Athletics News
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Axewomen add goalkeeper to 2024 recruitment classApril 15, 2024WOLFVILLE – The Axewomen continue to fill out their 2024 recruitment class with the addition of goalkeeper Laila Houshan.
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Alexandre Athens-Leger commits to Axemen, joins brother JulienApril 10, 2024WOLFVILLE – The Axemen offensive line continues to grow with the commitment of Alexandre Athens-Leger for 2024.
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Reid brings provincial team experience to Axemen rosterApril 09, 2024WOLFVILLE – The Axemen basketball program is excited to announce the commitment of Donovan Reid for the 2024-25 season.
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Shortt and Collins named Acadia athletes of the yearApril 03, 2024WOLFVILLE – Acadia University's Department of Athletics celebrated the 2023-24 season on Wednesday night at the annual Fred G. Kelly Awards Night, hosted in Andrew H. McCain Arena.
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Axemen welcome blue-liner Conor ShortallApril 02, 2024WOLFVILLE – The Axemen continue to build towards the 2024-25 season with the commitment of defenceman Conor Shortall of the Cape Breton Eagles.
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Welcher joins Axemen receiving coreApril 01, 2024The Axemen receiving core continues to grow with west coast talent with the commitment of Nick Welcher.
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Matheson joins Axemen receiving coreMarch 30, 2024The Acadia Axemen are excited to add veteran experience to their receiving core with the commitment of Xander Matheson.
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Axemen welcome MJHL leading scorer Dalton AndrewMarch 28, 2024WOLFVILLE – The Acadia Axemen are excited to announce Dalton Andrew’s commitment to the men’s hockey program for the 2024-25 season.
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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.