It sounds strange to say it, but do-or-die elimination games seem to be to closest thing to a comfort zone for the University of the Fraser Valley women’s basketball team. The Cascades improved to 3-0 when facing elimination in the Canada West post-season, knocking off the top-seeded Saskatchewan Huskies 74-62 on Friday evening in Saskatoon […]
Hildenbrandt off to finals, Godinez Gonzalez notches memorable upset on Day 1 of nationals
Brad Hildenbrandt has grappled his way to the finals at the U SPORTS wrestling championships at the University of Winnipeg, with a chance to give the University of the Fraser Valley wrestling program its first-ever individual gold medal at nationals. The sophomore from Surrey, B.C. went a perfect 3-0 on Friday to finish atop his […]
Semifinal heartbreak for Cascades, Chargers prevail in four sets
The University of the Fraser Valley men’s volleyball squad saw an opportunity to qualify for the national championship elude them on Friday afternoon, as they dropped a four-set decision to the Camosun Chargers in the PACWEST semifinals in Nanaimo. The Cascades, ranked No. 7 in the nation after finishing second in conference play, and the […]
Avalanche end Cascades’ season in PACWEST quarter-finals
In a game of wild momentum swings, the University of the Fraser Valley women’s volleyball squad was unable to capture it for long enough, dropping a four-set decision to the College of the Rockies Avalanche in the PACWEST quarter-finals on Thursday. Playing at Vancouver Island University in Nanaimo, the No. 4-seeded Avalanche prevailed by scores […]
Huskies pull away from Cascades in Game 1
The Saskatchewan Huskies reeled off a 19-0 run bridging the first and second quarters to break the game open, igniting a 78-55 victory over the University of the Fraser Valley Cascades in Game 1 of their Canada West quarter-final series in Saskatoon on Thursday. The Cascades, seeded No. 8 in the conference, had a solid […]
Cascades chase podium positions at U SPORTS national wrestling championships
Four wrestlers from the University of the Fraser Valley are off to the U SPORTS national championships, hosted by the University of Winnipeg this week. Brad Hildenbrandt (men’s 120 kg), Amtoj Dhaliwal (men’s 82 kg), Karla Godinez Gonzalez (women’s 51 kg) and Ashley Coupal (women’s 48 kg) will participate in the two-day meet, which gets under […]
VOLLEYBALL PLAYOFF PREVIEW: Cascades pursuing conference titles in Nanaimo
The University of the Fraser Valley volleyball teams are in Nanaimo this weekend with their sights set on PACWEST gold. Vancouver Island University is the host site for the PACWEST volleyball championships, and the Cascades men’s and women’s teams are seeded second and fifth, respectively, as they begin their pursuit of podium positions and CCAA […]