Acadia Axewomen - 2025-26 Season <<Previous season Next season>>
| Head Coach: | Len Harvey (11th season) |
| Other staff: | Haley McDonald (Assistant Coach), Madyson Eisnor (Apprentice Coach) |
| League: | AUS |
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Acadia Axewomen - 2025-26 Season <<Previous season Next season>>
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Summary of team record for the season
| Conference Record | U Sports Record | Overall Record | |||||||||
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| W-L | Pct | Points | PPG | W-L | Pct | Points | PPG | W-L | Pct | Points | PPG |
| 15-5 | 0.750 | 1370-1198 | 68.5 - 59.9 | 18-7 | 0.720 | 1708-1522 | 68.3 - 60.9 | 18-7 | 0.720 | 1708-1522 | 68.3 - 60.9 |
Player roster
| No | Player | Pos | Ht | Elig | Hometown | High School (Prior Team) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ashley Davis | Guard | 5-6 | 3 | Kentville, NS | Horton District High (Memorial) |
| 2 | Bianca Minelli | Wing | 5-9 | 2 | Brescia, Italy | (Pallacanestro Vigarano) |
| 3 | Jewel Woolfitt | Guard | 5-8 | 4 | Brookfield, NS | Cobequid Educational Centre |
| 4 | Maria Davignon | Guard | 5-7 | 1 | Whites Lake, NS | Halifax West High |
| 5 | Sophie Fowler | Forward | 6-4 | 1 | St. John's, NL | Holy Heart of Mary High |
| 6 | Bianca Helmig | Guard | 5-6 | 4 | Speyer, Germany | (Eigner Angels Nordlingen) |
| 7 | Samantha Russell | Wing | 6-0 | 5 | Dartmouth, NS | Dartmouth High |
| 8 | Paris Matheos | Guard | 6-0 | 1 | Hamilton, ON | Western Reserve Academy (Acadia) |
| 9 | Amelie Bouchard | Guard | 5-7 | 1 | Timmins, ON | Ecole Secondaire Theriault, Father John Redmond Secondary (Mount Allison) |
| 10 | Taya Dixon | Wing | 5-9 | 4 | Halifax, NS | Citadel High |
| 11 | Rachel Veale | Guard | 5-7 | 2 | Wolfville, NS | Horton District High |
| 12 | Katie Firth | Wing | 5-11 | 1 | Orangeville, ON | Orangeville Prep |
| 13 | Sarah Delorey | Forward | 6-2 | 5 | Elmsdale, NS | Hants East Rural High |
| 15 | Emily Nunes-Sabean | Forward | 6-1 | 2 | Halifax, NS | Armbrae Academy, Lincoln Prep |
Awards received:
| Level | Name | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| National | Samantha Russell | U SPORTS First Team All-Canadian |
| League | Sarah Delorey | AUS Second Team All-Star |
| Bianca Helmig | AUS First Team All-Star | |
| Samantha Russell | AUS Women's Basketball MVP, AUS First Team All-Star | |
| University | Maria Davignon | Acadia Women's Basketball Rookie of the Year |
| Sarah Delorey | Acadia Women's Basketball Leadership Award | |
| Samantha Russell | Acadia Jean Marsh Female Athlete of the Year, Acadia Women's Basketball Team MVP |
Game results for the season
| --- Non-Conference Games --- | ||||||
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| Date | Location | Opponent | Result | Comment | ||
