The Cascades women’s basketball team (16-5) made winning look easy tonight against the injury-depleted TWU Spartans (5-16) in a 78-54 road victory. More specifically, fifth-year Cascade guard Aieisha Luyken made winning look easy as she exploded for 22 points in the first half, going 7-11 from field goal range and 6-6 from the line. Luyken […]
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Weekend Preview: Cascades and Spartans in battle of the valley
Abbotsford — UFV Basketball is preparing for a home-and-home doubleheader with the TWU Spartans this weekend in a match-up that is both the culmination of a local rivalry and the last two games of each team’s regular season. The Cascades men and women have each taken three of their last four regular season games against […]
Seniors Night Preview: Women’s Basketball
On Saturday, Feb 15 the Cascades will officially honour the five fifth-year players on their roster in a Seniors Night ceremony. The event will follow the team’s final regular season home game, another chapter in their cross-valley rivalry with the TWU Spartans. In preparation we’ve asked each athlete two questions: 1. What do you remember […]
Cascades’ ‘Shoot for the Cure’ fundraiser raises the bar
Abbotsford– The Cascade women’s basketball team held their second annual ‘Shoot for the Cure’ Pub Night and Silent Auction at Finnegan’s Pub on January 30, before capping off the weekend of fundraising with their Shoot for the Cure game against the Brandon University Bobcats on February 1. In an effort that saw contributions from the […]
CIS Top Ten Tuesday (Feb 11)
Abbotsford— As far as UFV Basketball is concerned, today’s rankings look remarkably similarly to last week’s. The Cascades women are still in seventh overall, while the men have yet to crack the top ten. Still, both UFV teams have gained significant numbers of votes over last week, and are building some serious momentum as they […]
Cascades women’s basketball sweep UNBC to close out weekend
The UFV Cascades women’s basketball team (15-5) took the UNBC Timberwolves (4-16) to task for a second consecutive night with an 88-51 road victory. UFV pulled ahead in the first quarter and never let up, building leads that climbed into the mid-thirties during the second half. The Cascades are still tied with UBC for first […]
Cascades dogged by Timberwolves in road victory
Cascades dogged by Timberwolves in road victory The seventh-ranked nationally UFV Cascades women’s basketball team (14-5) put in a streaky performance tonight to down the UNBC Timberwolves (4-15) by a score of 79-63 in Prince George, BC. The Cascades remain in a three-way tie for first in the Pacific division, but since the two other […]