Huskies rugby season ends with 53-14 defeat to Axewomen

WOLFVILLE, NS – The Acadia Axewomen defeated the Saint Mary's Huskies 53-14 on Saturday afternoon in Wolfville, NS.

Acadia led from the sixth minute on, with Chloe Buckingham opening the scoring.

The Axewomen led 31-7 at the half, holding the Huskies to just a try per half on the day.

The Huskies tries were scored by prop Devyn Di Nardo (Toronto, ON) and wing Elliana Porter (Bridgewater, NS), with Lauren Maye connecting on both conversions.

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Another try for the Huskies as Xenia Theoharopoulos finds Elliana Porter for the score, and Lauren Maye hits the conversion to cut the lead to 48-14. pic.twitter.com/KLB4jVBGGR

— Saint Mary's Huskies (@SMUHuskies) October 14, 2023

Multi-try scorers for Acadia included Kenzie Cecchetto and Olivia Savoie, while Sara Grant kicked four coverts and scored a try.

While Acadia had already solidified third place going into the weekend, they now know they will face the STFX X-Women in the AUS semifinal. The winner will then travel to PEI to face the UPEI Panthers for the AUS championship.

SCORING SUMMARY 
ACA 31-22: 53 
SMU 7-7: 14 

1^st HALF 
ACA – Chloe Buckingham try. 6^th minute
ACA – Kaitlyn Jinda try. 13^th minute 
ACA – Kenzie Cecchetto try. 19^th minute (Sara Grant convert) 
ACA – Kenzie Cecchetto try. 30^th minute (Sara Grant convert) 
ACA – Kaitlyn Landry try. 37^th minute (Sara Grant convert) 
SMU – Devyn Di Nardo try. 40^th minute (Lauren Maye convert)

2^nd HALF 
ACA – Olivia Savoie try. 49^nd minute 
ACA – Juliette Matsokubo try. 53^rd minute (Sara Grant convert) 
ACA – Sara Grant try. 64^th minute
SMU – Elliana Porter try. 69^th minute (Lauren Maye convert)
ACA – Olivia Savoie try. 77^th minute

Players of the Game: 
Acadia – Olivia Savoie  
SMU – Jenna Isenor 

Legend: 
Try: 5 points 
Penalty goal: 3 points 
Convert: 2 points