| Sat Sep 20, 2025 | Wolfville, NS | Bishop's | Win | 53-49 | Stats | |
| Thu Oct 2, 2025 | Calgary, AB | McMaster | Win | 94-77 | Stats | Mount Royal Tournament |
| Fri Oct 3, 2025 | Calgary, AB | Alberta | Loss | 51-77 | Stats | Mount Royal Tournament |
| Sat Oct 4, 2025 | Calgary, AB | Mount Royal | Win | 77-52 | Stats | Mount Royal Tournament |
| --- Regular Season Conference Games --- | ||||||
| Date | Location | Opponent | Result | Comment | ||
| Wed Oct 22, 2025 | Halifax, NS | Dalhousie | Win | 64-50 | Stats | |
| Sat Oct 25, 2025 | Wolfville, NS | Dalhousie | Win | 74-54 | Stats | |
| Fri Oct 31, 2025 | Wolfville, NS | Memorial | Loss | 66-68 | Stats | |
| Sat Nov 1, 2025 | Wolfville, NS | Memorial | Win | 52-41 | Stats | |
| Wed Nov 5, 2025 | Antigonish, NS | StFX | Loss | 60-73 | Stats | |
| Fri Nov 7, 2025 | Wolfville, NS | StFX | Win | 63-58 | Stats | |
| Fri Nov 14, 2025 | Wolfville, NS | UNB | Win | 83-69 | Stats | |
| Sat Nov 15, 2025 | Wolfville, NS | UPEI | Loss | 61-80 | Stats | |
| Fri Nov 21, 2025 | Wolfville, NS | Cape Breton | Win | 83-43 | Stats | |
| Sat Nov 22, 2025 | Halifax, NS | Saint Mary's | Win | 74-62 | Stats | |
| Sat Nov 29, 2025 | Fredericton, NB | UNB | Loss | 61-74 | Stats | |
| Fri Jan 9, 2026 | Wolfville, NS | Saint Mary's | Win | 81-52 | Stats | |
| Fri Jan 16, 2026 | St. John's, NL | Memorial | Win | 73-55 | Stats | |
| Sat Jan 17, 2026 | St. John's, NL | Memorial | Win | 92-57 | Stats | |
| Sat Jan 24, 2026 | Wolfville, NS | StFX | Win | 69-67 | Stats | |
| Wed Jan 28, 2026 | Halifax, NS | Dalhousie | Win | 63-52 | Stats | |
| Sat Jan 31, 2026 | Charlottetown, PE | UPEI | Win | 61-57 | Stats | |
| Fri Feb 6, 2026 | Antigonish, NS | StFX | Loss | 52-67 | Stats | |
| Thu Feb 12, 2026 | Wolfville, NS | Dalhousie | Win | 62-57 | Stats | Rescheduled from Feb 11 |
| Sat Feb 14, 2026 | Sydney, NS | Cape Breton | Win | 76-62 | Stats | |
| --- Playoff Games --- | ||||||
| Date | Location | Opponent | Result | Comment | ||
| Sat Feb 21, 2026 | Halifax, NS | UPEI | Loss | 63-69 | Stats | AUS Semifinal |
Overall scoring summary for the season
| Player | GP | Mins | Mpg | 3 Pt | Field Goals | Free Throws | Rebounds | RPG | PF | A | To | Bl | St | Pts | PPG | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samantha Russell | 25 | 819 | 32.8 | 41-140 | 29.3 | 132-382 | 34.6 | 116-161 | 72.0 | 36-192 | 228 | 9.1 | 54 | 85 | 94 | 31 | 76 | 421 | 16.8 |
| Bianca Helmig | 25 | 831 | 33.2 | 29-107 | 27.1 | 125-386 | 32.4 | 63-77 | 81.8 | 14-106 | 120 | 4.8 | 38 | 115 | 68 | 3 | 48 | 342 | 13.7 |
| Sarah Delorey | 20 | 556 | 27.8 | 0-5 | 0.0 | 98-179 | 54.7 | 56-83 | 67.5 | 65-111 | 176 | 8.8 | 31 | 23 | 38 | 31 | 15 | 252 | 12.6 |
| Taya Dixon | 21 | 557 | 26.5 | 1-12 | 8.3 | 64-171 | 37.4 | 41-66 | 62.1 | 25-74 | 99 | 4.7 | 45 | 32 | 34 | 4 | 19 | 170 | 8.1 |
