(St. John's, NL) – The Memorial Sea-Hawks have clinched the 2^nd overall seed in the AUS after a 1-0 victory over the Acadia Axewomen in St. John's, NL.

Going in to today's match the Sea-Hawks and Axewomen were separated by just three points in the standings.  Memorial needed a win or tie to secure the 2^nd overall seed in the AUS.  Acadia needed a win to pass the Sea-Hawks in the standings.

Memorial was able to strike first, when Hannah Rivkin found Spencer Wilkins in the 13^th minute to give the Sea-Hawks a 1-0 advantage.  Memorial continued to stay in the offensive end for the majority of the first half and outshot the Axewomen by an 8-3 advantage.  The Sea-Hawks were unable to find the back of the net again and the halftime score was 1-0 for the home side.

Acadia pushed hard the entire second half looking for the equalizer, outshooting Memorial 9-1.  However, Memorial keeper Taylor Doyle was up to the challenge and was able to record the clean sheet. 

With the win the Sea-Hawks now advance to the semifinal of the AUS Women's Soccer Championship this Friday in Sydney, NS.  Acadia will face the Dalhousie Tigers on Thursday evening in the quarterfinal. 

Hannah Rivkin was the Subway Player of the Game.