With Loney Bowl mess behind them, Axemen focus on daunting task of facing Western
WOLFVILLE, N.S. — The Acadia Axemen are focused on a rare chance to host the Uteck Bowl rather than the convoluted path they had to take to get there.
The Atlantic University Sport champion Axemen (6-2) will host the Ontario University Sport champion Western Mustangs (10-0) Saturday for the right to go the Vanier Cup, U Sports’ football championship. Acadia, situated in a small Annapolis Valley town, will host a national university football semifinal since 1976.
“To host it for the first time in 41 years is unbelievably special for our program,” Acadia athletic director Kevin Dickie said.
Last weekend’s AUS drama unfolded in a courtroom, when the Saint Mary’s Huskies successfully challenged a conference ruling on an ineligible player that had originally disqualified them from the AUS championship game. This weekend’s will take place on the field, and that suits Acadia coach Jeff Cummins just fine.