Axewomen finish rugby season with 4-2 record after 43-17 win over UPEI

(WOLFVILLE, N.S.) - The Acadia Axewomen rugby team completed the regular season in a 43-17 win over the UPEI Panthers.

They posted only two losses this season, finishing with a 4-2 record. Their two losses both came at the hands of the StFX X-Women this season.

Heading into the final weekend of the regular season, the spot for second place was still up for grabs. With a loss to the Panthers, the Axewomen could have mathematically fallen short of capturing second place.

However, Saturday's win against the Panthers secured second place in the standings for Acadia. StFX and Saint Mary's will play the last game of the season Sunday afternoon.

Acadia pulled out to a commanding 29-0 lead after one half of play on tries from Laura Fair, Shannon White, Janna Slevinsky and two from Shelaine Riehs.

While the Axewomen dominated most of the first half, UPEI did show spurts of scoring potential and it all came out in the opening of the second half when Niki Triantafillou scored the first of three second-half Panther tries.

Traintafillou then scored the Panthers third and final try, cutting the UPEI deficit to 36-17.

Subway player of the game Veronique Russell scored the final Axewomen try with 10 minutes remaining in the match. The final score was 43-17.

Acadia will host the Subway AUS women's rugby championship this coming weekend with semifinal games played on Saturday, Oct. 25 at 1 p.m. and 3 p.m.

As final standings unfold, the Axewomen will play UPEI again in one championship semifinal game, while StFX and Saint Mary's will face one another in the other.

The championship final game will be played at 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 26. All games will be played on Acadia's Raymond Field.

Source: Acadia Sports Information