Kaitlyn McDonald’s only three points of the night came at an opportune time for the University of the Fraser Valley women’s basketball team. With the Cascades trailing the UBC Okanagan Heat 70-67 in the dying seconds of their Canada West regular season opener on Friday evening in Kelowna, McDonald was fouled while attempting a three-point […]
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Preview: Cascade hoopsters tip off regular season on road vs. UBC Okanagan
The University of the Fraser Valley basketball teams open the Canada West regular season on the road this weekend, as they travel to Kelowna to face the UBC Okanagan Heat. Games run Friday (women 6 p.m., men 8 p.m.) and Saturday (women 5 p.m., men 7 p.m.), and will be webcast live on canadawest.tv. The […]
Cascades finish preseason with hard-fought losses in Idaho
The University of the Fraser Valley women’s basketball team wrapped up its preseason schedule with a pair of hard-fought losses on the road in Lewiston, Idaho. The Cascades faced the Lewis-Clark State College Warriors, one of the top NAIA Div. 1 programs in the United States, and took them down to the wire both nights, […]
NCAA’s Vikings beat Cascades in exhibition action
Defence led to offence for the Western Washington University Vikings in an 83-58 exhibition win over the University of the Fraser Valley women’s basketball team on Sunday afternoon in Bellingham. Western Washington, a perennial powerhouse NCAA Div. 2 program, took advantage of 29 Cascades turnovers – 19 of those on account of steals by the […]
T-Birds nip Cascades in overtime
The UBC Thunderbirds staged a furious rally to edge the University of the Fraser Valley 70-64 in overtime on Saturday. In exhibition action at UFV’s Envision Athletic Centre, the Cascades held a five-point lead with less than two minutes to go in the fourth quarter, but the T-Birds battled back and tied the score 58-58 […]
Gaels pull away from Cascades in fourth quarter
The University of the Fraser Valley women’s basketball team hung with the Queen’s Golden Gaels for the better part of 40 minutes, but the visitors from Kingston, Ont. pulled away down the stretch for a 75-61 victory. In exhibition action on Friday afternoon at the Envision Athletic Centre, the Cascades held a 48-47 lead midway […]
Basketball teams host preseason showcase
Basketball season revs up in a big way this week, as the University of the Fraser Valley hosts its annual preseason showcase series. The Cascades men’s and women’s teams will face a series of stiff tests against CIS programs from Ontario and B.C. on their home court, the Envision Athletic Centre. The series tips off […]