| Emily Nunes-Sabean | 25 | 592 | 23.7 | 19-70 | 27.1 | 76-237 | 32.1 | 23-38 | 60.5 | 38-91 | 129 | 5.2 | 54 | 33 | 53 | 21 | 21 | 194 | 7.8 |
| Maria Davignon | 25 | 322 | 12.9 | 6-13 | 46.2 | 30-69 | 43.5 | 11-15 | 73.3 | 23-35 | 58 | 2.3 | 15 | 28 | 16 | 2 | 18 | 77 | 3.1 |
| Amelie Bouchard | 19 | 212 | 11.2 | 14-38 | 36.8 | 17-52 | 32.7 | 3-6 | 50.0 | 11-13 | 24 | 1.3 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 51 | 2.7 |
| Jewel Woolfitt | 25 | 438 | 17.5 | 1-3 | 33.3 | 26-60 | 43.3 | 10-16 | 62.5 | 49-44 | 93 | 3.7 | 29 | 18 | 18 | 1 | 13 | 63 | 2.5 |
| Katie Firth | 12 | 71 | 5.9 | 1-4 | 25.0 | 11-19 | 57.9 | 3-8 | 37.5 | 1-15 | 16 | 1.3 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 26 | 2.2 |
| Sophie Fowler | 19 | 171 | 9.0 | 4-14 | 28.6 | 16-47 | 34.0 | 5-7 | 71.4 | 9-21 | 30 | 1.6 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 41 | 2.2 |
| Paris Matheos | 25 | 210 | 8.4 | 0-9 | 0.0 | 12-48 | 25.0 | 13-22 | 59.1 | 11-28 | 39 | 1.6 | 41 | 10 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 37 | 1.5 |
| Rachel Veale | 22 | 193 | 8.8 | 6-20 | 30.0 | 9-45 | 20.0 | 3-4 | 75.0 | 8-18 | 26 | 1.2 | 16 | 12 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 27 | 1.2 |
| Ashley Davis | 12 | 43 | 3.6 | 0-4 | 0.0 | 2-11 | 18.2 | 3-4 | 75.0 | 2-2 | 4 | 0.3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0.6 |
| Bianca Minelli | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0-0 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| * Team Totals | 25 | 5016 | 200.6 | 122-439 | 27.8 | 618-1706 | 36.2 | 350-507 | 69.0 | 292-750 | 1042 | 41.7 | 365 | 382 | 390 | 110 | 237 | 1708 | 68.3 |
Season scoring summary for league games only
| Player | GP | Mins | Mpg | 3 Pt | Field Goals | Free Throws | Rebounds | RPG | PF | A | To | Bl | St | Pts | PPG | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samantha Russell | 20 | 663 | 33.1 | 31-115 | 27.0 | 101-295 | 34.2 | 94-131 | 71.8 | 19-149 | 168 | 8.4 | 43 | 77 | 76 | 26 | 70 | 327 | 16.4 |
| Bianca Helmig | 20 | 673 | 33.6 | 22-80 | 27.5 | 105-314 | 33.4 | 56-66 | 84.8 | 11-83 | 94 | 4.7 | 35 | 101 | 49 | 1 | 41 | 288 | 14.4 |
| Sarah Delorey | 17 | 480 | 28.2 | 0-3 | 0.0 | 84-152 | 55.3 | 52-76 | 68.4 | 52-100 | 152 | 8.9 | 27 | 19 | 35 | 28 | 15 | 220 | 12.9 |
| Taya Dixon | 16 | 432 | 27.0 | 1-11 | 9.1 | 47-127 | 37.0 | 32-49 | 65.3 | 17-59 | 76 | 4.8 | 33 | 25 | 26 | 3 | 17 | 127 | 7.9 |
| Emily Nunes-Sabean | 20 | 476 | 23.8 | 13-55 | 23.6 | 55-184 | 29.9 | 19-32 | 59.4 | 28-72 | 100 | 5.0 | 43 | 28 | 38 | 20 | 13 | 142 | 7.1 |
| Amelie Bouchard | 14 | 195 | 13.9 | 13-35 | 37.1 | 16-48 | 33.3 | 3-6 | 50.0 | 9-11 | 20 | 1.4 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 48 | 3.4 | |
| Maria Davignon | 20 | 250 | 12.5 | 4-10 | 40.0 | 25-56 | 44.6 | 11-15 | 73.3 | 20-26 | 46 | 2.3 | 14 | 23 | 14 | 2 | 16 | 65 | 3.2 |
