X-Men hold on for 86-81 win over Axemen

Photo credit Acadia Athletics
Photo credit Acadia Athletics

Game Leaders

StFX
Pts: David Muenkat - 22
Reb: David Muenkat - 13
Ast: Antoine Vernon - 5
Acadia
Pts: Eli Kraushar - 25
Reb: Rowan Power - 6
Ast: Alex Muise - 5

Team Stats

StFX
Acadia

Field Goals

(33-70)
(29-58)

Field Goal %

47.1%
50.0%

Rebounds

32
26

Assists

15
17

Turnovers

8
18

Pts off Turnovers

22
5

2nd Chance Pts

10
11

Pts in the Paint

48
22

Fastbreak Pts

0
0

Bench Pts

23
12
full stats
Posted: Mar 09, 2022

WOLFVILLE, N.S. – ­The visiting StFX X-Men (9-6) held onto an 86-81 win over the Acadia Axemen (1-14) at Stu Aberdeen Court in the last regular-season home game of the 2021-22 season.

Subway Player of the Game David Muenkat posted a team-high 22 points and dominated the boards with 13 rebounds in the X-Men win.

The opening quarter showcased a close contest with the score see-sawing back and fourth until X-Man Jamie White's layup gave StFX a 15-13 lead and an eventual 29-19 first-quarter advantage.

Rowan Power's three-point bucket narrowed the X-Men lead to 38-37, but StFX would not relinquish the cushion and held on to go up 43-39 at halftime. StFX's largest lead of 12 points came at 9:36 of the second quarter.

Justin Andrew lead the X-Men at the half with 13 points, while Muenkat only recorded two  of his points in the opening half. Acadia's Eli Kraushar posted 18 points at the half.

Muenkat went to work in the second half, netting 20 points over two quarters.

Acadia narrowed the lead to 60-57 after three quarters of play on the back of Rowan Power's six points and Jack Tilley's five.

But the X-Men would continue to hold the lead throughout the final frame. Muenkat's 12 points and six rebounds assured that StFX would hold out for the win.

Justin Andrew and Dondre Reddick each added 14 points to the win, while Reddick contributed 9 rebounds.

Eli Kraushar led the Axemen with 25 points and five rebounds. Acadia's Player of the Game, Rowan Power, added 21 points and six rebounds. Graduating Axemen Alex Muise and Jack Tilley recorded 13 and 8 points respectively.

While most team statistics were relatively close, turnovers made the difference in the Axemen loss. Acadia had 18 turnovers, compared to STFX's eight. The X-Men had 22 points off turnovers and dominated the paint with 48 points.

The Axemen travel to Antigonish this Saturday to match up against the X-Men again in the last regular-season game of the 2021-2022 season - game time 8:00 pm.

-30-

Courtesy Acadia Athletics

Scoreboard

  • Sat, 10/01 | Men's Basketball at MSVU W, 106-73 (Final) RC | R
  • Sat, 10/01 | Men's Basketball vs. Windsor (Cancelled) LS
  • Thu, 10/06 | Men's Basketball at Laurier (8:00 PM EDT) LS
  • Fri, 10/07 | Men's Basketball at McMaster (8:30 PM EDT) LS
  • Sun, 10/09 | Men's Basketball at Guelph (1:00 PM EDT) LS