Five outstanding student-athletes of the 2023-24 X-Women Rugby team received the nod this past academic term as winners of X-Women Rugby Leadership Awards.
STFX X-Women Hockey veteran captain and leading scorer Maggy Burbidge is taking her skates overseas to Fribourg, Switzerland as she signed a professional contract with Fribourg-Gottéron for the 2024-25 season.
STFX X-Men Basketball head coach Tyrell Vernon has been named the head coach of the Calgary Surge of the Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL) for the upcoming summer season.
X-Men Basketball guard Dondre Reddick was selected in the first round - ninth overall - in the Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL) by the Calgary Surge, while guard Koat Thomas was drafted 15th overall by the Scarborough Shooting Stars.
Atlantic University Sport released the 2024 fall sports schedule today, including women’s rugby, men’s football, men’s and women’s soccer and men’s and women’s cross country. Hosts for each of the 2024 fall championships have also been confirmed.
STFX X-Men Silas Fagnan, Malcolm Bussey, Ben Harrington and Josh Connors have been named to the U SPORTS East-West Bowl roster for the upcoming game in Waterloo that showcases the top football athletes eligible for the 2025 CFL Draft.
ANTIGONISH, NS – The STFX Student-Athlete Leadership Academy recently wrapped up its 12th year with a celebratory breakfast banquet where 102 student-athletes received leadership certificates for their work completed over the 2023-24 academic year. A record number of twenty-one members also received Leader of Distinction honours.
The STFX Athletic Department honoured the athletic accomplishments of their varsity student-athletes this week at the Athletic Awards Gala held Wednesday evening at the STFX Saputo Centre. X-Women Soccer forward Amanda Smith was named the STFX Female Student-Athlete of the Year, while X-Men Soccer midfielder Kyle Cordeiro and X-Men Football quarterback Silas Fagnan were co-winners of the STFX Male Student-Athlete of the Year title.
The STFX X-Women lost a close 3-1 game to the host Saskatchewan Huskies in the consolation semifinal game of the GFL U SPORTS Women’s Hockey Championship at Merlis Belsher Place Saturday.
The No. 5 seeded STFX X-Women fell 6-1 to the No. 4 seeded Waterloo Warriors in the first quarterfinal game of the GFL U SPORTS Women’s Hockey Championship at Merlis Belsher Place, hosted on the campus of the University of Saskatchewan.
X-Men forward Matthew Struthers was honoured as a U SPORTS second team all-Canadian, while defenseman Charlie Callaghan was named to the U SPORTS all-rookie team.
The STFX X-Women have been seeded No. 5 in the upcoming U SPORTS championship being hosted at the University of Saskatchewan and will meet the No. 4 seeded Waterloo Warriors Thursday in the first quarterfinal game of the tournament.
Veteran fourth year X-Women runner Allie Sandluck (Thorburn, NS) was the lone STFX competitor at the U SPORTS Track & Field national championship this past weekend, hosted by the University of Manitoba.
X-Men guard Dondre Reddick was honoured as a U SPORTS second team All-Canadian, while freshman guard Koat Thomas was named to the U SPORTS all-rookie team.
The UNB REDS have won their third consecutive Atlantic University Sport championship, defeating the STFX X-Women 2-1 in double overtime, Tuesday night at UNB’s Aitken Centre.
The UNB REDS lead the Atlantic University Sport championship best-of-three series 1-0 over the STFX X-Women following a tight 2-0 win at the Charles V Keating Centre Sunday night in front of almost 1000 fans.
The STFX X-Women are moving on to the Atlantic University Sport championship final series following a dominant 4-0 victory over the St. Thomas Tommies in Game 5 on Thursday night at the Charles V Keating Centre in front of 1088 fans.
The Moncton Aigles Bleus are moving on to the Atlantic University Sport men's hockey championship series after a 4-1 defeat of the STFX X-Men on Tuesday night at the STFX Keating Centre in front of over 1500 fans.
The STFX X-Women triumphed 3-1 Monday evening over the St. Thomas Tommies in Game 4 of the best-of-five AUS semifinal series. With the win, the X-Women tie the series at 2-2, setting the stage for a decisive Game 5 showdown Thursday night in Antigonish.
Despite facing pressure from STFX, the Tommies prevailed 2-1 in overtime with a clutch penalty shot to seize a 2-1 series lead in the AUS semifinal best of five playoff series.
The 7100 fans in attendance at Scotiabank Centre got their money’s worth as the X-Men and Tigers went down to the wire in the AUS championship game, needing overtime to decide the result. At the final buzzer it was the Dalhousie Tigers who came away with the 77-67 win over the STFX X-Men.
Les Moncton Aigles Bleus took a commanding 2-0 lead in their best of five Atlantic University Sport semi-final playoff series with the STFX X-Men, following a 5-2 victory on home ice Saturday night.
The first place STFX X-Men are on their way to the AUS championship game after defeating the fifth place Memorial Sea-Hawks 86-70 in the semifinal match-up Saturday afternoon at Scotiabank Centre.
A three point night from player of the game and first star Olivier-Luc Hache (Savoie Landing, NB) helped les Moncton Aigles Bleus to a 5-3 win over the STFX X-Men in Game 1 of their Atlantic University Sport semi-final series.
STFX captain and player of the game Maggy Burbidge's (Falmouth, NS) overtime goal drew the STFX X-Women even in their Atlantic University Sport semi-final series with the St. Thomas Tommies on Thursday night at the Charles V Keating Centre.