2023-24 Acadia Women's Basketball News
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Shortt and Collins named Acadia athletes of the year
April 03, 2024WOLFVILLE – Acadia University's Department of Athletics celebrated the 2023-24 season on Wednesday night at the annual Fred G. Kelly Awards Night, hosted in Andrew H. McCain Arena. -
Mowat brings provincial team experience to Axewomen
March 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 coaches
March 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 season
March 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 season
March 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-Canadian
March 06, 2024Elizabeth Iseyemi has been named a U SPORTS All-Canadian for the first time in her career at Acadia.
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Acadia recognized with three basketball award winners
February 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 week
February 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-final
February 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 performance
February 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 Axewomen
February 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 seeding
February 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 week
February 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 StFX
January 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 week
January 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 Panthers
January 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 standings
January 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 column
January 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 Axewomen
January 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 26
January 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 week
January 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 Capers
January 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 CBU
January 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 Panthers
November 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 Axewomen
November 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 Axewomen
November 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-Hawks
November 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 Capers
November 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 week
November 13, 2023Acadia basketball players Samantha Russell and Glen Cox have been named Acadia athletes of the week for the period ending November 12.
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Helmig steals victory for Axewomen
November 11, 2023WOLFVILLE – With 8.1 seconds on the clock and the Cape Breton Capers up by a point, Acadia’s Bianca Helmig (Speyer, Germany) stole the inbound pass from CBU’s Hannah Smith (Bedford, NS) and finished her layup to give the Axewomen a 61-60 victory on Saturday night.
