The University of the Fraser Valley women’s basketball team was aiming for a second straight upset win over Thompson Rivers, but the WolfPack clawed out a 58-54 win on Saturday at the Envision Athletic Centre. The Cascades led by 10 points in the second quarter, but TRU rallied to draw even in the third. Then, […]
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Gavryliuk’s red-hot shooting, Wierks’s record-setting rebounding pace Cascades to upset win
With the playoffs looming, the University of the Fraser Valley women’s basketball team is playing its best ball of the season. The Cascades notched a signature win on Friday evening at the Envision Athletic Centre, knocking off the CIS No. 10-ranked Thompson Rivers WolfPack 70-57. It was just the second loss of the Canada West […]
Weekend preview: Wrestlers chase Canada West title, hoopsters play at home
Men's Basketball, Men's Volleyball, Women's Basketball, Women's Volleyball, Wrestling
The University of the Fraser Valley wrestling teams are flying to Calgary this week to participate in the Canada West championship, and they’re hoping to come back home with a banner. It might seem like an incredibly lofty goal, given the fact the Cascades wrestling program is in just its first year of Canada West […]
UFV basketball teams to honour graduating seniors
This weekend’s basketball games at the University of the Fraser Valley’s Envision Athletic Centre mark the end of an era, as four pillars of the Cascades men’s and women’s programs play their last Canada West regular season home games for the green and white. Graduating fifth-year players Jasper Moedt and Kadeem Willis will be taking […]
Dyck paces Cascades to blowout win over T-Wolves
The post players have been leading the charge for the University of the Fraser Valley women’s basketball team of late, and they were strong once again on Saturday evening in Prince George. But on this night, it was point guard Celeste Dyck’s turn to earn top billing. Dyck, a fifth-year player out of Abbotsford’s Yale […]
Cascades flex offensive muscles to beat T-Wolves, clinch playoff spot
The University of the Fraser Valley women’s basketball team punched its playoff ticket thanks to a season-high offensive output, beating the UNBC Timberwolves 88-75 in Prince George on Friday. The Cascades’ trio of post players led the charge. The red-hot Katie Brink racked up a game-high 28 points on the strength of a terrific shooting […]
Cascades’ Wierks wins second straight CIS athlete of the week award
Sarah Wierks’s season of sensational performances for the University of the Fraser Valley women’s basketball team is drawing unprecedented national recognition. Wierks, a fifth-year kinesiology student from Chilliwack, claimed the ArcelorMittal Dofasco CIS female athlete of the week award for the second straight week after she rewrote the Canada West and team record books during […]