Axemen pick-up first victory over Gaiters at Coulter Field

Acadia Axeman quarterback Hunter Guenard connected twice with Cordell Hastings for touchdowns and five times total on the day on route to a 39-9 victory over the Bishop's Gaiters on Saturday afternoon on Coulter Field in AUS Football action.

The victory improved Acadia's record to 1-1 while Bishop's fell to 0-3. Axemen Running back Dale Wright, who was the 2017 AUS Most Outstanding Player, rushed for a touchdown and a total of 78 yards.

After controlling most of the game, Bishop's was able to put a major on the board when third-string quarterback Kyle Sheahan (Ottawa, Ont./mother Tersea H.S.) scored on a one-yard sneak.

Jadin White-frayne ran the ensuing kickoff back for the Axemen to cap their scoring and win 39-9.

Bishop's quarterback Dylan Tucker (Campbell River, B.c./langley Rams (BCFC)) played the majority of the game as starter Mathieu Demers (Lévis, Que./cégep Limoilou) went down to injury early in the first quarter. Tucker rushed for 24 yards, and threw for 102.

Players of the Game:

Acadia - Cordell Hastings Bishop's - Zach Graveson (Ile-bizard, Que./champlain-lennoxville) (Subway Player of the Game)

Next up:

The Gaiters will travel to Antigonish, N.S. for a match up against St. Francis Xavier on Saturday September 15th, 2018 at 2 p.m.

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