Halifax, N.S. -  The Acadia Axewomen opened the match versus the host Saint Mary's Huskies by delivering the ball deep into Saint Mary's territory off the foot of centre Shannon White.  

Acadia wasted no time turing the ball over, but were stifled several times near the try-line before scrum-half Gillian Bergsma dove over to open the scoring three minutes into play, and fly-hlaf Erin Beazley converted for the Awewomen who went up 7-0.  

Acadia would not relent and Erin Beazley would soon score a try which she converted and both Gillian Bergsma and Michaela Haley would add two tries each in the first half.  Beazley would convert two of the final four tries of the first half and Acadia led at  the intermission 38-5 after allowing Huskies to score in the corner to close the first frame.