The UFV Cascades defeated the Regina Cougars, 86-73, in Regina, Saskatcewan tonight to improve their Canada West west division record to 8-5, good for third place behind Victoria and UBC.
The Cascades, ranked 10th in CIS top ten poll, opened up a quick lead in the first quarter and led from opening whistle to final whistle. UFV led by nine points after the first and continued to play great defense holding the Cougars to 28 first half points, as they led by 15 points at the break.
In the second half, UFV continued to play great defense, holding Regina to 45 points as they earned their eighth conference victory of the regular season.
Regina falls to 3-9 in the east division of Canada West.
“James York had one of his best games as a Cascade. Really led the team as a point guard on both sides of the ball,” said UFV head coach Barnaby Craddock. “Kyle Grewal is also strining together a group of solid performances of late. He led us with his ability to score in the low post this evening.”
The Cascades were led by Kyle Grewal, Surrey, BC and Sam Freeman, Coquitlam, BC each with 23 points. Sheldon Bjorgaard, Abbotsford, BC added 12 points in he victory. Grewal pulled down a team high 10 boards as UFV out rebounded Regina 42 to 35 fior the game. James York, Bellingham, Washington scored six points, pulled down six boards and recorded six steals, while playing 28 minutes tonight.
Regina’s top scorer was Paul Gareau with 13 points and 7 rebounds.
UFV plays Brandon Uuiversity Bobcats, on Saturday, before coming home to face arch rival TWU Spartans, next Saturday (January 28th) at the Abbotsford Entertainment Sports Centre.
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