The University of the Fraser Valley basketball teams begin their Canada West playoff journeys with best-of-three first-round series this weekend. The Cascades women’s squad hosts the Calgary Dinos at the Envision Athletic Centre beginning Friday, while the men’s team takes on the Winnipeg Wesmen on the road starting Thursday. WBB: Cascades renew hostilities with Dinos […]
Archive | Women’s Basketball
Claggett, Simovic lead Cascades to big road win over Heat
The University of the Fraser Valley women’s basketball team wrapped up the Canada West regular season with a 67-55 road win over the UBC Okanagan Heat on Saturday, earning the right to host a home playoff series in the process. By virtue of the victory, the Cascades (12-8) locked up the No. 8 spot in […]
Road-weary Cascades edged 64-62 by Heat
Playing under unusually adverse circumstances, the University of the Fraser Valley women’s basketball team dropped a 64-62 decision on the road to the UBC Okanagan Heat on Friday evening. The Cascades’ scheduled departure for Kelowna on Thursday had been postponed by a day due to treacherous road conditions, and with the Coquihalla Highway closed for […]
Weekend preview: Wrestlers at Canada West championships, basketball and volleyball teams on road
Men's Basketball, Men's Volleyball, Women's Basketball, Women's Volleyball, Wrestling
The University of the Fraser Valley wrestling program heads to Saskatoon this weekend for the Canada West conference championships, and their Cascades basketball and volleyball counterparts also hit the road as their respective regular-season schedules approach their conclusion. WRES: Cascades grapplers seek Canada West gold Friday/Saturday: Cascades at Canada West Championships University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon […]
Cascades rally with Sartori on the bench, beat Vikes 75-66
Senior Night didn’t unfold the way Kayli Sartori had envisioned, but in the end, she wouldn’t have it any other way. Sartori, the Cascades’ fifth-year superstar, fouled out in the final regular-season home game of her career with 2:26 remaining in the third quarter. The Victoria Vikes led 44-40 at the time, and the hosts […]
Vikes win board battle, beat Cascades 68-57
Big nights from Jenna Bugiardini and Amira Giannattasio and a collective dominance on the offensive boards powered the Victoria Vikes to a 68-57 victory over the University of the Fraser Valley Cascades in Canada West women’s basketball action on Friday. Fifth-year forward Bugiardini racked up a huge double-double (22 points, 13 rebounds) and third-year guard […]
Saturday is Senior Night: Cascades to celebrate fifth-year basketball stars Sartori, Dulay and Dhillon
On Saturday evening, the University of the Fraser Valley athletic department will honour a trio of fifth-year basketball players who have made an indelible impact during their time with the Cascades. Kayli Sartori of the women’s basketball team and Manny Dulay and Vijay Dhillon of the men’s squad will be playing their final regular-season home […]