Coming into Friday’s road game vs. the MacEwan Griffins, it seemed pretty clear that three-point shooting was the University of the Fraser Valley men’s basketball team’s Achilles heel on offence. By game’s end, that line of thinking appeared absurd. The Cascades were dead last in Canada West in three-point shooting percentage, hitting just 26.9 per […]
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Wierks named Canada West first star, men’s basketball and wrestling teams climb national rankings
Men's Basketball, Men's Volleyball, Women's Basketball, Women's Volleyball, Wrestling
Sarah Wierks of the University of the Fraser Valley women’s basketball team has been named the Canada West first star of the week after leading the Cascades to a pair of victories over the Mount Royal Cougars. The 6’2” fifth-year centre from Chilliwack, B.C. racked up 21 points, 17 rebounds and four blocks in Friday’s […]
Brooks, Brown light it up as Cascades top Cougars
Dominque Brooks dominated at the start, Nate Brown dominated at the end, and it all added up to a 24th consecutive Canada West regular season victory for the University of the Fraser Valley men’s basketball team. Brooks tortured the Mount Royal Cougars in the first half on Saturday, racking up 21 points on 7-of-8 shooting […]
Cascades dominate fourth quarter, beat Mount Royal for 23rd straight regular season win
The scrappy Mount Royal Cougars had the University of the Fraser Valley men’s basketball team on their heels in the third quarter on Friday, but these Cascades are cool under pressure. After the visiting Cougars rallied to take a 51-50 lead, UFV took over, outscoring Mount Royal 22-9 in a stretch bridging the third and […]
Cascades weekend preview: Men’s hoopsters aim to extend regular-season win streak
Men's Basketball, Men's Volleyball, Women's Basketball, Women's Volleyball, Wrestling
The University of the Fraser Valley sports teams begin their second-semester schedules this weekend, and one of the more fascinating ongoing storylines is how long the men’s basketball team will be able to stretch its epic regular-season win streak. Head coach Adam Friesen’s squad has won 22 consecutive Canada West regular season games dating back […]
UFV basketball teams shake off holiday rust with stateside exhibition games
The University of the Fraser Valley basketball teams had productive jaunts to sunny stateside destinations between Christmas and New Year’s, as they began to prepare in earnest for the second semester of Canada West play. The Cascades women’s basketball team traveled to Arizona for a pair of exhibition games against National Junior College Athletic Association […]
Cascade hoopsters headed stateside for exhibition games
The University of the Fraser Valley basketball teams are ticketed for sunnier climates between Christmas and New Year’s as they gear up for the second semester of Canada West regular-season action. The Cascades men’s hoopsters are headed to Costa Mesa, Calif. to take part in the Bill Reynolds Holiday Classic, an exhibition tournament hosted by […]