Cascades spilt weekend trip to Saskatchewan and Alberta

Cascades spilt weekend trip to Saskatchewan and Alberta  

The University of the Fraser Valley Cascades women’s basketball team split their weekend games falling to Saskatchewan Huskies, 75-65, in Saskatoon, on Friday and defeating the Alberta Pandas, 68-67, on Saturday. The Cascades go into the exams break with a 5-3 conference record in Canada West Western Division.

 

On Friday, the Cascades came out strong and led by four points at the half, 34-30. In the second half the Huskies out scored UFV by 14 points to earn the 10 point victory. Aieisha Luyken, Mission, BC led the Cascades with 15 points, 4 assists and 2 steals. Tessa Klassen, Winnipeg, Manitoba added 12 points and Courtney Bartel, Chilliwack, BC 11 points in the loss. Sarah Wierks, Chilliwack, BC pulled down 6 rebounds as UFV recorded 30 for the game.

Saturday, UFV defeated the Alberta Pandas, 68-67, in a very close game UFV was able to send the Pandas to their second straight conference loss with a strong second quarter in which they overcame a seven point deficit to go into the locker room up by two points, 37-35. In the second half, UFV played strong defence and kept the Pandas from scoring the winning basket down the stretch. Nicole Wierks, Chilliwack, BC led UFV with 17 points and 5 rebounds. Tessa Klassen added 13 points and Sarah Wierks pulled down 10 total rebounds.

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