AUS Men's Basketball 

Jan. 9 – Memorial 86 – Acadia 83

Jan. 10 – Memorial 73 – Acadia 75

Saturday: Sea-Hawks mount late comeback to get by Acadia

The first half was a tight defensive battle as Memorial held a 14-10 first quarter lead, with Acadia taking control in the second quarter and taking a 33-32 lead into the half.  

The Axemen got 10 first half points from leading scorer Kyle Arseneault, while Erik Nissen chipped in with 7 points.  Vasilije Curcic led Memorial with 8 points and Noel Moffatt had 6 points at the break. 

The second half was a completely different game as both teams pushed the pace and filled the hoop with ease.  Nick De Palma caught fire for the Axemen in the second half.  He went 4 of 5 from the three-point line in the third quarter and finished the game 5 of 13 for 17 points.  Kyle Areseneault once again led the way for Acadia with 19 points on 8 for 17 shooting. 

The Sea-Hawks got a great performance from sixth man Daniel Gordon, who finished the game 10 of 16 and a team high 23 points.  Noel Moffatt was the second leading scorer with 15, while three other Sea-Hawks scored in double figures. 

Acadia took a 7-point lead with three minutes to go, but Memorial battled back late and managed to take a 1-point lead with 27.9 seconds in the game.  The Sea-Hawks then strung together back-to-back defensive stops to close out the game. 

Teams are back in action tomorrow at 1pm at the Field House. 

Sunday: Acadia earns split on buzzer beater from Nissen 

(St. John's, NL) Another game and another close match-up between the Memorial Sea-Hawks and the Acadia Axemen on Sunday afternoon at The Field House. 

Acadia jumped out to an early lead by knocking down two 3-pointers to start the game and finished the first quarter with a 21-14 lead.  Memorial took control in the second quarter and managed to pull ahead by a score of 33-32 at the half. 

The teams traded leads throughout the second half and with 14 seconds remaining in the game, the score was tied 73-73 and Acadia had possession.  The Sea-Hawks defended well, but were unable to secure two loose balls and Acadia post, Erik Nissen grab a rebound in the paint and scored as time expired to give the Axemen the win and earn a split in the weekend series. 

Acadia was led by post, Shaquille Smith, who score 23 points and hauled in 11 rebounds for the visitors.  Ben Miller came off the bench for the Axemen and scored 12 points and had 4 rebounds. 

Daniel Gordon led all Sea-Hawks in scoring for the second straight game by posting 20 points.  Three Sea-Hawks registered double-doubles in the game.  Noel Moffatt had 18 points and 10 rebounds.  Vasilije Curcic finished with 17 points and 11 rebounds, while Caleb Gould finished with 10 points and a game high 17 rebounds. 

Memorial currently holds the final playoff spot in the AUS standings with 10 points.  Acadia is one spot ahead of Memorial in the standings with 12 points. 

Memorial travels to Halifax, NS next weekend to take on the Saint Mary's Huskies, while Acadia stays on the road and visits UPEI.