Axemen lose home opener in overtime to Huskies
The Acadia Axemen dropped their home opener to the Saint Mary's Huskies on Saturday afternoon 41-33 in front of 1,531 fans at Raymond Field.
Trailing the entirety of the game, a Dylan Patterson touchdown and Luke McMillan two-point conversion tied the game for Acadia, 23-23 with 52 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter.
With neither team able to score in the final regulation time, the game went to overtime where the teams matched their scoring attempts twice to start. An Adam Johnston 47-yard field goal on the first possession forced Acadia to score, which was matched by a 19-yard field goal by Nick Swain.
On the second possession it was Luke McMillan catching a 13-yard pass with an extra point kick by Swain to put the pressure on the Huskies. Nicholas Park answered with Saint Mary's touchdown on a 10-yard run, followed by Johnston's extra point kick.
The third possession saw the Huskies clinch the game, with Michael Petroschke pushing it in for a one-yard touchdown, followed by a two-point conversion. Acadia couldn't answer, giving Saint Mary's their first victory of the season.
Petroschke threw for 229 yards and one touchdown in the Huskies win. He was 18-for-29, throwing one interception, which was returned by Ewan MacKeen for an Acadia pick six in the fourth quarter.
Riley Naujoks and Nick Kennedy each threw for over 100 yards for Acadia, with Naujoks throwing 117 yards and two touchdowns. Kennedy threw for 102.
On the ground, the Huskies' Park led the game with 137 yards, with one touchdown.
In the air it was McMillan leading the game with 90 yards, with the longest reception of the day being 58 yards.
Johnston was five-for-six kicking, with the longest kick of the day being 47 yards. He was two-for-two on extra points.
Swain was one-for-two on field goal attempt, making a 19-yard attempt. He made his one extra point attempt, while Joseph Stadnyk was two-for-two on extra points and earned a rouge.
Next week Acadia (0-2) travels to Antigonish to face the X-Men (0-1), while Saint Mary's (1-1) heads to Sackville to face Mount Allison (1-0). Kick-off for both games is 2 p.m. on Saturday.