Axemen, Axewomen pursue AUS hoop titles


The Acadia Axemen and Axewomen basketball teams are on their way to the 2012 Subway AUS Final 6 championships this weekend.

The Acadia Axewomen, who finished first in the conference with a 17-3 record and are currently ranked #7 in the nation, earned a first-round bye. They will open their AUS championship weekend at St. FX in Antigonish on Saturday, March 3 at 6 p.m. The championship game goes Sunday, March 4 at 2 p.m.

Tickets are available online at http://www.ticketatlantic.com/en/home/stfx.aspx or by phone at 1-877-451-1221. A limited number of T-shirts will be available at the venue, in the section behind the Acadia bench.

All games for the AUS Women’s Basketball Championship hosted by St. F.X. will be webcasted on SSN – www.ssncanada.ca.

At the Halifax Metro Centre, the second-place Axemen, who finished the regular season at 14-6, will take to the court Saturday, March 3 at 8:15 p.m. in semi-final #2 after earning a first-round bye into the Final 6 tournament. The championship game is slated for Sunday afternoon, March 4 at 2 p.m.

Tickets are available online at http://www.ticketatlantic.com/en/home/UpcomingSports/aus.aspx or by phone at 1-877-451-1221.

When purchasing, if you wish to be in the Acadia Section, ask for Section 6. A special table will be set up behind Section 6: alumni and students are invited to visit and pick up a free T-shirt while supplies last. If you have a T-shirt from last year, bring it along. Be loud and proud and show your Acadia colours!

Semi-finals and finals for the AUS Men’s Basketball Championships hosted by the AUS will be on Eastlink Television and webcasted at http://www.eastlink.ca/EastlinkTV/EastLinkSports/SportsSchedule.aspx.


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