Capers pick up win over Axemen

The Cape Breton University Capers men's basketball team rebounded from an opening night loss, to hand the visiting Acadia Axemen a 94-76 defeat Saturday in Sydney.

The men's win helped make up for an 82-77 loss to the Axemen on Friday at CBU's Sullivan Fieldhouse.

Meshack Lufile led a balanced Capers attack that featured no fewer than six players hitting at least 10 points.

Lufile had 18 points, while Kenny Jean-Louis (17), Kelson Devereaux (16), Seth Amoah (13), Kayon Mayers (10) and Cedric Kasango (10) all hit the double-digit mark.

Big man Lufile dominated the boards with a game-high 14 rebounds, while Jean-Louis pulled down 10 rebounds.

Shaquille Smith led the Axemen with 20 points.