The University of the Fraser Valley men’s volleyball team dropped a four-set decision to the visiting Vancouver Island University Mariners on the opening night of the PACWEST season. Playing at the Envision Financial Athletic Centre on Friday, the Mariners took the first two sets by scores of 25-20 and 25-21, but the youthful Cascades showed […]
Cascades men’s soccer drops 2-0 decision to top-ranked T-Birds on the road
The University of the Fraser Valley men’s soccer team was on even footing at halftime against the nation’s No. 1-ranked team, but the UBC Thunderbirds scored a pair of second-half goals to edge the Cascades 2-0 on Friday in Vancouver. The T-Birds got goals from Rylan Sangha in the 52nd minute and from Thomas Gardner […]
Defending national champs top Cascades in four sets on opening night
The University of the Fraser Valley women’s volleyball team couldn’t have conceived of a tougher test on opening night, and they showed flashes of their potential in a four-set loss to the reigning national champion Vancouver Island University Mariners on Friday. The Cascades struggled from the service line in the opening set, opening the door […]
Dadrao strikes late as Cascades soccer women get past Cougars
Rob Giesbrecht predicted it, and Harneet Dadrao delivered. Dadrao’s goal in the 79th minute on Friday evening was the difference as the University of the Fraser Valley women’s soccer team edged the Mount Royal Cougars 1-0 at MRC Sports Complex. Her scoring success fulfilled a prophecy Cascades head coach Giesbrecht made at halftime. “At the […]
Cascades this week: Women’s soccer plays host, men’s soccer hits the road for key conference clashes
After playing a pair of doubleheaders together last week, the University of the Fraser Valley soccer teams’ paths diverge this coming weekend. The Cascades women are at home to face a pair of Prairie Division foes in the Mount Royal Cougars and Alberta Pandas. The UFV men’s squad, meanwhile, hits the road, albeit staying relatively […]
MVB SEASON PREVIEW: Youthful Cascades seeking to establish consistency
Coming off a .500 season (12-12 in PACWEST play), the Cascades men’s volleyball program will be a relatively youthful group, but they’ve got some quality veterans in the mix to provide leadership. “It’s a little bit of a youth movement this year, for how many young guys we have who are pushing for court time,” […]
WVB SEASON PREVIEW: Cascades aim to build on last year’s bronze medal
The Cascades women’s team can look back at last season in a couple different ways, depending on whether they’re in a particularly glass-half-full or glass-half-empty mood. On one hand, head coach Mike Gilray’s squad can take pride in the fact that they finished third in the PACWEST regular season (13-11), and secured the program’s first […]