With each passing game, Sarah Wierks’s legacy with the University of the Fraser Valley women’s basketball team comes into sharper focus. It’s becoming apparent that the 6’2″ centre from Chilliwack, now in her fifth and final season of eligibility, isn’t just one of the greatest players in Cascades history – she’s one of the all-time elite […]
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Cascades show grit, but Griffins fend them off in fourth quarter
One night after suffering a blowout loss to the MacEwan Griffins, the University of the Fraser Valley women’s basketball team turned in a much-improved effort in the rematch. The Cascades, who fell 90-59 on Friday in Edmonton, had the Griffins sweating late in the fourth quarter on Saturday, but MacEwan held on for an 83-75 […]
Griffins get the best of Cascades
The MacEwan Griffins handed the University of the Fraser Valley women’s basketball team its most decisive defeat of the season, winning 90-59 in Edmonton on Friday evening. Cascades centre Sarah Wierks continued her red-hot play with 28 points on 10-of-17 shooting from the field, 14 rebounds, three assists and three blocks. But UFV wasn’t able […]
UFV women’s basketball team to host Shoot for the Cure fundraising events
The University of the Fraser Valley women’s basketball team is hosting its eighth annual CIS Shoot for the Cure fundraisers next week, in support of the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation. The Shoot for the Cure campaign was launched in 2007 by the CIS Women’s Basketball Coaches Association and has proven an overwhelming success, bringing in […]
Wierks named Canada West first star, men’s basketball and wrestling teams climb national rankings
Men's Basketball, Men's Volleyball, Women's Basketball, Women's Volleyball, Wrestling
Sarah Wierks of the University of the Fraser Valley women’s basketball team has been named the Canada West first star of the week after leading the Cascades to a pair of victories over the Mount Royal Cougars. The 6’2” fifth-year centre from Chilliwack, B.C. racked up 21 points, 17 rebounds and four blocks in Friday’s […]
Wierks stars as Cascades complete sweep of Cougars
The University of the Fraser Valley women’s basketball team capped a weekend sweep of the Mount Royal Cougars with an 81-67 triumph at the Envision Athletic Centre on Saturday. Sarah Wierks had another dominant performance for the Cascades, racking up her second double-double in as many nights with 23 points and 15 rebounds. She’d registered […]
Cascades lock it down on defence in win over Cougars
The University of the Fraser Valley women’s basketball team opened 2015 with an impressive performance, blowing out the Mount Royal Cougars 85-58 at home. The victory gave the Cascades (5-4) some breathing room over Mount Royal (3-6) in the race for the third and final playoff spot in the Explorers Division, and snapped a four-game […]