CIS No. 3 X-Women hand No. 6 Rugby Axewomen first loss

WOLFVILLE, N.S. - Touted as the match between the undefeated, the CIS No. 3 ranked StFX X-Women proved they are as good as their ranking as they handed the CIS No. 7 ranked Acadia Axewomen a 45-17 loss.

StFX broke out into a quick 21-0 lead on trys from Breanna Allison, Tasha McKenzie and Danielle Robb between the 16 minute and the 28 minute mark. All three trys were converted. With no time left on the clock in the opening half, the Axewomen finally jumped on the scoreboard when fourth year backrow Janna Slevinsky added five points unconverted to close the first half at 21-5 for StFX.

Four minutes into the second half, Tasha McKenzie scored her second try of the night which was uncoverted. The Axewomen scored two trys five minutes apart starting at the 51 minute mark of the game when Michaela Haley and Tamara Dondi, along with a Erin Beazley convert, closed the gap to 26-17.

StFX would score 19 unanswered points in the closing 10 minutes of the second half to capture a 45-17 win in the first meeting of both teams this season. Catherine McKeigan, Breanna Allison and Miranda Sample scored the final trys.

Acadia's Erin Beazley scored one conversion, while StFX's Emma Taylor kicked three tries and teammates Anna Simonds and Lauren Agnew kicked the remaining two conversions.

Both teams will meet again this season at StFX on Friday, October 3rd. StFX hosts UPEI next Saturday while the Axewomen head to Saint Mary's next Friday night at 7pm. Acadia drops to 2-1 and the X-Women improve to 3-0.

Scoring Recap:

First Half:
StFX – 24 min – Breanna Allison try converted
StFX – 20 min – Tasha McKenzie try converted
StFX – 13 min – Danielle Robb try converted
ACA – 0 min – Janna Slevinsky try
1st Half - 21-5 StFX

Second Half:
StFX – 36 min – Tasha McKenzie try
ACA – 29 min – Michaela Haley try converted
ACA – 24 min – Tamara Dondi try
StFX – 10 min – Catherine Mackeigan try converted
StFX – 5 min – Breanna Allison try
StFX – 0 min – Miranda Sample try converted
2nd Half - 24-12 StFX

Final: 45-17

Conversions:

StFX – Emma Taylor – 3
StFX - Lauren Agnew – 1
StFX - Anna Simonds – 1

ACA – Erin Beazley - 1