Axewomen open weekend against UNB with sweep

WOLFVILLE – A victory over UNB on Friday night on Stu Aberdeen Court has locked up a top-two finish for the Acadia women's volleyball program, giving them homecourt advantage for the semifinal round of the AUS championship.

Despite the sweep, the Axewomen narrowly took each set, especially after the opening 25-20 win. UNB battled in the next two, with Acadia taking both 25-23.

Alexia Lemay-Evans (Azilda, ON) and Jenna Lake (Conception Bay South, NL) led the Acadia offence, run through Charlotte Dean (Mississauga, ON), with 10 kills apiece. Dean finished with 35 assists.

It was Heather Benko (Sechelt, BC) that led the match in kills with 12 and points with 15. Benko and Lemay-Evans each had three aces for their respective squads. Setter Catherine Burns (Fredericton, NB) had 24 assists for the Reds.

Both liberos, sitting one-two in the AUS in digs, were named players of the game. Jenna Adams (Truro, NS), who leads the conference, finished with a game-high 19, while Rebecca Dorsey (Toronto, ON) had 16 for Acadia.

The two teams meet again at 1 p.m. on Saturday on Stu Aberdeen Court. Following Friday's match, UNB sits third in the AUS standings with a 10-7 record, trailing Saint Mary's by only two points for second place – although the Huskies have two games in hand. Acadia is 13-4 with 26 points in first place.