The StFX Athletic Department honored the athletic accomplishments of their varsity athletes this week via an online awards celebration. X-Women hockey forward Tyra Meropoulis was named the StFX Female Student-Athlete of the Year, while X-Men soccer striker Dan Hayfield received StFX Male Student-Athlete of the Year honors. The StFX Female Community X-Cellence award was co-awarded to Amy Graham (X-Women hockey) and Sam Lake (X-Women rugby), while Paul MacLellan from X-Men cross country was the winner of the StFX Male Community X-Cellence award.
StFX forward Tyra Meropoulis was honoured with the Brodrick Trophy as U SPORTS women’s hockey Player of the Year Wednesday night, as the national award winners were celebrated at the annual All-Canadian gala. She was also a U SPORTS first team All-Canadian, as was defense Lindsey Donovan. Goalie Jamie Johnson was named to the U SPORTS all-rookie team.
Atlantic University Sport is pleased to announce the 2019-20 AUS women's hockey all-stars and major award winners as selected by the conference's eight head coaches. Second-year StFX forward Tyra Meropoulis (Edson, Alta.) was named the AUS most valuable player, while fifth year StFX forward Lydia Schurman was honoured as the AUS top defensive player.
Former X-Women hockey goalie Sojung Shin is happy to be back at StFX this season. This time she has set aside her goalie pads and has taken on a new role – one as a coach.
The Mount Allison Mounties almost played spoiler and snapped the StFX X-Women’s winning streak, but the AUS first place X-Women prevailed with a 4-3 victory Sunday afternoon at the Keating Centre in the final game of the regular season.
Special teams played an important role in the StFX X-Women’s 4-3 win over the Dalhousie Tigers Wednesday night at the Halifax Forum. The win also clinched a top two finish in the AUS standings for the X-Women, securing them a first round playoff bye and a berth directly into the semifinals. StFX is riding an 11-game win streak.
The U SPORTS No. 10 ranked StFX X-Women picked up their second win of the weekend, beating the UNB Reds fell 4-2 in a hard-fought battle on Saturday evening.
Ibrahima Doumbaya of the UNB Reds men’s basketball team and Jamie Johnson from the StFX X-Women hockey squad are the U SPORTS Male and Female Athletes of the Week for the period ending January 26, 2020.
Jamie Johnson of the U SPORTS No. 10-ranked StFX X-Women hockey team is the Subway Atlantic University Sport female athlete of the week for the week ending Jan. 26, 2020.
The StFX X-Women moved into a tie for second place in the AUS standings with a 2-0 shutout victory over the U SPORTS No. 3 ranked UPEI Panthers, Friday night at the Charles V. Keating Centre in front of over 300 fans.
The StFX X-Women picked up another win Tuesday night as they shutout the Mount Allison Mounties 6-0 at the Charles V. Keating Centre. Four of the goals came in the third period.
The StFX X-Women extended their win streak to five games with a 6-2 victory over the Moncton Aigles Bleues Saturday night at the Charles V. Keating Centre.
The StFX X-Women defeated the U SPORTS No. 2 ranked Saint Mary’s Huskies 4-3 in a shootout Tuesday night at the Charles V. Keating Centre. Second year X-Women forward Tyra Meropoulis (Edson, AB) scored the game winner, adding to her national leading point tally with three points in the game.
The Huskies and X-Women took to the ice at the StFX Keating Centre on Friday afternoon in an exhibition match-up and the Huskies skated to a close 2-1 win as the teams prep for AUS regular season play that resumes next weekend.
Logan Flodell of the Acadia Axemen men’s hockey team and Tyra Meropoulis from the StFX X-Women women’s hockey squad are the U SPORTS Male and Female Athletes of the Week for the period ending December 1, 2019.
A two-goal performance by Subway player of the game Tyra Meropopulis lifted the StFX X-Women to a 3-0 win over the Université de Moncton Aigles Bleues Friday night at the J.-Louis-Lévesque Arena.
The Saint Mary's Huskies moved to the top of the AUS women's hockey standings with a 6-3 win against the StFX X-Women on Sunday at the Dauphinee Centre.
The StFX X-Women picked up their fourth consecutive win with a 3-0 shutout victory over the Moncton Aigles Bleues Friday night at the Charles V. Keating Centre.