Upset wins typically arrive like thunderbolts out of the blue, but the one that the University of the Fraser Valley men’s volleyball team earned on Saturday afternoon felt like it had been a long time coming. In each of their previous two match-ups with the Camosun Chargers – Nov. 14 in Victoria, and Friday evening […]
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No. 1-ranked Chargers fend off Cascades’ upset bid, claw out five-set win
For the second time this season, the University of the Fraser Valley men’s volleyball team came within a whisker of spoiling the Camosun Chargers’ undefeated record. But the Chargers, who hold the No. 1 spot in the Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) national rankings, foiled the No. 15-ranked Cascades’ upset bid on Friday evening, much […]
Weekend preview: Basketball, volleyball teams open 2016 with huge homecourt games
Men's Basketball, Men's Volleyball, Women's Basketball, Women's Volleyball
The University of the Fraser Valley basketball and volleyball teams launch into 2016 with an exciting slate of home games this weekend. The Cascades are set to host a total of eight games on the UFV Abbotsford campus, split between the Envision Athletic Centre (basketball) and the adjacent Student Activity Centre (volleyball). The basketball teams […]
Cascades’ Pagliericci named PacWest athlete of the week
Dayton Pagliericci of the University of the Fraser Valley men’s volleyball team has been named the PacWest men’s volleyball athlete of the week. The second-year middle from Chilliwack, B.C. had a tremendous weekend as the Cascades wrapped up their first-semester schedule with a pair of victories over the Capilano Blues. On Friday, Pagliericci posted five […]
Cascades cap weekend sweep with four-set win over Blues
The University of the Fraser Valley men’s volleyball team sacrificed a bit of excitement for the sake of efficiency on Saturday evening, as they completed a weekend sweep of the Capilano Blues. On Friday, the Cascades required five sets to beat the Blues, eking out an 18-16 win in the fifth. It was thrilling volleyball […]
Cascades claw back for dramatic five-set victory over Capilano
The University of the Fraser Valley men’s volleyball team outlasted the Capilano Blues in a marathon match on Friday evening at the Envision Athletic Centre. The two teams alternated wins over the first four sets, then engaged in a wild fifth set that saw the Cascades fend off three Capilano match points to prevail 18-16. […]
Weekend preview: Volleyballers at home vs. Capilano, hoopsters hit the road for big games vs. TRU
Men's Basketball, Men's Volleyball, Women's Basketball, Women's Volleyball
The final weekend of UFV Cascades varsity action in the 2015 calendar year is chock-full of huge games. The Cascades volleyball teams wrap up the semester at home, taking on the Capilano Blues on Friday (women 6 p.m., men 8 p.m.) and Saturday (women 5 p.m., men 7 p.m.) at the Envision Athletic Centre. The […]