STFX soccer squads to play in AUS semifinal games Friday

The 2023 AUS Soccer Championships presented by Bell will be hosted by Cape Breton University in Sydney, N.S. Oct. 26 to 29.       

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 championship schedule is as follows:

Women's

Thursday, Oct. 26

• Quarterfinal 1: Memorial (5^th) vs. Dalhousie (4^th), 11 a.m.
• Quarterfinal 2: Saint Mary's (6^th) vs. Acadia (3^rd), 5 p.m.

Friday, Oct. 27

• Semifinal 1: Winner QF1 vs. STFX (1^st), 11 a.m.
• Semifinal 2: Winner QF2 vs. Cape Breton (2^nd), 5 p.m.

Sunday, Oct. 29

• Final: SF Winners, 1 p.m.

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Men's

Thursday, Oct. 26

• Quarterfinal 1: Saint Mary's (5^th) vs. Memorial (4^th), 2 p.m.
• Quarterfinal 2: Dalhousie (6^th) vs. UNB (3^rd), 8 p.m.

Friday, Oct. 27

• Semifinal 1: Winner QF1 vs. Cape Breton (1^st), 2 p.m.
• Semifinal 2: Winner QF2 vs. STFX (2^nd), 8 p.m.

Sunday, Oct. 29

• Final: SF Winners, 4 p.m.

*Note: All games of the championship will be available via webcast at www.AUStv.ca.

Final AUS women's soccer standings:
https://www.atlanticuniversitysport.com/sports/wsoc/2023-24/standings

Final AUS men's soccer standings:
https://www.atlanticuniversitysport.com/sports/msoc/2023-24/standings

The AUS conference receives one berth at the 2023 U SPORTS women's soccer championship being hosted by Queen's University in Kingston, Ont. Nov. 9 to 12. The berth will be awarded to the conference champions.  

For more information on the national women's soccer championship, please visit the official website at: https://usports.ca/en/championships/soccer/f.

The AUS conference receives two berths this season at the 2023 U SPORTS men's soccer championship being hosted by Cape Breton University in Sydney, N.S. Nov. 9 to 12. The berths will be awarded to the Cape Breton Capers as host and the AUS conference champions. Should the Capers win the AUS championship, the second berth will be awarded to the other conference finalists.  

For more information on the national men's soccer championship, please visit the official website at: https://usports.ca/en/championships/soccer/m.

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