Women's Water Polo
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Heaslip joins Axewomen rugby 2024 recruitment classFebruary 28, 2024WOLFVILLE – Acadia women’s rugby continues to prepare for the 2024 season with the addition of Emma-Claire Heaslip.
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Ontario Cup champion Lauren Harvey joins Axewomen rugbyFebruary 08, 2024WOLFVILLE – The Axewomen rugby program is excited to grow their 2024 recruitment class with the commitment of Lauren Harvey.
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Sjothun joins Axewomen rugby for 2024 seasonFebruary 01, 2024Jasmine Sjothun is the next addition to the Axewomen rugby recruitment class for the 2024 season.
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Acadia’s Sara Grant named conference’s most valuable playerOctober 23, 2023Atlantic University Sport women’s rugby’s most valuable player for 2023 is Sara Grant of the Acadia Axewomen.
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Axewomen fall in AUS semifinal to X-WomenOctober 19, 2023(ANTIGONISH, N.S.) The U SPORTS no. 10-ranked STFX X-Women took home a 29-21 victory over the Acadia Axewomen Thursday night in the AUS semifinal playoff game in front of 500 fans at STFX Stadium.
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Axewomen win big on homecoming weekendOctober 14, 2023WOLFVILLE – The Acadia Axewomen put on a show for the over 1,300 fans in attendance for Homecoming 2023 on Saturday as they topped the Saint Mary’s Huskies 53-14.
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Panthers outlast Axewomen in high-scoring affairOctober 06, 2023WOLFVILLE – The UPEI Panthers (4-1) outlasted the Acadia Axewomen (1-3-1) on Friday night at Raymond Field in a high-scoring match, winning 31-29.
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Axewomen and X-Women play to draw in AntigonishOctober 01, 2023ANTIGONISH – In a battle of AUS women’s rugby powerhouses on a sunny Sunday afternoon in front of over 300 fans, the U SPORTS No. 6 ranked STFX X-Women and the Acadia Axewomen played to a 33-33 tie.
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Axewomen return to win column with win over HuskiesSeptember 23, 2023HALIFAX – The Acadia Axewomen defeated the Saint Mary’s Huskies 41-7 on Saturday afternoon at Huskies Stadium in Halifax.
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X-Women hold of Axewomen comeback attemptSeptember 17, 2023WOLFVILLE – Two tries in the last 20 minutes of Saturday’s home opener gave them a shot, but the Acadia Axewomen (0-2) were unable to complete the comeback as the STFX X-Women (2-0) held on for a narrow 21-19 victory on Sunday night.
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Defending champs top Axewomen to open 2023 seasonSeptember 09, 2023
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Buckingham and Pinch named to second team All-Canadian squadNovember 10, 2022TORONTO, ON - The Acadia Axewomen were honoured with two U SPORTS All-Canadians this week. Grace Pinch and Chloe Buckingham were both named the U SPORTS Second Team All-Canadian squad.
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Axewomen lose to UBC in consolation semifinal at U SPORTS championshipNovember 05, 2022VICTORIA (U SPORTS) – Six different UBC student-athletes scored tries during the Thunderbirds’ 34-12 victory over the Acadia Axewomen on Nov. 4 in their consolation semifinal game at the 2022 U SPORTS Women’s Rugby Championship on Friday.
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Quarterfinal 1: Rouge et Or shutout Axewomen in tournament-openerNovember 02, 2022VICTORIA (U SPORTS) – Nine different Laval student-athletes scored tries during the Rouge et Or’s decisive 68-0 victory over the Acadia Axewomen on Nov. 2 in their quarterfinal game at the 2022 U SPORTS Women’s Rugby Championship on Wednesday.
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Panthers score 21 unanswered points in second half to win AUS championshipOctober 26, 2022WOLFVILLE, N.S. – The UPEI Panthers are AUS Champions for the first time in UPEI rugby’s history after handing the host Acadia Axewomen a 33-12 loss.
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Grant, Pinch, Cecchetto, Buckingham & Dondi honoured as AUS All-StarsOctober 25, 2022HALIFAX, N.S. - Atlantic University Sport is pleased to announce the 2022 women's rugby major award winners and all-stars as selected by the conference's four head coaches following the regular season.
