Athletics News
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Hill brings defensive skillset to Axemen soccer programMarch 27, 2024WOLFVILLE – The Acadia men’s soccer program is excited to announce the commitment of Xavier Hill for the 2024 season.
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Axemen continue to strengthen offensive lineMarch 27, 2024WOLFVILLE - The Axemen offensive line has added another provincial team member with the commitment of Zak Parisé.
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Mowat brings provincial team experience to AxewomenMarch 25, 2024WOLFVILLE – The Axewomen continue to grow their 2024 recruitment class with the commitment of Moncton’s Olivia Mowat.
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McDonald and Stjepanovic named provincial team head coachesMarch 22, 2024WOLFVILLE – Acadia’s Haley McDonald and Igor Stjepanovic were announced this week as head coaches of Basketball Nova Scotia (BNS) provincial teams for 2024.
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Axemen add Dongelmans as first recruit for 2024March 22, 2024WOLFVILLE – The Acadia men’s basketball team is excited to announce the commitment of Joeseph Dongelmans for the 2024-25 season.
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PEI's Pomeroy joins Axewomen soccer programMarch 21, 2024The Axewomen soccer program continues to add provincial team experience to their roster with the commitment of Ava Pomeroy.
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Axewomen welcome guard Kristen Simmons for 2024 seasonMarch 19, 2024WOLFVILLE – Continuing to build their recruitment class for the 2024 season, the Acadia Axewomen are excited to welcome Kristen Simmons, a second player from the Ontario Scholastic Basketball Association (OSBA).
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Lemay-Evans named Acadia athlete of the weekMarch 18, 2024WOLFVILLE – Alexia Lemay-Evans (women’s volleyball) has been named Acadia athlete of the week for the period ending March 16.
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Axewomen finish fourth at U SPORTS national championshipMarch 17, 2024HAMILTON (U SPORTS) – Light Uchechukwu tallied a team-high 11 kills to lead the No. 1-seed Manitoba Bisons to a 3-0 (25-18, 25-13, 25-17) victory over the No. 6 Acadia Axewomen in the bronze medal match of the 2024 U SPORTS Women’s Volleyball Championship at Burridge Gymnasium on Sunday. Uchechukwu recorded a .333 hitting percentage on 24 total attacks while adding six digs and one solo block.
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Axewomen to play for national bronzeMarch 17, 2024HAMILTON (U SPORTS) – Akash Grewal tallied 13 kills for an impressive .579 percentage in the UBC Thunderbirds’ dominant 3-0 (25-16, 25-8, 25-21) win over the Acadia Axewomen on Saturday in their semifinal match at the 2024 U SPORTS Women’s Volleyball Championship in Burridge Gymnasium. UBC will look to defend its national title on Sunday.
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Wood named U SPORTS coach of the year, Dean named All-CanadianMarch 13, 2024HAMILTON – Acadia women’s volleyball head coach Michelle Wood has been named the Marilyn Pomfret Award recipient for 2024 as the U SPORTS women’s volleyball coach of the year.
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Nunes-Sabean commits to Axewomen basketball for 2024 seasonMarch 13, 2024WOLFVILLE – The Acadia Axewomen are excited to announce the signing of Emily Nunes-Sabean, the first member of their 2024-25 recruitment class.
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Lake named AUS athlete of the weekMarch 12, 2024Acadia women's volleyball player Jenna Lake has been named the AUS female athlete of the week for the period ending March 10.
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Lake and Shortt named Acadia athletes of the weekMarch 11, 2024WOLFVILLE – Gordon Shortt (swimming) and Jenna Lake (women’s volleyball) have been named Acadia athletes of the week for the period ending March 10.
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Swimming season concludes in MontrealMarch 09, 2024MONTREAL – The final day of the U SPORTS swimming championships wrapped up Saturday night with the Acadia women’s 4x100 medley being the last event of the weekend.
