The University of the Fraser Valley men’s volleyball team was dealt a second consecutive five-set defeat on the road Saturday afternoon, falling to the College of the Rockies Avalanche in Cranbrook. The Avalanche won the weekend series opener in five on Friday, and reprised that result in the rematch by scores of 22-25, 25-20, 18-25, […]
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Cascades fall to Avalanche in epic five-setter
The University of the Fraser Valley men’s volleyball team lost a five-set heartbreaker on Friday evening, falling to the College of the Rockies Avalanche in Cranbrook. After splitting the first two sets, the third proved pivotal, as the Avalanche outlasted the Cascades in a 28-26 marathon. The UFV squad bounced back to take the fourth […]
Weekend Preview: Soccer teams seek playoff berths, volleyballers hit the road, hoopsters close out preseason
Men's Basketball, Men's Soccer, Men's Volleyball, Women's Basketball, Women's Soccer, Women's Volleyball
It’s a busy weekend for the University of the Fraser Valley athletic department. The Cascades soccer teams wrap up their Canada West regular-season schedules with playoff on the horizon, the volleyball teams embark on their longest road trip of the campaign, and the basketball teams play exhibition games with their regular-season tip-off just one week […]
Close sets break Mariners’ way, Cascades fall in four
The University of the Fraser Valley men’s volleyball team battled tooth and nail with the Vancouver Island University Mariners on Saturday afternoon, ultimately dropping a four-set decision to wrap up the opening weekend of the PACWEST regular season. Each of the first three sets was decided by the minimum two points – the visiting Mariners […]
Cascades volleyball men fall in four sets to Mariners
The University of the Fraser Valley men’s volleyball team dropped a four-set decision to the visiting Vancouver Island University Mariners on the opening night of the PACWEST season. Playing at the Envision Financial Athletic Centre on Friday, the Mariners took the first two sets by scores of 25-20 and 25-21, but the youthful Cascades showed […]
MVB SEASON PREVIEW: Youthful Cascades seeking to establish consistency
Coming off a .500 season (12-12 in PACWEST play), the Cascades men’s volleyball program will be a relatively youthful group, but they’ve got some quality veterans in the mix to provide leadership. “It’s a little bit of a youth movement this year, for how many young guys we have who are pushing for court time,” […]
Cascades men’s volleyball program signs six B.C. recruits
The University of the Fraser Valley men’s volleyball program has reloaded its roster, signing six new recruits in preparation for the 2018-19 campaign. All six recruits hail from B.C., and five are 2018 high school graduates: outside hitters Shubdeep Wander (Mission), Jackson Obst (Kelowna) and Ethan Lapointe (Abbotsford), libero Elijah St-Germain (Surrey), and middle Andres […]