Saint Mary's upends UPEI in women's semifinal, will face Axewomen in final
Acadia Axewomen senior guard Haley McDonald tries to elude from the defence of the UNB Reds during semifinal play at the AUS Final 6 basketball championship at Scotiabank Centre on Saturday. - ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY SPORTSometimes the good teams find the will to win even when they’re not at their best.
Sarah Delorey added 19 points for the Axewomen. Sami Russell came off the bench to score 11 points, five rebounds and three assists. The ex-Dartmouth Spartans standout saw more floor time after Elizabeth Beals-Iseyemi, a two-time AUS all-star, got into foul trouble in the first half. “I’m a shooter and coaches keep telling me to shoot,” said McMillan, in her fourth year. “Knowing they have confidence in me gives me confidence to keep shooting.
“We understand that this game is a game of runs. They’re going to get shots, get the calls, it was just a matter of believing in ourselves and staying disciplined. If we focus on playing good defence, good things are going to happen.” St. Francis Xavier X-Men guard Gatluak James drives to the hoop against Cape Breton Capers forward Live Kivuvu during the AUS Final 6 championship semifinal Saturday in Halifax. - RYAN TAPLIN / THE CHRONICLE HERALDNo. 1 seed St. F.X. put on a dominant display in its rout of Cape Breton.
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