2014-15 StFX X-Women Rugby News
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Windsor’s Williams, Guelph’s Proudfoot named CIS athletes of the year
May 04, 2015Korissa Williams, a basketball player from the University of Windsor, and Ross Proudfoot, a cross country and track star from the University of Guelph, are the BLG Award winners as Canadian Interuniversity Sport female and male athletes of the year for the 2014-15 season. -
Emma Taylor nominated for prestigious BLG award for CIS player of the year
April 21, 2015Canadian Interuniversity Sport and national law firm Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (BLG) announced Wednesday the eight finalists for the 23rd annual BLG Awards. The BLG Awards were established in 1993 to recognize the top female and male athletes from universities affiliated with CIS.
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Emma Taylor named CIS female athlete of the week for second consecutive week
November 05, 2014X-Women rugby lock and CIS tournament MVP Emma Taylor was named the CIS female athlete of the week for the second consecutive week, a very rare accomplishment.
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Taylor named AUS athlete of the week for second consecutive week
November 04, 2014X-Women rugby lock Emma Taylor was named the Subway AUS athlete of the week for the second consecutive week.
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X-Women rugby are 2014 CIS national champs!
November 02, 2014Tournament MVP Emma Taylor of Scotsburn, N.S., scored two tries as the St. Francis Xavier X-Women captured their fourth Monilex Trophy thanks to a spectacular 43-34 win over the McMaster Marauders in the highest-scoring CIS women’s rugby final in history at the University of Guelph’s Alumni Stadium, Sunday afternoon.
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Taylor’s last-second try sends X-Women to national final
November 01, 2014All-Canadian second row Emma Taylor, the AUS conference MVP from Scotsburn, N.S., scored three tries, including the game-winner in the dying moments of regulation, to send the St. Francis Xavier X-Women to the national final thanks to a dramatic 27-24 win over the Western Mustangs at the CIS women’s rugby championship at the University of Guelph’s Alumni Stadium, Saturday morning.
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StFX defeat Alberta 41-17 in first game at nationals
October 31, 2014The St. Francis Xavier X-Women exploded for 31 points in the second half, including the last 26 of the match, to beat the 2013 national champion Alberta Pandas 41-17 in the third game of the CIS women’s rugby championship at the University of Guelph’s Alumni Stadium, Friday morning.
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Taylor honored as CIS All-Canadian
October 30, 2014X-Women rugby lock Emma Taylor was honored as a CIS All-Canadian Wednesday evening at the CIS awards gala in conjunction with the 2014 national championship.
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Emma Taylor named CIS athlete of the week
October 29, 2014Emma Taylor, a rugby player from St. Francis Xavier University, and Ross Proudfoot, a cross-country runner from the University of Guelph, are the ArcelorMittal Dofasco CIS female and male athletes of the week for the period ending Oct. 26, 2014.
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CIS rugby championship preview
October 28, 2014The top-seeded University of Alberta Pandas will try to become the first program in five years to repeat as Monilex Trophy champion this weekend when the best teams in CIS women’s rugby meet in Guelph for the 2014 national tournament.
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Seeding, pools and schedule announced for CIS women's rugby championship
October 28, 2014The seeding, pools and schedule were announced Monday for the 2014 Canadian Interuniversity Sport women’s rugby championship, which gets under way later this week in Guelph, Ont.
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X-Women capture AUS banner in thrilling overtime victory
October 26, 2014The StFX X-Women are the 2014 Atlantic University Sport women’s rugby champions after a hard fought 19-12 overtime victory against the Acadia Axewomen Sunday afternoon at Raymond Field.
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X-Women advance to AUS final with convincing 100-0 win over Huskies
October 25, 2014The CIS No. 2 ranked and first seeded StFX X-Women advanced to the Subway AUS women's rugby championship game after a convincing 100-0 semifinal victory over the fourth seeded Saint Mary's Huskies Saturday afternoon at Acadia University.
