The University of the Fraser Valley basketball teams host their final regular-season home games this weekend vs. the Victoria Vikes, while the women’s rugby sevens squad heads to Vancouver for the second of three Canada West tournaments. Saturday’s basketball games are particularly significant, as the Cascades will be celebrating three graduating fifth-year athletes: Kayli Sartori, […]
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Balanced attack paves way for Cascades’ 82-77 win over TRU
All five Cascades starters scored in double figures as the University of the Fraser Valley women’s basketball team completed a weekend sweep of the Thompson Rivers WolfPack by a score of 82-77 on Saturday. For the second straight evening at the Envision Athletic Centre, the WolfPack made the Cascades sweat it out down the stretch […]
Third-quarter explosion boosts Cascades past WolfPack
The University of the Fraser Valley women’s basketball team rode a huge third quarter to a 69-64 victory over the Thompson Rivers WolfPack on Friday evening at the Envision Athletic Centre. The Cascades held a modest 35-31 lead at halftime, but came out of the locker room on fire. They shot 55.6 per cent from […]
Cascades Q&A: Jessica Zawada
Cascades Q&A is a periodic web feature where we fire a series of questions (some serious, others not so much) at a Cascades athlete. In the crosshairs this week is Jessica Zawada, a rookie forward with the women’s basketball team. Q: Give us some insight into rookie life. What’s the adjustment been like, both in […]
Weekend preview: Basketball, wrestling, volleyball all competing at home
Men's Basketball, Men's Volleyball, Women's Basketball, Women's Volleyball, Wrestling
The Envision Athletic Centre will be buzzing this weekend, as the Cascades basketball, wrestling and volleyball teams are all in action at home. The Cascades basketball squads take on their Canada West rivals, the Thompson Rivers WolfPack, while the wrestling program holds its annual Cascades Classic tournament. The volleyball teams are hosting their most exciting […]
Cascades’ comeback comes up short, Pandas hang on for three-point win
A furious fourth-quarter comeback by the University of the Fraser Valley women’s basketball team erased all but one point of a double-digit deficit, but the Alberta Pandas hung on for a 56-53 win. Playing at Edmonton’s Saville Sports Centre on Saturday evening, the Cascades found themselves down 25-18 after a defensive-minded first half, and the […]
Pandas edge Cascades women’s hoopsters in Edmonton
The University of the Fraser Valley women’s basketball team opened a two-game set in Edmonton on Friday with a 63-51 loss at the hands of the Alberta Pandas. The Cascades got big games from Kayli Sartori (17 points, six rebounds, two blocks) and Taylor Claggett (13 points, 10 rebounds), but the Pandas’ Shay Crisp (17 […]