Axewomen defeat Huskies 41-7 for first win of the season

(HALIFAX, N.S.) – The Acadia Axewomen defeated the Saint Mary's Huskies 41-7 on Saturday afternoon at Huskies Stadium in Halifax.

The Axewomen offence clicked from the first drive of the game, as prop Ebehiremen Otoikhine (Calgary, AB) punched it in for a try, with scrumhalf Lucinda Breau (Moncton, NB) kicking the conversion to make it 7-0 just one minute into the action.

Just under two minutes later, the Huskies equalized, as centre Xenia Theoharopoulos (Halifax, NS), intercepted a pass in the Axewomen zone and brought it in for the try, with centre Lauren Maye (Lower Sackville, NS) hitting the conversion to tie the match at 7-7.

Several minutes later, Acadia would take the lead on a try from fullback Juliette Matsukubo (Ottawa, ON), and wouldn't look back.

The Axewomen finished the match by scoring 34 unanswered points, on tries from six different players – Otoikhine, Matsukubo, Mychael Paris (Halifax, NS), Katya Dondi (Caledon, ON), Kenzie Cecchetto (Newport, NS), Chloe Buckingham (Moncton, NB) and Kaitlyn Landry (Riverview, NB), with Sarah Gunn (Scotsburn, NS), adding two conversions to round out the scoring.

The Axewomen would win by a final score of 40-7, with prop Ebehiremen Otoikhine being named Player of the Game for Acadia, while Huskies centre Lauren Maye was named Player of the Game for Saint Mary's.

The Axewomen win improves their record to 1-2 on the season. They'll be back on the road next weekend, taking on the St. FX X-Women (3-0) on Sunday, Oct. 1 at 2 p.m.

The Huskies loss drops their record to 0-3 on the season. They'll also hit the road next weekend, taking on the UPEI Panthers (2-1) on Sunday, Oct. 1 at 2 p.m.

SCORING SUMMARY:

SMU 7-0: 7
ACA 24-17: 41

First half:
ACA Ebehiremen Otoikhine try (Lucinda Breau convert) 1st minute
SMU Xenia Theoharopoulos try (Lauren Maye convert) 3rd minute
ACA Juliette Matsukubo try 9th minute
ACA Mychael Paris try (Sarah Gunn convert) 32nd minute
ACA Katya Dondi try 35th minute

Second Half:
ACA Kenzie Cecchetto try 41st minute
ACA Chloe Buckingham try (Sarah Gunn convert) 65th minute
ACA Kaitlyn Landry try 69th minute

Players of the Game:
SMU: Lauren Maye (Lower Sackville, NS)
ACA: Ebehiremen Otoikhine (Calgary, AB)

Recap courtesy of Saint Mary's Athletics