Women's Basketball
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Axewomen add Horton star Rachel VealeMay 02, 2024WOLFVILLE – Provincial champion Rachel Veale has committed to the Acadia women’s basketball program for the 2024-25 season, joining her hometown university.
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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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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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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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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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Axewomen season ends with loss to Sea-HawksFebruary 23, 2024Friday night's AUS Basketball Championships doubleheader was led by the women's quarterfinal matchup between the third-ranked Acadia Axewomen and sixth-seeded Memorial University Sea-Hawks at the Scotiabank Arena.
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Acadia recognized with three basketball award winnersFebruary 22, 2024HALIFAX – Acadia received three awards with the announcement of the AUS basketball awards on Thursday afternoon.
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Yamazaki and Couture named Acadia athletes of the weekFebruary 20, 2024WOLFVILLE – Thomas Couture (men’s hockey) and Rio Yamazaki (women’s basketball) have been named Acadia athletes of the week for the period ending February 18.
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Axewomen finish third, will play Friday in AUS quarter-finalFebruary 17, 2024FREDERICTON - With second seed on the line on Saturday afternoon, the Axewomen fell 91-87 to the UNB REDS to finish third at the conclusion of conference play.
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Yamazaki lifts Axewomen past UNB with season-high performanceFebruary 14, 2024WOLFVILLE – The Acadia Axewomen topped the No. 10 ranked UNB Reds 83-76 on Wednesday night, led by Rio Yamazaki (Tokyo, Japan) off the bench for Acadia.
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Last second foul shots life Huskies past AxewomenFebruary 10, 2024WOLFVILLE – Alaina McMillan (Brantford, ON) was successful from the free throw line with just 0.3 remaining in Saturday’s game, hitting two of three shots, to lift Saint Mary’s to a narrow 81-79 victory over the Acadia Axewomen.
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Huskies top Axewomen in battle for top seedingFebruary 08, 2024HALIFAX, NS – Saint Mary’s guard Alaina McMillan scored 16 points in her final regular season home game as the Huskies defeated the Acadia Axewomen 76-63 in Atlantic University Sport Women’s Basketball action on Thursday night at the Homburg Centre in Halifax.
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Russell and Sellan named Acadia athletes of the weekFebruary 05, 2024WOLFVILLE – Brendan Sellan (men’s hockey) and Samantha Russell (women’s basketball) have been named Acadia athletes of the week for the period ending February 4.
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Iseyemi finishes with double-double in win over StFXJanuary 31, 2024ANTIGONISH – The Acadia Axewomen extended their win streak to four games with a 68-52 victory over the STFX X-Women Wednesday night on Coach K Court at the STFX Saputo Centre. The win also avenged an earlier 76-65 loss to the same X squad in Wolfville earlier this month.
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Kone and Iseyemi named Acadia athletes of the weekJanuary 29, 2024WOLFVILLE – Samou Brayan Kone (men’s basketball) and Elizabeth Iseyemi (women’s basketball) have been named Acadia athletes of the week for the period ending January 28.
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Iseyemi leads Axewomen past PanthersJanuary 26, 2024WOLFVILLE – Elizabeth Iseyemi (Dartmouth, NS), the nation’s leading scorer, continued her success on Friday night as she led Acadia past the UPEI Panthers 81-53 on Stu Aberdeen Court.
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Axewomen sweep Tigers, keep pace with Huskies in standingsJanuary 20, 2024HALIFAX - The Acadia Axewomen beat the Dalhousie Tigers 80-76 Saturday night at the Dalplex.
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Iseyemi leads Axewomen back to win columnJanuary 19, 2024WOLFVILLE – The Acadia women’s basketball program got back in the win column on Saturday night at home as they topped the Dalhousie Tigers 98-65 in front of 645 fans at Stu Aberdeen Court in Wolfville.
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Balanced attack leads X-Women past AxewomenJanuary 13, 2024WOLFVILLE – The StFX X-Women snapped Acadia’s three-game win streak on Saturday night as they walked away with a 76-65 victory in front of over 600 fans at Stu Aberdeen Court.
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Axewomen hosting Shoot for the Cure game on January 26January 11, 2024U SPORTS announced Thursday the 17th edition of Shoot for the Cure and a $100,000 campaign fundraising goal in support of the Canadian Cancer Society (CCS).
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Iseyemi and Couture named Acadia athletes of the weekJanuary 08, 2024Elizabeth Iseyemi (women’s basketball) and Thomas Couture (men’s hockey) have been named Acadia athletes of the week for the period ending January 7.
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Russell, Iseyemi lead Acadia in sweep of CapersJanuary 06, 2024SYDNEY – The Acadia Axewomen (8-3) completed a weekend road sweep in Atlantic University Sport (AUS) women’s basketball action with a thrilling 71-62 win over the Cape Breton University (CBU) Capers (4-7) on Saturday afternoon at Sullivan Fieldhouse.
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Sylvester scores winning basket in last-second thriller over CBUJanuary 05, 2024SYDNEY – The Acadia Axewomen (7-3) tipped off the post-Christmas regular season schedule in Atlantic University Sport (AUS) women’s basketball with a thrilling 83-81 win over the Cape Breton University (CBU) Capers (4-6) on Friday evening at Sullivan Fieldhouse.
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Russell, Iseyemi lead Axewomen to victory over PanthersNovember 25, 2023CHARLOTTETOWN – The Axewomen basketball team is heading into the holiday break on a high after topping the UPEI Panthers 86-63 on Saturday night.
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Last minute foul shots lift Huskies past AxewomenNovember 25, 2023WOLFVILLE – Alaina McMillan (Brantford, ON) was successful from the free throw line with just 0.3 remaining in Saturday’s game, hitting two of three shots, to lift Saint Mary’s to a narrow 81-79 victory over the Acadia
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Sea-Hawks split weekend against AxewomenNovember 18, 2023WOLFVILLE – Hannah Green (Flatrock, NL) led the Memorial Sea-Hawks past the Acadia Axewomen on Saturday night in Wolfville as they split the weekend with an 81-61 victory.
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Iseyemi, Russell led Axewomen past Sea-HawksNovember 17, 2023WOLFVILLE – The No. 10 ranked Acadia Axewomen pushed their win streak to five games on Friday with an 81-73 victory over the Memorial Sea-Hawks.
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Axewomen move into Top 10 following weekend sweep of CapersNovember 14, 2023The Acadia Axewomen have moved into the U SPORTS women’s basketball Top 10 rankings following a weekend sweep of the Cape Breton Capers.
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Russell and Cox named Acadia athletes of the weekNovember 13, 2023Acadia basketball players Samantha Russell and Glen Cox have been named Acadia athletes of the week for the period ending November 12.