2019-20 Acadia Women's Basketball News
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Speaker series takes advantage of COVID-19 pandemic
June 29, 2020WOLFVILLE, N.S. – With the ongoing COVID-19 crisis, working on personal development seems to be a growing trend. During this time of reduced in-person training or meetings, Axewomen basketball head coach, Len Harvey, saw an opportunity to offer a speaker series on personal growth and resiliency during this extraordinary time. -
McDonald named as All-Canadian at U SPORTS Gala
March 04, 2020OTTAWA, ON - Acadia's Haley McDonald was named to the U SPORTS second team All-Canadian squad at the annual U SPORTS basketball gala.
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McDonald & Veinot named as All-Star, Rice recipient of MacLeod Award
February 26, 2020HALIFAX, N.S. - Acadia's Haley McDonald was named to the AUS First Team All-Star squad, while teammate Jayda Veinot was named to the Second Team All-Star list. Senior forward Kelsey Rice was named the AUS Tracy MacLeod Award winner.
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Axewomen top Huskies 88-63 in last regular season game
February 19, 2020WOLFVILLE, N.S. - The Acadia Axewomen won their last game of the season against the Saint Mary’s Huskies 88-63.
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Axewomen split weekend vs Capers with a 79-60 win
February 16, 2020SYDNEY, NS – In Sunday afternoon basketball action, the Cape Breton Capers hosted the Acadia Axewomen at the Sullivan Field House in Sydney. The Axewomen were able to earn a weekend split by handing the CAPERS a 79-60 defeat.
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Capers edge Axewomen 90-87
February 15, 2020SYDNEY, NS – In Saturday evening basketball action, the Cape Breton Capers hosted the Acadia Axewomen at the Sullivan Field House in Sydney. The CAPERS were able to bounce back from a poor defensive 1st half and turnovers down the stretch to defeat the Acadia 90-87.
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Axewomen even regular season series at 1-1 after win vs. UPEI
February 08, 2020WOLFVILLE, N.S. - The Acadia Axewomen squeezed out the win in a 4-point contest against the UPEI Panthers on Saturday night by a score of 78-70. The win evens the season series to 1-1 after an early Axewomen January loss in Charlottetown.
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Axewomen pick up 4pt win vs SMU and improve to 13-3
February 06, 2020WOLFVILLE, N.S. - The Acadia Axewomen now have the best record in AUS Women’s Basketball after a sound victory over the Saint Mary’s Huskies Wednesday evening at the Homburg Centre in Halifax.
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MacVicar named to U SPORTS Top 100 women’s basketball players of the century
February 06, 2020TORONTO – U SPORTS, the national brand of the university sports in Canada, is set to reveal the Top 100 women’s basketball players of the century. Included in today's release of the first twenty of 100 players of the century is Acadia's Ann Mosher MacVicar
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Axewomen retain first place with 71-55 win over X
January 31, 2020ANTIGONISH, NS – Powered by a 27-point effort from Haley MacDonald (Port Williams, NS), the Acadia Axewomen defeated the StFX X-Women 71-55 Friday night on Coach K Court at the StFX Saputo Centre.
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Axewomen sweep two game home series with a 67-51 win over UNB
January 25, 2020WOLFVILLE, N.S. - The Acadia Axewomen swept a two-game home weekend series versus the UNB with a 67-51 win over the Reds
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McDonald sets new career record in win over UNB
January 24, 2020
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Axewomen overpower X-Women in Sunday afternoon action
January 19, 2020WOLFVILLE, N.S. - The Acadia Axewomen dominated on both ends of the court in a 4-point victory against the StFX X-Women by a score of 93-51.
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Axewomen pickup mid-week win over Dalhousie
January 15, 2020WOLFVILLE, N.S. - In mid-week basketball action, the Dalhousie Tigers hosted the Acadia Axewomen at the Dalplex. Putting forth an aggressive pressure defence, the Axewomen were able to take a 70-55 win over the Tigers.
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Axewomen rebound with win over visiting Sea-Hawks
January 12, 2020WOLFVILLE, N.S. - The Acadia Axewomen held on to defeat the Memorial Sea-Hawks by a score of 81-72 on Sunday afternoon ending a two-game losing streak that opened a new decade.
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Sea-Hawks turn the ship around in second half for the win
January 11, 2020WOLFVILLE, N.S. - The first place Memorial Sea-Hawks outscored the Acadia Axewomen 86-72 on Saturday evening in Wolfville.
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Panthers hand Axewomen 79-60 loss
January 05, 2020CHARLOTTETOWN, PEI - After missing a combined seven games, all-stars Jenna Mae Ellsworth and Carolina Del Santo returned to the lineup Saturday night and helped the Panthers take down rival Acadia Axewomen 79-60.
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Axewomen improve to 6-1 with a convincing win over the Dalhousie Tigers
November 22, 2019WOLFVILLE, N.S. - The Acadia Axewomen defeated the Dalhousie Tigers by a score of 95-65 on Friday evening in Wolfville in front of a sold-out crowd.
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Axewomen lose first game of regular season to Memorial
November 17, 2019ST. JOHN'S, NL - The Memorial Sea-Hawks split the series against the Acadia Axewomen after their win Sunday, 87-79.
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Basketball Axewomen improve to 5-0 with 89-74 win over Sea-Hawks
November 16, 2019ST. JOHN'S, NL - The Acadia Axewomen beat the Memorial Sea-Hawks 89-74 in the first game of the weekend series.
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Axewomen sweep weekend at UNB with 87-59 win
November 10, 2019(FREDERICTON, NB) The Acadia Axewomen completed a weekend sweep of the UNB Reds with an 87-59 win on Saturday.
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Axewomen pick up a 74-60 win in first of two games at UNB
November 08, 2019(FREDERICTON, NB) The UNB Reds put together a fourth-quarter surge, but it just wasn?t enough. The Reds fell 74-60 to the Acadia Axewomen on Friday night.
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Axewomen sweep weekend series vs Capers with 80-69 win
November 03, 2019WOLFVILLE, N.S. -- The Acadia Axewomen swept the two-game series against the Cape Breton Capers with an 80-69 win on Sunday.
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Axewomen open regular season with win over visiting Capers
November 02, 2019WOLFVILLE, N.S. - The Acadia Axewomen won their home-opener against the Cape Breton Capers by a score of 92-71 on Saturday evening.
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Axewomen pick up first exhibition win of 2019-20 season
October 18, 2019WOLFVILLE, N.S. – The defending AUS champion Axewomen basketball team picked up their first win of a young exhibition season with a dominating 77-46 win over the visiting MacEwan Griffins.
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Basketball Axewomen dropped by Pronghorns in first exhibition game
September 27, 2019WOLFVILLE, N.S. - The Acadia Axewomen lost their first exhibition game of the season against the Lethbridge Pronghorns 77-75 on Friday afternoon.
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Acadia women’s basketball team announces four additions to the Axewomen’s fall roster
June 07, 2019WOLFVILLE, N.S. – The Acadia University women’s basketball team is excited to announce four additions to the Axewomen’s fall roster.
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Basketball's Veinot named to FISU Games Team Canada
May 29, 2019- U SPORTS announced today the roster of women’s basketball teams who will represent Canada at the 2019 Universiade Games in Napoli, Italy from July 3-14. Included in the women’s Team Canada roster is Acadia’s Jayda Veinot.
