2022-23 Acadia Football News
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Poirier-McKiggan, Russell, Pilichos and Beals named to East-West Bowl
April 18, 2023(TORONTO, ON) - The table is set for the 2023 East-West Bowl, U SPORTS announced on Tuesday the official rosters for Canadian universities’ top football showcase. Four Axemen were named to the East Team Roster including Julien Poirier-McKiggan (REC), Will Russell (DL), Emmanuel Beals (DB) and Nick Pilichos (OL). -
AUS announces footblal All-Stars, George name All-Star punter
November 10, 2022(HALIFAX, N.S.) Atlantic University Sport is pleased to announce the 2022 football major award winners and all-stars, as selected by the conference's five head coaches following regular season play. Acadia's Ben George was named AUS All-Star Punter for the 2022 season. George led the AUS with a 41.8 yards per punt average and had his longest punt of 71 yards
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Axemen finish off season with loss to Gaiters in Lennoxville
October 22, 2022LENNOXVILLE, Que – Bishop’s Gaiters first-year pivot Justin Quirion was almost perfect on Saturday as they routed the Acadia Axemen 39-8 on Coulter Field.
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Football Axemen dropped by X-Men in Homecoming game
October 15, 2022WOLFVILLE, N.S. – Second-year running back Malcolm Bussey’s (Hammonds Plains, N.S) 191 yards on 11 carries and two touchdowns lead the undefeated STFX X-Men to a 46-11 win over the host Acadia Axemen in front of a Homecoming crown of over 2800 fans.
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Mounties top Axemen 19-11 in Sackville
October 08, 2022SACKVILLE, NB - The Mounties gave the hometown crowd something to savor heading into Thanksgiving weekend with an 19-11 win over the Acadia Axemen.
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Huskies edge Axemen in a 25-23 win
October 01, 2022WOLFVILLE, N.S. - Former Axemen pivot Duncan Patterson (Bedford, N.S.) posted 216 yards in passing on 15 completions to lead the Saint Mary's Huskies to a 25-23 edging of the Acadia Axemen in Wolfville.
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No. 8 Mounties edge Axemen in a 12-9 defensive battle
September 17, 2022WOLFVILLE, N.S. – The U SPORTS No. 8 Mount Allison Mounties remain undefeated after edging the host Acadia Axemen 12-9 in week three of the AUS regular season.
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No. 6 X-Men top Axemen 24-10 in Antigonish
September 10, 2022ANTIGONISH, NS ? The U SPORTS No. 6 ranked STFX X-Men improved to 2-0 on the season with a 24-10 victory over the Acadia Axemen on a sunny Saturday afternoon at STFX Stadium in front of over 1400 fans.
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Axemen lose first road game to Huskies
September 03, 2022HALIFAX, N.S. - The Saint Mary’s Huskies football team had a successful home opener on Friday night, as head coach Steve Sumarah’s team defeated the Acadia Axemen 31-11 in Halifax.
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Gaiters squeeze by Axemen 13-5 in AUS season opener
August 27, 2022WOLFVILLE, N.S. – Marco Briones (Guadalupe, Mexico) and David Chaloux (Saint-Charles-Boromee, Que.) combined for 265 yards on the ground as the visiting Bishop’s Gaiters pulled off a 13-5 win over the hometown Acadia Axemen in one of two AUS season-opening games today.
