Soccer X-Women lose first match of regular season

Antigonish, NS - The StFX X-Women (5-1-1) have tasted defeat for the first time in AUS regular season play, dropping a 1-0 decision to the visiting Acadia Axewomen (4-1-2) Sunday afternoon at Oland Stadium.

Despite the loss, the X-Women remain at the top of the table in the conference, with 16 points, the same as the rival Cape Breton University Capers.

"I think it was a little rough. We were pretty prepared, but I think we might have been a little too prepared, and we were just a little too scared out there," sophomore midfielder Margaux Fraser (Mississauga, ON) said after the match.

"We were getting pressed really, really toughly. I think we just had a little bit of a rough time coming out of the back, which didn't create many opportunities up front."

It was the second match in less than 24 hours for the X-Women, who were coming off a Saturday road win over the Saint Mary's Huskies.

The lone goal of match came in the 34^th minute, off a great individual effort from Meghan Earle (Mount Pearl, NL), who beat X-Women goalkeeper Erin Visser (Whitby, ON).

The Axewomen outshot the X-Women 20-4.

Emma Connell (Hampton, NS) made two saves for the win, while Visser turned aside 11 shots for the X-Women in the loss.

With the win, the Axewomen moved into a third place tie with the Memorial Sea-Hawks in the conference standings.

Acadia is back in action Friday, Oct. 16, at 5 p.m., when they host the Mount Allison Mounties in Wolfville.

StFX returns to the pitch on the same day and time, travelling to Sydney to face the Capers. Opening kick-off is set for 5 p.m.

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