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Taylor named AUS women's rugby MVP, Alphonso honored as AUS rookie of year
October 24, 2014X-Women lock Emma Taylor was named the AUS most valuable player, while freshman prop Joanna Alphoso took home AUS rookie of the year honors. Head coach Mike Cavanagh received the AUS coach of the year award.
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Subway AUS women's rugby championship schedule announced
October 20, 2014The 2014 Subway Atlantic University Sport women's rugby championship hosted by Acadia University is scheduled for October 25-26 in Wolfville, N.S.
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X-Women earn decisive victory over Huskies
October 19, 2014The CIS No. 1 ranked StFX X-Women (6-0) defeated the Saint Mary's Huskies (0-6) by a 115-0 score Sunday afternoon in the season finale of the AUS rugby season.
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X-Women rugby win four exhibition games in Montreal
October 14, 2014The CIS ranked No. 1 X-Women rugby team travelled to Montreal over the Thanksgiving weekend for exhibition action and came home with four victories, claiming wins in each game they played.
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X-Women rugby ranked No. 1 in Canada
October 07, 2014The StFX X-Women rugby team is the top ranked team in the nation after the latest CIS top ten rankings were released this afternoon.
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Emma Taylor named Subway AUS female athlete of the week
October 07, 2014X-Women rugby lock Emma Taylor was honored as the Subway Atlantic University Sport female athlete of the week for the week ending October 5, 2014.
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X-Women ride second-half surge to win over Axewomen
October 03, 2014The StFX X-Women, ranked #2 in the CIS, remained perfect on the regular season with a 43-12 over the Acadia Axewomen in AUS rugby action Friday evening at Oland Stadium.
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X-Women win road game against Panthers
September 28, 2014The CIS ranked No. 2 StFX X-Women improved to 4-0 on the season with a 34-5 victory over the UPEI Panthers Sunday afternoon in AUS women’s rugby action.
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X-Women rugby ranked No. 2 in nation, X-Men cross country No. 9
September 23, 2014
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X-Women win battle of AUS rugby powerhouses
September 20, 2014Touted as the match between the undefeated, the CIS No. 3 ranked StFX X-Women outlasted the CIS No. 7 ranked Acadia Axewomen 45-17 Saturday night. With the win the X-Women improve to 3-0 and gain sole possession of first place atop the AUS conference.
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X-Women rugby improve to No. 3 in nation
September 16, 2014The X-Women rugby team moved up one spot to No. 3 in the nation as the CIS Top Ten rankings were released today.
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Rugby X-Women defeat Panthers in home opener
September 14, 2014The CIS ranked No. 4 StFX X-Women improved to 2-0 in the regular season after a 71-0 win over the UPEI Panthers Sunday afternoon in AUS rugby action.
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X-Women rugby retain No. 4 rank in nation
September 09, 2014The X-Women rugby team remain ranked fourth in the nation for the second consecutive week as the CIS Top Ten rankings were released today.
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X-Women open season with 96-0 shutout over Huskies
September 06, 2014The AUS champion and CIS No. 4 ranked X-Women rugby team got out to a dominating start to the 2014 season, defeating the Saint Mary’s Huskies 96-0 Saturday afternoon at the new Huskies Stadium.
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Expectations high for St. Francis Xavier in AUS women’s rugby
September 04, 2014Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown. A casual glance at the history of AUS women’s rugby would suggest the St. Francis Xavier X-Women play in a league of their own. All 16 championships are tucked away in Antigonish and many of the banners were won with little opposition. But the women’s rugby world has changed in recent times with more talent coming into the AUS and being spread further afield.
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Rugby chat with World Cup silver medalist Olivia DeMerchant
September 03, 2014X-Women rugby graduate Olivia DeMerchant was back on campus recently during training camp and chatted with her about her recent silver medal finish with Team Canada at the Women’s Rugby World Cup in Paris.
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X-Women rugby ranked 4th to open 2014 season
September 03, 2014The AUS defending champion X-Women rugby team are ranked fourth in the nation to open the 2014 season as the CIS Top Ten rankings were released.
