The Regina Cougars lived up to their advance billing, posting a 100-61 victory over the University of the Fraser Valley women’s basketball team on Friday. The host Cougars, ranked No. 1 in the nation, got an outstanding performance from Kyanna Giles – the reigning U SPORTS rookie of the year racked up a game-high 27 […]
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Cascades student-athletes honoured for academic achievement
Men's Basketball, Men's Golf, Men's Soccer, Men's Volleyball, Women's Basketball, Women's Soccer, Women's Volleyball
Eighteen University of the Fraser Valley student-athletes have been honoured by their respective national governing bodies for their academic accomplishments in 2016-17. On Thursday, U SPORTS (the national organization in which the Cascades’ basketball, soccer and wrestling teams compete) announced that 3,643 student-athletes from coast to coast are being recognized as Academic All-Canadians, having maintained […]
WEEKEND PREVIEW: Cascades volleyball teams host Douglas, hoopsters visit Regina
Men's Basketball, Men's Volleyball, Women's Basketball, Women's Volleyball
A top-10 match-up between the University of the Fraser Valley women’s volleyball team and the Douglas Royals highlights the Cascades’ upcoming weekend home slate, while the Cascades basketball teams hit the road to face the Regina Cougars. WVB: Royals a tough early-season test for Cascades Friday, Nov. 10: Cascades (5-1, 3rd in PACWEST, No. 7 […]
Simovic’s fourth-quarter scoring spurt powers Cascades past Cougars
A fourth-quarter scoring outburst from Sara Simovic sparked the University of the Fraser Valley women’s basketball team to a 76-64 victory over the Mount Royal Cougars on Saturday evening. The Cascades, coming off a 68-47 victory over the Cougars on Friday, trailed 48-47 heading to the fourth quarter of Saturday’s rematch at the Envision Financial […]
Cascades ride huge third quarter to victory over Cougars
The University of the Fraser Valley women’s basketball team broke the game open in the third quarter on Friday, pulling away for a decisive 68-47 victory over the Mount Royal Cougars in their home opener. Offence was slow to materialize for both teams in the first half at the Envision Financial Athletic Centre, which ended […]
BASKETBALL WEEKEND PREVIEW: Cascades tangle with Cougars on home-opening weekend
The University of the Fraser Valley basketball teams host their regular-season home openers this weekend, taking on the Mount Royal Cougars. Games tip off at 6 p.m. (women) and 8 p.m. (men) on Friday, and 5 p.m. (women) and 7 p.m. (men) on Saturday at the Envision Financial Athletic Centre. UFV students are invited to […]
Offence slow to materialize as Cascades women’s hoopsters fall to Thunderbirds
Game-long shooting struggles sank the University of the Fraser Valley women’s basketball team on Saturday evening in Vancouver, as they dropped a 69-49 decision to the UBC Thunderbirds. The Cascades turned in a solid defensive effort, holding the T-Birds to 37.5 per cent shooting from the field and limiting All-Canadian Maddison Penn to 15 points. […]