(WOLFVILLE, N.S.) - After losing to UNB Friday night, the Axewomen split the weekend match-up and defeated the Varsity Reds 62-56 in Saturday basketball action.
Acadia was shooting hot early led by Maya Macatumpag with 10 first-quarter points, shooting four-for-four on an assortment of drives and pull up jumpers. Macatumpag finished with 18 points.
The Axewomen played strong defence and limited UNB to 11 points in the frame taking an 18-11 advantage into the second.
UNB pushed back to within two but seven second-quarter points by fourth-year forward Rachel Savage saw the Axewomen with a four-point lead entering half time, 29-25.
The Varsity Reds did not back down in the second half and the Axewomen were unable to break away.
UNB was led by second-year forward Katelynn Mangold with 13 points. Mangold was five-for-five from the charity stripe and earned the Subway Player of the Game honour for her team.
In the final frame, Emily Macleod, Acadia's player of the game, scored seven of her 18 game points for the Axewomen to clinch the win, 62-56. Macleod also collected 10 boards, three on the offensive glass, and made some strong drives that sent her to the line where she went eight-for-10.
The Axewomen improve to a 2-4 record while UNB drops to 3-3. Acadia takes on the 1-4 StFX X-Women at home next Thursday, while UNB hosts the CIS No. 1-ranked and undefeated Saint Mary's Huskies next Saturday in their final game of this semester.
Source: Ashley Hasley for Acadia Sports Information