Axewomen advance to Semi vs UNB after win over Dal

HALIFAX, N.S. – The Acadia Axewomen will advance to the semi-finals after defeating the Dalhousie Tigers Friday afternoon by a score of 1-0 in the second quarter-final match of the 2014 Subway AUS women's soccer championship at Dalhousie's Wickwire Field.

With the win, the Axewomen move on to play the UNB Varsity Reds in the first semifinal game at 11:00 am Saturday, November 1. The second semifinal will see the Cape Breton Capers play the Memorial Sea-Hawks at 2:00pm.

Kinsella Noseworthy scored the only goal of the match in the 61st minute on a shot that bounced off the post and in.

Dalhousie keeper Katie Morgan turned aside three shots while Acadia keeper Caroline Wood stopped four.

"It was a tough battle as we expected," said Amit Batra, Head Coach of the Axewomen "the level of competition in the AUS is extremely high and we expect the same type of gritty battle tomorrow."

The last time UNB and Acadia met this season was the second week of the regular season on September 14 at UNB where the game ended in a draw.

The winners of tomorrow's semifinal games will play each other in the championship on Sunday, November 2, to determine the AUS women's soccer champions.

Provided by Dalhousie Sports Information