2014-15 StFX X-Women Basketball News

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X-Women basketball add to strong Maritime recruiting class for 2015-16
X-Women basketball add to strong Maritime recruiting class for 2015-16

StFX women’s basketball head coach Augy Jones is pleased to announce the final pieces of a strong Maritime recruiting class of incoming grade 12 student-athletes from Nova Scotia and New Brunswick.

Holly Scott accompanied by X-Women head coach Augy Jones and her Dr. J. H. Gillis high school coach Gail MacDougall
X-Women basketball welcome local shooting guard

StFX women’s basketball head coach Augy Jones is pleased to announce that local Antigonish, N.S. native Holly Scott has committed to the X-Women basketball program for the 2015-16 season.

X-Women basketball land marquee N.B. recruit for 2015-16 season
X-Women basketball land marquee N.B. recruit for 2015-16 season

StFX women’s basketball head coach Augy Jones is pleased to announce that Moncton, N.B. native Courtney Bulman has committed to the X-Women basketball program for the 2015-16 season.

Lessard and Robertson receive AUS honors
Lessard and Robertson receive AUS honors

X-Women basketball third year forward Lindsay Lessard was honored as an AUS second team all-star, while first year guard Samantha Robertson was named to the AUS all-rookie team.

Photo courtesy Nick Pearce - file photo
X-Women wrap up regular season play in Halifax

The Saint Mary's Huskies defeated the StFX X-Women 62-45 Friday night in AUS women's basketball action from the Homburg Centre. The game wraps up the season for the X-Women who finish with a 4-16 record, out of AUS playoff contention.

UPEI rallies late defeating StFX 53-52
UPEI rallies late defeating StFX 53-52

The UPEI Panthers trailed most of the game Saturday night but were able to claw their way back in the final quarter, defeating the StFX X-Women 53-52 at the Chi-Wan Young Sports Centre in front of 300 spectators.

V-Reds defeat X-Women 74-53
V-Reds defeat X-Women 74-53

The UNB Varsity Reds defeated the StFX X-Women 74-53 in AUS basketball action Friday night.

Tigers earn win over X-Women
Tigers earn win over X-Women

The Dalhousie Tigers defeated the StFX X-Women 75-58 in AUS basketball action Tuesday night.

Photo courtesy Erica Roberts
X-Women continue struggles on the court

Led by 14 points from freshman forward Shanieka Wood (Ajax, ON), including the final eight of the game, the Saint Mary's Huskies defeated the StFX X-Women 57-46 in AUS basketball action Wednesday night as the X-Women continue to struggle to find a win.

Photo credit Dustin Silvey
Memorial upset X-Women in a 68-61 victory for a weekend sweep

The Memorial Sea-Hawks defeated the StFX X-Women 68-61 on Sunday afternoon in AUS women’s basketball at the Field House. The victory was the second of the weekend for the Sea-Hawks over the visiting X-Women.

Photo credit Dustin Silvey
Sea-Hawks down X-Women 65-59

The Memorial Sea-Hawks defeated the StFX X-Women 65-59 on Saturday evening in AUS women’s basketball at the Field House. The four-point game was the first of the season between the two teams.

X-Women in tough against 1st place Huskies
X-Women in tough against 1st place Huskies

The first-place Saint Mary's Huskies defeated the StFX X-Women 55-40 in AUS basketball action Wednesday evening.

Hoop X-Women battle, but lose to Acadia
Hoop X-Women battle, but lose to Acadia

The visiting Acadia Axewomen earned their first win of the regular season with a 77-70 victory over the StFX X-Women in AUS basketball action Friday evening at Oland Centre.

Capers earn victory over hoop X-Women
Capers earn victory over hoop X-Women

The X-Women basketball team found themselves on the losing end of a 67-56 game to the Cape Breton Capers at Sullivan Fieldhouse Tuesday evening.

X-Women fall to Tigers in Halifax
X-Women fall to Tigers in Halifax

The Dalhousie Tigers earned a key four-point victory over the StFX X-Women Tuesday at the Dalplex. AUS leading scorer Courtney Thompson led the Tigers with a game-high 18 points on 5-10 shooting as they used a huge third quarter to propel themselves to a 68-52 victory.

Photo courtesy Acadia Athletics
X-Women top Acadia in Wolfville

The Acadia Axewomen (0-7) took on the StFX X-Women (3-5) Saturday night at War Memorial Gymnasium. Despite only a single point separating the two teams entering the fourth quarter, the X-Women came away with a 78-68 victory, shooting 57.6% from the field on the night.