(St. John's, NL) – The Memorial Sea-Hawks were downed 4-1 on Saturday afternoon at King George V by the StFX X-Men. The win pushed the X-Men into 2nd place overall in the AUS conference, which earns them a first round bye in the AUS Soccer Championships next weekend in Sydney, NS.
StFX controlled much of the play throughout both halves, but were unable to find the back of the net in the first half, despite 15 shots and 11 corner kicks. Sam Hawco (Mount Pearl, NL) has been a bright spot for the Sea-Hawks all season long, making 11 first half saves to keep the game scoreless.
The X-Men kept the pressure on the Sea-Hawks to start the 2nd half and were rewarded with a goal off the foot of AUS leading goal scorer Dan Hayfield (Exeter, UK).
William Warren (Windsor, NS) would extend the X-Men lead to 2-0 with a goal in the 63rd minute, followed by Hayfield's 2nd of the game, just moments later.
Sea-Hawks rookie Harry Carter would draw the home side closer with an impressive finish off of a free kick, but Hayfield later completed the hat trick to close out the game 4-1 for StFX.
Ayoub Al Arabi (Halifax, NS) was named the Subway Player of the Game.
The loss ends the Sea-Hawks season, while StFX will battle for an AUS title next weekend. The AUS Championship is available on AUStv.ca, while live scores are available on atlanticuniversitysport.com