Athletics News
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X-Men Basketball head coach Tyrell Vernon to lead CEBL’s Calgary Surge through upcoming summer seasonApril 17, 2024STFX 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.
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Reddick and Thomas drafted into CEBLApril 11, 2024X-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.
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2024 AUS fall sports schedules releasedApril 11, 2024Atlantic 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.
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Football quartet named to U SPORTS East-West Bowl rosterApril 10, 2024STFX 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.
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Record 21 student-athletes honoured as Leaders of Distinction at STFX Student-Athlete Leadership Academy BanquetApril 09, 2024ANTIGONISH, 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.
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Amanda Smith, Kyle Cordeiro and Silas Fagnan named STFX Student-Athletes of the YearApril 03, 2024The 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.
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STFX Athletics supports Moose Hide CampaignMarch 26, 2024STFX X-Women rugby student-athlete Julia Baniak not only tackles opponents but also important societal issues; both with equal ferocity.
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X loses close game to host Huskies in U SPORTS consolation semifinalMarch 16, 2024The 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.
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X-Women fall to Waterloo in U SPORTS quarterfinalMarch 14, 2024The 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.
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Struthers and Callaghan receive U SPORTS honoursMarch 13, 2024X-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.
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X-Women to face-off against Waterloo at U SPORTS hockey championship ThursdayMarch 10, 2024The 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.
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Sandluck competes in national 3000m raceMarch 10, 2024Veteran 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.
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Reddick and Thomas earn U SPORTS basketball honoursMarch 07, 2024X-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.
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X-Women drop overtime heartbreaker to Reds in AUS finalMarch 05, 2024The 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.
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Reds take Game 1 of AUS women's hockey championship seriesMarch 03, 2024The 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.
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X-Women shutout Tommies in deciding Game 5 to advance to AUS championship seriesFebruary 29, 2024The 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.
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Aigles Bleus eliminate X-Men from AUS playoffsFebruary 27, 2024The 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.
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X-Women level series with Game 4 victory over TommiesFebruary 26, 2024The 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.
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Tommies edge X-Women in overtime to take series leadFebruary 25, 2024Despite 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.
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X-Men lose overtime heartbreaker in AUS finalFebruary 25, 2024The 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.
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Moncton take 2-0 series lead with 5-2 victory over X-MenFebruary 24, 2024Les 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.
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X-Men relay teams take home pair of silver medalsFebruary 24, 2024The STFX X-Men took home three medals at the AUS championship hosted at the Universite de Moncton this past Friday and Saturday.
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X-Women bring home six AUS track medalsFebruary 24, 2024The STFX X-Women took home six medals at the AUS championship hosted at the Universite de Moncton this past Friday and Saturday.
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X-Men advance to AUS final with win over Sea-HawksFebruary 24, 2024The 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.
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X-Women fall to Huskies in AUS semifinalFebruary 24, 2024The STFX X-Women met their match in the AUS semifinal playoff game, falling 71-61 to the first place Saint Mary’s Huskies.
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Aigles Bleus beat X-Men 5-3 in first game of semifinal seriesFebruary 23, 2024A 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.
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X-Women handle Panthers 80-55 in AUS quarterfinal gameFebruary 23, 2024The fifth place STFX X-Women defeated the fourth place UPEI Panthers 80-55 in the AUS quarterfinal game Friday afternoon at the Scotiabank Centre.
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Burbidge nets overtime winner as X-Women win Game 2 over TommiesFebruary 22, 2024STFX 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.
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Thomas named AUS rookie of the year, Reddick earns AUS 1st team all-star statusFebruary 22, 2024X-Men guard Koat Thomas was named the AUS rookie of the year, and earned AUS all-rookie status, while Dondre Reddick was honoured as an AUS first team all-star.
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Walker, Karchevskaya & Neita receive AUS honoursFebruary 22, 2024Avery Walker was honoured as the AUS award nominee for the U SPORTS Tracy MacLeod award, while Ekaterina Karchevskaya earned AUS second team all-star status and Shannon Neita was named to the AUS all-rookie team.