Abbotsford, BC - The University of the Fraser Valley women's soccer team battled to a 1-1 draw with the Mount Royal University Cougars in front of a home crowd at the MRC Sports Complex in Abbotsford on Friday night.

With the tie, the Cascades record now stands at 0-1-2 on the season, while the visiting Cougars see their record move to 2-0-1.

Mount Royal found an opportunity to strike in just the sixth minute, as Catriona McFadden was sent in on a pass from Monet Alonso-Cruz and she made no mistake lifting the ball over Cascades keeper Joven Sandhu for her third goal of the season.

The Cascades found a breakthrough just a half hour later, as Jasdeep Dhaliwal picked out a pass to spring Luciana Andrews in the 36^th minute, and the rookie slotted it into the bottom left corner for her first goal as a Cascade.

UFV had a glorious chance to take the lead in the 75^th minute, but Halle McCambley's close range shot was denied by Lizzie Knight in goal.

The Cougars almost nabbed a late decider, but a massive save from Sandhu in the 82^nd minute guaranteed that the teams would share the spoils on the night.

"I think every single person on the team needs to step it up just that little bit more, but overall we all did a good job at putting in the effort and getting stuck in especially in the second half" commented Cascades midfielder Hannah Gamble post game.

"At the end of the day, every single team that we're going to play is a tough team, and we need to put in the work and grind it out".

The Cascades held the bulk of the chances in the game with 10 shot attempts, including four shots from Andrews.

McFadden paced the Cougars with three shots, while Knight was forced into action for five saves.

"The girls battled from start to finish," noted ufv head coach Niko Marcina, "we just need to be better in the final third. I think the chances were there, we just couldn't finish tonight."

The Cougars now head down the road to face the Trinity Western Spartans in Langley on Saturday, while the Cascades are back in action on Sunday at the MRC Sports Complex against the Lethbridge Pronghorns (12 p.m. kickoff, canadawest.tv).