Axewomen comeback in opening set and deliver 3-0 match win over SMU

    Axewomen comeback in opening set and deliver 3-0 match win over SMU

    WOLFVILLE, N.S. – The Axewomen volleyball team captured their second win in a row in the new year with a 3-0 sweep of the visiting Saint Mary’s Huskies in front of a boisterous crowd at Stu Aberdeen Court.

    Acadia’s Lucy Glen-Carter was named the AUS Subway Player of the Game for another outstanding game high 15 kills, 15 digs and four solo blocks.

    “It feels great. The energy was great out there tonight. It’s the first time beating SMU this season,” said Glen-Carter after the match.

    Glen-Carter noted the crowd’s impact to their play tonight. “Our football boys really bring it home. Our friends are amazing. We do it for them.”

    The Axewomen trailed the Huskies 12-5 in the early going of the opening set. A kill by Taylor Collombin triggered Acadia’s comeback at 13-20. The Axewomen went on a 10-3 run that tied the match at 23. An attack error by the Huskies coupled with a Glen-Carter kill gave the Axewomen a 25-23 first set win.

    Out to a 16-8 lead in the second set, the Axewomen maintained a significant lead for the duration of the second game, wrapping up with a 25-17 win and 2-0 match advantage.

    Acadia continued their high-pressure offense and stellar defense into the eventual final game. The Huskies had an early lead that built up to 12-9, but the Axewomen tied the set at 12 and pushed ahead to a 15-12 lead before Saint Mary’s tied the match at 16 on an Acadia service error and then took a one point lead at 17-16 on a kill by Anna Watt.

    Glen-Carter’s kill that tied the third game at 17-17 marked the last time in the match that the Axewomen would trail the Huskies. First year setter Sydney Zakutney and veteran outside hitter Hannah Helm added two kills to give Acadia a 19-17 lead that they would not relinquish.

    Pushing out to a 22-18 lead, Acadia would hold on to win the third and final set 25-21. The Axewomen recorded a hitting efficiency of 0.206 for the third game.

    Zakutney would finish the match with 32 sets, five digs and two service aces. Hannah Helm added seven kills to a team total of 35.

    Huskie Anna Watt was named the Player of the Game for Saint Mary’s. Watt posted eight kills and two service aces for the Huskies.

    The Axewomen improve to 11-4 and head to UNB tomorrow and Saturday, while the Huskies drop to 13-7 and host Memorial for two matches next weekend.

    Eric Cederberg is the Director of Communications for Acadia Athletics 

  • Axewomen Sweep Weekend Matchup with UNB

    Axewomen Sweep Weekend Matchup with UNB

    WOLFVILLE, N.S. – The Axewomen volleyball team swept a weekend matchup against the visiting UNB Reds with a 3-0 match win in the second of two games last weekend against UNB.

    Peyton DeWolfe led the Axewomen with 10 kills, while teammate Taylor Collombin had nine.

    The opening set was an exchange of points and not until a UNB service error was there a separation between both teams at 9-9.

    The Axewomen went on a five-point tear to take a 14-10 lead that eventually formed a 19-11 Axewomen advantage.

    A DeWolfe kill and a UNB attack error gave the Axewomen a 25-18 opening set win.

    Acadia separated themselves from the Reds quickly in the second set with a 10-7 lead but UNB worked back to a 13-13.

    Rookie Sydney Zakutney put together two service aces to give Acadia a 21-15 lead, but again the Reds fought back to trail 24-23. A Hannah Helm kill closed out the set 25-23.

    The third and eventual final set was no different from the previous two. A tight back and forth battle was decided on the last points. The Axewomen possessed the largest lead of 17-14 but UNB worked back to close the gap to 23-21.

    Ahead 23-22, a kill by Lucy Glen-Carter followed by a second kill by Taylor Collombin ended the set 25-22 and a 3-0 Acadia match win. Hannah Helm was named the Subway Player of the Match with five timely kills and a great defensive effort. UNB’s Paige Lehto was named the Reds’ Player of the Match. UNB will head home and prepare to host the AUS teams in a mid-season tournament this weekend.

    Eric Cederberg is the Director of Communications for Acadia Athletics

  • 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

     

  • Acadia Hosts AUS Volleyball Championship

    Acadia Hosts AUS Volleyball Championship

    This weekend, (Feb 26-28), we are fortunate enough to be hosting another AUS championship. This Subway sponsored spike-fest will host six Varsity Women’s Volleyball teams from around the Atlantic provinces. UNB, Moncton, Saint Mary’s, Memorial, Dalhousie, and of course, Acadia. This is also very convenient because there are only six teams in the league, who needs a regular season anyways? Acadia is entering the weekend as the third seed team. An unfortunate standing due to the basis of the playoff structure. Six plays third, fourth plays fifth, winners move on to challenge the top two seeds who got a bye for the first round. Although this does give opportunity to for the team to get a warm up game in against last place, UNB before they start gunning for the finals.

    The weekend kicks off on Friday with the first quarter-final taking place at 3pm. This is showdown between Moncton and St. Mary’s. Don’t skip class for it. The next game, and Acadia’s first, begins that evening at 7pm. A perfect opportunity to throw some Acadia gear on, head down to the gym, and realize you have absolutely no idea how volleyball works. I’ve brainstormed some questions in which first-time volleyball watchers tend to ask themselves. Why is one girl wearing another colour? Why do they feel the need to cheer after every play? Did their father let them out of the house wearing those shorts? I do not have the answers yet, but I’m hoping this weekend will lead myself and the rest of you curious cats to some knowledge. Acadia seems to be the dominant force in this match up. Winning two of the three previous games they’ve played.

    Once Acadia brushes through the quarter-final round we’ll go jumping into the semis versus the well-rested Memorial Sea-Hawks. The Sea-Hawks, which I may mention is not an actual bird, just a poorly thought out nickname for an Osprey, are the number two seed coming out of this season. They have ten wins and seven losses throughout the school year. We have contacts in the airline industry who have ensured us that the Seahawks will all be individually seated next to crying children, while the pilots’ strike up as much turbulence as possible. I doubt this will have much influence on the result but hey, it’s not cheating if you win. This will be a tough match as Memorial have star-player Jill Snow slamming down volleyballs everywhere she goes. She boasts a whopping 209 kills, this season alone. Talk about a master key. She has the highest kills per set in the league and will need some tough defense to slow her down. This should be no problem, as Acadia has split wins with the Sea-Hawks thus far, and with an extra bit of home court advantage, it should happen again.

    If all goes well, and the Memorial Pigeons are beaten we will most-likely take on Dalhousie in the final. This is all so possible for this team, and it would be amazing for this Acadia team to make a run at the title this year. Another quarter-final loss would just puck for everyone. Suck*. So get out this weekend to show support, have your questions answered, and if nothing else, a good time.

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