2013-14 St. Francis Xavier Women's Basketball News

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X-Women basketball sign US recruit Jamellia Clark
X-Women basketball sign US recruit Jamellia Clark

StFX women’s basketball head coach Augy Jones is pleased to welcome Jamellia Clark from Henderson, Nevada to the X-Women program for the 2014-15 season.

X-Women basketball welcomes Carolyn Smith
X-Women basketball welcomes Carolyn Smith

StFX women’s basketball head coach Augy Jones is pleased to welcome Montreal native, 5’6” point guard Carolyn Smith to the X-Women program for the 2014-15 season.

X-Women fall to Huskies in AUS final
X-Women fall to Huskies in AUS final

The AUS top seeded Saint Mary’s Huskies defended their AUS title with a 76-63 victory over the second seeded StFX X-Women in the championship game of the 2014 Subway conference championship.

X-Women advance to AUS final with overtime win over UPEI
X-Women advance to AUS final with overtime win over UPEI

The second seeded StFX X-Women defeated the sixth seeded and host UPEI Panthers 86-82 in overtime Saturday evening in AUS semifinal action.

Rebecca Sheehan named AUS defensive player of the year
Rebecca Sheehan named AUS defensive player of the year

X-Women basketball forward Rebecca Sheehan was honored as the AUS defensive player of the year, while X teammates Lia St. Pierre was named an AUS first team all-star and Kolbi Roper received AUS second team all-star status.

Subway AUS women's basketball championship schedule announced
Subway AUS women's basketball championship schedule announced

The 2014 Subway Atlantic University Sport women’s basketball championship will be hosted by the University of Prince Edward Island at the Chi-Wan Young Sports Centre in Charlottetown, P.E.I., March 7-9, 2014.

Photo credit Humphrey Sheehan
X-Women seal second place with win over UNB

The X-Women basketball team sealed second place in the AUS conference with a 58-49 victory over the UNB Varsity Reds Saturday evening in the final regular season game of the year.

Photo credit Humphrey Sheehan
Roper nets 25 points as X-Women beat Panthers

The X-Women basketball team squeaked out a 69-66 victory over the UPEI Panthers Friday night in AUS action. The win was worth four points in the standings and lifted the X-Women (10-9) into a second place tie with Cape Breton (11-9).

X-Women tame Tigers in AUS basketball action
X-Women tame Tigers in AUS basketball action

On the strength of a stellar second-half defensive effort, the StFX X-Women (9-9) cruised to a 67-46 win over the visiting Dalhousie Tigers (8-10) Saturday evening at Oland Centre in Antigonish in AUS basketball action.

StFX outlasts Acadia for key four-point hoop victory
StFX outlasts Acadia for key four-point hoop victory

Antigonish native Melissa Gottschall scored a career-high 15 points, including the game-winning three-pointer, as the StFX X-Women (8-9) defeated the Acadia Axewomen (5-12) 69-65 in AUS basketball action Friday evening at Oland Centre.

Photo credit CBU Communications
X-Women fall to Capers in road match

The X-Women basketball team fell 60-49 to the Cape Breton Capers in AUS action Tuesday evening at the Sullivan Fieldhouse.

X-Women come from behind to beat V-Reds
X-Women come from behind to beat V-Reds

Keyed by a stingy pressure defense, the StFX X-Women (7-8) rallied from an 11-point deficit to defeat the UNB Varsity Reds (4-12) 62-55 in AUS basketball action Saturday night at Oland Centre in Antigonish.

Photo credit Gordon La
X-Women drop 78-59 decision to Huskies

The CIS ranked No. 2 Saint Mary’s Huskies kept their unbeaten streak alive (15-0) with a 78-59 victory over the StFX X-Women (6-8) Friday evening in AUS basketball action at the Oland Centre. The Huskies outscored the X-Women 24 to 9 in the fourth quarter en route to the victory.

Roper named AUS female athlete of the week
Roper named AUS female athlete of the week

Kolbi Roper of the St. Francis Xavier X-Women’s basketball team is the Subway Atlantic University Sport female Athlete of the Week for the week ending Jan. 26, 2014.

X-Women sweep Sea-Hawks in AUS basketball action
X-Women sweep Sea-Hawks in AUS basketball action

The StFX X-Women improved to 6-7 on the regular season with a pair of weekend home court wins over the Memorial Sea-Hawks (5-7) in AUS basketball play at Oland Centre in Antigonish.

file photo - courtesy Gordon La
X-Women return to win column

The StFX X-Women (4-7) snapped a two-game losing streak with a 77-63 win over the Dalhousie Tigers (5-5) in Atlantic University Sport (AUS) basketball action Friday night in Halifax.