TFX third year midfielder Max Bodurtha was drafted by the Halifax Wanderers in today’s 2024 Canadian Premier League-U SPORTS Draft, presented by Degree.
A trio of X-Men Soccer athletes received recognition at the U SPORTS level at the championship banquet. Kyle Cordeiro was honoured as a 1st team all-Canadian, Logan Rieck is a 2nd team all-Canadian, and Isaac VanWychen was named to the U SPORTS all-rookie team.
The X-Men Soccer team claimed three major AUS awards this week including Kyle Cordeiro as MVP, Isaac VanWychen as Rookie of the Year and Graham Kennedy as Coach of the Year. Cordeiro was also named an AUS first team all-star, along with Logan Rieck and Max Bodurtha. Luke Green and Dyan Vil were second team all-stars.
Both the X-Women and X-Men teams have secured first round playoff byes and will play in their respective semifiinal games on Friday, October 27th. The first place STFX X-Women will play the winner of Memorial-Dalhousie Friday at 11:00 am, while the second place X-Men will play the winner of DAL-UNB Friday at 8:00 pm.
The U SPORTS No. 9 ranked STFX X-Men soccer team won their final home game of the season with a 3-1 victory over the Memorial Sea-Hawks Sunday afternoon. It was the seventh win on the year for the X-Men, who have clinched a spot in the AUS playoffs.
Going down 3-0 in the first 30 minutes of Sunday’s match, the Acadia Axemen comeback started in the final 20 minutes fell short as they lost 3-2 to the STFX X-Men.
In between matches last Sunday, the STFX Soccer program was honoured to celebrate the life and legacy of our coach and friend, Patrick Rutayisire, who passed away this May after a difficult battle with cancer.
The U SPORTS No. 10 ranked STFX X-Men picked up their second win of the season with a 2-1 victory over the Saint Mary’s Huskies Sunday afternoon at STFX Stadium.
In a battle of top U SPORTS programs, the third-ranked Cape Breton University (CBU) Capers (3-0-0) scored a hard-fought 3-1 victory over the 10th-ranked STFX X-Men (2-1-0) in AUS soccer action on Saturday afternoon at Ness Timmons Field.
The STFX X-Men made the most of a free kick in the first half and held on for a 1-0 win over the Moncton Aigles Bleus on Saturday afternoon in the AUS season opener at STFX Stadium.
Although they are dealing with some “nagging injuries” heading into the regular season, STFX X-Men head coach Graham Kennedy expects his veteran-laden and battle-tested roster to contend for the 2023 Atlantic University Sport (AUS) championship this fall.
Over the summer, we caught up with X-Men Soccer's Sam Barrowcliffe and Damian DeDekker on their off-season plans, favourite moments at StFX and what they're looking forward to this season — plus more!