| Jewel Woolfitt | 20 | 346 | 17.3 | 0-2 | 0.0 | 21-47 | 44.7 | 8-14 | 57.1 | 39-37 | 76 | 3.8 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 50 | 2.5 | |
| Katie Firth | 8 | 50 | 6.2 | 1-4 | 25.0 | 8-15 | 53.3 | 2-5 | 40.0 | 0-12 | 12 | 1.5 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 2.4 |
| Sophie Fowler | 15 | 118 | 7.9 | 2-9 | 22.2 | 10-33 | 30.3 | 3-5 | 60.0 | 7-17 | 24 | 1.6 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 25 | 1.7 |
| Paris Matheos | 20 | 157 | 7.8 | 0-5 | 0.0 | 11-39 | 28.2 | 8-14 | 57.1 | 9-21 | 30 | 1.5 | 32 | 5 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 30 | 1.5 |
| Rachel Veale | 18 | 150 | 8.3 | 5-17 | 29.4 | 7-38 | 18.4 | 3-4 | 75.0 | 5-10 | 15 | 0.8 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 1.2 |
| Ashley Davis | 8 | 28 | 3.5 | 0-2 | 0.0 | 2-7 | 28.6 | 3-4 | 75.0 | 2-1 | 3 | 0.4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0.9 | ||
| * Team Totals | 20 | 4018 | 200.9 | 92-348 | 26.4 | 492-1355 | 36.3 | 294-421 | 69.8 | 218-598 | 816 | 40.8 | 296 | 320 | 312 | 94 | 202 | 1370 | 68.5 |
Season individual bests vs U SPORTS teams for all players
| Player | Most points | Most rebounds | Most assists |
|---|---|---|---|
| Samantha Russell | 32 on Nov 14, 2025 vs UNB | 17 on Oct 4, 2025 vs Mount Royal | 11 on Nov 21, 2025 vs Cape Breton |
| Sarah Delorey | 28 on Jan 16, 2026 vs Memorial | 16 on Feb 21, 2026 vs UPEI | 3 on Nov 15, 2025 vs UPEI |
| Bianca Helmig | 24 on Jan 17, 2026 vs Memorial | 11 on Sep 20, 2025 vs Bishop's | 9 on Nov 14, 2025 vs UNB |
| Taya Dixon | 18 on Oct 2, 2025 vs McMaster | 9 on Jan 9, 2026 vs Saint Mary's | 5 on Oct 25, 2025 vs Dalhousie |
| Emily Nunes-Sabean | 17 on Oct 4, 2025 vs Mount Royal | 11 on Oct 4, 2025 vs Mount Royal | 4 on Nov 22, 2025 vs Saint Mary's |
| Sophie Fowler | 12 on Feb 14, 2026 vs Cape Breton | 6 on Feb 6, 2026 vs StFX | 4 on Oct 2, 2025 vs McMaster |
| Amelie Bouchard | 9 on Nov 21, 2025 vs Cape Breton | 5 on Jan 28, 2026 vs Dalhousie | 2 on Oct 3, 2025 vs Alberta |
| Maria Davignon | 9 on Jan 17, 2026 vs Memorial | 6 on Nov 5, 2025 vs StFX | 4 on Nov 21, 2025 vs Cape Breton |
| Paris Matheos | 8 on Oct 25, 2025 vs Dalhousie | 5 on Oct 3, 2025 vs Alberta | 2 on Oct 3, 2025 vs Alberta |
| Jewel Woolfitt | 8 on Feb 21, 2026 vs UPEI | 8 on Feb 21, 2026 vs UPEI | 3 on Feb 12, 2026 vs Dalhousie |
| Katie Firth | 6 on Feb 14, 2026 vs Cape Breton | 5 on Jan 17, 2026 vs Memorial | 1 on Sep 20, 2025 vs Bishop's |
| Rachel Veale | 5 on Oct 2, 2025 vs McMaster | 4 on Oct 2, 2025 vs McMaster | 2 on Oct 25, 2025 vs Dalhousie |
| Ashley Davis | 4 on Nov 21, 2025 vs Cape Breton | 2 on Feb 6, 2026 vs StFX | 1 on Sep 20, 2025 vs Bishop's |
| Bianca Minelli |
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