The second ranked UFV Cascades women’s volleyball team (20-4) had a tougher time than expected at the PACWEST Volleyball Championship this weekend in Vancouver, and couldn’t quite escape with a second trip to CCAA Nationals. The women received a bye in the first round of the tournament, and consequently their first game was a semifinal […]
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UFV Cascades women’s volleyball off to Capilano for PACWEST playoff tournament
Abbotsford, BC — The UFV Cascades women’s volleyball team will travel to Capilano University, Vancouver this weekend as the second seed in the PACWEST provincial tournament. Although the tournament runs Feb 20-22, the Cascades have a bye through Thursday’s quarter-finals and will play their first game at 1 pm on Friday, Feb 21. Their opponent […]
UFV Volleyball splits in hometown rivalry against Bearcats
Abbotsford — The UFV volleyball teams played four games this weekend against the CBC Bearcats, four games with enough of a narrative arc to fill your average novel. Both teams won on Friday in a pair of intense, emotional games, before dropping Saturday’s matches in hard-fought, but disappointing losses. The women will enter the playoffs […]
Abbotsford Heat Athletes of the Week (Feb 11)
Abbotsford—Kadeem Willis of the UFV men’s basketball team and Krista Hogewoning of the women’s volleyball team are this week’s recipients of the Abbotsford Heat / UFV Cascades Athlete of the Week. Fourth-year guard Kadeem Willis transferred to UFV from Lakeland College after the 2012-2013 season, and has quickly created a place for himself on the […]
Women win, men fall, in volleyball action against Camosun
Abbotsford — The UFV Cascades men’s volleyball team (7-15) needed some wins this weekend against the Camosun College Chargers (13-9) to keep in the playoff hunt. Despite a tenacious Friday effort, the Cascades dropped a five-set decision to the Chargers (20-25, 25-18, 11-25, 25-19, 11-15) that was aggravated by a 1-3 loss on Saturday (18-25, […]
UFV men’s volleyball keep playoff hopes alive while women split in weekend action
The UFV Cascades men’s volleyball team (7-13) started the weekend with their collective backs against the wall, last in the PACWEST and two wins out of playoff contention. The Cascades had two choices, rise to the occasion or back down and give up – and the Cascades weren’t ready to give up. This weekend, UFV […]
Women keep winning, men keep struggling, in Cascades volleyball action
The UFV Cascades volleyball teams took on the Douglas College Royals over the weekend in PACWEST competition, splitting the four games with opposite results. The women (16-2), still tied with Victoria Island University for first in the PACWEST, took Friday’s game 3-0 (25-21, 25-21, 25-20), and Saturday’s by the same margin (25-23, 25-20, 25-15). The […]