This weekend marks a major milestone for the University of the Fraser Valley’s fledgling women’s rugby sevens program, as the team travels to Edmonton to participate in the first tournament of the Canada West Women’s Rugby Sevens Series. The Cascades join the UBC Thunderbirds, Victoria Vikes, Calgary Dinos, Lethbridge Pronghorns and the host Alberta Pandas […]
Weekend preview: Cascades basketball, volleyball teams hit the road
Men's Basketball, Men's Volleyball, Women's Basketball, Women's Volleyball
It’s a quiet weekend at the Envision Athletic Centre, as the University of the Fraser Valley basketball and volleyball teams embark on Friday-Saturday road trips to the provincial capitals of Alberta and B.C., respectively. WBB: Cascades look to continue to climb standings Friday: Cascades (8-4, T-5th in Canada West) at Alberta Pandas (12-2, 2nd in […]
Cascades wrap up season sweep of Blues
The University of the Fraser Valley men’s volleyball team completed a season sweep of the Capilano Blues on Saturday evening, prevailing in three sets on the road in North Vancouver. The Cascades took the first two sets by relatively comfortable margins – 25-17 and 25-20 – but the third set was a down-to-the-wire nail-biter. With […]
Blues turn back Cascades’ rally
The University of the Fraser Valley women’s volleyball team saw its comeback effort come up short on Saturday evening, as they dropped a four-set decision to the Capilano Blues in North Vancouver. The CCAA No. 10-ranked Blues won the first two sets by scores of 25-20 and 25-18, but the Cascades bounced back to dominate […]
Dinos fend off Cascades down the stretch, win 92-87
The University of the Fraser Valley men’s basketball team battled one of the top teams in the nation down to the wire on Friday evening, but the Calgary Dinos clawed out a 92-87 decision in Calgary. The Dinos won the U Sports national silver medal last season and currently hold the No. 5 spot in […]
Williams’s hot hand lifts Cascades to big road win over Dinos
A red-hot shooting performance from Sydney Williams sparked the University of the Fraser Valley women’s basketball team to a 69-60 victory over the Calgary Dinos on the road on Friday evening. Williams, the Cascades’ third-year guard from Langley, B.C., swished seven three-pointers, accounting for all of her game-high 21 points from beyond the arc and […]
Cascades sweep past Blues in three straight sets
It wasn’t the clinical performance that University of the Fraser Valley men’s volleyball coach Kyle Donen had been hoping for, but the Cascades saved their best for last in a three-set victory over the Capilano Blues on Friday. The Cascades were inconsistent throughout the first two sets at the Envision Athletic Centre, but nevertheless managed […]