(HALIFAX, N.S.) The visiting StFX X-Women defeated the home side SMU Huskies 49-0 on Wednesday night in Atlantic University Sport women's rugby action from Huskies Stadium.
In their final game of the regular season, the U SPORTS No. 2 ranked X-Women used eight different scorers in the contest and built a 32-0 halftime lead.
Forward Alex Hamilton (Eastern Passage, NS) opened the scoring for StFX, followed by fly half Hannah Ellis (Halifax, NS), prop Emma MacDougall (Halifax, NS) and winger Maddie Arnott (Hamilton, ON). Ellis converted her own try to round out the first half scoring.
Second half tries were added by centers Kathleen Dolan (Halifax, NS) and Maddison Stuart (Calgary, AB), no. 8 Tashayla Tynes (Halifax, NS) and second row Jade Borden-Lee (Halifax, NS).
MacDougall received Subway player of the game honours for her effort in the victory.
With the win the X-Women finish the AUS rugby season undefeated at 6-0 in first place, while the Huskies finish their season 0-6.
StFX awaits the winner of the AUS semi-final game between the Acadia Axewomen and the UPEI Panthers and will host the AUS championship game on Saturday, October 26th at 2:00 pm.
For the full game recap, click here.
(CHARLOTTETOWN, P.E.I.) The UPEI Panthers put a scare in the Acadia Axewomen, who narrowly came out on top 15-10 Saturday afternoon.
After scoring the tying try, the Panthers gave up possession on the ensuing kick and the Axewomen took full advantage. In the final 30 yards, they put their head down and muscled through some tough gains before Emilie Merilainen found a hole and sprinted the final 13 yards for the winning score.
"It was an intense game," said Merilainen, who was named the Subway Player of the Game. "We came out a bit slow, but in the end, we came in flying."
The Axewomen were caught in a situation they weren't used to — tied up with UPEI late in the game. But once they gained possession on the ensuing kickoff, the experienced team knew what they needed to do to pull off the road win.
Acadia will now return home where they'll take on this same Panthers squad in semifinal action next weekend.
For the full game recap, click here.