X-Women Soccer head coach Graham Kennedy was honoured as the U SPORTS women's soccer coach of the year. Three athletes received national recognition as Amanda Smith was named a 1st team all-Canadian, Abby Steen a 2nd team all-Canadian and Cheyenne Bower an all-rookie.
Six STFX X-Women soccer student-athletes garnered honours as 2023 AUS all-stars including Abby Steen, Caitlin Crichton, Brynn Jurus and Amanda Smith as first team all-stars, along with Christina Gentile and Cheyenne Bower as second team all-stars. Graham Kennedy was honoured as the AUS Coach of the Year.
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. 6 ranked STFX X-Women soccer team wrapped up their 2023 home schedule with a 3-0 win over the Memorial Sea-Hawks on Sunday afternoon. The win makes it 10 victories in a row for the undefeated AUS first place X-Women, who have already clinched a berth in the AUS playoffs.
The U SPORTS No. 6 ranked STFX X-Women earned their ninth consecutive win of the season, dropping the UPEI Panthers 4-0 under the stadium lights Saturday evening at STFX.
The U SPORTS No. 6 ranked X-Women soccer team extended their winning streak to eight games with a dominant 5-0 win over the Mount Allison Mounties on Friday night.
The U SPORTS No. 7 ranked STFX X-Women (7-0-0) topped the No. 8 Acadia Axewomen (4-2-1) by a 1-0 margin on Sunday to stay atop the AUS standings and remain undefeated.
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-Women picked up their second win of the weekend with a 6-0 victory over the Saint Mary’s Huskies on a sunny Sunday afternoon at STFX Stadium.
The Cape Breton University (CBU) Capers (2-1-0) dropped a hard-fought 3-1 decision to the visiting STFX X-Women (3-0-0) in AUS action at Ness Timmons Field.
The STFX X-Women began their 2023 regular season campaign with a decisive 8-0 victory over the visiting Moncton Aigles Bleues on Saturday afternoon at STFX Stadium.
While boasting a “strong returning core,” veteran STFX X-Women head coach Graham Kennedy expects his team to be in the thick of the playoff race in a highly-competitive 2023 Atlantic University Sport (AUS) soccer season.
Over the summer, we caught up with X-Women Soccer's Kristen Riis and Emma Steen on their off-season plans, favourite moments at StFX and what they're looking forward to this season — plus more!