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Axewomen clinch first place with win over XOctober 15, 2022ANTIGONISH, N.S. – The Acadia Axewomen put a damper on STFX Homecoming weekend as they defeated the U SPORTS No. 10 ranked STFX X-Women 24-12 Saturday afternoon in front of over 1200 fans at STFX Stadium.
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Axewomen pickup important 32-26 win over STFXOctober 12, 2022WOLFVILLE, N.S. – The playoff picture hasn’t become much clearer despite the rugby Axewomen picking up an important 32-26 win over the visiting StFX X-Women on a rare Wednesday night game.
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Axewomen edge No. 7 ranked UPEI in a 20-19 winOctober 07, 2022WOLFVILLE, N.S. – The Axewomen rugby team squeaked past the visiting U SPORTS No. 7 ranked UPEI Panthers to even the score on the season between the two teams.
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Rugby's Matsukubo named AUS Female Athlete of the WeekOctober 05, 2022Congratulations to Juliette Matsukubo who was named the AUS Female Athlete of the Week for her three-try performance against Saint Mary's.
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Axewomen improve to 2-1 with a 58-21 win over Saint Mary'sOctober 02, 2022WOLFVILLE, N.S. – Juliette Matsukubo (Ottawa, Ont.) kicked off a 58-12 win over the visiting Saint Mary’s Huskies with three tries in the opening 18 minutes of the game.
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Rugby Axewomen fall to upstart PanthersSeptember 17, 2022CHARLOTTETOWN, P.E.I. - A week after stunning the St. FX X-Women, the Panthers (2-0) came right back and took down the Acadia Axewomen (1-1)— a team that went undefeated in the regular season in 2021—38-5.
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Axewomen open AUS season with 60-12 win over HuskiesSeptember 10, 2022HALIFAX, N.S.– The Saint Mary’s University Huskies the 2022 AUS Women’s Rugby season as they played host to the Acadia University Axewomen Saturday afternoon at Huskies Stadium.
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2022 Fall Schedules released by AUSApril 13, 2022(HALIFAX, N.S.) Today, Atlantic University Sport released the 2022 fall schedules for women's rugby, men's football, men's and women's soccer and men's and women's cross country, as well as the hosts for the 2022 Subway AUS fall championships.
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Thunderbirds upend Axewomen in the Consolation SemifinalNovember 12, 2021KINGSTON, ONT. – Savannah Bauder struck for three tries, including the game-winner in the eighth minute as the UBC Thunderbirds upended the Acadia Axewomen 64-17 in the Consolation Semifinal game at the 2021 U SPORTS Women’s Rugby Championship on Friday at Nixon Field.
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Four Rugby Axewomen named as all-CanadiansNovember 11, 2021KINGSTON, ONT. - Four Axewomen rugby players were honoured at this year's U SPORTS women's rugby national championship banquet this evening including Emilie Merilainen, Laura Pfleiderer, Taryn McLachlan and Shea Hickey.
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Rugby Axewomen lose quarterfinal match against Laval at U SPORTS ChampionshipNovember 10, 2021KINGSTON, ONT. – The Laval Rouge et Or have punched their ticket to the U SPORTS Women’s Rugby semifinal with a decisive 46-12 victory over AUS finalists, Acadia Axewomen at Nixon Field in Kingston.
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AxeCast Plus: Axewomen rugby head coach Matt DurantNovember 10, 2021Adam Detienne of the AxeCast Plus chats with rugby head coach Matt Durant about the AUS championships result and what to expect at Nationals.
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Axewomen Rugby seniors reflect on loss and coming challengeNovember 08, 2021By Patrick Kennedy - KINGSTON, ONT. The loss to archrival St.FX in the recent AUS women’s rugby final may have been a “bitter pill to swallow,” noted Acadia’s seasoned head coach Matt Durant, but make no mistake: the club’s primary pre-season goal remains intact.
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Rugby Axewomen open National Championships against Laval on Wed eveningNovember 07, 2021The U SPORTS women's rugby championship schedule is out and the Acadia Axewomen will take on the RSEQ champion Laval Rouge et Or on Wednesday, Nov. 10 at 5:00 pm ET - 6:00 pm AT.