Football
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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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Mousseau, Martin & Turnsek invited to CFL Invitational CombineFebruary 08, 2024A trio of X-Men defensive players including Jay Turnsek, Brandyn Martin and Hunter Mousseau have been invited to the upcoming CFL Invitational Combine in Waterloo, Ont. this March. The Combine features draft-eligible prospective athletes from U SPORTS and NCAA schools.
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X-Men Football trio honoured as U SPORTS All-CanadiansNovember 23, 2023A trio of X-Men Football athletes were honoured as U SPORTS All-Canadians at the Vanier Cup banquet, including kicker Ben Hadley (1st team), running back Malcolm Bussey (2nd team) and receiver Ben Harrington (2nd team).
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Houde, Connors & Capriotti receive final football athlete of the week honoursNovember 20, 2023X-Men Football receiver Zach Houde, linebacker Josh Connors and punter Max Cariotti were named the Pita Pit X-Men Football athletes of the week for the week ending November 19, 2023.
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Strong second half lifts Thunderbirds over X-Men in U SPORTS Mitchell BowlNovember 18, 2023The Canada West champion UBC Thunderbirds proved too much for the STFX X-Men as the blue and white fell 46-17 in the U SPORTS Mitchell Bowl national semifinal game.
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Fogarty, Martin and Dyton named football athletes of the week after Loney Bowl winNovember 13, 2023X-Men Football running back Caleb Fogarty, defensive back Brandyn Martin and linebacker Dyton Blackett were named the Pita Pit athletes of the week for the week ending November 13, 2023.
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X-Men football three-peat as AUS Loney Bowl championsNovember 11, 2023The STFX X-Men are Atlantic University Sports champions for the third season in a row with a 34-23 win over the Bishop's Gaiters in the 2023 AUS Loney Bowl on a rainy Saturday afternoon.
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Will Chapman – the consummate student-athleteNovember 08, 2023If any university head coach wanted to build the consummate student-athlete, they wouldn’t have to look any further than the STFX campus for a blueprint because that’s where you will find Will Chapman.
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Fagnan, Lambert-Mousseau & Harrington named X-Men football athletes of the week after semifinal winNovember 06, 2023X-Men quarterback Silas Fagnan, defensive lineman Hunter Lambert-Mousseau and returner Ben Harrington were named the Pita Pit X-Men Football athletes of the week for the week ending Nov. 5, 2023.
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X-Men advance to Loney Bowl with semifinal win over HuskiesNovember 04, 2023The STFX X-Men are returning to the AUS championship game following a 36-20 victory over the Saint Mary's Huskies in Saturday's semi-final match on Saturday afternoon.
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X-Men Football program garners several AUS accoladesNovember 03, 2023The STFX X-Men Football program received three AUS major awards and 11 AUS all-star nods as the conference announced the 2023 award winners.
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Bussey, Cayouette & Hadley named football athletes of the weekOctober 30, 2023Running back Malcolm Bussey, defensive back Nathan Cayouette and kicker Ben Hadley were named the Pita Pit X-Men Football athletes of the week for the week ending October 29, 2023.
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X-Men complete undefeated season with 40-10 win over HuskiesOctober 27, 2023The U SPORTS #5 ranked St. Francis Xavier X-Men completed a perfect 8-0 season with a 40-10 win over the Saint Mary’s Huskies on Friday night at Huskies Stadium in Halifax.
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Fagnan, Fedchun & Hadley latest X-Men Football athletes of the weekOctober 16, 2023Quarterback Silas Fagnan, defensive lineman Alex Fedchun and kicker Ben Hadley were named the Pita Pit X-Men Football athletes of the week for the week ending October 15, 2023.
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X-Men take home big Homecoming win over MountiesOctober 14, 2023The U SPORTS No. 5 ranked STFX X-Men took home a big 52-7 Homecoming game win over the Mount Allison Mounties on Saturday afternoon, clinching first place in the AUS standings.
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Fagnan, Connors & Hadley receive football athlete of the week honours for second consecutive weekOctober 09, 2023Quarterback Silas Fagnan, linebacker Josh Connors and kicker Ben Hadley were named the Pita Pit X-Men Football athletes of the week for the week ending October 8, 2023.
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X-Men improve to 6-0 with victory over AxemenOctober 07, 2023The U SPORTS No. 5 ranked STFX X-Men made it six wins on the season with a big 42-9 victory over the Acadia Axemen on Saturday afternoon at STFX Stadium.
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Fagnan, Connors & Hadley receive football athlete of the week honoursOctober 02, 2023Quarterback Silas Fagnan, linebacker Josh Connors and kicker Ben Hadley were named the Pita pit X-Men Football athletes of the week for the week ending September 30, 2023.
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X-Men escape Lennoxville with Bigg Win in Triple OT in battle of Top-10 teamsSeptember 29, 2023It was a thriller on Friday night in Lennoxville as the No. 6 St. Francis Xavier X-Men topped the No. 10 Bishop’s Gaiters 34-31 in triple overtime in Atlantic University Sport football action.
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Houde, Martin & Hadley pick up football athlete of the week honoursSeptember 25, 2023Receiver Zachary Houde, defensive back Brandyn Martin and kicker Ben Hadley were named the Pita Pit X-Men Football athletes of the week for the week ending September 24, 2023.
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X-Men dominate Huskies in 51-21 victorySeptember 22, 2023The U SPORTS No. 4 ranked STFX X-Men turned in a dominant effort on Friday night, defeating the Saint Mary's Huskies 51-21 to improve to 4-0 on the season.
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X-Men receiver, teammates tackling cancerSeptember 16, 2023It may have only been a pre-season match-up between Atlantic University Sport (AUS) rivals – the STFX X-Men and Mount Allison Mounties – but to one of the student-athletes donning the White and Blue, it might as well have been the Super Bowl.
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Bussey, Connors & Hadley garner football athlete of the week honoursSeptember 11, 2023Running back Malcolm Bussey, linebacker Josh Connors and kicker Ben Hadley garnered Pita Pit X-Men Football Athlete of the Week honours for the week ending Sept. 10, 2023.
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X-Men dominant in road victory over MountiesSeptember 09, 2023The points came early and often in the first half for the visiting StFX X-Men as they cruised to a 43-8 victory over the hometown Mounties. With the win, StFX moves to 3-0 on the season and have still yet to drop a game since 2019.
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Bussey, Connors & Harrington receive week 2 football athlete of the week honoursSeptember 04, 2023Running back Malcolm Bussey, linebacker Josh Connors and returner Ben Harrington were named the Pita Pit X-Men Football athletes of the week for the week ending September 3, 2023.
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X-Men power past Axemen with strong fourth quarterSeptember 02, 2023The STFX X-Men walked away with a 23-6 victory over the Acadia Axemen on Saturday afternoon, but the final score did not tell the tale of the game.
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Harrington, Fedchun & Hancock garner first football athlete of the week honours of the 2023 seasonAugust 28, 2023Receiver Ben Harrington, lineman Alex Fedchun and fullback Joe Hancock were named the Pita Pit X-Men Football athletes of the week for the week ending August 27, 2023.
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X-Men earn first win of AUS season with 22-8 decision over GaitersAugust 26, 2023The STFX X-Men opened the 2023 AUS regular season with a 22-8 win over the visiting Bishop’s Gaiters on a rainy Saturday afternoon.
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X-Men ready to tackle new AUS football seasonAugust 23, 2023The back-to-back conference champion STFX X-Men have set the standard for Atlantic University Sport (AUS) football over the past two seasons.