In a heavyweight battle between the top two teams in the Explorers Division, it was the Thompson Rivers WolfPack who landed the last punch. WolfPack rookie Michelle Bos hit a step-back jump shot with 26.2 seconds left in the fourth quarter, lifting TRU to a 72-70 victory over the University of the Fraser Valley women’s […]
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Monster game from Wierks not enough to lift Cascades past WolfPack
The Thompson Rivers WolfPack overcame a huge performance from Sarah Wierks to hand the University of the Fraser Valley women’s basketball team its first loss of the regular season on Friday. Playing at the Tournament Capital Centre in Kamloops, Cascades fifth-year centre Wierks was dominant, racking up 27 points and 20 rebounds. But the host […]
Cascades basketball teams hit the road to face WolfPack
The University of the Fraser Valley basketball teams face one of their toughest tests of the regular season this weekend, as they hit to the road to play the Thompson Rivers University WolfPack. In the preseason Canada West coaches’ polls, the WolfPack were picked to finish second behind the Cascades in the Explorers Division on […]
Wierks dominates the paint as Cascades complete weekend sweep of T-Wolves
The University of the Fraser Valley women’s basketball team completed a weekend sweep of the UNBC Timberwolves, beating the visitors from Prince George 81-57 at the Envision Athletic Centre on Saturday. Fifth-year centre Sarah Wierks set the tone for the Cascades (4-0), notching a double-double with 21 points (8-of-15 shooting from the field, 5-of-5 from […]
Defence the difference in second half, Cascades beat T-Wolves in home opener
The University of the Fraser Valley women’s basketball team buckled down on defence in the second half on Friday, en route to an 83-57 victory over the UNBC Timberwolves in their regular season home opener. UNBC shot 60 per cent from the field in the first half, but the Cascades got a buzzer-beating jump shot […]
Cascade basketball teams to host home openers vs. UNBC
The University of the Fraser Valley basketball teams host their regular season home openers this weekend, as the UNBC Timberwolves come to town. The Cascades and T-Wolves tangle on Friday (women 6 p.m., men 8 p.m.) and Saturday (women 5 p.m., men 7 p.m.) at the Envision Athletic Centre. The UFV hoopsters opened the Canada […]
Brink sparks Cascades’ third-quarter surge in victory over Heat
One night after needing overtime to squeak past the UBC Okanagan Heat, Katie Brink and the University of the Fraser Valley women’s basketball team made sure the rematch wouldn’t be such a nail-biter. Brink, a third-year forward out of Abbotsford’s W.J. Mouat Secondary, ignited a third-quarter explosion by scoring 10 straight UFV points on Saturday […]