WOLFVILLE, N.S. – Juliette Matsukubo (Ottawa, Ont.) kicked off a 58-12 win over the visiting Saint Mary's Huskies with three tries in the opening 18 minutes of the game.
For Matsukubo's effort, she was named the AUS Subway Player of the Game in the win.
The Axewomen scored six unanswered tries in the opening 26 minutes. Acadia's tries came from Matsukubo, Grace Pinch (Port Williams, N.S.), Kylie Manser (Okotoks, Alta) and Sarah Palfy (Sexsmith, Alta.) before the Huskies responded. Sara Grant converted three of the six tries.
Huskie Devyn DiNardo (Toronto, Ont.) scored in the 47th minute of the second half and Lauren Maye (Lower Sackville, N.S.) added the conversion to close the Axewomen lead to 36-7.
Sara Grant added a try and converted it at the 51st minute and the Huskies replied with a Neelie Fligel-Doucet (Sydney, N.S.) try ten minutes later. Fligel-Doucet's try was converted by Lauren Maye.
The Axewomen added three more unconverted tries by Maddie Methot (Rothesay, N.B.), Kenzie Cecchetto (Newport, N.S.), and Olivia Savoie (Garnett Settlement, N.B.).
The Huskies wrapped up the game's scoring with a try in the 79th minute by Jill Daniels (Black Rock, N.S.). The try was converted by Lauren Maye.
The Axewomen improve to 2-1 with two wins against the Huskies, while the Huskies drop to 0-3 and host the STFX X-Women on Wednesday, Oct. 5 at 7:00 pm. Acadia will host the first-place UPEI Panthers on Friday, Oct. 7 at 7:00 pm.