WOLFVILLE, N.S. – The Axewomen rugby team opened the 2018 AUS rugby regular season with a 116-12 win over the visiting UPEI Panthers.

Second year wing Bailey Dembicki added four tries to the Axewomen onslaught and was named the AUS Subway Player of the Game.

The Axewomen used speed and the entire field to gain an early 19-0 lead on the Panthers . Not until late in the opening half did UPEI finally register points off of a Brinten Comeau try and conversion by Frances McWilliam at the 36 minute mark of the half.

With a 66-7 lead at the half, the Axewomen continued to score with five unanswered tries. Janel MacKay added an unconverted try for the Panthers to cut the lead to 99-12.

Rookie Tori Hogan added a pair of tries and a conversion, while Dembicki added her fourth and final  try to give the Axewomen a convincing win in front of a home crowd of nearly 400 fans.

The Axewomen visit Saint Mary's next Sunday at 3pm, while the Panthers host StFX in Charlottetown next Saturday.

Scoring Summary:

First Half
2 min. – ACA – Emma Pfliederer – converted by Alysha Corrigan – 7-0 ACA
4 min. – ACA – Alysha Corrigan – converted by Alysha Corrigan – 14-0 ACA
8 min. – ACA – Bailey Dembicki – not converted – 19-0 ACA
11 min. – ACA – Harley Tucker – converted by Alysha Corrigan – 26-0 ACA
17 min. – ACA – Alysha Corrigan – converted by Alysha Corrigan – 33-0 ACA
22 min. – ACA – Harley Tucker – not converted – 38-0 ACA
24 min. – ACA – Annie Kennedy – converted by Alysha Corrigan – 45-0 ACA
30 min. – ACA – Bailey Dembicki - – converted by Alysha Corrigan – 52-0 ACA
32 min. – ACA – Laura Pfliederer - – converted by Alysha Corrigan – 59-0 ACA
36 min. – UPEI – Brinten Comeau – converted by Frances McWilliam – 59-7 ACA
39 min. – ACA – Sarah Boudreau – converted by Alysha Corrigan – 66-7 ACA

Second Half
41 min. – ACA – Natasha Johnson – not converted – 71-7 ACA
48 min. – ACA – Natasha Johnson – converted by Tori Hogan – 78-7 ACA
53 min. – ACA – Bailey Dembicki - converted by Tori Hogan – 85-7 ACA
56 min. – ACA – Monique Coffey - converted by Tori Hogan – 92-7 ACA
61 min. – ACA – Natasha Johnson - converted by Tori Hogan – 99-7 ACA
65 min. – UPEI – Janel MacKay – not converted – 99-12 ACA
69 min. – ACA – Tori Hogan – not converted – 104-12 ACA
72 min. – ACA – Tori Hogan - converted by Tori Hogan – 111-12 ACA
75 min. – ACA – Bailey Dembicki – not converted – 116-12