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Collins with second top 10 finish to lead Acadia results in second day of national championshipMarch 08, 2024MONTREAL – The second day of competition at the U SPORTS swimming championships saw Ella Collins with the top finish for Acadia, similar to the opening day of the three-day event.
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Axewomen capture first AUS women's volleyball championship in program historyMarch 05, 2024WOLFVILLE, NS – The Acadia Axewomen won their first Atlantic University Sport women's volleyball championship in program history, defeating the Saint Mary's Huskies in three sets (25-18, 27-25, 20-18) in game three of the AUS final, Tuesday night at Stu Aberdeen Court in Wolfville, NS.
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Collins and Rooney qualify for Olympic trials on opening day of U SPORTS swimming championshipsMarch 07, 2024MONTREAL – Ella Collins finished seventh in the A final of the women’s 100m breaststoke event with a time of 1:12.47 to lead Acadia swimming results on the opening day of the 2024 U SPORTS swimming championships hosted by McGill University.
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Iseyemi named U SPORTS All-CanadianMarch 06, 2024Elizabeth Iseyemi has been named a U SPORTS All-Canadian for the first time in her career at Acadia.
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Huskies force third game in AUS final seriesMarch 03, 2024HALIFAX – The Saint Mary’s Huskies won three straight sets in a thrilling five set (23-25, 20-25, 25-15, 25-9, 15-6) comeback victory over the Acadia Axewomen to force a decisive game three of the Atlantic University Sport women’s volleyball championship final.
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Axewomen take opening game of AUS finalMarch 01, 2024WOLFVILLE – In front of a capacity crowd the Acadia Axewomen picked up a 3-1 victory over the Saint Mary’s Huskies on Friday night to open their AUS women’s volleyball championship best-of-three series.
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Axewomen punch ticket to AUS final with win over UNBFebruary 26, 2024WOLFVILLE – For the first time in program history, the Acadia women’s volleyball program will go to the U SPORTS championship after advancing to the AUS final with a 3-1 victory over the UNB REDS on Monday night in Wolfville.
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Rooney and Shortt named Acadia athletes of the weekFebruary 26, 2024Swimmers Sophie Rooney and Gordon Shortt have been named Acadia athletes of the week for the period ending February 25.
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Acadia finishes second at AUS championship, 10 swimmers qualified for U SPORTS championshipFebruary 25, 2024The Dalhousie Tigers women’s and men’s teams won the AUS Championship Sunday evening at Dalplex.
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REDS force game three against Axewomen in AUS semifinalFebruary 24, 2024FREDERICTON - The UNB REDS forced game three of their Atlantic University Sport women’s volleyball semifinal with a straight sets win over the Acadia Axewomen, Saturday at UNB's Richard J. Currie Center.
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Collins breaks AUS record on second day of championship, Acadia sits second in team standings.February 24, 2024Acadia’s Ella Collins set and broke an AUS record on day two of the AUS championships, but the Dalhousie Tigers continue to lead in the team standings.
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Acadia second in men's and women's standings after Day 1 of AUS swimmingFebruary 23, 2024The opening day of the 2023-24 AUS Swimming Championships presented by Bell saw a new AUS record holder crowned and very few repeat medal winners. When the dust settled, it was the Dalhousie teams holding first place in both the men’s and women’s teams standings.
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Axewomen season ends with loss to Sea-HawksFebruary 23, 2024Friday night's AUS Basketball Championships doubleheader was led by the women's quarterfinal matchup between the third-ranked Acadia Axewomen and sixth-seeded Memorial University Sea-Hawks at the Scotiabank Arena.
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Axewomen open semifinal series with victory over UNBFebruary 22, 2024WOLFVILLE – Opening the semifinal round of the AUS volleyball championship, the Acadia Axewomen used home court advantage to pick up a 3-1 victory over the UNB REDS.
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Acadia recognized with three basketball award winnersFebruary 22, 2024HALIFAX – Acadia received three awards with the announcement of the AUS basketball awards on Thursday afternoon.