After a thrilling run, the University of the Fraser Valley women’s basketball team’s playoff bandwagon finally ran out of gas on Saturday afternoon in Saskatoon, as the Cascades dropped a 78-69 decision to the reigning national champion Saskatchewan Huskies. The Huskies, seeded No. 1 in the Canada West playoff bracket, were heavily favoured in the […]
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Cascades thrive under pressure, upset top-seeded Huskies to force Game 3
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 […]
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 […]
SERIES PREVIEW: Cascades women’s hoopsters aim for road upset vs. Huskies
Thursday: Cascades (12-8 regular season, 2-1 playoffs, No. 8 seed in Canada West) at Saskatchewan Huskies (15-5 regular season, No. 1 seed in Canada West), 6:30 p.m. Central / 4:30 p.m. Pacific Friday: Cascades at Huskies, 6:30 p.m. Central / 4:30 p.m. Pacific *Saturday: Cascades at Huskies, 2 p.m. Central / 12 p.m. Pacific (if […]
Litman, Sartori lead the charge as Cascades claim playoff series win over Dinos
Kayli Sartori and Shayna Litman knew that Sunday’s pivotal playoff clash with the Calgary Dinos would definitely be their last home game with the University of the Fraser Valley women’s basketball program, but they were determined not to let it be their last game, period. Urged on by a raucous crowd at the Envision Athletic […]
Cascades bounce back with big Game 2 win over Dinos
With their season on the line, Kayli Sartori and her University of the Fraser Valley women’s basketball teammates mustered a gritty effort, defeating the Calgary Dinos 61-59 on Saturday evening in Game 2 of their Canada West first-round playoff series. Playing at UFV’s Envision Athletic Centre, Sartori racked up a game-high 23 points, highlighted by […]
Ghali’s offence, strong team defence spark Dinos past Cascades in Game 1
The Calgary Dinos locked it down on defence in Game 1 of their best-of-three first-round Canada West women’s basketball playoff series against the UFV Cascades, prevailing 67-48 at the Envision Athletic Centre on Friday evening. The No. 9-seeded Dinos limited the No. 8 Cascades to 27.1 per cent shooting from the field – including 14.8 […]