(ANTIGONISH, N.S.) The U SPORTS No. 3 ranked StFX X-Women remain undefeated following a 65-5 victory over the UPEI Panthers Sunday afternoon.
This was an encounter in which the Panthers did not take a backward step against the defending national champions. The X-Women's set-piece proficiency and ability to take advantage of slight Panthers miscues saw the home-side through to victory.
For the X-Women, forward Alex Hamilton received Subway player of the game honours for her strong play in the match, while Elizabeth McQuaid earned player of the game honours for the Panthers.
The X-Women will now focus on their next game on Friday evening, September 27th when they travel to Wolfville, Nova Scotia to take on the also undefeated Acadia Axewomen.
For the full game recap, click here.
(HALIFAX, N.S.) The Acadia Axewomen defeated the Saint Mary's Huskies 41-14 on Saturday afternoon in Atlantic University Sport women's rugby action from Huskies Stadium.
The win was Acadia's third in a row to start the first month of the season and have the Axewomen ranked no. 5 by U SPORTS.
Seven different Axewomen scored tries on the afternoon but only converted kicks on three of them, with Claire Fioretti (Calgary, AB) having two.
Acadia scored three tries in the first half compared to one for SMU and the Axewomen led 19-7 at half.
The second half saw Acadia with four tries versus one for SMU as the Axewomen finished the game with the 41-14 victory.
For the full game recap, click here.